Download - Content Strategy Applied Deck (Oct 17)
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An Evolved Approach to Site Architecture and Healthy Ecosystems
@heymatthobbs#evolve13
Matt HobbsSenior Content Strategistat National Builder Supply
Content Strategy Applied 2013
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An thoughtful approach to building an ecosystem of valuable online content…
…that’s stays visible in today’s evolving inbound marketing channels.
What you’ll hear today
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From the trenches
http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/M/3/wwi15.gif
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1. Build a clearly defined site architecture to meet your communication objectives
2. Develop insight-driven content to fill out that structure
3. Go the extra mile to build relationships– With end users on social channels– With search engines
4. Some sweet resources
What we’ll cover in this session. Sound good?
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Site structure and information architecture
Building a foundation
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Does the content and language on your site provide valuable context for users?
Choosing your words wisely
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How to win
Set a content strategy to meet your objectives.
Apply honest logic to describe that content.
http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/sp12/cse130-a/static/spock_logic.jpg
Choosing your words wisely
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What kinds of content will help create a positive, valuable experience?
Example: Sam’s Spice Company
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How do all of your content pieces fit together?
Or: which aisles should contain which products?
http://teachwithclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/puzzle-pieces.bmp
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How to win
Assign categories and sub-categories.
Use keyword research tools and perform test searches to understand how search engines categorize that same information.
Information Architecture: How your words fit together
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How your words fit together
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How your words fit together
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Can spiders easily crawl and digest your site’s content?
http://www.techiemania.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/google-bot.jpg
Is your site crawler-friendly?
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Is your site crawler-friendly?
http://www.techiemania.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/google-bot.jpg
How to winHide the confusing parts (faceted navigation).Highlight important parts (breadcrumbs, selection pages).
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Does your site have consistent, readable URLs?
Clean, readable URL structure
http://doblelol.com/uploads/1/cartoon-cat-clip-art-vector-online-royalty-free-public-funny.jpg
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How to winUse the logical extensions of core keywords. Establish “speaking URLs.”
Clean, readable URL structure
Samspice.com/shop/caribbean-spices/jerk-seasoning
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Blocking and tackling
Unsexy SEO Checklist (abridged)
Clearly-defined information architecture
Unique, valuable content
“Speaking” URLs
Smart use of NOFOLLOW tags, ROBOTS.TXT
Clean sitemap submission
Title, description, and alt tags
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“Technical SEO is more important, not less.”
Adam Audette (Rimm Kaufman Group) MozCon 2013
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Building content users will appreciate and share
Filling out your structure
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If you can validate your hunches with data-driven consumer insights,
you can be confident your content will resonate with your audience.
Hunch + Data = Great Content
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Where our team finds consumer insights
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Cold toilet seat woes (social insights from Twitter)
Where else?• Listening tools
(Lithium, Radian6)• Blog comments• Social comments
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Take Google search volume data with a grain of salt. These are trends (not hard and fast).
– This shouldn’t be a big issue if you’re only using this as a gut check
Validating hunches with keyword data
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Where we “cultivate and grow our insights” - The Insight Farm
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A few insights, hand-picked from the farm
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A few examplesCreating content from consumer insights
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How to bring attention to a $700 luxury toilet seat
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Insight: “Two toned cabinets are everywhere on Pinterest.”
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The article ended up ranking pretty well, too
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Get aggressive on testing content delivery (UX)
Leverage Google On-Page analytics to fuel AB testing
vs
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Building relationships with consumers
Valuable social interactions
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A bit of history
http://media.komonews.com/images/120630_johann_strauss_jr_660.jpg
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Our first giveaway entry form on NBS.com
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A slicker, more elegant way to give our followers cool stuff
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“Silver Bullet” contentViral style marketing
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Essential Luxury
Practical Delightful
Landing PagesBuyer GuidesHow To’s
Web ComicsInfographics
Harlem Shake
Trend ArticlesEditorials
What I mean by “Silver Bullet”
Half Way
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“What Your Toilet Says About You”
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The Good– Big opportunity for social buzz (“flavor of the day”)– Backlink opportunities (for being awesome)
The Bad– Requires extra time and resources to produce– If you’re making this stuff, you’re not solving
problems
The Good and Bad of Silver Bullet
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You tell ‘em, Morgan
Now listen here. Don’t you go spending one minute on “Silver Bullet” content until you’ve built a foundation of meaningful content.
http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Entertainment/images-5/morgan-freeman-3.jpg
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Building relationships with search engines
A growing necessity for brands to stay visible
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Search engines are getting better at burying nonsense.
Authoritative entities will be the only survivors
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The days of Wild West SEO are pretty much over.
http://www.twentysteps.com/matt-cutts-the-enforcer/
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Play where the search engines want you to play
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Structured dataThe future of SEO
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What is structured data?
Easily digestible meta data on a website…
…that enables crawlers to identify and understand the information on a site…
…and index / scrape that information appropriately.
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Why does structured data matter?
Benefits of Structured Data– Direct communication of information (easy for
crawlers to understand what’s what)– Eye catching, richer listings on the SERP
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Structured data highlighter (Google Webmaster Tools)
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Hey there, little kitty cat
http://allmyroads.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/but_why_trollcat.jpeg
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Only the chosen few will survive
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/search/knowledge.html
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More usable SERPs
Paid Ads to help you find treatment
Quick explanation from a credible source
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What is COPD image?-break down annotations on PLAs, paid, content scrape
WHO DAT! (sorry… but not really)
Paid ads to help you find tickets “About” info (and Google+?!?)
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Do a search. Get “the answer.” Do another search.
Why bother clicking onto The Weather Channel or Weather Underground?
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Valuable information > a list of 10 links
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What do all of these examples have in common?
Structured data from credible, healthy ecosystems
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An ecosystem of content to fuel inbound marketing
Superior User
Experience
Structured Data
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VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
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Wrapping upAlmost done here…
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Structure and information architecture is essential if you want people to find your content through search channels.
Content built on behavioral insights will gain more traction in the social world.
Once your foundation and structure are set, layer Silver Bullet content into your mix.
What we covered this morning (30,000 feet)
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Superior UX and structured data is the future of tactical SEO, which is really just marketing.
Go the extra mile to build a relationship with users AND search engines (Trusted Stores, Google+).
What we covered this morning (30,000 feet)
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Don’t invite people over for BBQ if you haven’t cleaned the bathroom
http://themeathouseblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/istock_000020227730medium.jpg
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1. Keep your thumb on the changes. Remain calm.2. Play your game– Build a structurally-sound ecosystem of valuable content
and experiences– Live in a world of solving human problems and find ways
to add value through web experiences
Keep the wheel steady. Steady as she goes…
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Want to nerd out on Technical SEO?
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Thanks y’all!Any questions?
Feel free to connect with me on Twitter:
@HeyMattHobbs#evolve13