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USING DATA TO TELL AN SEO STORY
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WE WANT THIS
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WE DON’T WANT THIS
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WHO I AM
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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGIST
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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGISTREPORT BUILDER
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WHO I AMANALYTICS STRATEGISTREPORT BUILDERNERD
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I WORK HERE IN SEATTLE
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WHAT DO ALL REPORTS NEED?
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K P I
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…AND CONTEXT
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NO KPI’S?
NO CONTEXT?
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A BUNCH OF NUMBERS
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TELL A DATA STORY
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1 – GET YOUR DATA
2 – CUSTOMIZE REPORT
3 – COMBINE DATA SETS
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PLUS…FREE STUFF!
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LET’S USE AN EXAMPLE SCENARIO
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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:
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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:
SEARCH VOLUME
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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:
SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS
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USE THIS PROCESS ON YOUR FAVORITE METRICS
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WE’LL FIND THE BEST LANDING PAGES BY:
SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS
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FIND BEST LANDING PAGES FOR:
SEARCH VOLUME GOAL COMPLETIONS
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FIND BEST LANDING PAGES FOR:
CONTEXTKPI
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PLATFORM 1
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WHAT’S GREAT:
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WHAT’S GREAT:
KEYWORD DATA
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WHAT’S GREAT:
KEYWORD DATACOMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:
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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:
COSTS $$$
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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:
COSTS $$$ CUSTOM REPORTS
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TYPE WEBSITE HERE
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WE HAVE DATA!
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TIME FOR CUSTOMIZATION
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FILTER OUT HOMEPAGE AND BRANDED QUERIES
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EXPORT DATA
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SELECT CSV
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HMMM…NEEDS CLEANING
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TIME FOR PIVOT TABLES
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TRY WITH YOUR METRICS
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WHAT ABOUT DATA AFTER PEOPLE REACH YOUR SITE?
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PLATFORM 2
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WHAT’S GREAT:
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WHAT’S GREAT:
VIEWING MULTIPLE CHANNELS
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WHAT’S GREAT:
VIEWING MULTIPLE CHANNELS
ENGAGEMENT &CONVERSION METRICS
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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:
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WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT:
ORGANIC KEYWORD DATA
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LOOK AT THE CHANNELS REPORT
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IT’S NICE…
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BUT WE CAN DO BETTER
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REPORT FILTERS
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GREAT FOR QUICKLY EDITING REPORTS
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NOT SO GREAT FOR FILTERING MULTIPLE REPORTS
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LET’S ELIMINATE (OTHER) AND PPC
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EASIER TO READ
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IF YOU LEAVE THE REPORT…
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FILTERS DISAPPEAR
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USE CUSTOM SEGMENTS
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ORGANIC VS. NON-ORGANIC
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ORGANIC SEGMENT
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INTACT ACROSS MULTIPLE REPORTS
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CONNECT WITH SEMRUSH DATA
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USE CUSTOM REPORTS
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ADD METRICS
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INCLUDE ANY KPI METRICS
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ADD LANDING PAGE DIMENSION
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EXPORT TO EXCEL
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PASTE IN ORIGINAL EXCEL FILE
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CONNECT THE DATA SETS…
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WITH A VLOOKUP!
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Search Volume Goal Completions
VISUALIZE YOUR DATA
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HOWEVER YOU LIKE
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1 – PICK YOUR DATA
2 – CUSTOMIZE REPORT
3 – COMBINE DATA SETS
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SEMRUSH
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SEMRUSH
KEYWORD RANKING
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SEMRUSH
KEYWORD RANKING SEARCH VOLUME
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GOOGLE ANALYTICS
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GOOGLE ANALYTICS
ENGAGEMENT
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GOOGLE ANALYTICS
ENGAGEMENT CONVERSIONS
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EXCEL
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EXCEL
COMBINE DATA SETS
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EXCEL
COMBINE DATA SETS CRAFT VISUALS
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AS PROMISED, PARTING GIFTS
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GA CUSTOM REPORT
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GA CUSTOM REPORT
GA SEO DASHBOARD
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GA CUSTOM REPORT
GA SEO DASHBOARD
EXCEL FILE FOR BOTH PLATFORMS
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THANK YOU!
SEE YOU @SMX WEST
SAN JOSE, CAMARCH 1-3, 2016