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USING KEYWORDS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH Mana Ionescu [email protected] @manamica #PowerofPR

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Page 1: USING KEYWORDS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH€¦ · OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH Mana Ionescu mana@lightspandigital.com @manamica #PowerofPR . Search engines are “answer

USING KEYWORDS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH

Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica #PowerofPR

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Search engines are “answer machines,” which deliver answers

based on “relevance” and “popularity.”

Keywords are just a small part of a very complex algorithm.

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH KEYWORDS?

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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RANKING FACTORS IN 2015

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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1. CHOOSING KEYWORDS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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• What are they into?

• What are their most pressing questions?

• What are their needs?

PEOPLE BEFORE KEYWORDS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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70% OF WEB SEARCHES ARE

“LONG TAIL”

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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Übersuggest takes your base term, adds a

letter or a digit in front and at the end of it,

and extracts suggestions for it.

USE UBERSUGGEST FOR LONG TAIL IDEAS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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USE GOOGLE AUTOCOMPLETE

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Page 9: USING KEYWORDS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH€¦ · OPTIMIZE YOUR CONTENT FOR SEARCH Mana Ionescu mana@lightspandigital.com @manamica #PowerofPR . Search engines are “answer

• Google AdWords Keyword Planner Tool

• Google Trends

• Microsoft Bing Ads Intelligence

• Wordtracker’s Free Basic Keyword Demand

WHERE TO START YOUR RESEARCH

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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• Go to Google Adwords

– Tools

– Keyword planner

ADD KEYWORDS TO KEYWORDS PLANNER

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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EVALUATE

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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WHAT’S TRENDING AND RISING

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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“The key to creating a great website is to create the best

possible experience for your audience with original and high

quality content.”

Google

2. THE MATTER OF QUALITY

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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Your content should be created primarily to give visitors a good user

experience, not to rank well in search engines.

Google

OF KEY PHRASES AND QUALITY

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• Grammatical

• Logical

• Contextual

CONSIDER SYNONYMS

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“what answer fits your question?” vs “what did you really want to find out?”

Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica EXAMPLE OF ‘SYNONYMS’

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Step 1: Targeting

Step 2: Title and SEO

Step 3: Composition

Step 4: Authorship

Step 5: Re-write

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3. HOW TO CONSTRUCT A POST

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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4. EVALUATE

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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WEBMASTER TOOLS

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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USE THE DATA TO INJECT CHANGE

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

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4. RUN AN AUDIT

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

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USE THE GUIDANCE

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Woorank

raventools.com

seomator.com

AUDIT TOOLS

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

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QUESTIONS?

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Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR

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Mana believes in digital marketing done with purpose. Her mission is to

bust digital marketing myths and put marketing back in social media

marketing. Mana believes in purpose and storytelling as the keys to

digital marketing success. At Lightspan, Mana and her team focus on

driving traffic to clients’ websites and building profitable connections

through social media and content marketing. In March 2014, Mana was

awarded the “Chicago Woman Making History” Outstanding

Entrepreneur Award by the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office.

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Mana Ionescu President

Mana Ionescu

[email protected]

@manamica

#PowerofPR