Kurt Krejny and Phil Van Treuren talk about creating a strong SEO foundation and implementing search engine optimization techniques on news-based websites.
The Society of Professional Journalists
Region 4 Spring Conference
April 10, 2010
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Online Content Publishers
1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Online Content Publishers - Creating a Strong SEO Foundation - Search Engine Optimization Techniques The Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Spring Conference: Rise Up in Cleveland April 10, 2010
10. Components of SEO On-Site Off-Site Technical Management GET CONVERT MEASURE
11. Components of SEO (On-site) Look at… URL / Domain Name Visible Text Navigation Site Age Depth of Content “ Meta Data” Page Titles Footers Intra - Linking Keyword Density Search Engines Like..
12. Components of SEO (Off-site) Search Engines Like.. Look at… Blogs Articles / Guides News Releases Inbound Links Videos Social Media More Credible From… Than From… Directories Also Direct Traffic from… Forums Local Search Listings
13. Components of SEO (Technical) Look at… Search Engines Like.. Crawler Friendliness Content Mgt. Systems (CMS) Site Maps Code / HTML Analytics Navigation Can’t See Images Looks at… Duplicate Content Frames Error Pages CSS Validation / Errors No Roadblocks!
14. Components of SEO (Management) Understand Business Goals and Audience Accurate Analytics Keyword Rankings Quality Organic Traffic (relevancy, time on page, time on site, bounce rate, pages per visit) Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) (RSS & E-mail Subscriptions, Social Media Sharing) Conversions (Member Registrations, Clicks on Ads, Article Sales, Freelance Service Inquiries)