2. SUMMARY
• Optimise the ranking of websites in search engines
• Perform keyword research and computer benchmarking
• Implement best practice SEO web design, copywriting and site architecture
• Implement an effective link building strategy
• Configure and optimise paid search campaigns
• Comfortably manage paid search budgets and keyword bids
• Apply best practice ad copywriting
• Measure search engine marketing success
3. PRESENTATION
HUBERTVAN DEVYVER
• Phones
• Interactivity
TIMING
• Training
• 9:00 – 17:00
• Breaks
• 10:30
• 12:30 – 13:30
• 15:00
HOUSE RULES
• Over 15 years of training experience
• Community manager
4. OPTIMISE THE RANKING OFWEBSITES IN SEARCH
ENGINES
• SEO
• On site SEO
• Off site SEO (link-building, social media
marketing)
• SERP
• Search Engine Results Page
• ‘organic’ results vs paid results
5. OPTIMISE THE RANKING OFWEBSITES IN SEARCH
ENGINES
• In 2014, Conductor suggested 64% of all
web traffic comes from organic search,
compared to 2% from social, 6% from
paid search, 12% direct and 15% from
other referral sources.
• how to dominate Google: (study from
AdvancedWeb Ranking)
• the top five results account for 67.60%
of all clicks
• results from six to 10 account for only
3.73%.
Sitemap:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitemaps
6. OPTIMISE THE RANKING OFWEBSITES IN SEARCH
ENGINES
• Improve ranking through
• 1) Relevancy
• 2) The quality of your content
• 3) User experience
• 4) Site speed
• 5) Cross-device compatibility
• 6) Internal linking
• 7) Authority
• 8) Meta descriptions and title tags
(WordsYouThink PeopleWill Search For)
• 9) Properly tagged images
• 10) Domain names
• 11) Headlines and permalinks
• 12) Comments
• 13) Social
7. OPTIMISE THE RANKING OFWEBSITES IN SEARCH
ENGINES
• Avoid using :
• 1) Keyword stuffing
• 2) Link buying or excessive link
exchanging
• 3) Annoying ads
• 4) Mobile app interstitials
• 5) Duplicated content
• 6) Hidden text and links
8. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20
9. PERFORM KEYWORD RESEARCH AND COMPUTER
BENCHMARKING
In truth, there are only a small amount of low competition keywords in a niche at any given time
(new keywords pop-up as others disappear), but that’s all you need.
Neil Patel, SEO Expert
12. PERFORM KEYWORD RESEARCH AND COMPUTER
BENCHMARKING
The most important SEO factors to consider
• Factor #1 – Backlinks
• Majestic
• Ahrefs
• Factor #2 – Relevance
• Factor #3 – User satisfaction
• social shares
• comment section and complaints
• Factor #4 – Do you consider all your
visitors?
• Mobile visitors
• Fast loading sites
See tools in exercise
13. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20
14. PERFORM KEYWORD RESEARCH AND COMPUTER
BENCHMARKING
• Tools to help you do this faster
• Tool #1 – Term Explorer
• http://termexplorer.com/Public/
• Tool #2 – Kwfinder
• https://kwfinder.com/
• Tool #3 – Moz Keyword Difficulty tool
• https://moz.com/tools/keyword-difficulty
• Tool #4 – AhrefsToolbar
• https://ahrefs.com/seo-toolbar
15. PERFORM KEYWORD RESEARCH AND COMPUTER
BENCHMARKING
step-by-step, how to actually do it.
• Step #1: Gather your keywords
• some guides:
• https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/08/1
2/5-modern-keyword-research-
methods-to-uncover-hidden-gems/
• http://backlinko.com/the-definitive-
guide-to-keyword-research
• Step #2: Start filtering out keywords
• Step #3: Dig in deeper
• rank for from a user’s perspective
• http://Google.com/ncr
• Top 3 / 5 / 7
• More: http://backlinko.com/google-
ranking-factors
16. PERFORM KEYWORD RESEARCH AND COMPUTER
BENCHMARKING
• Step #4: Make a decision
• How strong is your domain?
• How easily can you get backlinks?
• What level of content can you produce?
17. IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICE SEO WEB DESIGN,
COPYWRITING AND SITE ARCHITECTURE
https://www.quicksprout.com/the-
advanced-guide-to-content-
marketing/
21. IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICE SEO WEB DESIGN,
COPYWRITING AND SITE ARCHITECTURE
Mobile Optimization
• 1. Mobile Usability
• 2. Mobile andVoice-
Related Keywords
• 3.Accelerated Mobile
Pages (AMP)
On-Page Optimization
• 4. Head Section Order
• 5.Title Tag
• 6. DescriptionTag
• 7. KeywordsTag
• 8. Heading Tags
• 9.Word Count
• http://www.bruceclay.com/blog
/google-panda-and-quality/
• 10. Call to Action (CTA)
• 11. Image andVideo Optimization
• 12. Structured Data Markup
• 13. Social Markup
• 14. URL Optimization
• 15. Fully Qualified Links
• 16. Content Freshness
22. IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICE SEO WEB DESIGN,
COPYWRITING AND SITE ARCHITECTURE
Sitewide Optimization
• 18. Contact Information
• 19.Testimonials
• 20. Privacy Statement
• 21.Text Navigation
• 22. Sitemaps
• http://www.bruceclay.com/seo/create-
sitemap.htm
• 23. Robots.txt File
• 24. Keyword Strategy and Research
• 25. Linking Strategy
• 27. Server Configuration
• 28. Static Pages
• 29. Static Content on Home Page
• 30. No SPAMTactics
• 31. Duplicate Content
23. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20
25. IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE LINK BUILDING
STRATEGY
Understand Google’s quality criteria
• Content that is scraped from renowned,
well-ranked sites
• Low-quality guest posting
• Syndicating your own content
• Doorway sites
• Running an affiliate program
• Make your anchor texts natural in each
link you build
• A diversified link-building strategy is the
key
https://searchenginewatch.com/sew/how-to/2370863/6-crucial-link-building-
strategies-to-drive-quality-traffic
29. CONFIGURE AND OPTIMISE PAID SEARCH
CAMPAIGNS
The 6 Critical Components of Account Structure
• #1: SpendTime Deciding HowYouWantYour Account to Be Structured
• #2: Conduct Keyword Research
• #3: CreateYour First Campaign
• #4: CreateYour First Ad Group & Text Ad
• #5:Add the Relevant Keyword List into the Ad Group
• #6: Create One or Two More Ads inYour Ad Group & Adjust Ad Settings
http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/03/06/adwords-account-structure
31. CONFIGURE AND OPTIMISE PAID SEARCH
CAMPAIGNS
Google Conversions & Analytics
Google AdWords now makes life a little easier on us marketers by
importing and syncing Google Analytics conversion data into Google
Conversions.
20 WaysTo Increase Conversion Rate Optimization
For PPC Advertising
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/20-ways-
increase-conversion-rate-optimization-ppc-
advertising/97917/
32. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20
33. COMFORTABLY MANAGE PAID SEARCH BUDGETS
AND KEYWORD BIDS
RUN A SUCCESSFUL LOW BUDGET ADWORDS CAMPAIGN.
• Campaign Objectives
• Stick to Google Search Networks
• Extensive Keywords Research
• Avoid Dynamic Search Ads
• Negative Keywords List
• Bidding Strategy
• Targeting Competitors Head-on
• Target Keywords by Industry
• Focus on Ad Position whenYou Can’t Match a Bid
• Check for Overlapping Keywords
• Use Features of Enhanced Campaigns
• Optimize According to the Nature of your
Business
• Quality Score
• Targeted & Conversion Optimized Landing
Pages
• Analyze before Changing
• Branded Campaign
• Ad Extensions
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/manage-low-budget-adwords-campaign-lessons-learnt-spending-40000/67105/
37. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20
39. MEASURE SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING SUCCESS
• 1. Search Engine Share of ReferringVisits
• 2. Search Engine Referrals
• 3.Visits Referred by Specific Search EngineTerms and Phrases
• 4. Conversion Rate by Search Query Term/Phrase
• 5. Number of pages receiving at least one visit from search engines
https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/measuring-and-tracking-success
40. INTERESTED ?
• If you are interested by this training, please contact me either
by email, phone or Twitter:
• Email: hvdv@webcom20.be
• Phone: +32 497453745
• Twitter: @webcom20