Content Strategy Post-Penalty

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Content Strategy Post- Penalty Ross Hudgens, Founder, Siege Media @RossHudgens http:// rosshudgens.com

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How do we build links in a post penalty environment? How do we test our content strategy? How do we generate converting traffic immediately after a penalty? All this and more in this presentation. Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rosshudgens

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Content Strategy Post-PenaltyRoss Hudgens, Founder, Siege Media

@RossHudgens http://rosshudgens.com

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PENGUIN SANK YOUR RANKINGS.

YOU’RE CLEANING UP,BUT HAVE NEVER

BUILT ANORGANIC LINK.

WHAT NOW?

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DO THIS, RIGHT?

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WRONG

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FIRST : USE MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT PHILOSOPHY

TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL CONTENT STRATEGIES

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“In product development, the Minimum Viable Product or MVP Strategy is used for fast and quantitative market testing of a product or product feature.”

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/minimum_viable_product

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Minimize costs until Content/Market Fit is obtained

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HOW?

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TRANSITION PROBLEM 1: Developing good contentto test market fit

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Find top-tier freelancers through Twitter listsof other freelancers - http://rossh.gs/design-lists

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Locate high quality, underpaid writers on crowd-sourced HQ author sites and hire them

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Create “slow build”, labor intensive profiles immediatelyto begin building momentum while establishing fit

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Create a bare-bones text blog ASAP using existing premium templates to test content initiatives

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TRANSITION PROBLEM 2: Building links beforeestablishing CONTENT/MARKET FIT

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LEVERAGE AS MANY “WEBSITE ANONYMOUS” STRATEGIES AS

POSSIBLE

Guest Posts Sponsorships

Business relationships Scholarships

Personal Brand Vertical Directories

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HIRE AGENCIES SHORT-TERM WITH ESTABLISHED EFFICIENCIES IN “WEBSITE ANONYMOUS” LINK

BUILDING

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TRANSITION QUICKLY AWAY FROM PREVIOUS STRATEGIES

WITHOUT COMPLETELY ABANDONING THEM*

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TRANSITION PROBLEM 3:

Generating qualified traffic quickly after a penalty

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SUPERIOR GUEST POSTING

SECOND TIER LINK BUILDING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC

RECEIVE ORGANIC TRAFFIC THROUGH SECONDARY SITE

RECEIVE REFERRAL TRAFFIC + POWERFUL LINK

PITCH USING SEO EXPERTISE TO GET PLACEMENT

TOPIC GENERATION FOR HIGH VALUE SITE

KEYWORD RESEARCH OF QUALIFIED TERMS

Read More: http://www.rosshudgens.com/second-tier-link-building/

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SUPERIOR GUEST POSTING

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.. but what if I created a keyword-optimized blog post for “top SEO blogs” on SEOmoz that included a link to my blog?

I’m not listed here..

.. or here ..

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BAD GUEST POSTING

ONE TIME TRAFFIC

+LINK DRIVEN

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GOOD GUEST POSTING

SUSTAINED TRAFFIC+

LINK DRIVEN+

HIGH CONVERSION RATE

+CREATES SUSTAINED

VALUE FOR WEBMASTER

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NOT ACCEPT GUEST POSTS

RANK HIGH FOR QUALIFIED TERM

HAVE BETTER RELEVANCY & SITE AUTHORITY THAN YOU

NOT DIRECTLY OFFER YOUR SERVICE?

IF I RAN A HEALTH BLOG, I’D SURE LIKE

TO BE HERE..

DOES A SITE..

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SOLUTION: ORGANIC ADVERTISING

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PITCH PAID PLACEMENT OF A NO-FOLLOW LINK/BANNER

GET..

HIGH PLACEMENT

PERMANENT ADS

CONVERTING REFERRAL TRAFFIC

VALUABLE NO-FOLLOW LINKS

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Ross Hudgens, Founder, Siege MediaSEO Blog: http://rosshudgens.com

Twitter: @RossHudgensE-Mail: [email protected]