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HOW SEO CAN HELP GROW YOUR HOME INSPECTION BUSINESS Brock Murray, Director of Web Marketing www.seoplus.ca | @seopluscanada | [email protected] HOW SEO CAN HELP GROW YOUR HOME INSPECTION BUSINESS

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In this presentation we focus on How Search Engine Optimization Can Help Improve Your Home Inspection Business.

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HOW SEO CAN HELP GROW YOUR

HOME INSPECTION BUSINESSBrock Murray, Director of Web Marketingwww.seoplus.ca | @seopluscanada | [email protected]

HOW SEO CAN HELP GROW YOUR

HOME INSPECTION BUSINESS

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BEFORE WE START…

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REQUIREMENTS

Website (preferably on a CMS – ie WordPress)

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IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE…

GET ONE!

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of Improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines "Natural", or un-paid ("Organic" or " Algorithmic) search results.

In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine’s users.(Source: Wikipedia)

WHAT IS SEO?

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Why Choose SEO

of online traffic to businesswebsites comes from searchengines.

It’s the most cost-effective way of driving targeted traffic to your website.

It provides credibility and trust for your business.

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Your competitors are doing it.

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ORGANIC SEO

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Organic Search vs. Paid

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Organic Search vs. Paid

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Click-through-rates by Position

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#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

33% 18% 11% 8% 6%

SEARCH TERM:HOME INSPECTION

OTTAWAVOLUME: 320 /

MONTH1. 105/MONTH

2. 583. 354. 265. 19

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2. 583. 354. 265. 19

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Main Factors of SEO

Page speed, Mobile-friendly,Fresh, unique content

URL structuredomain age

Backlinks,Local Citations

+1s, shares, likes

On-pageFactors

Off-pageFactors

SocialNetwor

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URL Factors

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BACKLINKS ARE VITAL TO SEO

Backlinks continue to be the primary factor in ranking websites

Quality backlinks = authority

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BACKLINKS ARE VITAL TO SEO

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SOCIAL SIGNALS MATTER

Social Signals are thought to factor about 5% of Google’s Ranking Algorithm

Allow your customers/prospects to find you easily

Social Shares are becoming integral to any SEO campaign

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Bad SEO Techniques

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Paid links Stuffing Cloaking Hiding Link Spam

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The SEO Pyramid

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Social

Link Building

Keyword Research& Targeting

Accessible, Quality Content

On-site User,Engagement,Social Media,Viral Marketing...

Keywordbrainstorming,Anchor text, H1s,Metas, Text...

Link creation,Scalable,Content-basedLink Strategies...

URL structure, Sitemaps, Bot Accessibility... (THINK BLOGGING!)

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LOCAL SEO

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Google My Business

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Google My Business

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TOP 5 RANKING FACTORS

FOR LOCAL SEO

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Category Associations

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1. CATEGORY ASSOCIATIONS

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Physical Address

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2. PHYSICAL ADDRESS

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Structured Citations

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3. CONSISTENCY OF STRUCTURED CITATIONS

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Reviews

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4. REVIEWS

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Domain Authority

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5. DOMAIN AUTHORITY OF WEBSITE

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MY #1 TIP: BLOG!

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COMPELLING CONTENT IS KEY

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© Run your content through a Copyscape filter

New, Unique & Consistent Content = Strong & Popular Online Presence

Do not to copy content directly from other sites (duplicate content penalty)

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ESTABLISHING CONSISTENT RANKINGS

Frequent crawls = quick indexing

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Your site gains authority.

Your site becomes a trusted resource.

Your content is more likely to be shared socially.

Increase return frequency of visitors

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BLOG POSTING BEST PRACTICES

Use creative headlines1

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Link to old posts, other blogs

Proper canonical URL structure

Use an SEO plugin! YOAST SEO

Encourage conversation (comments)

/why-a-college-diploma-is-the-new-high-school-diploma/

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HOW DOES BLOGGING INCREASE BACKLINKS?

Great Content

Shares

Links

Mentions = NaturalBacklinks

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INCREASE IN LONG-TAIL KEYWORDS

Long-tail keywords are less popular keywords due to lower competition and lower search volume

Allow for higher relevancy in SERPs

Attracts targeted visitors, leading to higher conversion rates

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Get in Touch

Address (Head Office) 1122-2720 Queensview DriveOttawa, ON K2B 1A5

Phone & FaxPhone : (613) 866-9327Toll-free: (866) 980-PLUS (7587)

Additional LocationsToronto: (647) 557-3523Calgary: (587) 316-2141

WebWebsite: www.seoplus.caEmail: [email protected]

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