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SEO 101: The Basics Presented by: John McPhee, Vice President www.formicmedia.com 503-517-9059 x122| [email protected] About Formic Media

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SEO 101: The Basics

Presented by:John McPhee, Vice President

www.formicmedia.com503-517-9059 x122|

[email protected]

About Formic Media

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Formic Background! Launched in 2008 to service small business

& partners! Incubated by Anvil Media, enterprise SEM

agency! Provide SEO/SEM, social media & web

development services! Focus on education (monthly Seminar

Series)! 7 employees! 45+ active clients

Agenda

! The Search Landscape! Anatomy of Search Engine Results Page (SERP)! The 3 C’s of SEO! Tools/Resources

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The Search Landscape

The following slides were taken from a Rand Fishkin (SEOmoz) presentation.

The Search Landscape

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The Search Landscape

The Search Landscape

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The Anatomy of a SERP

Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

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Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

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Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

Different types of media that Google pulls in to fill out the organic search results

Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

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Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

News Results

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Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

Anatomy of a Search Results Page (SERP)

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SEO Fundamentals

SEO Fundamentals

! On-site Optimization! Title Tags! Meta Descriptions! Body Copy! ALT Tags

! Off-site Optimization! Link Building

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On-site: Title Tags

On-site: Meta Descriptions

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On-site: Tag Length Recommendations

On-site: Body Copy

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On-site: ALT Tags

Off-site: Link Development

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Off-site: Link Development

Off-site: Link Development

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Off-site: Link Development

Off-site: Link Development

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Off-site: Link Development

Off-site: Link Development

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Off-site: Link Development

Tools

Keyword Research! Google Keyword Tool! Competitor Sites! Google Analytics

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Tools

Link Development! Yahoo Site Explorer / Open Site Explorer! Article Syndication Networks

Resources

Publications! http://www.seomoz.org/! http://searchengineland.com/! http://www.searchenginejournal.com/

Local & Small Biz Publications! http://www.davidmihm.com/! http://www.screenwerk.com/! http://blumenthals.com/blog/

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Questions?

Contact:John McPhee, Vice President

www.formicmedia.com503-517-9059 x122|

[email protected]