Seo casualty - Gavin Walker
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SEO Casualty
Aims
1. Reassurance either that your SEO campaign in on the right track or that you can effectively identify and remedy any failings
2. A system of performance monitoring that enables continuous campaign enhancement and keyword refinement
3. An emergency plan of action for situations when your website's performance deteriorates either very quickly or seriously (or both)
KeywordAnalysis
AssessSite
KeywordImplementation
LinkBuilding
AdjustCampaign
& Keywords
PerformanceMonitoring
RevisitKW Analysis
MonitorCompetitors
The SEO Process for an Existing Website
SiteSEO
Desirable Keyword Characteristics
Data for your Selected Keywords
Search PopularityWordtracker or Keyword Discovery search data for your target market
Target URLThe page(s) which you intend should rank highest for each keyword
Rank ExpectationThe highest ranking position that is realistically achievable for the keyword
TimescaleHow long will it take to achieve a pre-determined position? Top 10, top 5 or top 3 might be suitable initial targets.
SeasonalityDoes a keyword need to perform only at a certain time of year. Holiday, gift and clothing sites are typically seasonal, with different keywords coming into play at different times of year.
Checking Keyword Implementation – Webmaster Tools
Checking Keyword Implementation – Webmaster Tools
Checking Keyword Implementation – Google Cache
site:www.example.com key phrase
then select the cache of page to test
Checking Keywords – Google Page Cache
Checking Keywords – Google Text-only Cache
Monitoring IBLs - Yahoo Site Explorer
Monitoring IBLs – Google Webmaster Tools
Monitoring IBLs – Google Webmaster Tools
Monitor Your Impressions, Rankings and Traffic
Rankings are mere vanityif they don't result in traffic
Old Style Google.co.uk Interface
Search results default to 'the web' settingSelection of 'the web' or 'pages from the UK'
is by radio button below search box
New Style Google.co.uk Interface
Search results default to 'the web' settingSelection of 'the web' or 'pages from the UK'
is by hyperlink in left side column
Geolocation Influences the Search Results in Google.com
A search in google.com conducted from the UK
Geolocation Query String Parameters in Google.com
Adding &gl=us to the query string produces the same search results as those seen by users located in America
Google Webmaster Tool's Search Queries Interface
Google Webmaster Tool's Search Queries Interface
Who Clicks Where
42.1%
11.9%
8.5%
6.1%
4.9%
4.1%
3.4%
3.0%
2.8%
3.0%
AOL
Poor Keyword Performance
1. Lack of ImpressionsGet rid of the keyword and find a replacement
2. Low Click Through Rates from the Search ResultsExperiment with different titles and descriptions, but the issue may be to do with a mismatch between your site and visitor expectations for the keyword
3. High Bounce Rates and/or Low Conversions RatesImprove the site's usability, stickiness and appeal to visitors
SEO Disasters
1. Is the damage to your site's rankings, traffic or both?
2. Is it just my site that is affected?
3. What changes have been made to the site in the preceding days or weeks?
4. Has anyone done anything that could have resulted in a search engine ban?
5. Visit Google webmaster tools for notification of site bans, malaware or server / crawling issues.
6. Use webmaster tools to check for issues with robots.txt files, sitemaps and page spiderability.
7. Seek help if you can't diagnose or resolve the issue quickly.
SEO Casualty
SEO for FirefoxAn extension to the Firefox browser which can display additional information about pages in the search engine results.
SEO Link Analysis Extension for Firefox
A Firefox extension developed by Joost de Valk which displays the PR, anchor text (or alt text for image anchored links) and no follow status of links displayed in both Yahoo Site Explorer and Google Webmaster Tools.
Available from:
http://yoast.com/seo-tools/link-analysis/