Understanding seo

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SEO 101

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Understanding Search Engine Optimization.

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SEO 101

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SEO is Constantly Changing

ChangingLandscape

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Is SEO worth it?

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How do users spend their time

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How Search Works

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How Search Works

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Crawling the Web

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Crawling the Web

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Indexing the Web

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Indexing the Web

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Providing Results

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Search Engine Results Layout

Adwords (pay per click ads)

Organic

Organic

Local/Organic

Maps

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7 Key Factors for Effective SEO

7 Key Factors for Effective SEO

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On-Page SEO Factors

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On-Page SEO Factors

Title TagURL Structure

Headings (H1/H2)

Alt Tag

Body Text

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<head><title>Sentinel | A Downtown Portland Hotel</title><meta name="description" content="Sentinel is a Portland luxury hotel is situated in two of Portland’s most historic buildings and houses Jake’s Grill and Jackknife Bar."></head>

Title Tag & Meta DescriptionTitle TagGoogle displays around 50-

60 characters

Meta Description

Optimal length for search engines is roughly 150-155

characters

No Meta Keywords.

What?

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Wordpress SEO Plugin

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URL Structure

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/33007352/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C33006346/c_2/2%7Ccat_33006346%7CSports+and+leisure+product+care%7C33007352.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/sports-leisure

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Meta Robots Tag

<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">

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Quality Content

Quality Content

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Endorsements (links, citations, press, reviews, mentions, etc. )

Endorsements (links, citations, press, reviews, mentions, etc. )

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Citations

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Design & User Experience

Design & User Experience

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User Experience

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Designed for Mobile

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Optimized for Social

Sharing

Optimized for Social Sharing

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WP Social SEO Booster Plugin

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Measure (Google Analytics)

Measure

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12 Takeaways for SEO

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Don’t Panic

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Why? Because Everything is Awesome Everything is Awesome!

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