Why SEO Will Never Die
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David Bain Host, Digital Marketing Radio @DavidBain www.digitalmarketingradio.com Why SEO will never die
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For years there have been claims and counter-claims by so-called industry experts that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is dead. However, SEO is more essential now than ever before. Learn why SEO is absolutely essential in 2014; and will continue to be paramount in the coming years ahead. In this webinar (originally aired on November 04, 2014) David Bain from Digital Marketing Radio will discuss how SEO has changed over the years; and show you some of the most essential areas of SEO to be focusing on in 2014 and beyond. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: Why consultants say that SEO will die soon and why that is not true What worked in SEO 10 years ago vs. what works today How Google’s SERP changes impact SEO The top SEO areas to focus on in 2014 Why user experience is an integral part of SEO How to educate search engines about your target market Why you don’t have to ‘be everywhere’ to be an industry authority
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David BainHost, Digital Marketing Radio
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Why SEO will never die
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How many of you have heard an “industry expert” proclaim that SEO is dead?
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“I'm beginning to believe that search engines are a dead-end
technology andfretting over where your site comes
up is a big waste of time.”
Online Advertising Discussion List1997
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4th September 1998 –Google Incorporates
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14th February 2003 –Google celebrates Valentine’s Day
@DavidBainGoogle’s “Boston” and “Florida” updates change the way SEO works forever
2003 – Google starts to significantly update its algorithm
@DavidBainWebProNews, 3rd February 2004
2004 – Is organic SEO dead?
@DavidBainShoeMoney’s Blog, 10th December 2005
2005 – SEO is dead
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CopyBlogger, 16th February 2006
2006 – SEO Copywriting is Dead
@DavidBainMarketing Pilgrim, 3rd August 2007
2007 – SEO is Dead. Again.
“Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as we know and detest it is obsolete in this day and age.”
@DavidBain@micah on Twitter, 8th November 2008
2008 – You will be out of business or irrelevant in 3 years
@DavidBainSEO Book, 21st January 2009
2009 – Will SEO Be Dead Within The Next Two Years?
@DavidBainDigital Quarters, 27th October 2010
2010 – SEO Is Dead, And The New King Is ‘SMO’
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State of Search, 19th July 2011
2011 – SEO is Dead – Long Live Algorithm Marketing
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Forbes, 20th July 2012
2012 – The Death Of SEO: The Rise Of Social, PR, And Real Content
@DavidBainMarketing Pilgrim, 29th May 2013
2013 – SEOmoz Rebrands to Moz.Does This Mean SEO is Dead?
@DavidBainClickZ, 14th July 2014
2014 – Is SEO Dead?
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Who’s saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for
them?
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Web designers who don’t understand SEOand don’t want to lose their clients
Who is saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for them?
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Traditional marketing agenciesthat don’t offer SEO services
Who is saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for them?
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Bloggers who are fed updealing with comment SPAM
Who is saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for them?
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Website owners who have beenburnt by snake oil salesmen
Who is saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for them?
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Internet marketers trying tosell you their ‘new’ system
Who is saying that SEO is dead and what’s in it for them?
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Before we agree that SEO is dead, we need to be
absolutely sure what SEO is…
“Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's
"natural" or un-paid ("organic") search results.”
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How is SEO defined?
Successful SEO is measured by the end result, not defined by the process
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So…As long as if search engines
(in any form) continue to exist, SEO will exist
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SEO: What worked10 years ago vs. today
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Keyword density
2004 2014
Context & Brand identity
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Quantity of links Key influencers
2004 2014
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Article submission Become your own authoritative content publisher
2004 2014
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How has Google’s SERP changed?
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2004 2014
ReviewsLocation & brand details
Mega sitelinks
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5 top SEO areas to focus on in 2014
1) Site speed & architecture2) Multi-platform optimization
3) Canonicalization, localization, microdata & reviews4) Become an authoritative content publisher
& build your personal social reputation5) Utilise landing pages data & GWT
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Site speed & architecture
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2 steps to improving site speed & architecture
1. Use a great host 2. Use a great CMS
www.mywphosting.com www.studiopress.com
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Multi-platform optimization
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Responsive design
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Responsive design
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Responsive design
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Responsive design
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Responsive design
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Why is responsive design so important now?
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Canonicalization, localization, microdata &
reviews
@DavidBainhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/139394?hl=en
Canonicalization
@DavidBainhttps://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/189077?hl=en
Localization - Hreflang
@DavidBainhttp://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/using-schemaorg-markup-for-organization.html
Microdata
@DavidBainhttp://schema.org/PostalAddress
Microdata – Schema.org
@DavidBainhttps://www.google.com/search?q=receptional
Reviews
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Become an authoritative content publisher
& build your personal social reputation
@DavidBainhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=online+marketing
Authoritative content marketing – YouTube
@DavidBainhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=digital+marketing
Authoritative content marketing – YouTube
@DavidBainhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ChQkZ5mSA
Authoritative content marketing – YouTube
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Build your personal social reputation
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Build your personal social reputation
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Build your personal social reputation
https://klout.com/#/DavidBain
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Utilise landing pages data & GWT
Google keyword data is increasingly ‘not provided’ in Google Analytics When you ‘claim’ your site in Google Webmaster Tools, 90 days worth of
keyword data is visible By comparing your known keywords with your organic traffic for each page,
you get a much better idea of the search terms that are working for you
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5 top SEO areas to focus on in 2014
1) Site speed & architecture2) Multi-platform optimization
3) Canonicalization, localization, microdata & reviews4) Become an authoritative content publisher
& build your personal social reputation5) Utilise landing pages data & GWT
Why SEO will never die
Search engines are increasingly popular – unless search engines cease to exist, SEO will never die
David BainHost, Digital Marketing Radio
@DavidBainwww.digitalmarketingradio.com
Why SEO will never die
