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Casse Langford, Sr. Media Planner @space150 !
MNSearch – SEARCH SNIPPETS #15: LINK BUILDING IN 2014
Right Conversation, Right TimeHow social signals, relevance and timeliness
factor into your online success
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4 Key Ways Social Signals Inform Search
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1. Authority: If your audience isn’t talking about you, you’re doing it wrong.
source: http://favstar.fm/users/CIA
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2. Timeliness (Freshness): If you’re not talking at all, you’re doing it worse.
source: http://webkite.com/2012/content-freshness/
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3. Relevance: Be genuine and meaningful. Don’t just talk for the sake of talking about yourself.
And please don’t ever do this.
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4. Authenticity: Last, don’t forget to tell Google exactly who you are..
“…information tied to verified online profiles will be ranked higher than
content without such verification..”
source: http://sewat.ch/2241704
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Building Links Through Social is About Not Trying to Build Links At All
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It’s about listening and participating.
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It’s about well-shared, thoughtful content.
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It’s about being genuinely relatable on the most personal level.
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TL;DR
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Social signals let search engines know what’s relevant right now.
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Social signals indicate authority when you’re talking to the right people. !
(and when the right people are talking about you)
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Positive social activity leads to positive links leads to positive results in search.
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So, how do you do it? !
Build your brand a solid online foundation, and leverage social media to connect with your audience in every timely, smart,
awesomely relevant way possible.
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You can buy ads, you can’t buy authority. You have to earn it.
more: http://bit.ly/1AyuviW
Thank You
Casse Langford, Sr. Media Planner @space150 @imthegirl