018 - SEO

Welcome to Episode 18 of HubShots! For show notes please visit: http://hubshots.com/episode-18/ Welcome This episode we’re focussing on what SEO really means these days, look at trends and mention a few updates around how to approach. SEO = remarkable content, promoted well Shot 1: Inbound Thought of the Week HOW TO USE MEDIA RELATIONS TO DRIVE SEO: GINI DIETRICH [IDEAS & EXPERIENCES] http://www.inbound.com/blog/gini-dietrich-ideas-and-experiences Action: look at slideshare and watch the video and implement 1item Shot 2: HubSpot feature/tip of the Week Smart content by Preferred Language – released in the last 24 hours. Supports over 130 languages: http://www.hubspot.com/product-updates/smart-content-tailor-visitor-experience-by-preferred-language Action: Great way to test..eg. in Australia you market to Chinese and you want to show them a specific call to action Shot 3: Challenge of the Week Not knowing where to start with SEO! Start with driving business outcomes – use AdWords to test your theories! Shot 4: Opinion of the Week SEO is changing: http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/new-era-seo Action: Read this and consider how your customers are using the various search options to search for your solutions Shot 5: General Tip of the Week Technical SEO has amazing effects: http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/technical-seo Action: Go back to your website and check if there are things that can be improved. Use https://website.grader.com to start your journey. Shot 6: State of Inbound Item of the Week Page 23 of INBOUND report about Best-in-Class Marketing Practices: http://www.stateofinbound.com/ Leading marketers focus on ROI and reap the rewards Page 29 Quote “Leading marketers check their analytics frequently” Action item: Focus on ROI Shot 7: Motivation of the Week Although Search is much more competitive now than it was a year ago, there are still windows of opportunity e.g. the HubSpot post above – even the biggest companies can focus on SEO to get big benefits Action item: Look for the opportunities Look at Webmaster Tools as that is how Google communicates with website owners. – https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools Shot 8: Resource of the Week Keyword research: https://ahrefs.com/blog/keyword-research/ Action item: be aware of the tools and processes available for keyword research, and the value it can provide https://website.grader.com Action item: run your site through Grader so you have a quick snapshot indication of the site health https://moz.com/search-ranking-factors Action item: Be aware of the huge range of different ranking factors, but don’t get too overwhelmed. Notice how content and links are key recurring items. https://moz.com/local-search-ranking-factors – great if you are a local based business Hire a Google Trusted Photographer: https://www.google.com.au/maps/streetview/trusted/ Action item: Google Local Listing https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ Action item: run your site through Google insights tool http://backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking Analysed 1 million search results: Links are of course very important, content is the key. Shot 9: Community Item of the Week https://inbound.org/discuss/what-are-the-downsides-to-reposting-existing-blog-content-to-medium Action item: be aware of other easy to use distribution channels Wrap up: The right content in the right format to the right people at the right time