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All Rights Reserved. 3 Get an 800 Number Very cheap, usually just pay pennies for calls Free search for available numbers Get 800 instead of 866 or others if possible Makes you look like a bigger company Include both your local and 800 numbers on your business cards and web site Goal: make it easy for people to reach you Web Site Options : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 4 Web Site Options Do-it-yourself sites and software Dreamhost, Homestead, ImageCafe Adobe Contribute, Dreamweaver, NVu (free) Hire someone Create detailed RFP, post to freelancer web sites guru.com and elance.com Write search-engine-friendly text Getting Found Online : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 5 Getting Found Online Natural Search Results “Organic” Paid Search Results “PPC” Paid Search – AdWords (PPC) : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 6 Paid Search – AdWords (PPC) Enter a keyword here Google gives you many more options here Paid Search – Set Bids, Get Leads : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 7 Paid Search – Set Bids, Get Leads Ad text should offer something of value Free eBook, white paper, coupon, newsletter Or appeal to emotions Example text: “Look like an e-marketing genius” Max Bid Total Cost Cost per Conversion Natural Search : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 8 Natural Search 5-6 times more clicks than paid listings Results in 3-6 months Cheaper long-term strategy if you can wait for results Do-it-yourself option really works and it’s not that hard. Really. Natural Search – Copywriting : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 9 Natural Search – Copywriting Copywriting for your web site Keyword proximity and density “Washington DC real estate” is better than “real estate in the Washington, D.C. area” Descriptive text: GOOD: “Our accounting and bookkeeping services” BAD: “Our services” 250+ words per page; embed keywords in text Use singular and plural tenses Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 10 Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d Copywriting for your web site Use keyword as filename, dashes as spaces dc-real-estate.html, hollyword-sign.jpg Target 2-3 keywords per page; use 3-4x Target different keywords on each page Highly competitive term: “accounting services” Better bet: “bookkeeping for government contractors in Maryland” Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11 Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d Copywriting for your web site Hyperlink keywords to other pages on your site BAD: Click here GOOD: See more sample business plans Home page links: every page should be accessible within 2-3 clicks No more than 100 links per page Google might think you are a “link farm” Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 12 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <Title> tag and filename 50-75 characters max Title text shown in the blue bar in your browser Use keyword phrase Title and filename used in determining relevancy <title>Sample Marketing Plan and Free Marketing Plans</title> Notice use of singular and plural keyword “marketing plan/s” Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 13 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <H1> tag Header tag used to identify page topic Use keyword phrase <h1>Sample Marketing Plan for Travel Agency</h1> Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 14 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <META DESCRIPTION> tag Description tag used on search result page If no META DESCRIPTION tag present, Google uses opening text on page in search result META DESCRIPTION appears here, just below TITLE Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <IMG SRC ALT> tag Description tag used for images Puts “SEO” into your images Ex: <img src=http://www.mysite.com/mylogo.jpg ALT=“MailerMailer logo” Natural search – Link Strategy : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 16 Natural search – Link Strategy Increase number of “keyword links” pointing to your site Easy way: write unique articles for others to post (don’t use identical content on your site since Google won’t know “authority” site) and include your byline Copyright 2008 by http://www.morebusiness.com where you can find over 100 free sample business plans Links from .gov, .mil, and .edu sites are valued more since they are hard to get (you can’t buy these domains) Natural search – Site submissions : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 17 Natural search – Site submissions Google: sitemap Part of Google’s webmaster tools service (free) https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html Yahoo: $299 paid submission for 7 business day review; inclusion not guaranteed http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html Dmoz.org – open directory; slow to list but worth doing since Google and other search engines use it Online directories – paid/free, target specific audiences So They Found You, Now What? : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 18 So They Found You, Now What? Get their contact info Send Useful Content Regularly : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 19 Send Useful Content Regularly Reinforces the “touch” 7 touches till client buys Portrays you as an expert Keeps you in their minds What to send Trends, White Papers Ideas, Tips, News, eBook Special Deals, Coupons Licensed or purchased relevant content Email Marketing Best Practices : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 20 Email Marketing Best Practices Do Get permission before sending newsletters Send regularly, once a month is good Personalize for higher response rates Get whitelisted Include opt-out link (law) Include address (law) Don’t Purchase, rent, trade or borrow a list – EVER Ignore bounces or opt-out requests Write text that reads like spam – people will think it is indeed spam Publish, Start by Blogging : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 21 Publish, Start by Blogging Reporters seek out trends from blogs Content can be used in your newsletter Frequent entries increase search engine rankings Post comments on other people’s blogs Blogger.com - free Other Strategies : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 22 Other Strategies PR Web – low cost, highly effective news release distribution Write an eBook – modern equivalent of white papers Participate in online discussion groups eBook example Contact : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 23 Contact Raj Khera MailerMailer.com http://blog.mailermailer.com http://www.morebusiness.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Search Engine Optimization & Marketing Strategies rajkhera Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Favorites Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 2721 Category: Business & Fin.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (7) Dislike it (0) Added: July 24, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description Learn specific techniques to use for optimizing your web site so search engines find it, plus several other techniques including pay-per-click advertising and using email marketing to generate leads. (This is an enhanced version of my previous, shorter presentation on online marketing.) Comments Posting comment... By: ioshean (13 month(s) ago) thanq telika ramu india Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: AuroraLing (14 month(s) ago) thank you Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: shathaahmad2003 (15 month(s) ago) thanx Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Practical SEO and other online strategies : Raj Khera, 1-800-475-1415 1 Practical SEO and other online strategies Raj Khera CEO, MailerMailer Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. Outline : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2 Outline 800# Web site options Getting found on search engines Paid ads (pay per click) Search engine optimization (natural rankings) Email marketing Publish, publish, publish – Start by blogging Other strategies Get an 800 Number : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 3 Get an 800 Number Very cheap, usually just pay pennies for calls Free search for available numbers Get 800 instead of 866 or others if possible Makes you look like a bigger company Include both your local and 800 numbers on your business cards and web site Goal: make it easy for people to reach you Web Site Options : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 4 Web Site Options Do-it-yourself sites and software Dreamhost, Homestead, ImageCafe Adobe Contribute, Dreamweaver, NVu (free) Hire someone Create detailed RFP, post to freelancer web sites guru.com and elance.com Write search-engine-friendly text Getting Found Online : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 5 Getting Found Online Natural Search Results “Organic” Paid Search Results “PPC” Paid Search – AdWords (PPC) : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 6 Paid Search – AdWords (PPC) Enter a keyword here Google gives you many more options here Paid Search – Set Bids, Get Leads : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 7 Paid Search – Set Bids, Get Leads Ad text should offer something of value Free eBook, white paper, coupon, newsletter Or appeal to emotions Example text: “Look like an e-marketing genius” Max Bid Total Cost Cost per Conversion Natural Search : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 8 Natural Search 5-6 times more clicks than paid listings Results in 3-6 months Cheaper long-term strategy if you can wait for results Do-it-yourself option really works and it’s not that hard. Really. Natural Search – Copywriting : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 9 Natural Search – Copywriting Copywriting for your web site Keyword proximity and density “Washington DC real estate” is better than “real estate in the Washington, D.C. area” Descriptive text: GOOD: “Our accounting and bookkeeping services” BAD: “Our services” 250+ words per page; embed keywords in text Use singular and plural tenses Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 10 Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d Copywriting for your web site Use keyword as filename, dashes as spaces dc-real-estate.html, hollyword-sign.jpg Target 2-3 keywords per page; use 3-4x Target different keywords on each page Highly competitive term: “accounting services” Better bet: “bookkeeping for government contractors in Maryland” Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11 Natural Search – Copywriting cont’d Copywriting for your web site Hyperlink keywords to other pages on your site BAD: Click here GOOD: See more sample business plans Home page links: every page should be accessible within 2-3 clicks No more than 100 links per page Google might think you are a “link farm” Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 12 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <Title> tag and filename 50-75 characters max Title text shown in the blue bar in your browser Use keyword phrase Title and filename used in determining relevancy <title>Sample Marketing Plan and Free Marketing Plans</title> Notice use of singular and plural keyword “marketing plan/s” Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 13 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <H1> tag Header tag used to identify page topic Use keyword phrase <h1>Sample Marketing Plan for Travel Agency</h1> Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 14 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <META DESCRIPTION> tag Description tag used on search result page If no META DESCRIPTION tag present, Google uses opening text on page in search result META DESCRIPTION appears here, just below TITLE Natural ranking – HTML Tags : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15 Natural ranking – HTML Tags <IMG SRC ALT> tag Description tag used for images Puts “SEO” into your images Ex: <img src=http://www.mysite.com/mylogo.jpg ALT=“MailerMailer logo” Natural search – Link Strategy : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 16 Natural search – Link Strategy Increase number of “keyword links” pointing to your site Easy way: write unique articles for others to post (don’t use identical content on your site since Google won’t know “authority” site) and include your byline Copyright 2008 by http://www.morebusiness.com where you can find over 100 free sample business plans Links from .gov, .mil, and .edu sites are valued more since they are hard to get (you can’t buy these domains) Natural search – Site submissions : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 17 Natural search – Site submissions Google: sitemap Part of Google’s webmaster tools service (free) https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html Yahoo: $299 paid submission for 7 business day review; inclusion not guaranteed http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html Dmoz.org – open directory; slow to list but worth doing since Google and other search engines use it Online directories – paid/free, target specific audiences So They Found You, Now What? : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 18 So They Found You, Now What? Get their contact info Send Useful Content Regularly : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 19 Send Useful Content Regularly Reinforces the “touch” 7 touches till client buys Portrays you as an expert Keeps you in their minds What to send Trends, White Papers Ideas, Tips, News, eBook Special Deals, Coupons Licensed or purchased relevant content Email Marketing Best Practices : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 20 Email Marketing Best Practices Do Get permission before sending newsletters Send regularly, once a month is good Personalize for higher response rates Get whitelisted Include opt-out link (law) Include address (law) Don’t Purchase, rent, trade or borrow a list – EVER Ignore bounces or opt-out requests Write text that reads like spam – people will think it is indeed spam Publish, Start by Blogging : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 21 Publish, Start by Blogging Reporters seek out trends from blogs Content can be used in your newsletter Frequent entries increase search engine rankings Post comments on other people’s blogs Blogger.com - free Other Strategies : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 22 Other Strategies PR Web – low cost, highly effective news release distribution Write an eBook – modern equivalent of white papers Participate in online discussion groups eBook example Contact : blog.mailermailer.com Copyright 2008 MailerMailer LLC. All Rights Reserved. 23 Contact Raj Khera MailerMailer.com http://blog.mailermailer.com http://www.morebusiness.com