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How to Get More Customers From Google. Greig Whitton Founder, Evergrow. Brad Conlin Head of Organic Search, Maven Agency. Webinar outline. Greig Whitton. Brad Conlin. How important are search engines? What do search engines prioritise ? What is SEO? What does SEO involve?
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How to Get More Customers From Google GreigWhitton Founder, Evergrow Brad Conlin Head of Organic Search, Maven Agency
Webinar outline GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • How important are search engines? • What do search engines prioritise? • What is SEO? • What does SEO involve? • Where should you begin?
How important aresearch engines? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Google processes 3.5 billion search queries every day
How important aresearch engines? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Google processes 3.5 billion search queries every day • Organic search accounts for 25% of e-commerce sales
What do searchengines prioritise? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Accessibility • Relevance • Quality and credibility
What is SEO? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Structuring, promoting, and maintaining a website so that it is ranked as highly as possible for relevant search queries
Why invest in SEO? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Some websites are invisible without it
Why invest in SEO? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Some websites are invisible without it • There is lots of competition
Why invest in SEO? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Some websites are invisible without it • There is lots of competition • Higher ranked websites get more traffic
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Research: • Search queries differ in their relevance, search volume, transactional intent, • and competition • Focus your SEO efforts around the best search queries for your website
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Design: • URL structure: Direct, meaningful URLs are easier to understand
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Design: • URL structure: Direct, meaningful URLs are easier to understand • Code: Search engines don’t always recognise non-HTML
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Design: • URL structure: Direct, meaningful URLs are easier to understand • Code: Search engines don’t always recognise non-HTML • Titles and meta tags: Accurate descriptions indicate credibility and relevance
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Design: • URL structure: Direct, meaningful URLs are easier to understand • Code: Search engines don’t always recognise non-HTML • Titles and meta tags: Accurate descriptions indicate credibility and relevance • Internal linking: Well structured websites are easier to navigate
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Design: • URL structure: Direct, meaningful URLs are easier to understand • Code: Search engines don’t always recognise non-HTML • Titles and meta tags: Accurate descriptions indicate credibility and relevance • Internal linking: Well structured websites are easier to navigate • Keywords: Appropriate keywords indicate relevance
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Content creation: • Publish content that is relevant, understandable, and authoritative • Cater for both transactional and informational search queries
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Link building: • Links from other websites indicate relevance, quality, and trust • You can build links naturally and through outreach
What does SEO involve? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Social engagement: • Social engagement indicates relevance, quality, and trust • Share your content on social networks and encourage others to do the same
Where should you begin? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin Who do you want to attract and what they are searching for?
Where should you begin? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin Who do you want to attract and what they are searching for? Research search queries
Where should you begin? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin Who do you want to attract and what they are searching for? Research search queries Audit your website
Where should you begin? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin Who do you want to attract and what they are searching for? Research search queries Audit your website Fix design flaws
Where should you begin? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin Who do you want to attract and what they are searching for? Research search queries Audit your website Fix design flaws Create, promote, and share high quality content
Need more help? GreigWhitton Brad Conlin • Evergrow forums • Online marketing guides • Greig: 021 671 8225 • Brad: 021 461 6817