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Search Engine Optimization The Essentials to Boosting Your Search Engine Ranking Robin Kelly @RobinKelly The University of Texas at Tyler

Search Engine Optimization - The Essentials to Boosting Your Search Engine Ranking

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Contrary to what many believe, about SEO, adding simple keywords to your website content will not do the trick. Robin demonstrates how to boost web pages in Google, Yahoo and other search engines.

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Search Engine OptimizationThe Essentials to Boosting Your Search Engine Ranking

Robin Kelly@RobinKelly

The University of Texas at Tyler

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Search Engine Optimization

We will cover:• UT Tyler SEO.• SEO Myths and Good Practices.• Landing Pages.• Using Google Analytics to Your Advantage.• Google Webmaster Tools.• Your Local Search.• Metadata.• Writing Good Content.• Using OU Campus.

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How are we Doing it?

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Why SEO?

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SEO MythsLet’s Bust These Myths

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SEO MythsLet’s Bust These Myths

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Travel Back in TimeUse Your Analytics to Your Advantage

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Organic SearchAnalytics

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Landing PagesAre Your Pages Working in the Search Engines?

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Keyword ReportUsing the Keyword Report

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Google Webmaster ToolsMaking Improvements

Navigate to:Search Appearance

HTML Improvements

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Google Webmaster ToolsMaking Improvements

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Local SearchDon’t Forget!

In December, we used the report to edit our search to include keyword terms such as:* grades * transcripts * final grades *qualtrics * academic probation

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Local Search

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StructureBuilding SEO Friendly URLs

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Site StructureGood Practices lead to GREAT SEO.

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SEO on Your Pages<Meta Tags>

Is Metadata still important to SEO?

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SEO on your Pages<Meta Description>

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SEO on your Pages<Meta Title>

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SEO on your PagesPage Content

Put your research to work!

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SEO on Your Pages

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Avoid 404 Errors

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Using OU CampusUser Training

Creating a New Page

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Using OU Campus

Portion of our “create new page” instructions in our OU Campus Online Training.

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Using OU CampusTraining Users

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Best PracticesPractice Makes Perfect

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Best PracticesPractice Makes Perfect

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QUESTIONS

Robin [email protected]

@RobinKelly

The University of Texas at Tyler

Search Engine OptimizationThe Essentials to Boosting Your Search Engine Ranking

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QUESTIONS

Robin Kelly

[email protected]

The University of Texas at Tyler