SEO MEET HEONOELLE SCHUCK !
Director of Content Strategy
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CASE STUDY• Linkbuilding @ 84% rejection rate.• One article = 3 FTE hours (strategy, concept, write, edit, pitch)• Rejected article + 1 more FTE hour (why?, revise, re-pitch)• 100 articles = 400 FTE hours• 84 rejections for every 100 offered are rejected on first offer.• You do the math. That’s expensive content.
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Business-to-Google Content MarketingB2G
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BLAH, BLAH, BLAH …• Unoriginal!• States the Obvious!• Too Long!• Fluffy!• Forced
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Feels like that!• Attracts Traffic!• Goes Viral!• Has a Long Shelf Life
GREAT CONTENT
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...the overriding kind of goal is ... high-quality content, the sort of content that people really enjoy, that's compelling, the sort of thing that they'll love to read that you might see in a magazine or in a book, and that people would refer back to, or send friends to, those sorts of things…!!!!!!Sept. 11, 2013, Matt Cutts via YouTube’s Google Webmasters Channel
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HUMAN-EYE OPTIMIZATIONContent that …!• Attracts!• Engages!• Retains!…real people.
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CASE STUDYWhy was the content rejected?
1. Irrelevance 2. Poor quality
Five-prong approach reduced rejection rate from 84% to under 5%.
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We began with the end user reader in mind.
WHAT DID WE DO?
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1. SEARCHABLE & CLICKABLE TITLES
Neither: Take a Walk on the Wild Side!Searchable: What is Urban Foraging?!Searchable & Clickable: Urban Foraging - Finding Wild Food in Your Own Back Yard
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• Keyword phrases• Action verbs• Numbers• Clarity• Echo long-tail searches
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2. STRONG LEAD PARAGRAPHS!
• Perspective - Why should I care? What does this mean to my world?!
• Poignancy - How does this make me feel?!• Preview - What’s this about?
“Here’s the latest buzz from the food industry: Chilled live ants have a taste
resembling lemongrass (especially when their juices explode in your mouth), chilled
termites taste of cashews, and grasshoppers taste like soft-shell crab.”
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3. SUBSTANCE
• Empty Advice “You should get that fixed.”!• Telling without showing “This is important because
it’s important.”!• Stating the obvious “If it’s in stock, we have it!”!• Wordiness “Certified Pre-Owned” “Used”
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4. RELEVANCELess me, we, us and I More you and them
Savory #recipe for #MemorialDay grilling -- indoors? These #makers want to bring outdoor living to
#CityLiving. bit.ly/1gHEs7b
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5. VISUAL APPEAL
• To gain several minutes of user attention, you must clearly communicate your value proposition within 10 seconds. (nngroup.com)!
• Users will be able to read about 20% of text on the average page. (nngroup.com)
TYPOS
WALL OF
GRAY
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THANK YOU
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• 3 Ps of Good Lead Paragraphs• Good & Bad Lead Examples• Clickable & Searchable Headlines• Stating the Obvious• Show vs Tell• Empty Advice• Wordiness 1