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FROM RECOMMENDATION TO IMPLEMENTATION
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Hannah ThorpeHead of SEO
@[email protected]
Technical SEO
Content Marketing
Social Strategy
I improve websites for customers,
which helps brands sell more
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Why do we produce audits?
-‐ To improve performance of a website
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Don’t let your audits end up in the ‘technical audit graveyard’
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Sometimes blue sky thinking just isn’t enough.
Let’s get practical.
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There is no such thing as ROI if you are not
implementing
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Who actually wants to read an audit?
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One technical audit, fully implemented =105.2% increase in number of organic sessions the
following month
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WHY AREN’T WE IMPLEMENTING?
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NO TIME
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
UNEXPECTED VOLUME OF WORK
LIMITED RESOURCE NO MOTIVATION
CONFLICTING VIEWS
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RUBBISH EXCUSES
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THE RULEBOOK
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Define the why1
Quantify everything2
Prioritise your tasks3
Show relationships4
Understand your stakeholders5
JFDI6
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Define the why1RULE
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Amend all broken links either by removing the link or replacing with a link to the relevant page…
…this will improve the UX on site, and the way authority flows around the entire site…
…which means better ranking ability to generate organic traffic and more likelihood to convert users who have a good experience on site.
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Quantify everything2RULE
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Long lists of tasks will seem intimidating & difficult to relate to day-‐to-‐day
Task Time Complexity
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Prioritise your tasks3RULE
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Task Time Complexity Priority
Score 1 -‐ 3 Based on impact, not ease of implementation -‐ ‘quick wins’
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Show relationships4RULE
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Milestone Tasks
Individual Tasksvs.
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MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
TASK A
TASK B
TASK C
TASK D
TASK E
TASK F
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Understand your stakeholders5RULE
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Practice what you preach & use
PERSONAS
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JOB TITLES
PERSONALITIESvs.
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“You look like you work in marketing”
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THE PLAYFULS
THE POWERFULS
THE PEACEFULS
THE PRECISES
http://www.forbes.com/sites/hannylerner/2013/03/05/understand-‐peoples-‐personalities-‐and-‐become-‐successful/#3da96fdf6a8bw
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JFDI6RULE
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Ask for
FORGIVENESSNot
PERMISSION
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In Real Life
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What happens when...“I implemented and it all went
wrong”
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Why did you do it?
Alternative option?
How are you fixing it?
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THE PLAYFULS
THE POWERFULS
THE PEACEFULS
THE PRECISES
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Make good choices.