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5 Simple Tactics for 5 Scary Changes Dr. Pete Meyers • Marketing Scientist • Moz

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5 Simple Tactics for 5 Scary Changes Dr. Pete Meyers • Marketing Scientist • Moz

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1. HTTPS

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55% (JUNE 30 ‘17)

% of HTTPS Results (12 mos)

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% of HTTPS Results (12 mos)

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Projected % HTTPS (18 mos)

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“There was no trick. We just did it.”

2. SERP Features

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87% *excludes ads & shopping

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Start with organic SEO’s two cousins

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3. RankBrain

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RankBrain is one of the ‘hundreds’ of signals that go into [the] algorithm... In the few months it has been deployed, RankBrain has become the third-most important signal contributing to the result of a search query.”

Source: Bloomberg (Greg Corrado)

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discount cheap(est) deals

airfare(s) flights tickets

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Wedding bands women white gold “White gold wedding bands for women”

Wedding rings Walmart “Great wedding rings at Walmart prices”

Wedding sets for women unique “Unique wedding sets for unique women”

Pick keyword groups and write naturally

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Wedding bands women white gold “White gold wedding bands for women”

Wedding rings Walmart “Great wedding rings at Walmart prices”

Wedding sets for women unique “Unique wedding sets for unique women”

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4. Featured Snippets

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#0

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Featured Snippets dominate mobile screens in 2017.

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Featured Snippet Growth (2 yrs)

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Featured Snippets by Ranking

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Featured Snippets by Type

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Experiment with Inverted Pyramids

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5. Voice Search

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OK, Google: How much blood do I have?

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According to Camp Wonderopolis...

Scientists estimate the volume of blood in a human body to be approximately 7 percent of body weight…

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OK, Google: How do I make tacos?

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I can help you make that! Would you like me to find you a recipe or would you like to choose your own?

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Snippet Types w/ Voice Results

Target text-only featured snippets

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Snippet Types w/ Voice Results

5 Changes, 5 Tactics

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HTTPS is coming. Just eat the bees.

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Features will evolve. Pick 1-2 & get going.

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Wedding bands women white gold “White gold wedding bands for women”

Wedding rings Walmart “Great wedding rings at Walmart prices”

Wedding sets for women unique “Unique wedding sets for unique women”

Don’t fixate on RB. Write for humans.

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People ask questions. Answer them wisely.

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Snippet Types w/ Voice Results

Voice search is here. Use what you know.