Learn how to measure SEO ROI from content marketing, while also getting tips on how to improve performance and increase your profits. I also detail the 8 most common reasons I see companies not accomplish their SEO goals with content marketing.
8. WARNING
THIS IS AN SEO-FOCUSED
ANALYSIS. THERE ARE
MANY MEASURABLE
CONTENT MARKETING
BENEFITS, BUT THIS DECK
WILL ANALYZE ROI FROM
SEO PRIMARILY.
9. Calculate the SEO revenue potential
of a strong vertical position using
competitor SE traffic price.
http://www.semrush.com/info/retailmenot.com?db=us
10. If necessary, make financial adjustments based on
business model differences that may make you unlikely
to rank for something, or make less revenue.
If your coupon site was male focused, you
wouldn’t target Bath and Body Works.
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12. Assess link velocity to determine a future expected
authority value for your competitors.
https://majesticseo.com/reports/compare-domain-backlink-history
13. Using that data, calculate the
reasonable number of links/authority
you will need in the future.
Approximate LRDs Needed For High-Ranking Positions
Approximate DA Needed for High Ranking Positions
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2240
71
14. Start building content and/or look back at content
you’ve built, and identify the average cost per
link (CPL) for your business.
Avg. Content Development Cost:
Avg. # Links Generated:
Avg. Cost Per Link (CPL):
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$2500
$312.50
15. Also determine what link acquisition velocity
is possible for your business, and how that
might modify average CPL.
Expected Links/Mo.
Monthly Overhead
CPL Adjustment
New Realized CPL
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64
+$8850
$401
16. Use your CPL to identify the approximate cost
it will take to rank well in your industry from an
authority perspective.
$401 CPL X 2240
(Linking Root Domains)
$898,240 Expected Link Cost
(ELC)
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17. Calculate the sunk costs of developing great
landing pages/product/etc that will be the best
result on your SERPs. This will overlap with link
acquisition costs, sometimes significantly.
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$3,000,000
Landing Page/Product Development Cost
18. Do the math to determine a reasonable expected
loss before profitability from search.
$3,000,000 Landing Page Development Cost
$898,240 Link Development Cost
$3,898,240 Total Loss Before Significant SEO Rev.
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19. Once ranking well, there will also be
significant SEO maintenance costs to
consider that will eat into monthly profits.
$875,320 Potential Monthly Revenue from SEO
$56,000 SEO Maintenance Costs
$819,320 Potential Monthly Revenue from SEO
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20. You should also monitor the authority growth of your homepage and
subpages, as well as other competitor pages. This is more difficult to
do hard math on because of PA/DA utilizing a logarithmic scale.
Month One
Our DA: 43
Homepage PA: 56
Subpage1 PA: 24
Competitor DA: 65
Competitor HP PA: 81
Competitor Subpage: 62
Month Two
Our DA: 46
Homepage PA: 59
Subpage1 PA: 25
Competitor DA: 66
Competitor HP PA: 82
Competitor Subpage: 63
http://moz.com/help/pro/campaign-setup
21. Use these calculations to create a ranking
timeline for your business.
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TIME
AUTHORITY
AUTHORITY GOAL
22. Also use these calculations to develop a SEO
costs/revenue timeline for your business.
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TIME
$$$
23. Make calculations easier with our free ROI
measurement tool and 36 page guide.
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Get it Here:
SIEGEMEDIA.COM/ROI
38. How to Get More Press Quotes:
1. Get on East Coast Schedule
2. Catch News as it Breaks From Europe/East Coast
3. Send Reporter News As Value-Add
+ Add Quote for Context
4. Get Coverage
39. Be diligent with internal linking to important
pages before publishing, parts of (good)
articles will frequently get copied.
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Thanks for the link!
40. Follow Up On Coverage With Link Changes
If you’re getting links to pages
without much business value,
putting in a change request can be
a smart move.
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41. Best Practices for Link Change Requests
1. Promote the Coverage & @ Mention the Writer
2. Request a Change of Equal or Greater Value
3. Don’t Risk Burning a Bridge
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4. Reduce Friction
42. Balance content development focus
between landing pages and your blog.
Too many businesses focus on
their blog and ignore areas that
convert (and need links too).
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43. GREAT LANDING PAGES,
GREAT PRODUCTS, AND
GREAT BRANDS ALLOW YOU TO
RANK BETTER WITHOUT LINKS.
If you have enough links to get to #5,
you have enough links to get to #1.
44. Your content should have multiple KPIs. If
your main KPI is links and links only, your
business probably isn’t sustainable.
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