The document outlines survival tips for SEO in light of changes to search engine algorithms and the rise of social search. It discusses recognizing the impact of personalized search, understanding how social signals impact rankings, and publishing the right content. Keyword research, surveys, and personas are recommended to understand personalized search. Metrics like shares, likes, comments and social mentions are important social signals. The right content should target customer interests and be distributed across social networks using keywords that encourage sharing.
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Survival Tip #1: Recognize theSurvival Tip #1: Recognize the
impact of personalized search.impact of personalized search.
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bit.ly/1gCmbp3
“The aggregate results of every search ever entered, every
result ever tendered, and every path taken as a result.”
“a massive database of desires,
needs, wants, and likes that can be
discovered, subpoenaed, archived,
tracked, and exploited to all sorts of
ends.”
“a massive database of desires,
needs, wants, and likes that can be
discovered, subpoenaed, archived,
tracked, and exploited to all sorts of
ends.”
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Keyword research is the secret
to dealing with personalization
Personas: you might need a
market research company
Surveys can take out the
mystery too
What to use:
Seotools.com/ksp-tool, Survey
Monkey
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The new era of search is and will be driven
by social
Consumers are seeking signs of credibility
and trustworthiness
Social expands your reach and visibility
Comments, shares, likes and votes are
important
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What happens as aWhat happens as a resultresult ofof
social shares is what matters.social shares is what matters.
Article: Social Signals
and SEO bit.ly/1is4uXx
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Questions to ask yourself:
Are pages socially popular (links, likes and +1's)? What
to use: Feedthebot.com
Does the site get mentioned (nofollow/buzz) often?
What to use: MajesticSEO
Does the site use a social plugin that can be tracked in
Google Analytics? What to use: ShareThis & AddThis
plugins
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Which social network is appropriate for your
business?
Twitter: Build awareness through fast feedback
Facebook: Local and national brands
LinkedIn: Consultants, personal brands and B2B reach
Google+: Conversationalists plus max SEO benefits
Instagram: Public diarists
Pinterest: Visual candy collectors
What to read: Social Media for Business: Which Social
Networks Should Your Brand Invest In? bit.ly/1luRjXD
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Create content that your customers care
about
Push content to social networks—don’t
work in a vacuum
Frequency: What are your competitors
doing? What do your customers expect?
Content fuels social search
What to use: Addictomatic.com
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Use the right words to encourage shares
Twitter: “free,” “use,” “check out,” “retweet,” &
“blog”
Facebook: “when,” “post,” “where,” “tell us,” &
“deals”
LinkedIn: “created,” “researched,” “won,”
“developed” and “under budget”
Google+: “share,” “create,” “promote,” “increase,” &
“discover”
What to read: The Surprising Words That Get Content
Shared on Social Media bit.ly/1rmi1Dv
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Wait a few weeks and then measure
What to use: Google Analytics, MajesticSEO,
Feedthebot.com/tools/social/
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1. Recognize the impact of personalized search.
2. Know how social signals impact rankings.
3. Publish the right content.
4. “Stop and look around once in a while”…
otherwise you might miss what’s changing!