James Svoboda of WebRanking gave this presentation on Keyword Research and Content Strategy to the Minnesota Blogger Conference on November 14th 2015. It has a very delicious take on content ideation.

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From Keywords to Content
A Data Driven Approach to Blog Ideation
and Strategy
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MN Blogger Conference
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James Svoboda
CEO WebRanking, Co-Founder MnSearch
t: @realicity
e: james.s@webranking.com
b: www.webranking.com/blog
November 2015

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SWEET & DELICIOUS BLOGGING

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THE START
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IDEAL BLOGGING
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REAL BLOGGING
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EVOLVE YOUR WRITING & RESEARCH PROCESS
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RESEARCH LISTS: Websites, Topics, Keywords…
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SEARCH for INSPIRATION

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TYPES of SITES

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RELATED SEARCHES = TOPICS

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WIKIPEDIA VARIETIES, TYPES & LISTS = TOPICS

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TOPICS & SUBCATEGORIES

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WHAT ARE YOUR TOPIC THEMES?

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KEYWORD RESEARCH TOOLS

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Google Analytics Organic Search

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Google Analytics Site Search

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Google Search Console & Bing Webmaster Tools

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Google AdWords & Bing Ads – Search Terms

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Google AdWords +Keywords Option

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AdWords +Keywords Shows You New Variations

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SEARCH SUGGEST & AUTOCOMPLETE

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KeywordTool.io & UberSuggest.org

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AdWords Keyword Planner: Keyword Option

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AdWords Keyword Planner: URL Option

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CAUTION!
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SEARCHING for KEYWORDS

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DON’T GO TOO BROAD for BLOG POSTS

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NARROW DOWN YOU BLOG IDEAS

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Google Keyword Planner + Filters To Trim Your List

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Track Your Keywords in a Spreadsheet

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KeywordTool.IO

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KeywordTool.IO – QUESTIONS

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ADD to YOUR KEYWORD SPREADSHEET

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ADD MONTHLY VOLUME (from AdWords)

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COMBINE LISTS & REMOVE DUPLICATS

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GROUP into THEMES

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1st - IDENTIFY & REMOVE UNWANTED

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2nd - GENERAL, STAND ALONE & MAIN THEMES

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3rd – SUBSTANTIAL THEMES

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4th – NEED & DEMOGRAPHIC THEMES

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5th - QUESTIONS

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NOW WHAT?

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Check Volume Keywords Against Search Results

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#1 LISTING is a “Made for AdSense” Site

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Check Questions Also

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Some Have Very Few Answers

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QUORA ANSWERS = OPPORTUNITY

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What To Do With These Words?

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Remember Those Themes?
• Stand-Alone Post Ideas
• Post Series Ideas
• New Blog Categories
• New Blog Tags
• Round-up Posts
• FAQ Posts
• How-To Posts
• “For” Posts
• Videos Posts

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Choose Main, and Segment Into “Go-for” List(s)

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Brainstorm Blog Topics

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Use Keyword Variations in Blog Posts
• Post Titles & Headlines
• Meta Titles & Descriptions
• Post Sub-Headings &
Content Sections
• Word Variations to Avoid
Repetition & Expand On-
Page Search Terms
• Blog Image Ideas and
Image Alt Tags
• Post Categories
• Post Tags
• YouTube Video Embeds
• Q&A Content

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Keep Feeding Google Keyword Themed Content

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MN Blogger Conference
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James Svoboda
CEO WebRanking, Co-Founder MnSearch
t: @realicity
e: james.s@webranking.com
b: www.webranking.com/blog
November 2015
THANK YOU!