SLIDE 1 Good Morning! MCS2273/MJR2204 Introduction to Web Design
January 2017 Ulrich Werner
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SEO, Search Engine Optimization
A short Introduction
SLIDE 3 SEO Search Engine Optimization
- SEO is the practice (and an industry) to improve a
Web site’s visibility and search
SLIDE 4 SEOSearchEngineMarketing
Part of a larger digital marketing strategy
– Is more focused on obtaining free or organic traffic – Other parts are
- Search Engine Marketing (bidding for paid ads)
- Social Media Marketing (free/paid ads & engagement)
- Content Marketing (writing content for blogs,
newsletter, etc.)
- Public Relations (build relationships, promote content)
– Specializations
- Local SEO, Technical SEO, copy writing, etc.
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SEO Search Engine Optimization
SLIDE 6 SEO Search Engine Optimization
- Hit by penalties more frequently
- Known for a more ‘Churn &
burn’ approach to SEO
SLIDE 7 SEO Search Engine Optimization
banned
- Good idea to know
- ther tactics
- Test some practices on
your own Web sites
SLIDE 8 Major Search Engines
PR China Russia South Korea
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
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Here: Focus on Google
SLIDE 19 How Search Engines work
https://www.google.com/webmasters
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TheAdvancement ofSearch
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Current SEO best Practices
Search Algorithms and their Effects
SLIDE 22 Current SEO best Practices
- Relevancy and trustworthiness of search results
– How major search engine provider have implemented best practices for Web site builders to ensure best search results
- The main tools used by search engines can be
described simply as an algorithm
– We’ll take a look how changes in algorithms made the search results better over time – … and how some tried to get around them
- Google updates its algrorithms over 500 times
per year
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Current SEO best Practices
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Early Algorithm Updates
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Next Generation Algorithm Updates
SLIDE 26 Panda –the Game Changer
How Google explains thin content (YouTube video)
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What are the top 3‐5 SEO areas where webmasters make the most mistakes? (Matt Cutts, Google)
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Many thanks for your attention.