Planning your Startup Business - SEO Guide - #SEOpodcast 231

Episode32 min2014-05-10

An 11-step SEO plan for startups and new businesses covers keyword research, content planning, technical site health, on-page basics, social authority, mobile and local optimization, PR strategy, team training, analytics, budget allocation, and assigning ownership.

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About this episode

Welcome to the most popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes, hosted by E-Webstyle! Join us this week as we talk aboutBid Adjustments on Actual ConversionsPlanning your Startup Business - SEO GuideConcepts vs Keywords

Questions this episode answers

What are the most important steps in an SEO plan for a new startup?

The 11 steps covered include knowing your keywords and concepts, planning content investments, ensuring technical site quality, handling on-page metadata, building social authority, making content mobile and local friendly, planning PR distribution, training writers, setting up analytics, budgeting for promotion, and assigning one person to manage the whole effort.

Why should you assign one person to manage SEO for a startup?

Assigning one person ensures the budget is allocated properly, the right social author is in place, content follows a consistent voice and format, and all efforts are coordinated. Without a single manager, too many moving parts can cause inconsistency and things getting done incorrectly.

How should startups approach keyword research for SEO?

Instead of focusing on which keywords to rank for, startups should think about the action they want visitors to take. For example, separating phrases around AC repair from those around AC installation helps create targeted content and CTAs for each distinct audience and intent.

How can a brick-and-mortar business connect its offline and online marketing?

Print the same graphic CTAs used on your website as banners in your physical store. Include coupon codes, featured products with web addresses, and survey links on receipts to move customers from offline transactions back online, creating a cycle that encourages return visits.

In their words

stop thinking about the keyword itself and instead start thinking about the action that you want the visitors to take

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Use these tips to tie in your offline promo with your online promo.

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Train editors, publishers, and writers on SEO and linking. This is key if you have a lot of people writing content for your blog or for your company.

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Terms defined in this episode
Search query vs. keyword
A keyword is what an advertiser bids on in paid search, while a search query is the actual phrase a user types. Google began protecting search query data from appearing in analytics tools while still making it available inside AdWords.
SoLoMo
Short for Social, Local, Mobile. A content strategy principle meaning content should be easy to share socially, relevant locally for brick-and-mortar businesses, and easy to read on mobile devices.
Content authority
The named author or face behind published content. Establishing who writes and publishes content builds trust with readers and signals credibility online.
Bid adjustment
Changing how much you bid in paid search based on factors like device type, keyword performance, or audience demographics to maximize conversions.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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