google’s changes – what matters and what doesn’t

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Come for a high level education of the changes Google has made in the last 12 months. With each one we’ll discuss how to prepare for them and which ones are game changers and which ones are noise. Experience level: Intermediate Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers, Networks Niche/vertical: SEO Wil Reynolds, Founder, SEER Interactive (Twitter @wilreynolds)

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Google’s Makin’ ChangesWil Reynolds - @wilreynolds

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Who saw my keynote last year?

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Remember the title?

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No more f****** shortcuts!!

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Any of your heroes ever

build a business “sculping pagerank”

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Fall in love with easy

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Fall in love with hard

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Video + Preso + Links

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Well some of ya’ll didn’t

listen

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Penguin Slap!

CuttsYou

You

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Penguin diagnosis

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Get your linksWebmaster Tools

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If most of the sites you get

links from drop?@wilreynolds

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Scale – Scale - Scale@wilreynolds

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Grim Reaper

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Who started changing that day?

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We should have started changing earlier

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1986

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How would you sell…Software

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Have you exploited a temporary opportunity?

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using…

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Cloaking

DIGG Network

Fake stumbles

10,000 pinterest accounts

LinkbaitReciprocal links

3 way link exchange IMG Alt

stuffingWhite textOn White

background

Buy text links in footers

Buy text links in copy

Private link network

Buy old domains and

301 them

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Anything add value? Any conversions?Is that what we are?????

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#RCS is tough

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#1 goal

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Making someone’ life easier

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Intent to HELP?

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You tell me…

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Wouldn’t it just be easier to get the answer?

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Oh ZapposOh Hipmunk

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100+ videos…quality!!

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REAL Fans, who take REAL photos

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Content Business?

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treehugger

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livestrong

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If your version of building content is…

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Swing Sets

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Big brand + Authority + Thin

Content = Rankings

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Your competitors aren’t stupid

forever@wilreynolds

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Smaller Players

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Is your passion to make money?

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Mine is to help.

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Who’s going to “win”

long term?@wilreynolds

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Passionate about buying old domains

for “link juice”?

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Buy expired domains & sell

them back?@wilreynolds

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Build Community

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Rankings Bumpw/ Community

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Google Search + Your

World@wilreynolds

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Abuse of Authorship

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Articles / Blog posts

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CTR Boost?

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0% - 25% Boost but why…

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Are you recognizable?

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Speaking, helping people, producing video

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Event Listings

Tickets

Band history

Members

Songs / Albums

News

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Ticket Brokers | Concert Providers

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Zoo | Local “to-do” sites

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Yelp, Yelp, Yelp

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Travel Affiliates

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Google’s favoring brands….

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no followersno engagementno cust. service

no content

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WINNER!@wilreynolds

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Game OVER!

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How about you…

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Engage@wilreynolds

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Rabid Fans@wilreynolds

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Stand for something@wilreynolds

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Share their expertise@wilreynolds

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Building followersis the new link building

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Do influencers share 20 dollar articles?

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Use it onLink Reports

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Use it onBlog commenters

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http://bit.ly/export-commenters

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W/O real commenters...USELESS

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Get new content ideas that convert

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Conversions fromArticles

DirectoriesLink networks

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bit.ly/conversions-and-links

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How to start building community?

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Build the QUALITY assets they won’t

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Then start telling the world

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App for that

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INBOXq.com

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Hootsuite?

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Integration FTW!

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Go right to Twitter…

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http://bit.ly/content-ideas1

@seogadget tool = more ways to help

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Pick on someone

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who has stronger engagement

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I’m gunning for RandFish@wilreynolds

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I’m making (NO) headway@wilreynolds

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What’s been the downside?

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Think about that!

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Pick 1 person and try to OUT “HELP”

them

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Notout linkout blog

out funnythem

OUT HELP!@wilreynolds

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Lets get started@wilreynolds

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