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#SMX #12A
BEYOND THE NICHE,
BEYOND THE FACTORS –
A MACHINE LEARNING
LOVE STORY
@MordyOberstein
Google Loves Me... Google Loves Me Not... Google Loves Me...
[diuno] © 123RF.com
MORDY
OBERSTEIN
@MordyOberstein#SMX #12A
• Custom SEO & digital
marketing suite
@MordyOberstein
• Built by genius software
engineers in 2009
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#SMX #12A
#SMX #12A
WE NEED TO TALK
@MordyOberstein
#SMX #12A
I’M GOING TO TELL YOU
A STORY…
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[Angela Waye] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
ABOUT A QUIET BOY
@MordyOberstein
[alphaspirit] © 123RF.com
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WHO MEETS
A BIG CITY GIRL
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[inarik] © 123RF.com
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FROM BOY TO MAN…
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Yonatan Sindel for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. CC
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#SMX #12A
DID HE SAY VOLATILE AND
RANK IN THE SAME SENTENCE?
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#SMX #12A
5 NICHES – 5 RESULTS
@MordyOberstein
#SMX #12A
2016
@MordyOberstein
27%
MATCH
#SMX #12A
2018
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MATCH
10%
#SMX #12A
CH-CH-CH-CHANGES
@MordyOberstein
MATCH
-63%
#SMX #12A
OH DEAR BOY,
HOW WILD
ARE YE NOW?
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[Sergiy Tryapitsyn] © 123RF.com
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2016
@MordyOberstein
2.46
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2018
@MordyOberstein
4.13
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HEART ATTACK CITY
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MATCH68%
#SMX #12A
WE SHOULD SEE
OTHER PEOPLE?!
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[georgerudy] ©123RF.com
#SMX #12A
2016
@MordyOberstein
1,363
#SMX #12A
2018
@MordyOberstein
2,243
#SMX #12A
HEARTBREAK HOTEL
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MATCH65%
#SMX #12A
WHO IS THIS MYSTERY
WOMAN?
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[moori] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
RISE OF THE
MACHINES!
@MordyOberstein
Insomnia Cured Here. FLICKR. CC
#SMX #12A
WHAT DOES MACHINE
LEARNING MEAN FOR US?
@MordyOberstein
#SMX #12A
NOW IT’S PERSONAL
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“[RankBrain is] involved in
every query.”
Jeff Dean, 2016
Google
#SMX #12A
A LOOK AT THE
OFFSPRING OF THIS
LOVE RELATIONSHIP
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[Jakarin Niamklang] © 123RF.com
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progressive.com
progressive.com
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statefarm.com
statefarm.com
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allstate.com
allstate.com
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OK, BUT WHAT DO THESE
PATTERNS MEAN?
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#SMX #12A
… AND IN THEIR
NATURAL HABITAT
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#SMX #12A
QUERY STEP-
CHILDREN
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commons.wikimedia.org
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consumersreports.org
consumersreports.org
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nerdwallet.com
nerdwallet.com
#SMX #12A
NOT JUST A FLING
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26%
#SMX #12A
SO?
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#SMX #12A
THE 800 POUND
GORILLA IN THE
ROOM
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#SMX #12A
A NEW RANKING
PARADIGM
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[Kanok Sulaiman] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
BUT WHAT OF NICHE RANKING
FACTOR DATA?
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#SMX #12A
ENDLESS LOVE
@MordyOberstein
[Ionut Petrea] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A @MordyOberstein
INFORMATIVE
SITES
40%
#SMX #12A
BEST PRODUCT
LISTINGS
@MordyOberstein
INFORMATIVE
SITES
69%40%
#SMX #12A
BEST PRODUCT
LISTINGS
@MordyOberstein
INFORMATIVE
SITES
BUYING
GUIDES
69%40% 31%
#SMX #12A @MordyOberstein
QUERY
INTEN
T A
INTEN
T B
SUB
INTEN
T A
SUB
INTEN
T B
#SMX #12A
FULL RESPECT
BUT NO DISRESPECT
@MordyOberstein
commons.wikimedia.org
#SMX #12A
MY ONE AND
ONLY YOU….
UNIQUE FACTORS
FOR UNIQUE INTENTS
@MordyOberstein
bunky's pickle , CC
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[abhijith ar] © 123RF.com
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[Jennifer Barrow] © 123RF.com
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[decade3d] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
WHAT TIPS YOUR
SCALE?
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[damedeeso] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
I THINK WE NEED
COUNSELING –
THE ROAD AHEAD
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[Valery Rybakou] © 123RF.com
#SMX #12A
WHERE IS THE
OPPORTUNITY?
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#SMX #12A
THE INTERPRETIVE
DANCE
@MordyOberstein
#SMXINSIGHTS
• The future of SEO is in intent analysis: The future is
now (so cliché). Know how Google sees the intent latent in
your content & the keywords you target.
• Embrace the X Factor: Niche ranking factor data is a
great place to springboard into experimentation… but intent
reigns supreme in the age of machine learning…. GO QUERY
SPECIFIC.
• Use your noodle: If a niche ranking factor study says a
specific factor is where it’s at but seems irrelevant to your
site’s purpose/intent… it probably is.
#SMX #12A @MordyOberstein
#SMX #12A
THANK YOU!
SEE YOU AT THE NEXT #SMX
@MordyOberstein

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