Local SEO Schema

QUICK LOOK
• Search Engines Agreed…
• It’s a Way to “Structure”
data
• Organize Information
• Understand the Content
• Add glitter to search results

– Some Guy at Google
“Google’s main focus is to make
sure it’s users are getting more
value.”

EXAMPLES
Recipe
s
………………
Product Reviews
Event Information
Concert Details
Critic Reviews
Product Details
Official Logo
Official Social Profiles
Google Authorship
Movie Trailers
Video Snippets
Location Specific
A LOT of Contact Number Types
Answer Box?
Galleries
Q&A
Knowledge Graph?

It’s probably this one…
since it’s #1
OR THIS ONE

BUT
DOES IT INCREASE YOUR
RANKINGS?????

– Some Guy at Google (but they deleted this)
“Marking up your data for rich snippets won’t
affect your page’s ranking in search results, and
Google doesn’t guarantee to use your markup.”

THEN WHY DO IT?
• Google values organized information
• It values user engagement
• Which brings us to relevancy

• Pogo Sticking
• CTR (Click Through Rate)
• Time on Site
SOME “POSSIBLE”
FACTORS
(Debunked by Google… LOL)
• Bounce Rate
• Page Views
• Conversions?

INDIRECT EFFECTS
that help your rankings
Plus, less than 25% of the websites out there use it

THAT'S WHY
You need to make use of it
for your On-page SEO

IT’S NOT A HACK
It’s a “best practice”

IT WILL HELP YOU
Rule the world
doesn’t hurt to be on Amazon…

OPTIMIZE FOR LOCAL SEO
• Geo-Sitemaps
• NAP (Name, Address, Phone Number)
• Multiple Branches? Put together in one page
if you want
• One page per branch + NAP + Maps

OPTIMIZE FOR LOCAL SEO
• Usual On-page SEO work (+ Set Up Webmaster
Tools)
• Here’s my fav right now for UX - UserTesting.com
• Want a free version? peek.Usertesting.com
• Off-page factorsGoogle MyBusiness + Citations + Links + Mentio

SCHEMA: THE PROCESS
• Identify which schema types will fit your
needs
• Generate/Create the scripts
• Use them on the site
• Test them
• Tweak!

PICK A TARGET
Let’s say… a Business Website. Like
this one.

http://seophilippines.companyguinea pig
#LOL

Go To
https://developers.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/
Tip: Don’t Like Reading in Tagalog?
Force it to show in English by adding ?hl=en at the end

Don’t mind the built-in Genesis Theme Errors

WHICH SCHEMA DO YOU NEED?
• https://developers.google.com/structured-
data/
• Everything else @ schema.org?
It’s a sure thing.

FOR BUSINESSES
Staples… (NAP)
• Address
• Corporate Contacts
• Social Profile Links
• Official Logo
Eventually…
• Breadcrumbs
• Articles
• Sitelinks Searchbox
• Etc.

LATEST UPDATE:
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) - #WIN

GENERATE THE SCRIPTS
Official Logo
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"url": "http://seophilippines.company",
"logo": "http://seophilippines.company/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/seo-philippines-company.png"
}
</script>
Change This Later

Official Social Profiles
{ "@context" : "http://schema.org",
"@type" : "LocalBusiness",
"name" : "SEO Philippines Company",
"url" : "http://seophilippines.company",
"sameAs" : [
"http://www.facebook.com/seophilippinescompany",
"http://www.twitter.com/seophilippinescompany",
"http://plus.google.com/+
seophilippinescompany"]
}
</script>
Facebook
Twitter
Google+
Instagram
YouTube
LinkedIn
Myspace
Business Name

Contact Numbers
{ "@context" : "http://schema.org",
"@type" : "LocalBusiness",
"url" : "http://seophilippines.company",
"contactPoint" : [
{ "@type" : "ContactPoint",
"telephone" : "+63 (2) 854 8888",
"areaServed" : "PH",
"contactOption" : "TollFree",
"contactType" : "customer service"
} ] }
</script>
Optional

Address
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "SEO Philippines Company",
"url": "http://seophilippines.company",
"alternateName": "Heritage Hotel SEO",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "Roxas Boulevard",
"addressLocality": "Pasay City",
"addressRegion": "Metro Manila",
"addressCountry": "Philippines",
"postalCode": "1300"
}
}
</script>
SORRY!
Don’t try this at home

USE IT
• Put it on your site.
• NAP can be site-wide.
• Page specific schema? Stay on that page!

TEST IT
https://developers.google.com/structured-data/testing-to

TWEAK IT• Combine the code so it’s more efficient
• Tweak type so that it’s more specific!
• YOU don’t want to be another
“LocalBusiness”
• https://www.LeapFroggr.com/localbusiness-
types

RESOURCES
• https://www.google.com/webmasters/markup-helper/u/0/
• https://developers.google.com/structured-data/
• https://developers.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/
• http://schema.org/docs/full.html (Full Hierarchy)
• http://www.productontology.org
• https://www.leapfroggr.com/localbusiness-types
• http://builtvisible.com/micro-data-schema-org-guide-generating-rich-
snippets/ (Just because it’s from SEO Gadget)
“additionalType”

YOU'RE IN
LUCK
I have a gift for you
• Still in Alpha
• Never released before
• Actively Being
Developed I have no better
name for it at the
moment…

HOW TO GET IT?
• https://www.LeapFroggr.com/PeepconPlugin
• Sign up - Follow instructions…
• That’s it!
• Oh, you can share the link if you like it. Who
doesn’t like freebies?

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