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Social Media Marketing for Link Building and SEO
Who Am I? Co-author of  The Art of SEO President of Stone Temple Consulting 20+ person SEO and PPC firm Trainer for Instant E-Training Founder of Web Site Publishing Companies Publish web sites, grow them, then sell them 2 significant exits so far On Twitter: @stonetemple
Top Brands Mediabistro.com
Leveraging a Large Fan Base
Small Brands Can Build a Presence
Example Update
Engage the Audience! 109 comments! Identifies people ready to think about career change 46,000+ Fans
Add Value Related to Your Offering
Create Engaging Experiences
Share Great Stuff
Not Just Your Own Stuff
Participate in the Community
Leverage Influencers They have larger audiences Their recommendations are more trusted Bigger is not by definition better Measure how their connections respond Number of comments/shares they get for Facebook updates Klout score (to measure Twitter and Google+ influence)
Follower/Following
Facebook Authority & Links
Twitter Authority Number / authority of relevant followers Authority and relevance of people who click on links you share Authority and relevance of people who retweet you Ratio of followers to followed (Marisa Mayer example) Your “type” according to Klout (celebrity thought leader, explorer, etc) And possibly the age of your account Source: johnfdoherty.com
 
“ We can see fan pages, but we can't see  Facebook shares” June 7, 2011
Large Facebook Brands on Twitter Source:socialbakers.com
Twitter is Often More Personal
What Do the Search Engines See? Signal Bing Google Facebook Like/Recommend Yes Crawl Based Facebook Shared Link Yes No Facebook Mention Yes Crawl Based Facebook Comments Yes Yes Twitter Tweeted Link Crawl Based Crawl Based Twitter Retweet Link Crawl Based Crawl Based Twitter Mentions Crawl Based Crawl Based +1 Crawl Based Yes Google+ Shared Link Crawl Based Yes Google+ Mention Crawl Based Yes
Google can see Facebook Comments
Likes & Shares Show Up on Profile
May Show Up in Friend’s Feeds
What Determines What Feeds? EdgeRank Formula: u * w * d U = match of viewing user to the poster W = weight for this edge type (create, comment, like, share) Photos get more weight Likes require little effort, so less weight D = time decay factor
It’s Not About You! It’s about engagement Create conversations EdgeRank depends on it Your own authority depends on it Don’t be commercial Think about 9 non-commercial updates for each commercial one
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Interview with Tiffany Oberoi
An Influencer Said Something Nice About it
Results!
Search on Reconsideration Requests #4!
Keys Created truly unique article Revealed new information of interest Influencer tweeted it @stonetemple
A Few Case Studies … 292 508 939 Total Links
An “Event” (Peter Norvig Interview)
Thank You! Eric Enge [email_address] @stonetemple (508) 485-7751 www.stonetemple.com   For a One Sheet SEO Checklist, email me, or drop off a business card

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