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THE NEXT
FRONTIER OF
SEO AND
ANALYTICS
JENNY HALASZ
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AGENDA
• Considering SERPs
• Predicting changes
• Voice search opportunities
• Developing a plan with data
• Using the KICC Method
• Understanding Intent
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April 2018
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October 2018
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Source: Majestic
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March 2019
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Using SERPs to Spend Your
Budget
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QUERY “WANTS”
✔ Beneficial Purpose
✔ Needs Met
✔ Disambiguation
http://www.thesempost.com/google-search-quality-rater-guidelines-updated/
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Source: Conductor
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Source: Conductor
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Source: Stat Analytics
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Source: SEMRush
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Source: SEMRush
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“IT’S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK
AT THAT MATTERS, IT’S
WHAT YOU SEE.”
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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WHAT A QUERY “WANTS”
Location Direct
Answer
Explanation Variety Transaction
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We get tons of traffic
on the keyword
“cardiologist”. Why,
with a #1 ranking, do
we get so little traffic
for “cardiology”?
Answer: Because
you’re not really #1.
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We’ve written several
blog posts on why
our doctors are the
top cardiologists.
Why can’t we rank for
this keyword?
Answer: Because
your blog posts
don’t matter.
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I heard AMP is
awesome. Should we
create AMP articles
for our top selling
game titles?
Answer: No. You
should create video
and buy ads.
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“WE INNOVATE BY STARTING WITH
THE CUSTOMER AND WORKING
BACKWARDS. THE FOCUS IS NOT
THE PRODUCT, BUT THE
CUSTOMER.”
JEFF BEZOS, CEO OF AMAZON
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A PRODUCT FOCUSED RESPONSE
“Hey Google, buy laundry detergent”
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A CUSTOMER FOCUSED RESPONSE
“Alexa, buy laundry detergent”
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE!
bit.ly/kicc-template
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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KEYWORD MAPPING: 4 STEPS
Gather Data
Process
Data
Classify
Pages
Assign
Keywords
To Pages
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TYPES OF QUERIES
• Broad phrases where general
response is soughtInformational
• Specific websites or brands,
concepts associated with a
location
Navigational
• Intent to take action, often long
phrases with verb use common.Transactional
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ASSIGN KEYWORDS TO PAGES
Focus on
Top Pages
from GA
Use
Existing
Rankings
Match
Intent with
Content
Find
Keywords
with No
Match
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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INTENTION ANALYSIS
Top
Pages
(Eliminate
Organic)
Keywords
by page
from GSC
• What keywords are driving traffic if any?
• Do these match the intent of the page?
• If someone searched this keyword, is your
page a good result?
• What keywords did you map to this page?
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INTENTION ANALYSIS: “VAPE PEN” EXAMPLE
Top
Pages
(Eliminate
Organic)
Keywords
by page
from GSC
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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CTR OPTIMIZATION: TOP TRAFFIC PAGES
Eliminate
anything
under x
sessions
Sort by CTR
ascending
Click through
pages to see
what
keywords
rank
Do sample
searches to
see what the
snippet looks
like
Be surprised
and dismayed
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CTR FAIL EXAMPLE:
“HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO VAPE?”
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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CONTENT GAP ANALYSIS
New Content
to Create
Keywords not
mapped to a page
Pages that didn’t
match intent or w/
low CTR
New ideas
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FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: THE KICC METHOD©
• Keyword Mapping
• Intention Analysis
• CTR (Click-Through Rate) Optimization
• Content Gap Analysis
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RESULTS OF THE KICC METHOD©
✔ Better Keyword/Content Match
✔ Better ROI
✔ Better CTR from Google
✔ List of Content to Create
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THE NEXT FRONTIER OF SEARCH
I nvestigate SERPs
N eeds based content
T rack content types
E mpathy above all
N ever miss a click
T urn up opportunities
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THANK YOU!
Jenny Halasz
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jenny@jlh-marketing.com
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