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Andrew Shotland
CEO, LOCALSEOGUIDE.COM
SEO IS ALWAYS THE
LOWEST
PRIORITY…UNTIL IT’S
NOT 😜
MNSearch Summit 2016
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
06.24.16
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
MY STORY
THE ORIGIN OF LOCAL SEO GUIDE…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO ARE LIKE DOCTORS
WHAT DO SEO CONSULTANTS DO
ANYWAY?
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
ESPECIALLY HOT SHOT CONSULTANTS
WHAT DO IN-HOUSE SEOS DO ANYWAY?
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
WE’RE SO DAMN SMART
GENERALLY EGOMANIACAL, GOD
COMPLEX TYPES…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
SEO DEATH ● THE FIRST IN A SERIES
ALL CLIENTS ARE LIARS…
Client: Help!
Me: What Did You Change?
Client: Nothing. Help? #@!Google!
Me: You Sure?
Client: Yes! #@!$%Google!
Me: Really? Nothing?
Client: Yes! #@!$%#@!$%Google! We Didn’t Do Anything Except Redesign
the Home Page.
Me (Thinking): #@!$%#@!$%#@!$%#@!$%Clients!
http://www.localsearchforum.com/featured-local-search-articles/40724-all-clients-liars.html
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● BLOCKED ROBOTS.TXT FILE
I HAVE PUT MY KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE
ON THIS EASY-TO-AVOID ERROR
DISALLOW: /
http://www.localseoguide.com/robotstxt-file-disallowing-entire-site-seo-death/
Try www.SEORadar.com*
*Full disclosure: I invested in them cause it saved my ass
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● DEV SERVER | IP ADDRESSES INDEXED
SITE:STAGING.SHITE.COM
http://www.localseoguide.com/dev-server-seo-death/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● FACETED SEARCH
/trump+hat+red+XL+Sm+MED+BlUe_%20%20+hillary+email?q=
wtf
http://www.localseoguide.com/faceted-search-seo-death/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
SEO DEATH ● GEOTARGETING LOCATION BY IP ADDRESS
WHY IS MY SITE ALWAYS LOCATED IN
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA?
http://www.localseoguide.com/geotargeting-location-by-ip-address-seo-death/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● VIRTUAL CANONICAL LOOPS
A GOOD WAY TO GET GOOGLEBOT TO
PUKE IN YOUR LAP
www.site.com www.site.com/
<link rel=“canonical” href=“http://www.site.com/” />
301
🖕
http://www.localseoguide.com/virtual-canonical-loops-seo-death/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY
BUT GOOGLE SAID HTTPS IS CRITICAL…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY
BUT GOOGLE SAID HTTPS IS CRITICAL…
http profile https profile
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY
DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS…
https profile
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● INSANITY
DETAILED RELEASE NOTES MIGHT BE A
GOOD IDEA…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● PANIC AT THE SEO DISCO
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE WHOLE
PICTURE…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS
BUT THE GOOGLE GUY SAID RESPONSIVE
WAS THE WAY TO GO…
INDEXED M. URLS % WE CAN MAP TO
WWW
2,335,546 <10%
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS
HERE’S WHAT HE DIDN’T SAY…
INDEXED M.
URLS
% WE MAP TO
WWW
BEST GUESS
OUTCOME
2,335,546 100% Should be OK
2,335,546 <10% SimplyHired.com
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
SEO DEATH ● BLACKLISTING GOOGLEBOT
UhOh…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● BIG IT CONSULTANTS
WE JUST CHARGED YOU $10MM TO REDO
YOUR SITE. HOW ABOUT SOME SEO?
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● TAXONOMY CHANGES
ALL THOSE PAGES THAT RANKED REALLY
WELL DON’T FIT OUR BRAND ANYMORE…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● TAXONOMY
NOTHING COMES BETWEEN ME & MY
KATES
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● SITE REDESIGNS
THE DIAMOND-CUTTING OF SEO
http://www.localseoguide.com/how-to-redesign-website-and-not-screw-up-your-seo/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● DOMAIN REBRANDS
THE OTHER DIAMOND-CUTTING OF SEO
http://searchengineland.com/odesk-upwork-migrate-domain-not-kill-seo-223494
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● ACQUISITIONS
GREED IS NOT GOOD IF SEO IS BAD
http://searchengineland.com/the-seo-risks-rewards-of-buying-multi-location-companies-248970
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
SEO DEATH ● SEO COWBOYS
I HEARD ON TWITTER THIS WAS BIG…
<Old Title>”Keyword + Modifier”</>
<New Title>”Keyword + Hot New Modifier + Modifier”</>
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
UNICORNS & RAINBOWS
IF YOU CAN’T DO SEO, DO LOCAL SEO
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
UNICORNS & RAINBOWS
IF YOU CAN’T DO SEO, DO LOCAL SEO
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
UNICORNS & RAINBOWS
THE PAGE TWO BUMP
http://thenextcorner.net/technical-seo/ http://www.localseoguide.com/the-page-2-bump/
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
UNICORNS & RAINBOWS
THE DIRTY SITEMAP
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
UNICORNS & RAINBOWS
BRINGING PARTNER SITES BACK FROM
THE DEAD…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
IN CLOSING
BRINGING PARTNER SITES BACK FROM
THE DEAD…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
DEEP THOUGHTS
2 KEYS TO LAUNCH THE NUKES…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
DEEP THOUGHTS
EDUCATION IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP
THE MADNESS…
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
DEEP THOUGHTS
SHOW THEM THE MONEY…
http://www.slideshare.net/SearchMarketingExpo/enterprise-seo-the-world-is-in-your-hands-by-garth-obrien
SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016
Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar
IN CLOSING
ALWAYS REMEMBER…
THANK YOU!
@localseoguide
andrew-at-localseoguide.com
www.localseoguide.com
Just make it
good for
users!$@%^
#

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Seo Is Always the Lowest Priority...Until It's Not MNSearch Summit2016

  • 1. Andrew Shotland CEO, LOCALSEOGUIDE.COM SEO IS ALWAYS THE LOWEST PRIORITY…UNTIL IT’S NOT 😜 MNSearch Summit 2016 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 06.24.16
  • 2. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar MY STORY THE ORIGIN OF LOCAL SEO GUIDE…
  • 3. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO ARE LIKE DOCTORS WHAT DO SEO CONSULTANTS DO ANYWAY?
  • 4. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar ESPECIALLY HOT SHOT CONSULTANTS WHAT DO IN-HOUSE SEOS DO ANYWAY?
  • 5. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar WE’RE SO DAMN SMART GENERALLY EGOMANIACAL, GOD COMPLEX TYPES…
  • 6. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 SEO DEATH ● THE FIRST IN A SERIES ALL CLIENTS ARE LIARS… Client: Help! Me: What Did You Change? Client: Nothing. Help? #@!Google! Me: You Sure? Client: Yes! #@!$%Google! Me: Really? Nothing? Client: Yes! #@!$%#@!$%Google! We Didn’t Do Anything Except Redesign the Home Page. Me (Thinking): #@!$%#@!$%#@!$%#@!$%Clients! http://www.localsearchforum.com/featured-local-search-articles/40724-all-clients-liars.html
  • 7. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● BLOCKED ROBOTS.TXT FILE I HAVE PUT MY KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE ON THIS EASY-TO-AVOID ERROR DISALLOW: / http://www.localseoguide.com/robotstxt-file-disallowing-entire-site-seo-death/ Try www.SEORadar.com* *Full disclosure: I invested in them cause it saved my ass
  • 8. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● DEV SERVER | IP ADDRESSES INDEXED SITE:STAGING.SHITE.COM http://www.localseoguide.com/dev-server-seo-death/
  • 9. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● FACETED SEARCH /trump+hat+red+XL+Sm+MED+BlUe_%20%20+hillary+email?q= wtf http://www.localseoguide.com/faceted-search-seo-death/
  • 10. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 SEO DEATH ● GEOTARGETING LOCATION BY IP ADDRESS WHY IS MY SITE ALWAYS LOCATED IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA? http://www.localseoguide.com/geotargeting-location-by-ip-address-seo-death/
  • 11. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● VIRTUAL CANONICAL LOOPS A GOOD WAY TO GET GOOGLEBOT TO PUKE IN YOUR LAP www.site.com www.site.com/ <link rel=“canonical” href=“http://www.site.com/” /> 301 🖕 http://www.localseoguide.com/virtual-canonical-loops-seo-death/
  • 12. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY BUT GOOGLE SAID HTTPS IS CRITICAL…
  • 13. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY BUT GOOGLE SAID HTTPS IS CRITICAL… http profile https profile
  • 14. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● INSECURITY DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS… https profile
  • 15. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● INSANITY DETAILED RELEASE NOTES MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA…
  • 16. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● PANIC AT THE SEO DISCO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE WHOLE PICTURE…
  • 17. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS BUT THE GOOGLE GUY SAID RESPONSIVE WAS THE WAY TO GO… INDEXED M. URLS % WE CAN MAP TO WWW 2,335,546 <10%
  • 18. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS HERE’S WHAT HE DIDN’T SAY… INDEXED M. URLS % WE MAP TO WWW BEST GUESS OUTCOME 2,335,546 100% Should be OK 2,335,546 <10% SimplyHired.com
  • 19. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● TRADE OFFS A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS…
  • 20. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 SEO DEATH ● BLACKLISTING GOOGLEBOT UhOh…
  • 21. SEO Is Always The Lowest Priority...Until It's Not | MNSearch Summit 2016 Blocked Robots.txt – SEO Radar SEO DEATH ● BIG IT CONSULTANTS WE JUST CHARGED YOU $10MM TO REDO YOUR SITE. HOW ABOUT SOME SEO?
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