Search Engine Optimization Presentation
Assignment Content
Competency
Appraise effective search engine optimization and content using analytics.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You own a plumbing company, and you want to focus your marketing efforts on search engine optimization so that when people search for a plumber online, they find you. Currently, you are doing no online marketing other than your website.
You’ve heard that SEO marketing is important and that you can use analytics to determine the effectiveness of that marketing. Your goal is to attract more relevant traffic that in turn drives more business to you.
Instructions
Give your plumbing company a name. Then create an APA-formatted PowerPoint presentation of 10 to15 slides (not counting the cover slide or reference slide) with Speaker Notes that explains the steps you will take to utilize search engine optimization for your company. Be sure to include the following:
Describe your SEO goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound). Create at least 3 goals.
Discuss how you will ensure your website is crawlable and indexable.
Explain of how you will conduct a keyword research.
Describe where you imagine your company is now and where you want to be 1 year from now for:
Conversion rate
Time on page
Top landing page
Top exit page
Keywords ranking
Which search engines are bringing you the most traffic
Pages per visit
Bounce rate
Explain which analytical tools you will use to help measure and analyze data on your website (i.e., Google Analytics, Bing Webmaster, Google Data Studio, etc.) and why.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Speaker Notes Good morning/afternoon everyone! Today, I’ll be presenting an overview of how we, at [Your Plumbing Company Name], plan to utilize Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to attract more customers and grow our business.
Slide 2: Introduction
Speaker Notes [Your Plumbing Company Name] is a trusted plumbing company serving [Your Service Area] for over [Number] years. We specialize in [List a few key services]. In today’s digital age, potential customers are increasingly searching for plumbers online. Effective SEO ensures our website ranks high in search engine results pages (SERPs) for relevant searches, driving more qualified traffic and ultimately, more business for us.
Slide 3: SEO Goals
Speaker Notes Our clearly defined SEO goals will guide our strategies and allow us to measure progress. We aim to significantly increase organic website traffic, improve our ranking for targeted keywords, and ultimately convert more website visitors into paying customers.
Slide 4: Crawlability and Indexability
Speaker Notes For search engines to consider our website in search results, it needs to be crawlable and indexable. This means search engine bots can easily access, understand, and index our website content. We’ll ensure a well-structured website with a clear hierarchy, a properly configured robots.txt file, and a submitted sitemap to optimize crawlability and indexability.
Slide 5: Keyword Research
Speaker Notes Keyword research is the foundation of any successful SEO strategy. We’ll use relevant keyword research tools to identify high-volume, low-competition keywords that potential customers use to search for plumbing services in our area. We’ll also focus on long-tail keywords that are more specific and can lead to targeted traffic.
Slide 6: Website Content Strategy
Speaker Notes Our website will be a valuable resource for potential customers. We’ll create high-quality, informative content that addresses common plumbing issues, showcases our services, and incorporates relevant keywords throughout the content. This will not only improve our search engine ranking but also establish us as a trusted authority in the plumbing industry.
Slide 7: On-Page Optimization
Speaker Notes On-page optimization involves optimizing the individual elements of our website to improve its relevance for specific keywords. We’ll focus on crafting compelling page titles and meta descriptions that incorporate keywords, using relevant header tags to structure content, and creating a strong internal linking structure to guide users through our website.
Slide 8: Off-Page Optimization
Speaker Notes Off-page optimization focuses on external factors that influence search engine ranking. We’ll prioritize local SEO by ensuring our business information is consistent across local directories and citation websites. We’ll also develop a strategy to acquire backlinks from reputable websites in the plumbing industry and related fields.