Presentation for Mivacon in San Diego, CA.

1. ECOMMERCE CONTENT
MARKETING FOR SEO
ROSS HUDGENS, FOUNDER, SIEGE MEDIA
@ROSSHUDGENS HTTP://SIEGEMEDIA.COM

2. Get the Deck:
bit.ly/ross-mivacon

3. About Me
Founder, Siege Media.
We are a content marketing
agency in San Diego, CA
with a speciality in SEO.
http://siegemedia.com
@rosshudgens

4. Content marketing
is growing.

5. Businesses are
publishing more than
they ever have.

6. Ecommerce
investment is only
going to increase.
http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2015_B2C_Research.pdf

7. Unfortunately, creation
doesn’t mean success.

8. More likely, most of the
people ramping up heavily
will end up hurting.

9. With content
development –
especially for SEO –
you can’t hit publish
and expect traffic.
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10. Specific to SEO, the reality is still that
content that drives SEO success
needs a tie-in to links.
Backlink
correlation at
0.31.
http://searchmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/seo-ranking-factors-2014.png

11. On the other hand, if your
ONLY focus is links, you’ll
probably fail, too.
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12. STEP 1:
CONTENT
CREATION.

13. The most powerful
application of content
marketing in Ecommerce is
top of the funnel, search
driven content.
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice.html

14. @ROSSHUDGENS
Combine content that can drive
links with top-of-the-funnel
search volume to explosively
grow your business.

15. Stand Up Paddle Boarding for REI:
18.8k Estimated Searches/Mo to Page
53 Unique Linking Root Domains
http://bit.ly/rei-paddle
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16. REI Growth From Search:
Not bad.

17. Do Top-of-the-Funnel KW Research in SEMRush.
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18. Verify Linkability of the Topic Using OSE.
If 2-3 URLs ranking in the
top 3 have 20+ links, you
have a linkable subject.
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19. Insert URL Ranking #1 Into SEMRush to
Determine True Search Potential.
23,400 total searches &
$28.3k value for a
“camping list” topic.
http://bit.ly/rei-camping

20. Use Skyscraper Technique to
improve on the current content
ranking #1 for your topic.
http://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique

21. Unfortunately, not every industry has a ton of
top-of-the-funnel SEO driven opportunity.
We can teach them how to
personalize products.. so
they don’t buy from us.
Maybe not the best idea.
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22. If you focus on the flywheel, there’s still lots of
SEO benefit to be had from content marketing.
http://bit.ly/rand-flywheel

23. Every piece of content you put
out should have secondary
KPIs besides links.
http://thinkgeek.com/blog/

24. In ecommerce, the most
valuable one for you is almost
always email signups.
http://thinkgeek.com/blog/

25. You should also have easily
accessible links to all your
social accounts on your blog.

26. Other Suggestions:
Include related
products in
sidebar/below post.
e
Use an email CTA in
the sidebar with a
compelling
offer/discount code
for signup.

27. (Good) Infographics are a
great way to engage
audience/earn links.
e
They do especially well in
ecommerce because tall images
perform better on Pinterest.

28. http://www.siegemedia.com/embed-code-generator
By using an embed code
for infographics, you lower
posting friction.

29. http://bit.ly/guide-to-gcs
Create marketable surveys
using Google. Can cost as
little as $100 to make
marketable content.

30. Combine infographics and surveys
for improved distribution.

31. Curate data from multiple sources
to create a reputable ranking.
Reach out to people who won.
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32. Build native images for
improved distribution on
each social network.

33. Match the S.U.C.C.E.S. Model
http://bit.ly/mts-model

34. On April 21st Google’s
Mobile Update is coming –
make your content mobile-
friendly, or lose traffic.http://bit.ly/april-21

35. STEP 2:
CONTENT
PROMOTION.

36. @ROSSHUDGENS
Hitting publish and
sharing on ineffective
social accounts is not a
distribution strategy.

37. @ROSSHUDGENS
Every piece of content
should have a distribution
plan, and defined success
metrics.

38. @ROSSHUDGENS
On our blog, we define
per post success as 100+
Twitter shares, which
greatly informs macro
goals of more leads,
links, and organic traffic.

39. What distribution
options do you have to
get the results you w
If not existing social profiles, what are your
distribution options as an ecommerce company?
@ROSSHUDGENS

40. Facebook
Dark Posts
It’s possible to get
CPC to .01 if you
connect with a “node”
(person connected to
many like minded).
http://bit.ly/fb-dark-posts

41. StumbleUpon Ads
Low engagement, high
pageviews. Best for visual
content. CPV can be .03-.08.http://bit.ly/su-ads
StumbleUpon Advertising

42. Pinterest
Promoted Pins
In early stages, must
apply for access.
Average CPC varies
between .15-25 in
limited sample.
Best for tall images
that lead to full post.
https://ads.pinterest.com

43. http://bit.ly/outreach-bp
Email Outreach
To generate high end
placements like this,
you need to do
(consistent) email
outreach for your
content.

44. StumbleUpon Ads
Delicate platform for
distribution, but big potential.
Must be 100% sure you are
good fit or risk ban.
http://bit.ly/reddit-su
Reddit Submissions

45. StumbleUpon Ads
High CPC ranging from $.25
to $.35, but can generate a
lot of traffic.http://bit.ly/tab-out
Content Recommendation Services

46. WARNING:
Paid distribution can be worth it if
you hit multiple KPIs (signups,
follows, etc). If you only have one –
links – you’re unlikely to see ROI.

47. Content Marketing is a Process.
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48. You probably won’t get it right the first time.
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49. But with work, you’ll slowly start getting better.
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50. And when it clicks, amazing growth is possible.
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51. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?
ROSS HUDGENS, FOUNDER, SIEGE MEDIA
@ROSSHUDGENS HTTP://SIEGEMEDIA.COM