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Critical Thinking Defines Advanced
SEO
by Gab Goldenberg
Critical Thinking?Yawn! Why Learn That?
For The Incredible CreativeValue:
SEO is problem solving
Beginners ltd to known solutions
Experts solve any problem -
Ranking penalties, how to get links, world peace
Its fun
6+Years in SEO
Wrote The Advanced SEO Book
Trained advanced SEOs in the US, Israel
Why Am I Qualified To Teach You This?
Where Were Going Today
Start With The RulesThen See Cases
1. Gather Information
2. Define the Problem
3. Research Existing Solutions
4. Question The Logic
5. Make a Decision
+ Why GoogleWebsite Optimizer Is Bad for SEO
+ Advanced SEO Conversion Tactics
Gather Information
Gather Information
1. Start With Public Info
+ Books
+ Conference materials
+ Membership sites?
2. Network for Private Info
Gather Information
3. Teach Yourself
a. Self Awareness
b. Gain Experience
+ Intern [free]
+ Build your own
+ Review mistakes
+ Test & log actions/results
4. Look for relationships in data
Define the Problem
Define the Problem
 What is bothering us?
 Root problem vs symptom?
 5x Why?
 Reframe the question
 Can we redefine the terms
were using?
Research Existing Solutions
Research Existing Solutions
Why so many WP SEO plugins?
=> Dont reinvent the wheel
Repeat Gather Info
Question Assumptions & Logic
Question Assumptions & Logic
How to find assumptions
1. What is the paradigm situation?
2. Change a fact - see the impact
Practice Examples:
+ Build sites for users, not for
search engines
+ Dont use Flash for your site
+ You need links to succeed online
+ Suggest some scenarios!
Make a Decision Like a Poker Ace
Make a Decision: Expected Value (EV)
ROI after infinite repetitions = EV
Probability of Win x Value of Win + Probability of Loss x Cost of Loss
Odds of Winning % Pot Size $ Cost of Bet $ Bets EV $
10 200 10 0.1 x $210 + 0.9 x -$10
=$21 - $9 = $12 EV
= $2 Profit
60 200 1000 $720 - $400 = $320 EV
= $120 Profit
Unknown 0 - 50,000 5000 Crap, reality struck!
Expected Value Has Limits
Useful When
1.Fair Idea of pot, odds, bet cost
2.Have the bankroll & repeat
opportunities
3.Need to prioritize investments
and ROI is decisive
Useless When
1.Unknown pot, odds, bet cost
2.Lack bankroll & repeat
opportunities
3.Other factors at play, like
ethics
Officially:
Google Website Optimizer (Content Experiments)
Is Totally Safe For Your Rankings
Truthfully:
It Wasnt SEO-Safe Then, Dubious Today.
- Google Only Admitted The Truth [Discretely] For Years
Rankings Effect
Time
Rank
1. Sometimes, even Google doesnt understand Google.
2. Eat your own dog food (- via Guy Kawasaki)
3. Question Googles statements. Motives?
4. NOT EXCUSED from testing SEO landing pages:
+ Separate URLs ... rel=canonical and meta=noindex
+ For Experimental page, use Flash, JS, Frames, cookies
+ If non-separate URLs - test within lightboxes
Lessons Learned:
The FullWidth FullHeight Lightbox Landing Page:
A Case Study In Lateral Thinking
SEO Landing Pages (LPs) Make Believe Theyre PPC LPs
Thanks!
- For a free chapter from The Advanced SEO Book, visit
Book.seoroi.com
by Gab Goldenberg

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Advanced SEO Rules & Tactics

  • 1. Critical Thinking Defines Advanced SEO by Gab Goldenberg
  • 2. Critical Thinking?Yawn! Why Learn That? For The Incredible CreativeValue: SEO is problem solving Beginners ltd to known solutions Experts solve any problem - Ranking penalties, how to get links, world peace Its fun
  • 3. 6+Years in SEO Wrote The Advanced SEO Book Trained advanced SEOs in the US, Israel Why Am I Qualified To Teach You This?
  • 5. Start With The RulesThen See Cases 1. Gather Information 2. Define the Problem 3. Research Existing Solutions 4. Question The Logic 5. Make a Decision + Why GoogleWebsite Optimizer Is Bad for SEO + Advanced SEO Conversion Tactics
  • 7. Gather Information 1. Start With Public Info + Books + Conference materials + Membership sites? 2. Network for Private Info
  • 8. Gather Information 3. Teach Yourself a. Self Awareness b. Gain Experience + Intern [free] + Build your own + Review mistakes + Test & log actions/results 4. Look for relationships in data
  • 10. Define the Problem What is bothering us? Root problem vs symptom? 5x Why? Reframe the question Can we redefine the terms were using?
  • 12. Research Existing Solutions Why so many WP SEO plugins? => Dont reinvent the wheel Repeat Gather Info
  • 14. Question Assumptions & Logic How to find assumptions 1. What is the paradigm situation? 2. Change a fact - see the impact Practice Examples: + Build sites for users, not for search engines + Dont use Flash for your site + You need links to succeed online + Suggest some scenarios!
  • 15. Make a Decision Like a Poker Ace
  • 16. Make a Decision: Expected Value (EV) ROI after infinite repetitions = EV Probability of Win x Value of Win + Probability of Loss x Cost of Loss Odds of Winning % Pot Size $ Cost of Bet $ Bets EV $ 10 200 10 0.1 x $210 + 0.9 x -$10 =$21 - $9 = $12 EV = $2 Profit 60 200 1000 $720 - $400 = $320 EV = $120 Profit Unknown 0 - 50,000 5000 Crap, reality struck!
  • 17. Expected Value Has Limits Useful When 1.Fair Idea of pot, odds, bet cost 2.Have the bankroll & repeat opportunities 3.Need to prioritize investments and ROI is decisive Useless When 1.Unknown pot, odds, bet cost 2.Lack bankroll & repeat opportunities 3.Other factors at play, like ethics
  • 18. Officially: Google Website Optimizer (Content Experiments) Is Totally Safe For Your Rankings
  • 19. Truthfully: It Wasnt SEO-Safe Then, Dubious Today. - Google Only Admitted The Truth [Discretely] For Years Rankings Effect Time Rank
  • 20. 1. Sometimes, even Google doesnt understand Google. 2. Eat your own dog food (- via Guy Kawasaki) 3. Question Googles statements. Motives? 4. NOT EXCUSED from testing SEO landing pages: + Separate URLs ... rel=canonical and meta=noindex + For Experimental page, use Flash, JS, Frames, cookies + If non-separate URLs - test within lightboxes Lessons Learned:
  • 21. The FullWidth FullHeight Lightbox Landing Page: A Case Study In Lateral Thinking SEO Landing Pages (LPs) Make Believe Theyre PPC LPs
  • 22. Thanks! - For a free chapter from The Advanced SEO Book, visit Book.seoroi.com by Gab Goldenberg