Content Marketing
Workshop: How to Plan,
Optimize, and Analyze Your
Efforts
Jenny Munn
SEO Consultant & Trainer for
In-House Marketers & Small Business
Owners
www.JennyMunn.com
Jenny@JennyMunn.com
Twitter @JennyMunn
#WCATL
@jennymunn
Goals For this SessionOverthe 35 Minutes
Diagnosing and Measuring:
• What’s working and what’s not?
– Is your content being seen?
– What keywords are people using?
Tactical Strategies:
• What is my market searching for?
– Competitive research
– Keyword research
• How do I make my content findable?
– On-page optimization
Ongoing Measurement:
• How do I track the results?
– Analytics reporting
Aftershockenterprises.com
Who isJenny?
Copywriter -> SEO Copywriter - >
SEO Consultant ->
Today: SEO Integration Training for Marketers
& Small Business Owners
What This SessionIS(andis not)
YES: Tactical Diagnosis
• A diagnostic session: what is/is not
working
• Analyzing your current efforts and
taking proven steps (and ideas) for
moving forward
NO: Comprehensive Content
Marketing Overview
• Customer journey, buying cycle,
etc.
• A deep dive into content marketing
strategy formulation
• Information to help you with the
complete sales funnel
• Tools or software
Jenny Munn
SEO & Social =
Improving the
discovery of
CONTENT
• Content marketing does not mean blogging for
the fun of it (although it can be fun!). It’s about
strategically creating – and promoting -
consumable information that drives leads,
conversions and ultimately profits
Diagnosing and
Measuring
GoogleAnalytics
Analytics will tell us:
• Device: Mobile, tablet or desktop
• Geographic locations
• Total visits
• Traffic sources
• Bounce rate/time on site
• New vs returning
• Popular pages
• Queries/Keywords
Enter GoogleAnalytics
Analytics = How to know, track and report what’s working and what isn’t:
Diagnosing the real issue:
• Not getting found?
• Not enough traffic?
• Being found but NOT for the right words?
• Not ranking well?
• Ranking but not converting clicks?
• Converting clicks but not converting on the site CTA?
• Too much business is knocking down your door?
Issue: Converting Clicksbut NOTConverting onthe
Site CTA
• Is your website
outdated? Sketchy
looking?
• Are you being
clear? Or Clever?
• Are you boring
people?
• Wrong
keywords/mismatc
hed user intent
• CTA is
inappropriate
• Copy is outdated or
not persuasive
Zemanta.com
Issue: Not Enough Traffic
Diversification is Critical:
• Social
• Guest Blogging
• Meet Face to Face
• Meeting a real need?
• Figure out SEO
• Putting yourself out
there?
• Blog commenting
• Forum participation
• PPC
Issue: Not Getting Found/NotGetting Foundfor the
RIGHT words?
What content –
or lack thereof –
are you putting
out there?
Issue: Ranking But Not ConvertingCLICKS
Issue: Not RankingWell
• What content – or lack thereof – are you
putting out there?
• Keywords are out of your league
• Not choosing/using the right keywords
• On-page optimization is weak
• Other SEO factors are working against
you
• Not enough words/substantial content
Tactical
Strategies
Where Do We GoFrom Here?
Putting Togethera Plan
• Do you optimize old blog posts? Or create
new blog posts?
• Do you go back and optimize old web
pages? Or create new web pages?
• What other content formats should you
create?
Idea: CompetitiveResearch
Market research: Identify the last 20 blog posts
you wrote and 3 of your competitors wrote
Idea: AuditYour Content Assets
• On your site
• On other sites: SlideShare, YouTube, etc.
• What is evergreen vs what is outdated?
Idea: CreateDifferent Forms of Content
• What format is best?
– Blog post?
– Video?
– Infographic
– Article
– Service/product
page?
Idea: CreateBlogContent AroundKeywords
Tip: Use an Editorial Calendar
Idea:Learn On-Page Optimization/
PromotionBest Practices
• How to make it findable
– Foundational on-page
optimization
– Clarity trumps
cleverness – every time
– Template for blog post
– Social media copy
• Right away create 2 social
media posts
• Writing the content is
only HALF the job
– Use images
Ongoing
Measurement
Ongoing Analytics Tracking
BeforeYou Leave…
• Take 1 minute and write down…
– 3 insights learned about your site
– 3 things you need to do as next steps
– 3 questions you need to get answered to
progress?
Questions? Stayin Touch!
Jenny Munn
Upcoming Keyword Research
Workshop:
3-25-14 | Roam Dunwoody | 9:30-
11:30am
Jenny Munn
SEO Consultant & Trainer for
In-House Marketers & Small
Business Managers
www.JennyMunn.com
Jenny@JennyMunn.com
Twitter: #WCATL
@jennymunn

Content Marketing Workshop: How to Plan, Analyze and Optimize - Word Camp ATL 2014

  • 1.
    Content Marketing Workshop: Howto Plan, Optimize, and Analyze Your Efforts Jenny Munn SEO Consultant & Trainer for In-House Marketers & Small Business Owners www.JennyMunn.com [email protected] Twitter @JennyMunn #WCATL @jennymunn
  • 2.
    Goals For thisSessionOverthe 35 Minutes Diagnosing and Measuring: • What’s working and what’s not? – Is your content being seen? – What keywords are people using? Tactical Strategies: • What is my market searching for? – Competitive research – Keyword research • How do I make my content findable? – On-page optimization Ongoing Measurement: • How do I track the results? – Analytics reporting Aftershockenterprises.com
  • 3.
    Who isJenny? Copywriter ->SEO Copywriter - > SEO Consultant -> Today: SEO Integration Training for Marketers & Small Business Owners
  • 4.
    What This SessionIS(andisnot) YES: Tactical Diagnosis • A diagnostic session: what is/is not working • Analyzing your current efforts and taking proven steps (and ideas) for moving forward NO: Comprehensive Content Marketing Overview • Customer journey, buying cycle, etc. • A deep dive into content marketing strategy formulation • Information to help you with the complete sales funnel • Tools or software
  • 5.
    Jenny Munn SEO &Social = Improving the discovery of CONTENT • Content marketing does not mean blogging for the fun of it (although it can be fun!). It’s about strategically creating – and promoting - consumable information that drives leads, conversions and ultimately profits
  • 6.
  • 7.
    GoogleAnalytics Analytics will tellus: • Device: Mobile, tablet or desktop • Geographic locations • Total visits • Traffic sources • Bounce rate/time on site • New vs returning • Popular pages • Queries/Keywords
  • 8.
    Enter GoogleAnalytics Analytics =How to know, track and report what’s working and what isn’t: Diagnosing the real issue: • Not getting found? • Not enough traffic? • Being found but NOT for the right words? • Not ranking well? • Ranking but not converting clicks? • Converting clicks but not converting on the site CTA? • Too much business is knocking down your door?
  • 9.
    Issue: Converting ClicksbutNOTConverting onthe Site CTA • Is your website outdated? Sketchy looking? • Are you being clear? Or Clever? • Are you boring people? • Wrong keywords/mismatc hed user intent • CTA is inappropriate • Copy is outdated or not persuasive Zemanta.com
  • 10.
    Issue: Not EnoughTraffic Diversification is Critical: • Social • Guest Blogging • Meet Face to Face • Meeting a real need? • Figure out SEO • Putting yourself out there? • Blog commenting • Forum participation • PPC
  • 11.
    Issue: Not GettingFound/NotGetting Foundfor the RIGHT words? What content – or lack thereof – are you putting out there?
  • 12.
    Issue: Ranking ButNot ConvertingCLICKS
  • 13.
    Issue: Not RankingWell •What content – or lack thereof – are you putting out there? • Keywords are out of your league • Not choosing/using the right keywords • On-page optimization is weak • Other SEO factors are working against you • Not enough words/substantial content
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Where Do WeGoFrom Here? Putting Togethera Plan • Do you optimize old blog posts? Or create new blog posts? • Do you go back and optimize old web pages? Or create new web pages? • What other content formats should you create?
  • 16.
    Idea: CompetitiveResearch Market research:Identify the last 20 blog posts you wrote and 3 of your competitors wrote
  • 17.
    Idea: AuditYour ContentAssets • On your site • On other sites: SlideShare, YouTube, etc. • What is evergreen vs what is outdated?
  • 18.
    Idea: CreateDifferent Formsof Content • What format is best? – Blog post? – Video? – Infographic – Article – Service/product page?
  • 19.
  • 20.
    Tip: Use anEditorial Calendar
  • 21.
    Idea:Learn On-Page Optimization/ PromotionBestPractices • How to make it findable – Foundational on-page optimization – Clarity trumps cleverness – every time – Template for blog post – Social media copy • Right away create 2 social media posts • Writing the content is only HALF the job – Use images
  • 22.
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  • 24.
    BeforeYou Leave… • Take1 minute and write down… – 3 insights learned about your site – 3 things you need to do as next steps – 3 questions you need to get answered to progress?
  • 25.
    Questions? Stayin Touch! JennyMunn Upcoming Keyword Research Workshop: 3-25-14 | Roam Dunwoody | 9:30- 11:30am Jenny Munn SEO Consultant & Trainer for In-House Marketers & Small Business Managers www.JennyMunn.com [email protected] Twitter: #WCATL @jennymunn