When we talk about content optimization, the majority of the time we are talking about written content. Yes, images, video and audio are all technically content, and we will look at the strategies for optimizing those later in this course. But, search engines are not able to see images or hear audio (although they taking significant strides with these types of content). What search engines can do really well is read code and understand the written content that appears in HTML. Therefore, even when the main feature of your page is a video or photo gallery, it is critically important that you provide written content so that search engines can understand what is being presented.
In this first set of lessons we will quickly bring you up to speed on the fundamental concepts of content optimization. These are concepts that you absolutely must know… but it’s not enough to just know them, you have to actually implement these concepts, all of them, in order to give yourself the best chance of success with every piece of content you create.
The following lessons in this course deal with the basic components of content optimization
- Panda - The Content Algorithm
- Optimize The User Experience with Remarkable Content
- Word Count
- In-Depth Exploration of Subject
- Keyword Focus
- Page Titles and Headlines
- URL Structure
- Perfecting the Meta Description
- Content Markup Optimization
- Structured Data, Rich Snippets and Schema.org
- Google+ Authorship & Publisher Markup
- Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- Calls to Action
- Outlinking
- Backlinks / Inbound Links
- Engagement Metrics
- Readability
- Getting Credit as the Content Originator
The remaining lessons in this course offer more of a practical or step-by-step approach to highly optimized content marketing
- What Every Writer and Editor Must Know
- Download the Content Marketing Workbook
- Business Messaging Basics
- Know Your Audience - Persona Development
- Know Your Competitors
- Influencers
- Sales Questions
- Past Successes and Failures
- Key Performance indicators
- Content Workflow
- Write Optimize and Market Every Type of Content
- Static Content
- Navigation Pages
- Product and Service Pages
- Location Pages
- Blogs
- Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- News Articles
- In Depth Articles
- Press Releases
- Aggregated and Curated Content
- Reports
- Case Studies
- eBooks
- Images
- Infographics
- Videos
- Landing Pages
- Workflow Process and Content Team
- Planning and Creating an Editorial Calendar
- Research Keywords and Related Content
- Using the Content Optimization Template The Interview Method
- Editing and Posting
- Syndication and Link Building
- Updating Content and Re-Marketing
- Content Marketing Tools, Resources and Lists
- Find Sites Relevant to Your Niche to Submit Content
- Blog Syndication Sites
- Article Directories
- Image Syndication
- Infographic Syndication
- Video Syndication
- RSS Directories
- Comparison Shopping Engines
- Q&A Forum Posting
- Amazon Kindle eBook Promotion Sites
- Turning Advocates Into Content Creators
So, Let's Start With Panda
Googles Content Algorithm!
Next In the next lesson we will take a look at the algorithm that Google used to understand and quantify the subject matter and quality of information found in the written content on your pages. Let's take a look at