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Money Talks: Using Revenue to Get Sh*t Done TechSEO North Nikki Halliwell

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How many times have you seen your audits go nowhere? /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth “It’ll Be in the Next Sprint …”

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Our goal: Ensure our audit actions get implemented efficiently. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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1 Why Money Talks in SEO /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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6 Money Talks 6 1 Universal language 2 No knowledge required 3 Transferable metric 4 Clear goal /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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Change the Conversation 💰 Tie technical issues and recommendations back to the revenue opportunity. 💰 Include them when you deliver the audit. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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8 We did this with several clients 8 /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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Large eCommerce business Nothing getting resolved Created supporting documents etc Tried a different approach /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Proof of Concept

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Being able to show lost revenue helped us unlock developer resources we couldn’t get before. Before, SEO issues felt speculative. Now, with revenue data, stakeholders take them seriously. We’ve seen a clear uplift in revenue… wish we could have done this sooner! A.N Client A.N Other A.N Example

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Setting Up Your Revenue-Driven Audit /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth 2

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Revenue-Driven Audits 1 Scalable 2 Transferable 3 Understandable 4 Actionable

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➔ We could then import the additional data that we needed. ➔ URL-based data from GA4. Use our Existing Audit Template /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth ➔ Landing page + query string, ➔ Revenue (per URL), ➔ Transactions (per URL), ➔ Sessions. Into a single tab with all data.

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Be wary of conversion rate in Supermetrics! ⚠ It is often rounded up ⚠ Makes data in accurate. Use revenue and transactions and then calculate AOV and CVR with formulas.

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Mapping Revenue to SEO Issues /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth 3

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Supermetrics Data Format your imported data as needed on it’s own tab. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth URL strings

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Use Vlookup Pull in data for each issue and URL so you have specific data. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth =ifna(VLOOKUP([cell],[range for supermetrics data],false),"") URL strings

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Add columns in the issue log for each metric. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth =AVERAGEIF([Issue range],[criteria to look for],[data to be averaged]) =SUMIF([Issue range],[criteria to look for],[data to be summarised])

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PIET Score /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth PIET is a measure of difficulty on a scale of 1-10. Potential, Importance and Effort = 1 is low and 10 is high Time Criticality - 10 is low and 1 is high =([P]+[I]+[E])/[T]

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Calculate Impacted Revenue /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth =[Impacted Sessions]*[Avg. Conv. Rate]*[Avg. Order Value]

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Work out Estimated Gain or Loss /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth =[Impacted Revenue P/Y]*([PIET Score]/100)

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Use Data to Prioritise ➔ Hide the columns you don’t need to keep the sheet clean. ➔ Use the PIET score and Estimated Gain/Loss P/Y to determine priority order.

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All issues are backed up by client data Data taken from a single source of truth Ok, fine, GA4 😬 Easily get new data from Supermetrics Visualising the impact for clients/stakeholders Issues show areas £ is being lost /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Opportunities show where new £ can be won

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Present issues and Data to Stakeholders Descriptions of each technical issue Resolution and Repercussions information for each technical issue

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Presenting Findings for Maximum Impact /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth 4

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Clear lines of communication Write detailed tickets Always include revenue How to frame recommendations /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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/in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth Track results, refine, and repeat the process. 🔍 💰 📊 💼 🤝 🛠 🔄 Using Revenue to Get Sh*t Done Identify issues affecting performance Quantify the impact of issues with revenue. Focus on high-revenue fixes first Use data-driven insights to gain buy-in. Com m unicate clearly and align with tech team s. Ensure fixes are correctly applied and working

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Money is the Biggest Motivator /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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Stakeholders care about revenue, not rankings or traffic. Tying SEO fixes to revenue makes them more compelling. Helps justify resource by showing which issues cost the business most money or offer highest potential gains. Demonstrates the ROI of technical SEO by quantifying the financial benefits of fixes and improvements. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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50% more tech tickets implemented for our clients /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell

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Money Talks: Takeaway Template /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth 5

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Money Talks Example Template ➔ Use this template to win over your stakeholders and ensure recommendations are implemented as planned. /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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The outcome: Audit actions are implemented faster and more successfully /in/nikkiroseh/ | @nikkirhalliwell #TechSEONorth

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Get a copy of my “Money Talks” example template Scan me nikkihalliwell.com/seo-speaker/ techseo-north-2025/ /in/nikkiroseh/ @nikkirhalliwell Or visit this #TechSEONorth

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Nikki Halliwell Senior Tech SEO Manager Connect with me to master your technical SEO strategy https://speakerdeck.com/nikkihalliwell #TechSEONorth Tech SEO Consultant nikkihalliwell.com | techseotips.co.uk | techseoaudits.com