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User-friendly SEO: Shifting Focus from
Search Engines to Your User's Needs
Preeti Gupta
Founder and SEO, Packted
Raising funds for
AKA
Don’t just be on Google
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The three main questions we’re covering
Why shouldn’t I be just on Google?
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Where else should I be?
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How can it help me?
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Let’s start with
Why shouldn’t I be just on Google?
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a. It's important to diversify your web presence
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Reduce your dependence on Google
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b. Traffic is not the goal
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The goal is to be helpful and build trust
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c. Not all users start their
journey from Google
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People use social media as search engines
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75% of B2B buyers use social
media to make buying
decisions
Source: https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions/social-selling
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Recommendations from friends are
more trustworthy
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d. The competition on Google is crazy
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Becoming an authority on Google
takes time
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SEO can take up to 2 years
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2. Where else should I be?
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a. Identify where your users spend
the most time
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Conduct Research
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b. New (and less common) platforms
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Connect better with your audience
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c. Location-specific apps
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Locally based platforms
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c. Communities
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Offline communities Online communities
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3. How can it help me?
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a. Word of mouth
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88% of people most trust
recommendations from
people they know
Source: https://www.nielsen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/2021-Nielsen-Trust-In-Advertising-Sell-Sheet.pdf
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Higher conversion rates
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b. Repeat customers
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New customers are harder to
acquire than retain
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Higher Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
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b. Competitive advantage
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Increase your reach where competitors
aren't yet present
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Key takeaways
Diversify your web presence
Be where your users are
Be helpful and build trust with
them
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Follow along to make your web
presence more user-centric
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I am Preeti Gupta
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Founder and SEO, Packted
Featured on Sitebulb, Moz, iPullRank and more
Love taking a user-centric approach to
everything
@[email protected]
Thanks!
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