Build My Online Store - E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, & Travel
#34: E-Commerce SEO with David Hehenberger from Shopping Cart Labs
Does keyword research, on-site SEO, and link-building confuse you? Tune in to this episode with David Hehenberger from Shopping Cart Labs, where we go over SEO basics and best practices in E-Commerce. David was previously the in-house SEO operator for Modern Cat Designs in Episode #4 and other businesses, and has since taken his extensive SEO experience into his own consulting firm.
Topics Discussed:
- 03:00 - How David got into SEO for an e-commerce store
- 05:30 - Top-down view of SEO and big picture concepts
- 06:00 - SEO Campaigns vs. Google PPC
- 09:00 - Being at the mercy of Google's algorithm
- 10:00 - Gray-hat vs. White-hat SEO and the risks
- 13:00 - Getting keyword research done correctly
- 15:30 - How to evaluate keywords for a niche
- 16:30 - Site architecture, head keywords, and long-tail keywords
- 17:00 - Long-tail keywords and product categories
- 18:30 - Using branded and product keywords together
- 20:00 - Exact match domains and keywords in URL
- 21:00 - Google "Penguin" update and the over-optimization penalty
- 21:30 - Link diversity, natural linking, anchor text links
- 23:00 - Image <ALT> tags and Google image search
- 24:00 - Title, H1, H2 and meta descriptions
- 26:00 - Link-building and top 10 SEO competitors in Google
- 27:30 - Not every link is built the same and finding the best ones to go after
- 28:30 - Guest posting in your niche for back-links, traffic, and sales
- 29:00 - How to find guest posting opportunities
- 31:00 - Product/market fit and natural sharing / link-building
- 32:00 - Content marketing and SEO purposes
- 35:00 - Social signals vs. website backlinks
- 36:00 - Google "Rel Author" and SEO benefits
- 38:00 - Duplicate content penalty and product descriptions
- 40:00 - Manufacturing your own products, marketing, and SEO
- 40:30 - Red flags and metrics to look for when hiring an SEO provider
- 41:30 - Monthly reports from SEO consultants, traffic vs. rankings
- 43:00 - How to evaluate if a potential SEO consultant is a good fit
- 44:00 - Sharing SEO strategies and gray-hat link-building
- 47:00 - How SEO fits into the bigger picture of online marketing
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