How to fix any SEO problem | Brighton SEO April 2016 | Pi Datametrics

How to fix any
SEO problem
Jon Earnshaw
@jonearnshaw
@PiDatametrics
www.pi-datametrics.com
April 2016

@jonearnshaw
@PiDatametrics www.pi-datametrics.com
Three Chapters
A big
problem
solved!
A series of
mysterious
disappearances
Conclusion:
The take aways

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Chapter 1
A big problem solved
The perfect solution to a tricky problem

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Our old friend...
Suspicious flux

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Search Term: The Bone Clocks
Date Range: 21/08/2015 - 25/10/2015
The Bone Clocks - Hardback book

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Paperback bookHardback book

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Search Term: The Bone Clocks
Date Range: 21/08/2015 - 25/10/2015
The Bone Clocks - Hardback book
The Bone Clocks - Paperback book

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One book...many many versions

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The solution
Introducing the canonical book

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Group A
Cannot be differentiated
Group B
Cannot be differentiated

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Promising early
results

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Search Term: The Organised Mind
Date Range: 10/10/2015 - 12/12/2015
The Organised Mind - Hardback book
The Organised Mind - Paperback book

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With the big fix in
place...

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Chapter 2
A series of mysterious disappearances

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Somebody’s been
stealing our books!

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Book Title: Test Your Cat
Date Range: 01 January 2016 - 03 February 2016
Test Your Cat - Paperback

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Book Title: The Establishment
The Establishment - Paperback

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Dozens of others!

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It's time to explore
the SERPS!

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Date: 10 January 2016

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
waterstones.com
harpercollins.com

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Waterstones no longer in the
Knowledge Panel

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What about
The Establishment?

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Date: 28 January 2016

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
waterstones.com
penguin.co.uk

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So what’s causing
this to happen now?

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Spot the difference...

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Exactly
the same
synopsis

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Waterstones
synopsis
HarperCollins
synopsis

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Further proof

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Originally
we saw a happy
coexistence
waterstones.com
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/188238/the-establishment/
http://www.penguin.co.uk/books/the-establishment/9781846147197/

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Waterstones
synopsis

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Penguin:
Coexisting
hardback
Penguin:
Conflicting
paperback

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Penguin:
101 additional
words to replicate
Waterstones

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“Content within click to expand
menus or tabs may be
discounted since Google knows
you are hiding it from users.”
John Mueller,
Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google

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The fix

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Obvious first test:
Make our synopsis
unique

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Updated 01 March

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10 Hours!

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Site: Waterstones
Google UK
Date Range: 21 February 2016 - 16 March 2016
The Establishment
The Long Mars
The Pointless Book
The Road to Little Dribbling
All positions reinstated
or better

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Waterstones back in the
Knowledge Panel!

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Again, the same synopsis!

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What next?
Deal with 5 million books
Trialling additional modifications

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Chapter 3
The take aways

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Don’t ignore the basics:
● Use data - lots of it!
● Utilise historic SERPS data
● Always investigate suspicious flux
● Look within + or - 2 positions
● Don’t be afraid to minimise crawlspace

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Who else is using your content?
● People you know
○ Make sure you have a 3rd party content strategy in place
● People you don’t
○ Find them - use data!

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Nail the core business terms!
● We’re not quite ready to abandon the keyword
game!
● Begin inside the mind of your customers
● Use this insight to shape your content
● Follow the flowchart

Thank You
Jon Earnshaw
@jonearnshaw
@PiDatametrics
www.pi-datametrics.com
April 2016

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