SEO focused A/B Testing or Split-Testing is fast becoming an important new technique for digital marketers. This deck explains why it is important, and how you can do it.
38. Google Information Needs Study (NBED LINK)
http://adage.com/article/media/future-tv/303508/
SEARCH: future of tv advertising
39. Google Information Needs Study (NBED LINK)
http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2016/04/television-advertising-native/
SEARCH: future of tv advertising
40. DA PA LRDs Rank
http://dis.tl/rankq-1a
91 47 2 ?
http://dis.tl/rankq-1b
86 57 9 ?
SEARCH: future of tv advertising
41. DA PA LRDs Rank
http://dis.tl/rankq-1a
91 47 2 3
http://dis.tl/rankq-1b
86 57 9 8
SEARCH: future of tv advertising
52. % OF UK SEARCH RESULT PAIRS PREDICTED CORRECTLY
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Laypeople
53. % OF UK SEARCH RESULT PAIRS PREDICTED CORRECTLY
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Laypeople <= 3 yrs SEO
54. % OF UK SEARCH RESULT PAIRS PREDICTED CORRECTLY
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Laypeople <= 3 yrs SEO > 3 yrs SEO
55. % OF UK SEARCH RESULT PAIRS PREDICTED CORRECTLY
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Laypeople <= 3 yrs SEO > 3 yrs SEO Coin flip
56. % OF UK SEARCH RESULT PAIRS PREDICTED CORRECTLY
30%
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50%
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70%
Laypeople <= 3 yrs SEO > 3 yrs SEO Coin flip DeepRank
57. TESTING - STOP GUESSING WHAT WORKED
Testing the same type of change on different sites can have differing effects.
58. THE CASE FOR TESTING
1) Predicting effect in algo is really hard (no best practice)
59. THE CASE FOR TESTING
1) Predicting effect in algo is really hard (no best practice)
2) Some sites respond differently to others for same change
60. THE CASE FOR TESTING
1) Predicting effect in algo is really hard (no best practice)
2) Some sites respond differently to others for same change
3) Machine Learning impact on algo will make this worse
61. THE CASE FOR TESTING
1) Predicting effect in algo is really hard (no best practice)
2) Some sites respond differently to others for same change
3) Machine Learning impact on algo will make this worse
4) Optimise further than previously possible
82. HYPOTHESIS: Javascript impacts Google’s crawling / indexation
MAY 2014
“our indexing system has been rendering a substantial number of web pages more like an
average user’s browser with JavaScript turned on.
OCT 2015
“We are generally able to render and understand your web pages like modern browsers.”
86. Title tag before: Which TV should I buy? - Argos
Title tag after: Which TV to buy? - Argos
HYPOTHESIS: Title tags should match greatest search volume term
93. 3 STEPS TO DIY SEO SPLIT-TESTS
1. Create two buckets of pages.
2. Make a change to all pages in one bucket.
3. Analyse which bucket performs better.
94. 1. CREATE TWO BUCKETS OF PAGES.
A good DIY approach is using GA segments. Easy to make (see link).
Suggestion: Create Segments by category (e.g. blog tag, product category).
95. At least 1,000 organic sessions
per day to each bucket
!
96. 2. MAKE A CHANGE TO ALL PAGES IN ONE BUCKET.
Control Variant
This will be your variant bucket.
Utilise your CMS where possible. Ask Dev for scalable approach.
97. 3. ANALYSE WHICH BUCKET PERFORMS BETTER.
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