\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Luden Digital (Luden Marketing)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (seo-tips-and-starter-guide.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Luden Digital (Luden Marketing)) /Subject (SEO Tips \& Starter Guide Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{5D1FA3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F1F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{SEO Tips \& Starter Guide Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Luden Digital (Luden Marketing)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/134393/cs/27747/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Luden Digital (Luden Marketing) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/luden-marketing} \\ \uline{\seqsplit{ludendigital}.com} \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 27th April, 2021.\\ Updated 27th April, 2021.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SEO Keywords}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{SEO:}} & SEO stands for {\bf{"search engine optimization."}} It's the {\bf{practice}} of {\bf{increasing}} both the {\bf{quality and quantity of website traffic,}} as well as {\bf{exposure to your brand,}} through {\bf{non-paid (also known as "organic")}} search engine results. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 12) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{White hat SEO:}} & refers to SEO {\bf{techniques, best practices,}} and {\bf{strategies}} that {\bf{abide}} by search engine {\bf{rules,}} its {\bf{primary focus}} to provide {\bf{more value}} to people. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Black hat SEO:}} & {\bf{techniques and strategies}} that attempt to {\bf{spam/fool}} search engines. While black hat SEO {\bf{can work,}} it puts websites at {\bf{tremendous risk}} of being {\bf{penalized and/or de-indexed}} (removed from search results) and has {\bf{ethical implications.}} \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 12) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SEO Keywords (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Crawling and indexing:}} & search engines are {\bf{answer machines.}} They {\bf{scour billions}} of pieces of {\bf{content}} and {\bf{evaluate thousands of factors}} to {\bf{determine which content}} is {\bf{most likely}} to {\bf{answer your query.}} Search engines do all of this by {\bf{discovering and cataloguing}} all {\bf{available content}} on the Internet (web pages, PDFs, images, videos, etc. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 16) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Backlinks/Inbound links:}} & are links from {\bf{other websites}} that {\bf{point to your website.}} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Internal links:}} & are {\bf{links on your own site}} that {\bf{point to your other pages}} (on the same site). \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Search Demand Curve}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/luden-marketing_1619471865_ExLep4NVkAI8w_8.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Your Job As An SEO}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Is to {\bf{quickly provide users}} with the {\bf{content they desire}} in the {\bf{format}} in which they desire it.% Row Count 3 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Backlink}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/luden-marketing_1619471305_backlink.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Internal Link}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/luden-marketing_1619471330_internallink.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.54287 cm} x{3.43413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Common User Intent Types}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Informational:}} & Searching for information. {\emph{"What is the best type of laptop for photography?"}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Navigational:}} & Searching for a {\bf{specific website.}} {\emph{ "Apple"}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Transactional:}} & Searching to {\bf{buy something.}} {\emph{"good deals on MacBook Pros"}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What Do Search Engines Want?}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{To {\bf{provide useful answers}} to {\bf{searcher's questions}} in the most helpful formats.% Row Count 2 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7 Keyword Research Tips}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{1. Know your audience:}} & You need to {\bf{understand}} who you are {\bf{optimizing for.}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{2. Target longtail keyword phrases:}} & It's also important that {\bf{marketers choose keywords}} that are {\bf{specific}} to their {\bf{particular markets,}} also known as {\bf{"longtail"}} keyword phrases. For instance, the term {\emph{"training"}} alone could refer to {\bf{anything from sports training to dog training}}, not exactly a niche audience. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 15) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{3. Use different variations:}} & There are lots of {\bf{keyword research tools}} out there designed to help marketers {\bf{select effective keywords}}, and many of them are 100\% free. \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{4. Identify areas of opportunity:}} & A great free keyword tool is the {\bf{Google Adwords Keyword Tool.}} Used for {\bf{AdWords pay-per-click campaigns}}, it can also be an excellent asset for {\bf{organic search.}} By plugging in various phrases in the search field, marketers can {\bf{analyze search volumes}} and {\bf{identify}} which keywords represent the {\bf{best opportunities.}} \tn % Row Count 43 (+ 17) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7 Keyword Research Tips (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{5. Let keywords drive the content process:}} & Once a {\bf{keyword list}} has been created, marketers can {\bf{review it}} to identify opportunities for {\bf{fresh content ideas.}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{6. Use different keywords:}} & There's {\bf{more than one way}} to get a singular point across. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{7. Leverage traffic analytics:}} & By {\bf{analyzing traffic trends,}} marketers can {\bf{identify which types}} of keywords are {\bf{driving visitors to their site,}} and build on those trends with future content. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Advanced Metrics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Clicks:}} & shows the {\bf{average monthly number of clicks}} on the {\bf{search results}} for your {\bf{target keyword.}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Clicks Per Search:}} & shows {\bf{how many different search results}} people click, on average, after searching for this keyword. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{\% of Clicks:}} & shows {\bf{what percentage of searches}} for a {\bf{given keyword}} result in clicks on the search results. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{\% of Paid Clicks vs Organic Clicks:}} & shows {\bf{how clicks on the search results}} are distributed {\bf{between paid and organic results.}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Bounce Rate:}} & the {\bf{percentage of website visitors}} who {\bf{leave}} without visiting another page on that website. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Click-Through Rate (CTR):}} & the {\bf{rate (expressed in a percentage)}} at which users {\bf{click on an organic search result.}} \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Advanced Metrics (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Conversion:}} & when a {\bf{user completes a desired action}} on a website. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Conversion Rate:}} & the {\bf{rate (expressed in a percentage)}} at which website users {\bf{complete a desired action.}} This is calculated by {\bf{dividing the total number of conversions by traffic}}, then {\bf{multiplying by 100.}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 11) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Domain:}} & a {\bf{website address}} – typically ending in an extension like .com, .org, or .net. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{HTML:}} & {\bf{Hypertext Markup Language.}} HTML tags are specific code elements that can be used to {\bf{improve the effectiveness}} of SEO for webpages and websites. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 8) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Landing Page:}} & any webpage that a visitor can {\bf{navigate to.}} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Advanced Metrics (cont)}} \tn % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Lead:}} & a {\bf{lead willingly shares}} their email address (and usually other personal or contact information) in {\bf{exchange}} for something they deem of {\bf{value}} from the website. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Link Building:}} & a {\bf{process}} designed to get {\bf{other trusted and relevant websites}} to {\bf{link to your website}} to help {\bf{improve your organic search rank and visibility.}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 8) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Long-Tail Keyword:}} & highly {\bf{specific multiple-word terms}} that often demonstrate higher purchase intent. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Relevance:}} & the way search engines {\bf{measure how closely connected the content}} of a webpage is aligned to match the context of a search query. \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 7) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Return on Investment (ROI):}} & a way {\bf{to measure the performance}} of SEO activities. This is calculated by {\bf{dividing how much revenue you earned via organic search}} by the {\bf{cost of the total investment,}} then {\bf{multiplying by 100.}} \tn % Row Count 40 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Keyword Structure}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/luden-marketing_1619473647_key.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}