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How to Audit an Interview for SEO

This is a step-by-step guide for auditing the quality of your interviews.

*For a more indepth explanation of SEO click HERE

Photographs

  • Check the Quality and size [are they pixelated?]
  • Include a photo of yourself and the interviewee
  • Did you include a business image in Step 1? [This will be used for their business profile!]
  • Name the image to include keywords [your name and brokerage, interviewee's name, title, business name, business category, and location]. 

Video

  • Is the video public on YouTube?
  • Check the title on youtube includes key words (your name and brokerage, interviewee's name, title, business name, business category and location) 
  • Check the description on Youtube is 300 words + includes your focus key phrases
  • Upload the video directly to Facebook, LinkedIn, and IG TV

Headlines

  • Check to see if the headlines include your focus keywords:
    • Business Name
    • Business Owner Name
    • Position
    • Business Category
    • Area Name

Summaries

  • Do you have a written summary? [Google wants to see at least 300 words per article, minimum! The ideal is 800+ words per article]
    • Video interviews must include a summary if no written answers have been provided
  • Are the key words below included in the summary?
    • Business Name
    • Business Owner Name
    • Position
    • Business Category
    • Area Name

Body (Text)

  • How many sentences are there? [Google wants to see at least 300 words per article, minimum! The ideal is 800+ words per article]
  • Are they well written?
  • Do they make the person look good?
  • How many questions are they answering?
  • Do the hyperlinks work?
  • Check the photo layout [size, orientation, position]
  • Is text formatted properly?
  • Headings/Questions should be formatted larger/bolder
  • Normal Text for body/answers

 Auditing Your Promotion

  • Are you promoting interviews across ALL your social media?
  • Are you promoting interviews using the Parkbench link?
  • Do you hyperlink the interviewees/businesses FB handle?
  • Are you engaging with all Likes, Comments, and Shares on Interviews

The Interviewee’s Social Media

  • Are they promoting the interviews?
  • If not, have you followed up?
  • How are you following up? (often more than one method of contact can be needed)

Other Social Media Pages

  • Are you promoting interviews on other social media pages? (community and neighbourhood groups, industry pages and community blogs). 
  • Do you have the interview promotion checklist? If not, ask our team for it!