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How to do content auditing with SEO/web data fo...

Marco Giordano
April 11, 2025
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How to do content auditing with SEO/web data for small & big websites

Marco Giordano

April 11, 2025
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  1. About Me Data/Web Analyst with a background in BA, Computer

    Science and Analytics Specialized in Python, BigQuery and Google Cloud. Runs a newsletter and website called Seotistics Active on LinkedIn.
  2. I can’t find where to focus with content 😭 Marco

    Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  3. I will show you a Framework for content auditing... Marco

    Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  4. A content audit reviews your content and builds an inventory.

    Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  5. Small websites can afford flexibility. Big websites have brand authority.

    Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  6. % Anonymized Queries To gauge how many queries you miss

    in GSC. Not actionable but needed as a benchmark. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  7. % 0 Clicks Gauge how many pages get no traffic

    from Google. Numbers above 40% are bad! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  8. % Clicks By Top 10% Pages By Clicks How much

    do the top 10% pages affect my website? A drop in that top 10% will affect you a LOT. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  9. Best Pages By Traffic What are the best performing pages

    for organic (and non) traffic? P.S. Remember that traffic is often vanity 👀 Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  10. Evergreen Content Find which pages are your most reliable performers.

    Evergreen content should be repurposed and used to research new topics. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  11. Content Decay Find which pages are losing performance over time.

    These pages you can update more often and monitor. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  12. Top 5 Queries Per Page Analyze the best queries for

    every page! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  13. Best Queries By Clicks/Impressions What are the best performing queries

    for organic traffic? P.S. Queries with low clicks, high impressions are interesting! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  14. Big Idea 1-2 sentences that describe the overall picture. The

    shortest summary you can think of! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  15. Big Idea - Example 1 There was a 70% loss

    in Clicks caused by worse performance in the X section. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  16. Big Idea - Example 2 70% of the traffic is

    currently given by News Content, which constitues a risky traffic profile. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  17. Big Idea - Example 3 Content efforts have produced 20%

    more qualified leads and a decrease in ad spend of 30%. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  18. 3-minute story Literally what the name says. A longer version

    of the big idea. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  19. Takeaways Sales increased by 30% There are opportunities for X

    product The website is struggling with the X cluster Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  20. Content Inventory A content inventory lists all of your articles

    with metadata. Airtable and Noco DB are good software for this. Mandatory for big websites. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  21. Paid, more options and integrations. Ideal for big websites. Open-source

    (aka free) alternative. Ideal for smaller websites. Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  22. Update Cycle Affected by Decay & Seasonality. Recommended time: 4-6

    months. Pro tip: classify pages by decay/seasonality! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  23. Insight -> Action Pages with lowest clicks = Optimization/Pruning Best

    pages = Distribution/Repurposing Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  24. Small websites can’t compete 1:1 with content... they need specific

    tactics! Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  25. What We Learned ✅ Real content audits require proper data

    work Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  26. What We Learned ✅ Real content audits require proper data

    work ✅ How to structure a great content audit Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  27. What We Learned ✅ Real content audits require proper data

    work ✅ How to structure a great content audit ✅ Understand the business model first Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  28. What We Learned ✅ Real content audits require proper data

    work ✅ How to structure a great content audit ✅ Understand the business model first ✅ Big websites follow different processes Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO
  29. Additional Resources Learn Analytics for SEO [Course] - 30% off

    (scan QR) Learn Analytics for SEO [Ebook] - 30% off (scan QR) Think Like a Web Analyst (30% off, launching May 12) Seotistics Blog (for Web Analytics) Marco Giordano - Data/Web Analyst #BrightonSEO