Research tools and setup checklist
In the previous section, you reviewed a video walking your through Ahrefs as it applies to setting up a HOTH X campaign.
Here is a good checklist to keep in mind when fulfilling HOTH X campaign setup:
- Review traffic and keyword movements. Make sure things are progressing and if not review the setup process here for further instruction
- Review the anchor text profile. Make sure exact match keywords are not over-optimized (more than 5%)
- Review the top pages and find best targets based on internal notes
- Setup Foundations using 1-2 keywords per URL targeted- the rest will want to be a mix of branded, naked URL, and generic terms
- Make sure you target 3 URLs consistently over the 3 months you are setting up as discussed in the setup video
- Diversify the exact match keywords being used in the Foundations orders
- Setup Guest Posts and target different pages each month- follow details in setup process doc
- Make sure local and/or blog products have appropriate information
- SAVE everything and reload page to ensure nothing is left blank
- Note on production sheet as completed for Campaign Manager's approval