How do you get clicks? Easy! You get clicks by putting out content that makes readers want to read on your page. But wait! A lot of different websites and business already understand this strategy and have put it into practice. So how do you get readers to click to your content vs all the others? Well, that’s the trick. SEO (search engine optimization) is exactly what it sounds like.
It ensures your content is the most easily accessed content when searching for a particular topic. For example, let’s say you wanted to do a Google search for information regarding how to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey. The holiday is coming up and this particular topic is sure to be on a lot of people’s minds. That’s a lot of clicks! But every other food blog and DIY instructional cooking website knows to put this content out too. So how do you make your site stand out from all the others? Read on for the ABC’S of SEO.
Doing Great SEO – First Things First
What is search engine optimization? SEO is when you’re able to make online visibility of your business’ web content more viewable on a web search engine. The earlier a site appears on the search list, the more likely someone is to visit that site. There is a number of ways to improve your site’s SEO. Whether it’s via images, news, content, videos, etc. The following are the best tools for search engine optimization in 2018 and will likely continue into 2019.
Keywords Are Key
If someone is typing in a particular keyword search, it is best to have that same verbiage appear somewhere on your website. In the top paragraph, we talked about having a page regarding cooking the perfect turkey. If someone is searching “how to cook perfect Thanksgiving turkey?,” then your DIY instruction cooking website should be answering that question with that same verbiage on your site. This will ensure your website is one of the first viewed sites when searching. You should also have secondary keywords the relate to the searcher’s question. This will optimize your searchability.
URL’s – You Have To Crawl Before You Can Walk
In order for any of our recommendations to work, you will need Googlebot to be able to scan your pages so your content becomes known. If your information is not in a text readable format, you will not become known on Google. If you are not known on Google, your content (including text, videos, visuals, etc) will not be searchable, thus negating the point.
Don’t Be Afraid To Get Meta
While it may seem that Google doesn’t always employ the meta description function, they in fact do. Quite a lot in fact. This is the perfect place to include 1) your description, 2) your primary keyword, 3) your company’s name, and 4) the title of the article. This short little description of your article is what will appear to readers searching for the information you provide. If it’s clear and concise, it will appear near the top and will be attractive to those looking to cook the perfect turkey this coming Thanksgiving!
The secret ingredient to your SEO is backlinks. Creating relevant content is a great way to get them.
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If you’re looking to improve your SEO strategy and get down to the business of perfect your search engine optimization, then look no further than the team at Web Content Development. We’re here to help you improve your business’ web traffic and searchability.
