SEO is not something that you do once and then forget about it. It’s a way of thinking that should be ingrained into how you go about creating content for your website and social media channels. Here are just a few of the core things that should help you on your way.
- Start with your target marketing in mind.
- Who are they, what do they like, where do they live, what do they do, how do they read, what are they interested in?
- Create a website and content that meets the needs and wants of your target audience.
- Make it user friendly – can they easily find the information they are after?
- Is the information easy to digest, share and engage with?
- Conduct keyword research to understand how your target audience searches for your products and services.
- What problem are they trying to solve.
- Create content (blog posts) that addresses these questions, queries and needs.
- Build content around these keywords.
- Link tha t content back to your products and services.
- When you’re creating content make sure to use your keyword effectively in your headline, and throughout your paragraph.
- Make sure your page URL uses your keyword (should be the same as your page name)
- Make sure your image file name has your keyword in it and that you have created image alt tags accordingly.
- Update the meta-tags to include your keyword(s).
- Create a meta-description that includes your keyword(s).
- Correctly use your header tags (H1-H6) throughout your document. Ie. H1 for your headline, H2 for the sub headings, H3 for any call-outs and paragraph plain text for your main content etc.
- Share your content with your audience and customers across your social networks, via email and in relevant forums etc.
- The more people read and share your content linking back to your website the more Google thinks your content is valuable and will reward you with a higher page ranking. This is where your social media strategy comes in.
- Keep your website content fresh
- The more content that’s regularly added to your site the more Google sees you as being up-to-date and it will reward your site accordingly within the search results pages.
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