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What is Search Engine Optimization?

  • May 23,2019

Search Engine Optimization

Many people ask “What is Search Engine Optimization?”. It can be explained by maximizing the number of visitors to a website through different strategies in order to be appeared higher in search engine results.

Search Engine Optimization will continue to grow over the next few years and is a strategy that businesses need to do in order to generate organic traffic to their website. As a result, it has been proven that organic traffic has a higher conversion traffic than paid traffic. According to Jupitar Research, 81% of users find their desired website through search engine. This is clearly defined by the appropriate marketing plan of focusing on organic strategies. However, the main question is, how can we make all this possible?

Different Types of Search Engine Optimization

Without a doubt, the goal is to understand the algorithm of search engines. As a result, there are multiple strategies to improve a business listing on search engines. At this time, there are four major techniques that need to be considered:

  • Technical SEO
  • On-Page SEO
  • Off-Page SEO
  • Keyword research and competitor research

Technical SEO

Now, lets dive into details in order to understand every single technique. Firstly, technical SEO, according to Big Commerce, “refers to website and server optimizations that help search engine spiders crawl and index your site more effectively.” There are a few ways to ensure your website is optimized:

  • Site loading time (Speed)
  • Ensuring an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
  • Responsive design across all platforms (Desktop, Mobile etc)
  • Internal linking (Structural navigation in your website)

On-Page SEO

Secondly, on-Page SEO is another technique that refers to the optimization of individual web pages on a website. This technique has a strong focus on content and HTML coding to allow search engines to crawl and index a website. The ways to optimize on-page techniques are:

  • Title tags
  • Meta title tags
  • Meta description
  • Meta keyword
  • Domain redirect
  • .XML Sitemap
  • Robots.txt
  • Image alt tags
  • Broken link reports
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Blog page creation
  • Content quality
  • Content length
  • URL structure
  • Internal link building
  • Outbound link building

Off-Page SEO

Thirdly, off-Page SEO is another technique that refers to the improvement of a websites’ page in search engine results pages by focusing on external sources that directly invite people to your website. Here are a couple of ways:

  • RSS feeds
  • Directory submissions
  • Press releases
  • Blog posting (Other websites)
  • Forums
  • Social media

Keyword Research and Competitive Research

Lastly, keyword research and competitor research is another critical technique that strongly affects SEO best practices. The two most effective ways to build a strong strategy are:

  • Keyword search (Using specific keywords in content that people search)
  • Competitor research (Understanding and learning about competitors practices and methods in order to have a better strategy)

Above all, search engine optimization is a critical component of generating traffic to your website. It’s a continuation of constant learning and practices that will ensure better ranking on search engines. Undoubtedly, it is important to conduct an SEO audit to have a better understanding on which areas to improve on the website itself. If you require any SEO services, please click here.

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