SEO: Need advice for your perfect search engine optimization route to position zero Read on…
The feeling of being first on the first page of Google is quite amazing. Not only does it pay well, but it also upsets your competition! The new enquiries are never-ending.
You are in a uniquely privileged place that not many companies have been in the world.
But there is something even better than that… SEO Google domination, you are at the top for pay-per-click. You are top on a local search through Google My Business and other local search tactics and you are first for organic search.
Less than 1% of the business community has ever felt this and enjoyed the return on investment of being perched at the top of the Google tree.
I am very privileged to be one of them; let me tell you the phone does not stop ringing!
However, it takes a long time to get to such a position and a pretty short time to lose it, so you have to keep it up. My blog post today is a simple guide to Google domination.
Please don’t be under the impression that search engine optimisation is easy though. It’s not super difficult but you’re going to need the discipline of activity practically every day and be signed up for a philosophy of lifelong learning.
How Google crawls your site
The Google bots or spiders report back to Google after crawling your sites. It’s great if they keep coming back quite often every day to find new things, but what’s more common is they only come back to your site say once a year, every six months. Why? Because you’re not updating and changing the site. Google is looking for an authority on a subject and that’s what you need to prove but without overdoing it.
You definitely don’t want a page full of your keywords. Keep it limited to repeating the keyword no more than two or three times on any particular page.
Remember to do your housekeeping (on the page) with a site crawl or a site audit.
There are many places to get this done for free. Or you can use paid-for services such as my personal favourites: www.semRush.com or www.woorank.com
The first step to simple SEO (off-page) Strategy
A quick win is to make a YouTube video and name it using your keyword. Yes, you got it – it’s pretty simple and if it’s an easy non-competitive keyword, you should be top within about 4 to 8 weeks. ( This simple strategy generally works, but not every time)
Quick note: you need a full 500-word description when uploading your video to be thorough and precise and you need the title of your video to be your keyword.
This helps with keyword consistency which is what it says on the tin; the Google bots and spiders see you as an authority for your keywords and phrases.
Off-Page is mainly the Human part when people /websites are sending you referrals through a link. Getting the quantity and quality of referrals into your SEO requires smart, ongoing effort… All of which you’ll discover in this blog.
Google rules
It’s rumoured that there are over 250 different types of rules that Google set. Some of them are positive rules i.e. the hummingbird update which tells you the things you must do to keep within the rules and some are negative.
So links from one site to another tell Google that your website is great: we have total endorsement from one website to another. (Warning: be careful who you link with; this can go against you)
The relevance, trustworthiness, and authority that effective off-page SEO affords a website still play a major role in a page’s ability to rank.
Non-pushed endorsement is important and must look authentic every time.
A really simple off-page strategy is to ask your suppliers, local charities and surrounding businesses to link their page to yours.
One of our favourite off-page strategies is discussion in forums and Facebook groups. This means asking influencers to add a link and can be really powerful.
We have picked up many links through guest blogging or being on somebody’s podcast.
The best thing about off-page SEO is it relies on human behaviour and we love people!
Reputation and trustworthiness is the key here. Having links coming into your situation like the penguin panda update will get you penalized.
Off-page SEO
This is achieved by other websites giving you authority as an industry leader by linking their sites to yours.
It’s going to happen on social media or a website or website it can happen in discussion forums
The first step to simple SEO (On page) Strategy
So let’s get this straight from the beginning. For top search engine optimization results that lead to page 1 success, you have to have a fast, well-structured website. That’s called on-page strategy.
This is the more technical side of things where what you do on your website really counts.
Therefore key words are so important. I have a link to make your keyword search much easier. Free SERP results on any keywords for anyone, anywhere. (My next blog will be just on keywords) https://www.accuranker.com/rank-tracker
So let’s go through the hummingbird – a lovely positive google update.
The hummingbird update says if you do these things you will gain ranking on Google.
In hummingbird, we are encouraged to use natural language, so a search phrase fine-tunes the keywords.
Linking your website to another, one which has an authoritative power such as the BBC or a trade association can be positive and has such superpowers. Linking your social media to your website is gold!
How Google ranks
In February 2011, the game changed for web designers and search engine optimisation experts because of the Google panda update.
This is about on-page quality not thin content where there are only 30-40 words. We are talking about real quality. No spelling mistakes, no grammatical errors, and no backlinks to dodgy sites!
Ask yourself:
Does your site have duplicate or redundant articles on the same or similar topics with slightly different keyword variations?
Are you providing content that is copied from elsewhere?
Do visitors to your website arrive and just leave straight away?
If the answer is yes, you need our help. Contact us today at info@lovingsocialmedia.com or call on 0203 846 8888 to find out how we can help.
Your server’s IP address has little difference in your SEO. Nevertheless, try to host your website on a server that is geographically close to your visitors. Search engines take the geolocation of a server into account as well as the server speed. This makes a massive difference
Pro tip
Local Directories
Key Tips
1 Make sure your website loads within three seconds.
2 Clean up your website. Ensure there are no grammatical errors or spelling mistakes.
3 Add a blog to your website. that way you get keywords that are organic the Google come rank make sure that your blog is at least 1000 words long not under 250
4 Create a YouTube channel with a link back to your website. Embed video into your site so people can stay longer, increasing the quality of your bounce rate.
5 Get into special interest community groups on LinkedIn and Facebook and get a link back to your website.
6 Stay authentic
Big tip Meta Tags appear in browser tabs, bookmarks and search result pages.
Make your title tags clear, and concise (65 characters, 200-569 pixels) and include your most important keywords.
Google My Business is a mix of both on-page and off
We have not talked about Google My Business and that is an added bonus.
It is the best gift Google has given us for local searches! That’s the pigeon update!
Initially, my journey in the search engine optimisation world started when I was interested in Social Media in 2007.
Back then, Social Media had absolutely nothing to do with SEO and I’m really glad it now has. If you want to learn, you are going to have to constantly evolve and stay up-to-date.
It used to give me a real kick carrying around no business cards and just saying to people type in best Optician in the world and I had Google domination.
Follow my easy tips and make sure that you measure your work with Google Analytics.
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pages make it easy for users to complete objectives and common tasks and use a design or template that is consistent across all devices (uses responsive web design).
make sure your site is well-configured for mobile users.
Pro Tip
Insert keywords in your Key Words
Add keywords to better understand and optimize your website’s traffic.
Type into google your search and see what google comes up with
Tips for SEO success
- Conduct keyword research to understand what terms and phrases people are using to find products or services like yours.
- Optimize your website for those keywords, including in your content, meta tags, and URLs.
- Build high-quality backlinks from reputable websites.
- Use alt tags to describe images and other media on your website.
- Create fresh, high-quality content on a regular basis.
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