mardi 13 novembre 2012

Want Leads? Get SEO!

By Tom Muyer


Did you know that "keyword research" is where you need to start each and every project with. Without knowing what exactly is being typed in, you have no starting point for your seo. Once you know what is being searched regularly, you need to pick the keyword phrases that best match your products or services because it they don't match well, traffic will not convert into sales, and then, what's the point of charleston SEO? Go after hyper-specific terms and you will rank well and convert more.

Now who are you going after? Can you offer your services beyond your immediate market (town)? If so, SEO might be a good fit for your company. Do you have the kind of website that can truly rank on page 1 globaly? Do you have enough pages that can be filled with quality content? Do you have significant time to implement link building startegies? If you answered no to these, a local qualifier might be the way to go. Here's an example: Global - "lawyer" statewide - "south carolina lawyer" local - "charleston lawyer". The two questions are can I really offer my services globally and can I rank on the top of page 1? Because 91% of leads will go to the sites on page 1, why bother with seo if we can't get there?

Organic SEO is somewhat dependant on well written, keyword rich content, so, don't be afraid to use your keywords in your copy. However, most algorithms don't like to see keyword cramming, so don't overdo it. Stick to around 5% density and you should be fine. Only 10 keywords per 200 written words. It is very important that your copy reads as well to humans as it does to Google's spiders. One rule to remember is "if you wouldn't say it, don't write it".

Now begins the link building. The fun stuff. It cannot be overstated how important good quaility backlinks are to your site ranking well. In a lot of cases, the amount of links into a site is the reason it ranks better than another. Search engines see links to your website as a good sign that you're site is trusted and used. So, how do you get them? You can write an article like this one and submit it to several article directories, sign up to the hundreds of directories available in most categories, pay for them with high pr sites, start a well written blog, utilize all social media, and take advantage of easy free link opportunities with sites like Yahoo answers, craigslist, squidoo, and wikipedia.

Okay, so, you did your research and found out what people were typing in regards to your industry, decided if you should go global or shoot for local domination, you wrote quality copy containing these keyword phrases, and you are building solid links in daily. That's it, you're on your way to ranking high on page 1 of search engines everywhere! You built it..and they will come. Now as your website climbs the ranks and your traffic increases, make sure to monitor your Google Analytics often and find out which keywords are performing the best for you. You will constantly be making adjustments to keywords in order to continually rank high for quality traffic. Thanks for reading and good luck optimizing!




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