Riverview business owners who are in search of a way to boost sales, brand recognition or generate leads usually turn to the internet. After all, in today’s world, when we want a product, service or information we go online and “Google it.”
But is your website showing up in Google’s search results? Sure, your website is probably indexed, meaning it does appear somewhere in the search engine results pages or SERPs. Though a mere 2 in 10 searchers ever goes beyond the first page and just 3% ever go beyond the second page of search results. So if you’re anywhere beyond page 2, chances are you’re not going to get any traffic for that keyword term.
Search engine optimization or SEO can serve as an effective option for improving your ranking in the SERPS. This improved visibility results in more website traffic. But optimizing your site in the proper manner can be a serious challenge. Many attempt search engine optimization as a do-it-yourself project, but it’s important to remember that poor optimization can be far worse than no optimization at all! You could end up having your website unindexed, which would cause your site to be pulled out of the search results entirely!
So what can search engine optimization services do for your business? And what does it entail? Well, that’s exactly what we’ll explore.
What Happens When You Perform SEO?
Riverview business owners may spent thousands developing a website, but if it’s not properly optimized, then it’s going to be virtually invisible to your target audience. A SEO expert will determine the ideal keywords for your company and its niche. Then, they’ll set to work optimizing the content and key wording, along with adding meta tags, XML sitemaps, interlinking and a number of other measures that serve to improve your site’s ranking in the SERPs.
SEO is not a one-time deal; it must be performed on a continual basis for two reasons. Firstly, the search engines are always evolving, so your site must constantly evolve in order to keep up with the latest best practices.
Secondly, adding optimized content is a key element of your SEO strategy and it allows you to add more points of entry to your site, while gaining a presence in the SERPs for a larger number of keywords. The result: more, higher quality traffic to your website.