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![]() It is no longer sufficient to simply select a few keywords and load them into the code of a webpage. Today, a comprehensive SEO strategy outlines the goals you expect to achieve through organic search, and documents, in detail, basic SEO elements that need to be present on each and every page including: Page Title, Meta Description, H1 Tags, Alt Text image, Body Content, Links more. Your SEO plan should contain short-tail keywords, long-tail keywords, and branded keywords that bring in your target audience. Your plan should also focus on profiling your personas to find out what they are searching for, as well as what your competitors are doing online so you can overcome the competition through a comprehensive SEO strategy. The core of your SEO strategy revolves around the keywords you choose for your website, social posts, guest blogs, and more. You will not only use your keywords to optimize for search engines and create different webpages, but across your entire marketing strategy for a consistent brand experience. |
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![]() What is SEO? SEO stands for search engine optimization. In simple terms, it means the process of improving your site to increase its visibility for relevant searches. The better visibility your pages have in search results, the more likely you are to garner attention and attract prospective and existing customers to your business. How does SEO work? Search engines such as Google and Bing use bots to crawl pages on the web, going from site to site, collecting information about those pages and putting them in an index. Next, algorithms analyze pages in the index, taking into account hundreds of ranking factors or signals, to determine the order pages should appear in the search results for a given query. Search ranking factors can be considered proxies for aspects of the user experience. Our Periodic Table of SEO Factors organizes the factors into six main categories and weights each based on its overall importance to SEO. For example, content quality and keyword research are key factors of content optimization, and crawlability and mobile-friendliness are important site architecture factors. The search algorithms are designed to surface relevant, authoritative pages and provide users with an efficient search experience. |
![]() Request a Consultation Ready to get started? Contact us for a consult! Weidert Group, Inc. South River Street. Appleton, Wisconsin 54915. SEO vs SEM What Do They Mean? Is One Better to Focus On? Posted by Jonathan Stanis on October 14, 2020. As marketing evolves, so does the language we use as marketers. Like many industries, were guilty of tossing around jargon and acronyms that can leave clients confused. And, to be honest, we marketers are likely confused about some terms, too! Here are two doozies: SEO and SEM. These two terms both acronyms are often used interchangeably without a clear understanding of how theyre related and how they differ. Is SEO part of SEM? What components are included in SEM? Isnt organic SEO the best long-term approach? This article explains it all, but one fact is clear: they have a symbiotic relationship and, when both are leveraged to their full potential, they can get you great marketing results. SEO and SEM Definitions, Differences, and Strategies. Lets start with definitions. Heres an easy-to-remember way to begin.: |