As marketers, we know that search engine optimization (SEO) is necessary. It helps webpages rank highly on search engine results pages (SERPs). After all, 67% of all clicks go to the first five organic search results on Google.
So for traffic, SEO is a must.
Most people see search engine optimization, or SEO, as having two parts: on-site optimization and off-site optimization. Both of these having to do with content, keywords, and links, but a lot of the time technical SEO gets overlooked. Many people are either not educated enough about the subject, or get nervous when they hear the word technical.
So what is technical SEO? It is essentially the more involved optimization tweaks that help give your content the best chance it can have to rank for relevant keywords and phrases. Technical SEO allows you to focus on analyzing how well the search engines are crawling and accessing your website.
Okay, okay, I’ll admit it — to waste time, I start a Google search query and let the suggestions do the rest, hoping to fall into a rabbit hole of interesting facts.
For instance, today’s lucky search query was “How many businesses”, and I ended up going with “…does Shaq own” (let’s just say, I was shocked to see the result.)
Last year, I decided that I wanted to invest in personal training.
As a lifelong sedentary person, I realized that I didn’t know how to start, so I went to the almighty Google machine.
I typed in “personal trainers Orange County,” looked at the top results, and examined the reviews.
Before scheduling any consultations, I narrowed down the options based on their fitness philosophy (seen on their website) and the most highly rated.
When searching for a local business, this approach and process isn’t unique.