We are just a few months into 2023 and with a new year comes a new competitive edge that businesses will be bringing to the table in order to rank higher in Google searches. Optimizing your business’s SEO score can be all the difference you need to stay ahead of your competitors when customers are searching for your product or service.
In case you haven’t been eagerly reading all of our previous blogs you might be asking yourself “what is an SEO score and why is it so important for my success?” An SEO score is a measure of how easy it is for prospective customers to find you, and of course the easier it is to find your website the likeliness of making that sale rises as well!
Table of Contents
1. Content, Content, Content
Content is the building block of success when it comes to Google loving your website. If your website is not concise, engaging, and easy to navigate it will not rank well no matter how many other steps you take to raise your SEO score. It is also important to regularly update your website with new content, as this will encourage Google to crawl your new content, index you higher, and increase your visibility.
2. Technical Health
Technical health can be broken down best as the bones of your website, making sure you technical health is sound ensures that your site will rank higher. You can optimize your site’s technical health by: ensuring each page has a relevant meta title, labeling all of the images on your site as well as adding alt text, and including important keywords in the body text of your descriptions.
3. Backlinks
Backlinks can be defined as links on other websites that lead to your own site, a majority of these links tells Google that your site is trusted by others and can push you higher in search ranking. But, if the backlink is on an untrustworthy, or poorly maintained website Google will flag it as a negative recommendation. It is important to be diligent about your website’s reputation and where it is being mentioned!
4. User Experience
The user experience that your website provides can either make or break potential customers, if your website is poor to navigate, confusing, or messy users will be less likely to stay on it for long. The same rule applies for Google, if Google’s algorithm detects that your site might be confusing it will be less likely to rank it higher for search results. So, no need for a crazy website, keep it simple!
5. Loading Speed
Everyone has been frustrated at some point by incredibly slow loading speeds, especially when you are in a hurry. The slower the loading speed the less likely users are to stay on your website or visit again. When Google crawls a website and finds a site loads in more than 3 seconds it will be less likely to rank it higher for relevant searches.
Conclusion
Creating a website may seem like that’s all you have to do, but maintaining a successful website is the real challenge. Following these steps and staying up to date on the latest SEO opportunities will ensure that your website not only gets more clicks, but outranks your competitors as well.
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I’m responsible for content creation for our clients to grow in multiple places like social media, SEO, Google, etc. The content includes blogs, social media graphics, updating information on clients’ websites, and creating ads on several platforms. He loves getting to experience every aspect of content marketing and having the opportunity to learn new things every day.
