![]() SEO is performed because a website will receive more visitors from a search engine when websites rank higher on the search engine results page SERP. These visitors can then potentially be converted into customers. 1.1 Relationship with Google. 2.1 Getting indexed. 2.2 Preventing crawling. 2.3 Increasing prominence. 2.4 White hat versus black hat techniques. 3 As marketing strategy. 4 International markets. 5 Legal precedents. 6 See also. 8 External links. Webmasters and content providers began optimizing websites for search engines in the mid-1990s, as the first search engines were cataloging the early Web. Initially, all webmasters only needed to submit the address of a page, or URL, to the various engines, which would send a web crawler to crawl that page, extract links to other pages from it, and return information found on the page to be indexed. 5 The process involves a search engine spider downloading a page and storing it on the search engine's' own server. A second program, known as an indexer, extracts information about the page, such as the words it contains, where they are located, and any weight for specific words, as well as all links the page contains. |
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![]() It takes a lot to rank on Google, and getting ample social shares can really help show Google youre in it for the long haul and willing to do whatever it takes. EAT Expertise, Authority, Trustworthiness. This is a gut check you can use to ensure that your content is connecting well with people, based on a criteria Google uses for real-world evaluators. Create content that shows a level of understanding on a topic and reflects a reputation for a top source of information about it. Ask yourself whether the content you are putting out there is helping you build that reputation and allowing your readers to trust you on the topic. SEO and Google Algorithm Updates. SEO may often feel unapproachable or impossible because of the term algorithm. An algorithm is a series of operations a search engine uses to calculate and rank websites based on when someone uses a specific search query. You may have heard algorithms are always changing, and, to some degree, thats true. Google makes what they call core updates multiple times a year to better serve those searching online. You can explore a history of Google algorithm updates on the Moz website. |
![]() Skip to Content. Future of Marketing. Find My Audience. Grow My Store. Test My Site. Latest in Your Region. Are short-form or long-form videos better for brands? Viewers and creators say both are. What the latest Search innovations mean for marketers. Embracing first-party data: 3 success stories from HubSpot. 2022 Retail Marketing Guide: Be ready for the holidays and seasonal shopping moments. 2022 Retail Marketing Guide: Drive foot traffic and in-store sales. How to align your B2B marketing and sales teams. Select your location. Central and Eastern Europe. Central and Eastern Europe. Inside Google Marketing: 3 ways we think about SEO. Sean O'Keefe' January 2019. Share this page. Email Copy Link Copied Linkedin Twitter Facebook Whatsapp Xing VK. Inside Google Marketing: 3 ways we think about SEO. Sean O'Keefe' January 2019. We as a company spend a lot of time thinking about search engine optimization, or SEO. No small wonder, given that search is at the core of our business. Of course, there are plenty of other ways to drive traffic to your website. Paid media, social posts, and display advertising are just a few. |
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![]() Readability and usability still trump search engine optimization. Beyond page URL, title, and headings, content is most influential on search engine rankings. Repeat your keyword phrase several times throughout the page-once or twice in the opening and closing paragraphs, and two to four more times throughout the remaining content. Strategically link to relevant sources and additional information-both within your organizations broad website and even to other websites which are useful. Don't' forget to use bold, italics, heading tags especially an H1, and other emphasis tags to highlight these keyword phrases-but don't' overdo it. You still want your language and writing style to read naturally. Never sacrifice good writing for SEO. The best pages are written for the user, not for the search engine. Read more about SEO marketing to help you find new content opportunities. Update Your Content Regularly. You've' probably noticed that we feel pretty strongly about content. Search engines do, too. Regularly updated content is viewed as one of the best indicators of a site's' relevancy, so be sure to keep it fresh. Audit your content on a set schedule semesterly for example and make updates as needed. |
![]() What Is SEO Search Engine Optimization? SEO stands for search engine optimization. In simple terms, it means the process of improving your site to increase its visibility when people search for products or services related to your business in Google, Bing, and other search engines. 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. Think of the index like a giant library where a librarian can pull up a book or a web page to help you find exactly what youre looking for at the time. |
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![]() Keywords that bring in visitors with higher conversion rates and more engagement will then take a higher priority to those that do not see as much success. Similarly, keyword data from SEO efforts can also be used to find the right opportunities for Ads. Uncovering keywords that have high search rates, but that also have high competition - meaning that it will be difficult for a site to earn a slot on the front page of the SERP - will likely be good candidates for Ads campaigns. This refinement process can be done across both the major search engines as well as newer avenues for SEO work like vertical and native search engines. As a brand builds a digital strategy, understanding the different roles of Google Ads and SEO in building a web presence is critical to success. The better that companies can use these two different features together for their advantage, the better their potential results in Search. |