BEGINNERS'S GUIDE TO BASIC SEO

Google SEO in 8 Simple Steps

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1. Back-End Cleanpup 

First things first! Make sure to do a diagnosis of your site. Check your titles, meta tag, meta description, and H1 tag.

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2. Content is King

You MUST have keyword-rich authoritative content on all of your pages. Don't fluff and stuff with spam. Make sure the Google spider can clearly identify what your site is about.

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3. Hook up Google Analytics

This allows you to track how often a visitor visits your site, how long they stay on each page, which pages, they like which pages they bounce off of, what pages are not getting visits, what pages are getting visitors from Google. etc.

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4. Backlinks

Getting reputable, relevant, and welt-respected websites (by Google's standards) to link back to your site will DRAMATICALLY improve your Google ranking.

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5. Citations

A citation is a place online where someone can find a business's information. This includes sides like CitySearch, CitySquare, AdLocal, Bing, Yelp, Yahoo, Facebook. etc.

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6. Maintenance

Understand that results won't come overnight and the Google Algorithm Is ever-changing. You are going to need to give your site some TLC on a regular basis.

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7. Google Map Listing

If you're operating a business with a physical location you NEED to have this done. Getting listed in the map section is crucial since much of the search traffic discontinues after the #3 listing in Google Maps.

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8. Positive Reviews

Have your Google Map listing up? Make sure you're getting reviews! Tons! Make sure you're always getting reviews from satisfied clients.