Essential Tips for Improving SEO

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Essential Tips for Improving SEO

Get your SEO on the right track

What Is SEO?

Search Engine Optimization

SEO stands for

It’s helps you rank more highly in search engines

And drives people to your website

“Well then, I just have to optimize for search engines...

“Well then, I just have to optimize for search engines...

Right?”

Well, not exactly.

That’s part of it…

That’s part of it…

…but there’s more to SEO than just spiders, crawlers, and bots.

Key Rules of SEO

1. Consider the user

Consider the User Consider the User

1. Consider the user

Consider the User

User experience is priority one.

1. Consider the user

Consider the User

User experience is priority one.

If the people who visit your website are unhappy, it doesn’t matter how great your SEO is.

Consider the User

Then the Search Engine

Then the Search Engine

Of course, search engines are still

important.

Then the Search Engine

Of course, search engines are still

important.

But even they want you to put the user first.

Never Stuff Keywords

Never Stuff Keywords

Don’t use excessive keywords just to improve your search rank.

Never Stuff Keywords

Don’t use excessive keywords just to improve your search rank.

Google will notice if you put keywords where they

don’t belong and will punish your site. Use keywords only where they’re appropriate.

Be Relevant

Be Relevant

Create relevant content.

Be Relevant

Create relevant content.

If you have great content, people will

want to visit your site. Google ranks quality

content higher to boost user experience.

Now What?

Your SEO

Follow these tips to

Supercharge

Optimize

Optimize what?

URL

URL

Include keywords in your URLs

URL

Include keywords in your URLs

This helps site visitors find what they’re looking

for, and boosts SEO without getting a

penalty from Google.

URL

But remember, don’t keyword stuff!

It’s annoying, Google hates it, and so will site

visitors.

Alt Text

Alt Text

Don’t forget to add alt text to your images.

Alt Text

Adding alt text to your images may seem small, but it adds to your overall, on-page SEO effort.

Don’t forget to add alt text to your images.

Alt Text

For example:

Alt Text

We wrote a blog post about UV Angel and included an image of the device.

For example:

Alt Text

What readers see: What Google sees:

Headings

Headings

Include keywords in your headings.

Headings

Include keywords in your headings.

Headings help tell readers and search engines what your page is about. Including keywords helps

them determine if your page is relevant to their search.

Headings

What readers see:

Headings

What Google sees:

Titles

Titles

Create unique, descriptive page titles

Titles

Create unique, descriptive page titles

The title shows up in a Google search and pulls in visitors. Use relevant keywords to help your

page rank in a search and entice the reader to click.

Titles

Keep in mind: •  Titles should be less than70 characters. Google will cut off additional

characters. •  Be concise but persuasive. •  Keep keywords toward the front of the title. The first words are

ranked more heavily. •  Don’t leave the auto-filled title. •  Use unique titles for each page.

Titles

Example:

Includes keyword

Less than 70 characters

Unique to this page

Meta Descriptions

Create unique meta descriptions for each page.

Meta Descriptions

Create unique meta descriptions for each page.

The help create a first impression for your

webpage and help users decide if they want to read

more.

Meta Descriptions

Keep in mind:

•  Descriptions should be less than 155 characters. •  Be specific. People want to know what to expect from

your page. •  Try not to reuse meta descriptions (and page titles). •  Don’t leave the auto-filled description.

Meta Descriptions

Example: Less than 155 characters

Includes keyword

Unique to this page

Content

Content

Use keywords naturally throughout your content.

Content

Use keywords naturally throughout your content.

Focus on 1 to 2 keywords per page. Use them naturally throughout the content.

Remember to consider the user before the search engine.

Follow the

Key Rules of SEO

Follow the

Optimize

Optimize

Meta Descriptions

Titles

Content Headings

Alt Text URL

And you’ll get…

SEO Success!

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