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There are many responsibilities that come along with starting your own business. One of the most important tasks is to make sure your website is highly visible online, so customers can easily find it. This forms part of your <\/span>SEO strategy. <\/b>\u00a0Ask any marketer, and they will tell you that an SEO strategy is crucial for getting your website noticed online. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the process of improving and organising your website, so that it appears favourably in search engine rankings. SEO can be highly technical, but don’t let that scare you. One of the key goals of a sound SEO strategy is to increase organic traffic to your site by offering solutions to common questions your customers have, and providing the information they need. In other words, you want your website to be the go-to source of information for your customers, potential customers, and anyone who operates in your industry. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fortunately, there are simple SEO techniques you can use to promote your site on search engines like Google. Applying a few key tactics when creating content can go a long way.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In this post, we\u2019ll introduce you to SEO and explain why it\u2019s important for entrepreneurs. Then we\u2019ll share a few tactics you can use for your website SEO strategy. Let\u2019s go!
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What is SEO and why it matters\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

SEO is the practice of making your website and its content appealing to search engine algorithms. This usually involves <\/span>incorporating keywords<\/span><\/a> into your written content, maintaining your site\u2019s performance, and other related techniques.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Optimising your content is necessary if you hope to get your website in the top results on search engines like Google. This can drive new traffic to your business. The top organic Google search result <\/span>gets over 39% of traffic<\/span><\/a>, the second result gets only about 18%, and the rest of the results fall below 10%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective SEO requires a careful balance. It\u2019s important to use the right terms that allow search engines to know what your content is about, while not overloading your site content with keywords and making it unreadable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, <\/span>53% of web traffic is organic<\/span><\/a>, meaning visitors who find your site through online searches. Organic traffic, unlike paid advertising, is completely free. This makes SEO a cost-effective marketing method.
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3 essential SEO strategy tips for every entrepreneur<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you want to spread the word about your business and attract more visitors, you\u2019ll need to incorporate SEO best practices into your site management process. Let\u2019s look at three ways to do that.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Incorporate on-site and technical SEO to improve your content<\/span><\/h3>\n

On-site or on-page SEO refers to techniques used to optimise your content. This primarily means using keywords in your posts, titles, headings, and URLs.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, you should also pay attention to technical aspects of your website that impact your search engine rankings, such as loading speed and mobile responsiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making sure your website stays fast by regularly testing it with <\/span>Google PageSpeed Insights<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Pingdom Tools<\/span><\/a> is wise. It\u2019s also important that your site is viewable on smartphones as well as desktops, so make sure to <\/span>implement responsive design<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In general terms, about 20% of your SEO efforts should be focused in this direction. There are many tools that can help, including <\/span>Google\u2019s Keyword Planner<\/span><\/a> and several WordPress plugins (which we\u2019ll discuss below).<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Use content marketing to rank higher and attract visitors<\/span><\/h3>\n

Content marketing is the process of creating authoritative, relevant, and unique content to attract visitors. This should make up the bulk of your SEO<\/span> efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can distribute content via multiple channels, such as a blog, social media accounts, or even email. Thoughtful, informative content that provides value to your target market has a strong chance to rank well with search engines and draw customers to your site.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Implement off-site SEO to make connections across the web<\/span><\/h3>\n

Finally, off-site SEO consists of practices that affect content outside your website. Key off-site strategies include:<\/span><\/p>\n