{"id":967,"date":"2018-09-26T15:44:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T10:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/?p=967"},"modified":"2020-06-30T14:08:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T08:38:47","slug":"seo-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/seo-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Engine Optimisation 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all the businesses these days no matter how small or large they are, require a strong SEO Strategy in order to attract traffic and to move ahead in their sales game. Without proper SEO, Google would rank your website lower in its SERP\u2019s (Search Engine Result Pages) which can be considered to be a big threat for your business\u2019 growth! Read more to know about the techniques used by our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/digital-marketing\/search-engine-optimization\">Seo Agency<\/a><\/strong> to rank higher in the SERP&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding the basics of\u00a0Search Engine Optimisation from the SEO Agency Point of View :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a beginner in the world of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/digital-marketing\/search-engine-optimization\">SEO Marketing<\/a><\/strong>, the above explanation might make you clueless as to what the whole SEO deal is about. Read on to know what SEO is and how to use it to its best advantage in order to grow your business online.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>What is SEO?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-968 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/web-concept-illustration_1284-5490.jpg\" alt=\"SEO \" width=\"354\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SEO stands for <strong>Search Engine Optimisation<\/strong> which basically means optimising your website\u2019s content in such a way that your website lands on any Search Engine (like Google, Yahoo and Bing) after a keyword related to your company is searched for by the user.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Eg : If your website is a blog about Pets, it is crucial for you to include words related to \u2018pets\u2019 including keywords like \u2018puppies, dogs, cats and kittens\u2019 so that a user searching these words lands on your website when they search for it on any Search Engine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this can be a very basic explanation of Search Engine Optimisation, there are other tips you can follow in order to improve your Page ranking on Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Here are the tactics you can use to improve your SEO strategy :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">1. Understand your Target Audience and their Trends :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-969 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/target-audience.jpg\" alt=\"Target Audience\" width=\"405\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If your E-commerce website sells the latest variety of Men\u2019s shoes, it is very important for you to be up-to dat<\/span>e<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> with the latest variety that is in trend, for different age groups and for different kinds of professions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Then after the initial research about the different trends of shoes that are used by different people, you need to add the exact keyword they might be using to look for that particular product online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">This means that you need to constantly be up-to date with your Target Audiences and their trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">For Eg : If you have an E-commerce website selling shoes you need to be up to date with the latest trends in shoes and include new words like \u2018Slip-ons\u2019 and \u2018Loafers\u2019 so that your site pops up everytime a user searches for these keywords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>2. Use Highly Targeted Local Marketing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-970 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/local-marketing1.jpg\" alt=\"local marketing\" width=\"352\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the new Google Algorithm, Google ranks local businesses and companies to local searches. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That\u2019s why if your company operates only in a certain city, it is imperative for you to use Local Marketing preferably Google My Business to list down your business on Google. This would help nearby audiences to locate your business easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Along with this, having a verified \u2018My Business\u2019 listing also adds social proof to your business as audiences can also rate your business and add reviews, which later helps you improve your ranking!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Google \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en_in\/business\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">My business<\/a>\u2019 listing also gives you an added advantage of being able to use Insights and can also post articles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">3. Publish High-Quality Content :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-971 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/content.jpg\" alt=\"Content\" width=\"333\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Quality C<\/span>ontent doesn\u2019t just attract your audiences to your business but it also helps Google rank your business in terms of SEO Ranking.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Make sure you post content that is relevant to your\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Target Audiences<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">and is something that they are looking out for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> make sure you research about your competitors to make sure your content is not too similar to theirs. This will help you to establish yourself as a leading business which efficiently stands out from the others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Also if your business page or <\/span>a E-commerce<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> site has a blog with it, make sure you write articles that are trending and give value to your customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">4. Make your site Fast :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-972 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3mindsdigital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fast-website.jpg\" alt=\"fast website\" width=\"368\" height=\"302\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This can be one of the most important reasons why your site doesn\u2019t rank first in the SERP\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The loading speed of your site directly impacts your users and the amount of time they stay on your site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If your website, is slow and frustrating for users, the users will come to your website only to leave for another site with a better loading speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This also impacts your ranking as Google makes a note of your users and the amount of time they spend on your site. If a lot of users leave your site due to slow loading speed, your ranking will come down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Follow the above steps to start <\/span>optimising<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> your website and to obtain high page rankings. Make sure you steer clear of unapproved ways of <\/span>optimising<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> your site such as Keyword Stuffing and adding innumerable back-links as Google might block your site if you have been caught doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are also numerous other ways to improve your SEO further by using other tools and sites. Come back to our site for more information regarding how to go about this further.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost all the businesses these days no matter how small or large they are, require a strong SEO Strategy in order to attract traffic and to move ahead in their sales game. 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