Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Why You Need It
It goes without saying, that the internet has revolutionized the way we live our lives. I won’t go into how, I think it’s pretty clear, but obviously it has changed the way we do business. Having said that, many people are striving to merely get noticed on the world wide web. So how does one go about getting their site past the multitudes of others and be recognized by their target audience?
Search engine optimization – hereon referred to as SEO – aims to help you get more traffic to your site, by aiding it in getting a higher ranking. A high-ranking site ensures you will be among the top results when using a search engine to find a product.
Two methods exist to help you get recognized by search engines; Pay-per-click advertising is one. Google Adwords is a perfect example of this. Here, you can place bids on their ads to be shown when a keyword is searched and is relevant to your site. Quite simply, the highest bidder gets the higher page ranking. Some people spend a small fortune on this, but can be worth it if your site has a high conversion rate.
Organic searches is the second technique. Your site ranking is evaluated by ‘spiders’ which scan sites and gather information about them. They use the information and pass it on to the search engine, which will list the websites based on ranking determined by the spiders. It’s important to have good relevant content on your site, or your ranking will be lower.
Do not underestimate the power of search engines, it is one of the fundamental concepts of the internet. A recent poll revealed that 90% of web surfers use search engines to help them find what they are looking for. Do you know how to use the Google on the internet machine?
SEO is vital for the success of your website. It determines the position of your site in relation to your competitors. It generates traffic from target audiences, but more importantly, it’s a cost-effective way of promoting your website.




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1Thanks Mario, stay tuned for more tips…I’m just getting started!
2I agree! SEO is definitely needed to get anywhere with search engines and from my understanding works extremely well with Google, which, let’s face it, most people use now… Good article!
3In internet marketing, your conversion rate is quite simply the number of conversions divided by the number of ad clicks. It is the ratio of visitors who ‘convert’ casual content viewings or website visits into the actions desired by the content creator. Successful conversions are interpreted differently by individual webmasters, it could be purchase of a product or service, newsletter subscription, membership registration, or a software download. The desired ‘conversion’ will vary from vendor to vendor.
4What does it mean to have a high conversion rate on your site?
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