Content displayed directly in SERPs
Until recently, the online search process involved typing your keywords, looking at search results until you found something you were interested in, clicking on that result and going to someone’s website to find out more.
Now, an interesting shift is happening. For some searches, instead of forcing the user to click on a website to find out the answer, Google displays the answer directly in the search results. With this in place, it’s becoming harder and harder to drive users to your website without providing content that’s actually informative, relevant and well-structured. With that in mind, make sure that your marketing campaign focuses on quality of content, not quantity — learn more about writing amazing web copy, read our post: Content Marketing 101
Use the keyword intent funnel for targeting
Over the years, the way in which we interact with search engines has changed. Not long ago, people would use simple keywords in their search query. Now, search phrases are more elaborate, resembling natural speech. This is also thanks to the advent of intelligent personal assistants such as Siri, Alexa and Google Now. With the increase in search formats, you have to know your audience, discover their search habits and create an optimization strategy based on how they act online.
Learn more about maximizing conversions with the content conversion funnel. Read our post: The Ultimate SEO Copywriting Guide
Paid ads can do a lot of work in less time
Pay-per-click ads, or PPC, are often considered a direct competitor of an organic SEO strategy, but should play a supplemental role, instead. Even with a smaller budget of a few dollars a day per campaign, you can utilize PPC as a way of boosting your brand to the top of SERP "Ads" section. Word of warning, however — try not to use paid ads as a “quick fix” and remember that they are much more expensive over the long-term versus sustained organic search strategies.
The rise of SEO as a long-term branding tool
When paying for a service such as SEO, it can be very tempting to look for immediate results and draw conclusions after the first two or three months. However, quality SEO is not a short-term solution. If you include SEO in your marketing strategy, you have to think not in months, but years down the road.
Valuable, informative, engaging content is more important than ever
Many things have changed in SEO since Google was founded. Trends have come and gone, and practices that were once effective are now considered “black hat”. However, one thing has remained vital: high quality, engaging web content. Whether you’re developing high-quality landing pages, social media posts or blog articles, as long as you provide content that educates users in an intuitive way, you are already on the right track.
Not all searches end with a purchase and not everyone who stumbles across your website will become a paying client immediately. Although they may not convert immediately, you can develop a relationship with the user, build trust with useful content and they’ll eventually convert.
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