{"id":40009,"date":"2019-11-25T19:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasensemarketing.com\/?p=40009"},"modified":"2019-11-25T19:45:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:45:50","slug":"search-engine-optimization-for-beginners-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasensemarketing.com\/blog\/search-engine-optimization-for-beginners-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Engine Optimization for Beginners (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #333; font-size: 12px; line-height: 34px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<h2>Search Engine Optimization for Beginners (Part 1)<\/h2>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px; font-weight: normal;\">\n<p>We all know that in the Digital Marketing world, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is essential to establishing visibility online. SEO is meant to level the playing field between small businesses and their larger, national competition, and to transform your business from a small fish in the big pond of the Internet to a competitive player online.<\/p>\n<p>In search engine marketing, it is important to optimize your website to be appealing for both customers and search engines. However, it can be confusing to figure out exactly what search engines find appealing. In order to prevent some confusion, we have complied a list of some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/internet-marketing.html\">Search Engine Optimization<\/a>\u00a0basics to keep in mind when creating your website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #365f91; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\" align=\"center\"><u>The Right Ingredients<\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #d0ad17; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\">1. Think of your website like a cake<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">Your website has many different layers. The links, your paid ads and social media act as the icing.Your onsite content, information architecture, content management system, and infrastructure act as other layers. Without the perfect mix of these components, your cake won\u2019t look or taste good, and no one will be tempted by it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #d0ad17; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\">2. What search engines are seeking<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">\n<p>At the end of the day, the search engines assure your site is relevant. But how do they determine this? They look for these details:<br \/>\na. Quality content \u2013 Good titles and descriptions are a must.<br \/>\nb. Performance \u2013 How fast is it? Do you have responsive web design that makes your site look good whether it\u2019s viewed on a laptop, smartphone or tablet?<br \/>\nc. Link authority \u2013 Does your website link to other authoritative sites?<br \/>\nd. A good user experience \u2013 Almost half of all consumers say that a website\u2019s design is their number one criterion for determining the credibility of a company. So you want this to pass both Google\u2019s criteria and your clients\u2019!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #d0ad17; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\">3. What search engines do not like<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">Search engines scan your website and they do not have a lot of data storage in the scanning process. So, the following ingredients in your \u201ccake\u201d will cause you to lose reliability:<br \/>\na. Keyword stuffing \u2013 Some business owners believe that the more keywords they can put on the page, the better. This is in fact false, as it will just create spammy content.<br \/>\nb. A lack of responsive web design. If the crawlers can\u2019t get around, neither can your clients!<br \/>\nc. Repeated content \u2013 You want your onsite content to be fresh, not stale! Updated content increases your chances of being found.<br \/>\nKeep your eyes peeled for part two in our Search Engine Optimization baking lesson!<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">\n<p>MetaSense Marketing looks at your company and current marketing efforts and we know how to optimize it all.<br \/>\nIs there a marketing area that may need some attention?<br \/>\nWe really do look for ways to provide the help our clients need in order to reach their goals and to succeed. MetaSense Marketing can help in all the areas listed above.<br \/>\nAnd a consultation to begin the conversation costs nothing.<br \/>\nQuestions?<\/p>\n<p>MetaSense Marketing is here for that very that very purpose\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #244061; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\" align=\"center\">\n<p>To answer your questions and make you successful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">\n<p>At MetaSense Marketing, we help our customers build effective Digital Marketing Campaigns that make it easier for people to do more business with them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/contact.html\"><strong>Get in touch with us!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #244061; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\" align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Designing, building and implementing Award-Winning Digital Marketing Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px;\">Contact me directly at 856 873 9950 x 130<br \/>\nOr via email at: <a href=\"mailto:manny@metasensemarketing.com\">Manny@MetaSenseMarketing.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">Check out our web page, get on our list, and learn more about Digital Marketing and how MetaSense Marketing can help.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/why-metasense.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/why-metasense.html<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogaddlink\" style=\"padding-bottom: 1em;\">For more information and to schedule an appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/grow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search Engine Optimization for Beginners (Part 1) We all know that in the Digital Marketing world, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is essential to establishing visibility online. 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