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How Can Your Website Get More Traffic?

What is the key to getting your page to the top of different search engines?

Know about SEO? How about blogging? Here are some tips for local businesses trying to claim their spot on the web.

What is the key to getting your page to the top of different search engines?

The main reason of driving traffic to your site is to convert them into profitable clients. However, it is not that easy to develop SEO Strategies that will obtain immense traffic. In this article we will discuss SEO strategies to improve traffic to your site.  After all if they can not find you they will not buy from you. In fact they will buy from you competitor instead.

Are you generating a target market that is that is already interested in your products, services, or niche? Otherwise you will just waste your time convincing them to buy from you. There are many ways to increase the process and let people notice your site through the information, products, and services you provide with the help of SEO.

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Why Is Having A Blog Important?

Does your website have a blog? To make your site more interesting and draw in more traffic, you need a blog section.  Your business can benefit from the blog in many ways and it can also drive traffic consistently to your site. Blog titles have long-tail keywords that can improve the performance of your site as well as generating traffic. Blog posts can rank on search engines as long as it has relevance. Likewise, taking advantage with low competition keywords can make your pages rank on the top of different search engines. Thus, you can obtain more organic traffic into your site.  If you create useful content, people will start linking to your blog; this is called creating backlinks.

Why Should You Target 3-5 keywords?

Are you targeting keywords on your blog posts? It is a smart move to create blog posts or pages that have more than 2 keywords. It can help in driving more relevant traffic to your site. This means that each page or blog that you post should have 3 different keywords. This strategy is very simple because you just need to use the targeted keywords in the blog’s title, pictures, videos, or on your page. Your content should flow naturally while still keeping your keywords present here and there.

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Why Blog Commenting And Guest Blog Posting Is Important?

Are you commenting on other people's blogs? Are you guest posting for bloggers in your niche? You can drive traffic to your site by commenting on blogs similar to your site. Commenting on do-follow blogs is also an effective way of promoting your site and at the same time improving the keywords’ search rankings.  Using this strategy is advantageous because you can acquire relevant backlinks that can help build relationships with other bloggers. Interacting with other bloggers is beneficial as you will have the opportunity to obtain in-content links, special mentions, sponsored reviews, and guest blogging opportunities. Likewise, using the keyword as anchor texts is one way of improving the search rankings.

Additionally, guest blogging can also help in link building that is significant in driving relevant traffic. You can also acquire high quality links that can improve the search engine rankings. However, you should choose blogs that are both relevant to the theme of your site and receives more traffic and has higher page rank. Guest posting is critical for up-and-coming blogs and websites to gain exposure. As long as the blogger doesn't neglect his/her own blog and it's not a direct competitor, there shouldn't be a problem. Any post you write for other blogs should be of as high a quality as any you write for your own.

Why Are Video And Pictures Important On Blog Posts?

Another way of adding variety to your on page SEO factors is by adding pictures and videos along side your content. By adding selected keywords in their titles and descriptions they will be picked up by search engines. Video marketing is the quickest and most effective method to get people excited or interested in your business, product, or services.  It can help any business make a bigger impact and impression. It allows people to see what you are promoting and gives recognition to both your brand and authority. Your viewers will get to know, like, and trust you before ever meeting you in person or visiting your business. If you have a local business, video marketing is a great way to "Stand out from the crowd" of your competitors. In addition to posting videos on your own site, video-sharing sites are effective tools for gaining visibility and additional links that aim back at your site. 

Are You Using Social Media To Promote Your Site?

SEO strategies will never be fruitful unless you convert the traffic and leads into sales. In this sense, along with the strategies you should also leverage social media so that your site will be visible online. As mentioned above, the key to making your page rank on the top of different search engines is to use keywords that people use to search in your articles.  In this way, you can expect that your site will be the first to appear in the search engines. However, the ranking in the search engines is constantly changing that is why you should ensure to employ the SEO strategies.

Do you get other people to share your content through social media? What other tips would you add on how to get a top rank of different search engines? Do you follow any off-page SEO strategies?

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If you have any questions on how to take advantage of online marketing contact us today, St. Paul Marketing Team, at 651-731-0768 or email us at info@StPaulMarketingTeam.com if you have any questions. 

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