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A Beginner's Guide to SEO for Business Owners


As a business owner, you must know the importance of online visibility in today's digital age. Search engine optimization (SEO) is a necessary technique used to improve your website's visibility on search engine results pages (SERPs). By following some simple SEO tips and best practices, your website can rank higher in search results and reach new customers. In this beginner's guide to SEO, we will walk you through the basics of search engine optimization for business owners.



1. Start with keyword research:

A keyword is a word or phrase that summarizes the content of your page. Keyword research is an essential step in SEO because it helps you understand how your target audience is searching for your business. You can use various keyword research tools like Google Keyword Planner, SEMrush, and Ahrefs to find the keywords relevant to your business. Once you have a list of keywords, you can optimize your content around those keywords.


2. Optimize your on-page content:

On-page optimization refers to the various elements on your website that you can optimize to improve its visibility. This includes meta titles, meta descriptions, header tags, and content optimization. Meta titles and descriptions are the text that appears on search engine results pages. Header tags are tags used to break up content into sections, and content optimization involves using the right keywords naturally in your content.


3. Build high-quality backlinks:

Backlinks are links that point back to your website from another site. Google sees backlinks as a vote of confidence, which means that the more high-quality backlinks you have, the higher your website will rank in search results. To build backlinks, you can reach out to other websites and ask them to link to your content. You can also guest post on other websites and include backlinks to your website in your content.


4. Make your site mobile-friendly:

In today's world, most users access the internet through mobile devices. A mobile-friendly website is critical to providing a good user experience. Your website should be responsive and load quickly on mobile devices. Google also rewards mobile-friendly websites with higher rankings in search results.


5. Monitor your progress and adjust your strategy:

SEO is an ongoing process. You need to monitor your progress and adjust your strategy as needed. You can use tools like Google Analytics and Google Search Console to track your website's performance. Regularly monitoring your performance will help you identify areas of improvement and adjust your SEO strategy accordingly.



In conclusion,

SEO is a critical element of your online marketing strategy. By implementing the tips outlined in this beginner's guide, you can improve your website's visibility in search engine results, drive more traffic to your website, and ultimately drive more business for your company. Remember to continue to monitor your progress, adjust your strategy, and stay up-to-date on the latest SEO best practices. With a little effort and dedication, you can achieve great results in your SEO efforts. Good luck!




 

Kimberly Norris | Norrisdc.com | Kimberly@norrisdc.com





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A Note From the Author

As a business owner, brand strategist, and graphic designer I run in to questions and ideas every day.

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As the owner of Norris Design, I started out wanting to solely be a designer, but education changed the way I thought, the way I viewed business and the way I viewed my role in helping other's businesses.  

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Graphic design will always be my original love, but as I grew in knowledge, I realized the small view of design for the sake of something beautiful was such a disservice to businesses.

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Businesses needed much more than just graphic design.  They needed to see the bigger picture of their businesses from the perspective of a designer.  Once I realized that branding had a huge role in large businesses that see amazing success but very few small businesses even think about branding or brand strategy, I realized that if I could offer a brand strategy view as a consultant rather than just an order taker graphic designer, I could actually move the needle in their businesses.

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This is the beginning of where I started to fall in love with business, marketing, branding, brand strategy, consulting and brand building. 

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It all started with education after college.

I obsessively read articles, listened to podcasts, watched videos, read books, and took classes.  This was to fulfill this desire to be more involved in the businesses side of design rather than just design alone.

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So, this is why I wright. I appreciate other people's perspective and I hope that one day, mine can help someone else.

Kimberly Norris

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