A robust, forward-looking SEO strategy is vital for any business that’s looking to grow their visibility.
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An SEO strategy describes the processes and plan behind the implementation of a Search Engine Optimisation campaign.
While SEO describes the process of improving your website in order to increase the chances of search engines ranking your pages, the strategy describes the underlying plan to achieve your specific goals. Think of it as a roadmap to follow to get the best results from your website in terms of visibility and organic traffic.
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If you want relevant people to find you online, SEO needs to be part of your marketing strategy. Appearing higher up in search results leads to increased traffic and leads and positions you as an authority in your sector.
Having a strategy in place is essential in order to align your SEO direction with the goals of your business and get the best return on your investment. Successful SEO can take time and patience – a strategy will streamline processes for optimum results.
A comprehensive strategy should include:
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Our experienced SEO strategists will work with you to develop an overarching marketing strategy that prioritises SEO to boost visibility, leads and conversions.
We work with a number of B2B companies, helping them to advance their SEO strategy. From B2B social media strategy to market insights and thought leadership content – we’ve successfully helped B2B organisations maximise their organic results.
Our content strategists can help you to accelerate your rankings and stay relevant to your audiences. We can help design a content roadmap aligned to key events that will help build up relevant topic clusters.
We use industry leading tools to assess keywords by search volume, relevancy, intent and competitiveness in order to identify the best opportunities for your business.
On page SEO strategy focuses on all the elements of your website such as optimising landing pages and blog posts for long tail keywords.
Off page SEO strategy encompasses all the processes outside of your website, such as social media, client reviews or guest posts on other sites.
A local SEO strategy can help you get seen by relevant audiences in your area. An essential investment for local businesses.
A global or international SEO strategy encompasses practices to help search engines determine your location. This includes geographical and language data. We can help by optimising your Google my Business, domain structure and content for target locations.
Our team can provide advice on reducing site speed and improving mobile UX strategy to capture this large portion of the digital market.
Social media can play a part in your overall SEO performance. We have a dedicated social media team to help you strategise for maximum engagement and impact.
Having a strong SEO strategy is vital for eCommerce companies looking to attract more customers organically. We’ve worked with large retailers, helping them to reach 500k page views resulting in a 20% increase in organic revenue year on year.
If you’re migrating to a new site, having a comprehensive plan for SEO migration is essential. Without this, keyword rankings can easily be lost and you may experience a drop in organic traffic. We’re experienced at guiding companies through this process, offering technical, on-page and implementation support.
From website architecture to schema – we’ll work with you on your technical SEO strategy, aligning your website to the latest industry requirements and working on an integrated strategy to achieve your objectives.
Your PPC strategy can assist your SEO by improving targeting and feeding your organic work with insights and data. A PPC audit will deconstruct your campaigns piece-by-piece and determine areas for improvement.
A strategy should include a plan for ongoing website optimisation. From internal linking structure to optimised metadata – this should all be covered in an integrated organic growth strategy.
Building a strong internal linking structure within your website helps search engines navigate your site and rank content accordingly. Having a strategy in place helps to maximise ‘link juice’ to key pages.
Aquiring quality backlinks can improve the authority of your website and enhance your SEO. This can form part of a wider off-page SEO strategy.
We monitor progress daily, weekly and monthly and provide a detailed monthly report with insights, recommendations and actions to help refine your SEO strategy.
We’ve developed a tried and tested process for creating a successful SEO strategy that takes into account unique business needs and barriers. Here are some tips to help you get started…
Step by step SEO strategy
Step 1: Set SMART goals
In order to strategise effectively, you need to set clear and measurable objectives for your SEO activity. For example, this could be achieving x percentage increase in organic traffic over a specified period or achieving a certain number of new organic leads. Most traffic related goals can be monitored using Google Anayltics. We also use specialsied tools to track keyword rankings across your site.
Step 2: Audit your current website and processes
An audit of your current performance is a clever place to start as it helps you to identify any problem areas or opportunities for improvement. An audit should cover all aspects of your website and marketing efforts, including technical SEO, website structure, content and backlink profile.
For example, if you are looking to refresh your SEO content strategy, try creating a matrix of all published and planned content on your website. Assess each page according to type, views, exit rate, click through rate ect. to see what performs best, which pages lead to more conversions and if there are any gaps in your strategy.
Step 3: Research and competitor analysis
Competitor analysis allows you to benchmark your business against key success factors in order to identify any gaps, opportunities or weaknesses.
Competitor analysis could include a review of organic search rankings, content, customer reviews, site authority or site health depending on your goals.
As well as known industry competitors, don’t forget to look at content competitors – the websites that rank on page one for relevant search terms for your business.
Step 4: Keyword research and topic cluster identification
The next step is to research relevant words and phrases that your target audiences are searching for. There are several tools available to do this, some are free but many come with a fee.
When brainstorming keywords, think about search intent, the different stages of the user journey and what users may be searching for at each step. Focus on phrases or ‘long tail keywords’ that are more specific rather than generic words.
Keywords should be assessed according to search volumes and competitiveness.
To level up your keyword strategy, group your keywords into topic clusters. Creating a comprehensive content strategy based around relevant topic clusters sends a strong signal to Google about the type of content you are sharing and will help to get your pages seen by relevant users.
By assigning specific keywords for different pages on your website, you can avoid cannibalisation while helping Google understand what you offer and rank you accordingly.
Step 5: Content strategy
Once you have identified the topic cluster(s) you want to target, you can start planning supporting content to create and publish. This will likely consist of a mix of landing pages, service pages, blogs, guides, videos or newsletters.
Be sure to consider search intent when deciding on content types. For example, if a Google search for ‘best innovation tools for business’ comes up with videos and listicles, users may not be looking for case studies when they input this keyword.
Content that answers your client’s questions, solves problems or educates and inspires will improve your chances of ranking. Showcase your USPs, fill a gap or take a different approach to a popular subject to gain the edge over the competition.
It’s also important to publish content regularly – whether that means once a month or daily – so planning content at least 3 months in advance is a good move.
When thinking about content strategy, don’t forget to factor in what would work for video, mobile and voice search.
Step 6: SEO optimisation strategy
Ensuring that your website is optimised according to SEO best practice is another important part of any SEO strategy.
This includes:
This isn’t usually a quick fix but rather a long term, continual process.
Step 7: KPI tracking and continual improvement
Finally, factoring in performance monitoring into your plan is key. When we work with clients, we update KPI sheets weekly and provide a monthly report in order to assess what’s working and accelerate progress.
A strategy plan can take many different forms. We like to work with shared digital folders, spreadsheets and slide decks to encourage a collaborative and transparent process with our clients.
A plan should include a project timeline, proposed time frames, hard deadlines and a list of key milestones, dates and events for your business. It should also clearly allocate tasks and responsibilities. An editorial or content calendar will also be needed to manage your SEO content strategy.
Once you have your strategy in place, the next phase is implementation. SEO improvements are a continuous process that require time and effort to take effect. From our experience, results come from relentless execution and regular performance assessments.
Your strategy should outline the who, when and how of implementation, whilst remaining adaptable in order to reflect changes in business need or in the market.
Depending on the resource you have available, we can fully manage SEO implementation or provide supportive guidance to your team.
Our on-page SEO expertise has achieved:
SEO keyword research can help you identify the specific keywords and phrases that your target audiences are searching for online. By incorporating these keywords into your content and messaging, you can improve the relevance and effectiveness of your ABM campaigns.
By identifying phrases and questions your target accounts are searching for, you are better able to understand their pain points and the digital journeys that lead decision-makers to their purchase decisions. You can then address their issues through content and guides that answer questions and provide solutions.
Optimising your website for SEO improves your online visibility, attracting more potential customers and accounts. By optimising your website and other online content for relevant keywords, you can improve your search engine rankings and make it easier for prospects to find you.
When a prospect searches for keywords related to your business, they’re more likely to find your website at the top of the search results, which can increase your credibility and help you appear more authoritative in your industry.
Prioritising SEO can help you build an online presence and grow your organic traffic. This can result in a stronger reputation that helps you attract new customers and build lasting relationships.
By identifying your target accounts, analysing competitor keywords, your current SEO performance and developing content strategies, you can optimise your SEO efforts and drive more traffic and conversions from your target accounts.
Keyword research and analysis can aid content ideation, targeting and creation. Use long-tail keywords and questions as inspiration for new content ideas and as a basis for content roadmaps.
We’re an SEO agency passionate about seeing tangible results in the businesses we work with.
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Find the answer to commonly asked questions…
SEO is one (important) branch of a brand’s marketing strategy and comprises all of the processes and best practice techniques to get your web pages ranked by Google.
How much SEO plays a role in your marketing strategy will depend on your business objectives. However, in order for potential clients or customers to see your content, it needs to be searchable and visible on the key search engine platforms. That’s why SEO often plays an essential role in awareness and lead-growing strategies.
Within SEO there are multiple strategies and techniques that need to be considered. For example;
You may hear the terms ‘white hat’ SEO which refers to all strategies that align with search engine best practices and ‘black hat’ SEO which refers to spammy practices such as keyword stuffing. These so called ‘black hat’ strategies can harm your website in the long term and are never recommended by our team. Instead, we stay informed of all the latest algorithm changes and advice to ensure optimum website performance for our clients.
See our services section above for more details about the different strands of SEO strategy and how we can help.
Creating an SEO strategy for your business can be broken down into the following steps:
From technical SEO aspects to social media and local SEO – there are a lot of components to think about when creating an SEO strategy from scratch. Not sure where to start? Get in touch to find out more about our tried and tested process.
The length of time needed to put together an integrated SEO strategy will depend on the size of your digital business, your individuals goals and how much you already have in place.
Once implemented, it takes time before you can see the full impact of your SEO work which requires continual monitoring and optimising to keep up with the competition.
We recommend a full refresh of your SEO strategy each quarter, and provide our clients with monthly and weekly update reports to monitor progress and develop our approach.
Recent Google algorithm updates have shown a continued trend towards people-focused website content. A good SEO strategy in the current landscape prioritises relevancy and helpfulness to the target user. User Experience (UX) will also play a key role as modern users expect smooth and professional looking websites that are easy to navigate both on desktop, and increasingly, on mobile.
This means that the best SEO strategies for the foreseeable future will be multi-channel, content focused, and prioritise solving issues for users.
Investing in SEO can improve your chances of converting targeted accounts, influence purchase decisions and grow your business whilst also improving credibility and validation.
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