Best SEO Approaches for B2B Businesses
Categorized in: B2B Digital Marketing, SEO
These days, SEO is treated as an offshoot of digital marketing. Since results can’t be predicted, it is one of those things that’s good to set up, but doesn’t makes sense to spend a lot of time obsessing over it. In fact, the best way to do it is to add SEO elements to the setup of the site, and then continue to post high quality content on a regular schedule.
That being said, all businesses do need to take care of their SEO and at least have a presence. B2Bs are no exception to this. Every business can benefit. Here is a look at the best SEO approaches to take for B2Bs.
Consider Keyword Research and Writing Content
These days, it’s helpful to know what the industry’s main keywords are, but gone are the days where we should be “going after” keywords. Rather, these keywords are suggestions that should be used to direct the flow of the content, without being overtly used in the copy. Keywords should be secondary and even a bit of an afterthought.
What’s the most important piece of this puzzle? It’s the content. Each page of content on the site should have a point, and that point should directly connect with the audience in a meaningful way. Yet, the keywords can be used as a bit of an anchor to ensure that the point of the page is being achieved.
Consider that the best way to navigate around this is to spend some initial time in the keyword research phase creating a large master list of words that are relevant to the audience, the business, and the industry. Then, these keywords could be used as a bit of a checks and balance, to make sure that the copy is headed in the right direction. Keep in mind that the number one point is to create high quality content. Keywords end up in use naturally while writing the copy. Nothing has to be forced.
Make Sure the Technical Components of the Site Function Well
When thinking about SEO, it is also a good idea to analyze the technical components. We have found that the technical functioning of a website could have a direct impact on SEO results. Here are some things that we check for:
- Site Speed. It makes intuitive sense that if a website is slow, it won’t perform as well. Search engines know that users hate it when a website is sluggish. So, they don’t tend to treat these sites kindly in search results. They’ll favor a faster site that has similar content.
- Backlinks. If your backlink portfolio is poor, then the search engines will think that your website isn’t of the best quality, either. Clean up your backlink portfolio and this should help.
- Crawlability and Indexing. This is another element that has an impact on SEO. If the site is able to be crawled, and therefore indexed, this could cause an uptick in organic traffic. The reverse of this, if the site has indexing errors and issues, is that results could suffer.
No matter what kind of business you are, you need excellent SEO as part of your overall digital marketing strategy!
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