Search engine optimization (SEO) refers to the actions & techniques used to affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine’s “natural” or un-paid (“organic”) search results. There are many techniques that are implemented in order to affect a page’s position in a search engine.
SEO Marketing – the Good, the Bad & the Ugly…
Some companies use what are referred to as “white hat“ SEO techniques. “White hat” SEO techniques use the search engines recommended policies and best practices to improve your search engine rankings naturally. It is often called “Organic SEO”.
On the other end of the spectrum, some SEO companies use “Black Hat” techniques. These are methods to manipulate the search engine rankings using disapproved or not allowed techniques. Often these techniques seek to exploit a loophole in the search engine’s algorithm, in order to gain an unfair advantage in the system. Most of the top search engine providers frowned very heavily on using such techniques and if they catch a website using such techniques, they will often ban the website and remove it from their search engine index. These techniques seek to manipulate a sites organic listings.
Why SEO Marketing Matters
So, why do companies risk getting banned from a major search engine just to move their rankings up? The answer is because high rankings in the search engines translate into a high volume of traffic, leads and sales. Some companies are willing to risk getting banned for the short term potential gains. Of course, most feel like they won’t be detected and the lure of high rankings is just too difficult to resist.
SEO Marketing is becoming the primary driver in many companies marketing efforts. We do not recommend these “black hat” techniques. The major search engines have been cracking down heavily on this kind of activity. There are simply no shortcuts if one wants a long life in the search engines. Building a high quality website, with high quality, SEO optimized content and information that helps website visitors get answers to their most pressing questions, is the very best way to boost your website rankings.
However, content alone will not get you there. We have seen many customers who have had in-house employees managing their SEO Marketing effort achieve little or no results. There is quite a lot to the techniques of SEO Marketing and how it is implemented within the website and how the website structure is laid out. There are constant changes in the search engines and one must be studying this on a regular basis in order to be able to implement all the latest techniques. Unlike a decade ago, there are literally hundreds of factors in addition to the content which affect how a page is ranked in the search engine. With the advent of detailed tracking and analytics software we now know the majority of factors which make SEO marketing work and have achieved routine success in getting our clients ranked.
Hire a Local SEO Marketing Company
If you want to increase your website’s presence in position in the search engines through SEO Marketing, so that you can increase traffic, drive leads and gain new customers you should consider ClearTech Interactive.
We have been helping companies with their SEO Marketing efforts since 2003 and we are one of a very few companies who have actually consulted professionally for a real-life search engine – www.ask.com.
For a free SEO Marketing consultation, submit an online request or call us Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM EST at 727-562-5161. We look forward to helping you.