{"id":912,"date":"2023-12-11T09:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandbazooka.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2024-05-07T05:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T05:23:35","slug":"7-simple-steps-for-an-effective-seo-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brandbazooka.com\/blog\/7-simple-steps-for-an-effective-seo-strategy","title":{"rendered":"7 Simple Steps for an Effective SEO Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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S-E-O. The 3 letters may sound simple but get more and more complex as and how
\none starts digging deeper into what they mean and can do for businesses.
\nToday, the majority of brands, be it big or small, are trying their best to build an
\neffective SEO strategy. Some manage to succeed without many resources while
\nothers fail miserably despite the big budgets.
\nIf you want to have an SEO strategy in place but don\u2019t know how to ensure that you
\ndon\u2019t fall in the latter category, here\u2019s an ultimate step-wise guide that you may want
\nto look at before you begin.<\/p>\n

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Step 1<\/h3>\n

The key is in the keywords!<\/h3>\n

Doing keyword research is like eating dahi-cheeni – The first thing you must do
\nbefore stepping out to get something done. Well, if you want to go all out to get a
\ngood SEO ranking, then definitely do your keyword research well. There are many
\nkeyword research tools available online. You can use any of such research tools and
\nget a list of short-tail keywords for your content. Once that is done, you can start
\nmaking a list of long-tail keywords. Long-tail keywords are 3 or more words and are
\nmore specific in nature. They drive more qualified traffic, that is, audiences searching
\nfor more specific content. Once you identify your short and long-tail keywords,
\nintegrate them into the heading, subheadings, body text and image alt text.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/h3>\n

Content is king!<\/h3>\n

Anyone can create blogs, articles, infographics, videos, guides, lists and more. But
\ncreating content that is interesting and relevant to the audience is a different
\nchallenge altogether. Here are the 2 kinds of research to be carried out which will
\nhelp you create content that strikes a chord.<\/p>\n

1. Research keyword competitors<\/h3>\n

Search results show who you are competing against. Businesses that repeatedly show up in the search results for your keywords are your biggest competitors. Once you see their content, you will understand the quality of work you need to create. Your aim needs to be to create content that outranks them in every way possible, so that you stay ahead in the game of SEO.<\/p>\n

2. Research content types that rank higher<\/h3>\n

Check for what type of information and format is ranking higher and follow
\njust that. For instance,if you can clearly see that how-to blog posts are
\ndoing better than infographic posts, then you know what kind of
\ninformation and format to use already.<\/p>\n

Step 3<\/h3>\n

Link to the hearts of your audiences!<\/h3>\n

Internal links and backlinks can do wonders for your site.
\nWhen you have internal links, they lead the users to the other pages of your site. For
\nyour pages to appear in search results Google must crawl and index them. Internal
\nlinking helps Google discover these additional pages, and crawl and index them.
\nAlso, it helps users stay engaged on your site longer thus helping you rank higher.
\nBacklinks on the other hand send new users to your site and make them trust your
\nsite as a reputed one. Editorially given natural links by industry professionals like
\nbloggers, manually built links by asking customers or influencers, and self-created
\nlinks in directories, forums, blogs, press releases etc. are ways in which you can
\nensure you have backlinks on your page.<\/p>\n

Step 4<\/h3>\n

Brag in the tag!<\/h3>\n

The first thing that users do to filter the listings and decide what to click on is the title
\ntag. The title tag gives the users a preview of your content. If you don\u2019t have an
\nappealing title tag, users are likely to click on your competitors\u2019 links that have tags
\nwhich are more attractive. Following is a checklist for how your title tag should ideally
\nbe-<\/p>\n