2. What is SEO?
•Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of
a website or a web page in a search engine's "natural" or un-paid
("organic") search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the
search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search
results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine's users.
SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local
search, video search, academic search, news search and industry-
specific vertical search engines.
•SEO is the act of modifying a website to increase its ranking
•Ranking in organic (vs paid), crawler-based listings of search engines
4. Advantages of SEO
1. The Results are Low Cost (In Comparison to Adwords and PPC)
2. Definite Increase in Traffic
3. Higher Brand Credibility, People Trust Google
4. Better ROI (Return on Investment) Than Normal Ads
5. Your Competitors Are Doing It
6. Take Your Business to the Next Level
7. 250 Million websites on the web, SEO makes you stand out
8. 60% Of Clicks Go to the First Result
9. You’ll Have Access to Data
10. The Results are Permanent
5. Steps for good SEO Strategy
1. Research desirable keywords and search phrases (Word Tracker,
Overture, Google Ad Words)
2. Identify search phrases to target
3. “Clean” and optimize a website’s HTML code for appropriate
keyword density, title tag optimization
4. Study competitors (competing websites) and search engines
5. Add Quality content
6. Constant monitoring of rankings for targeted search terms
9. Measuring of SEO Success
• Keyword Ranking.
• Website Traffic.
• Increase in "Share of Traffic" per keyword.
• Increased Revenue/keyword.
• Increase in Impressions ( good for Publishers to show advertisers).
• Lower dependence on Paid Search.
• Lowering the cost per acquisition.
