Andy Morley

SEO Specialist & Web Designer

The Power of Content For SEO

Content is one of the most important aspects of SEO. Good content will help you rank higher in the search engines, and it will also help you attract more visitors to your website.

One of the best ways to create good content is to use keywords. When you include keywords in your content, it will help the search engines determine what your website is about. In addition, using keywords will help you attract more visitors who are looking for information on those particular topics.

Another important factor to consider when creating content is the length of the article. A good rule of thumb is to aim for at least 1000 words. This will help you ensure that your content is detailed and informative.

Creating quality content is one of the best things you can do for your website. Not only will it help you rank higher in the search engines, but it will also help you attract more visitors. When it comes to SEO, content is king. Good content will help you rank higher in the search engines and attract more visitors to your website.

For many years the industry has been repeatedly bashed over the head with an old adage… “Content is King”. Recently we have been working with an eCommerce company who specialises in Performance Car Parts, they have a website built on Magento and had recently redeveloped their website ready for 2017. However, as soon as the site had switch to the new design their rankings plummeted.

Anybody who has been an SEO for a while will know there are various reasons that may cause this, one of the most common being Old URL’s not being 301 redirected to their new versions, and Google not having their new site structure indexed. However, for the most part these redirects were in place in this particular example. Upon closer inspection (using the Wayback Machine to view their old site design) the problem had become obvious, the new website was totally devoid of written content!

Why Content Is Needed

Simply put, a website or webpage without written content will struggle to rank for any related keywords in a modern search engine. Google uses content to understand the “topic” of a webpage, along with page headings, metadata, and title tags. Well-written content helps Google determine whether or not a page matches the user’s search query and helps it understand the topical relevance of a given page.

Well-written content also helps engage users and keep them on your website longer, which can lead to higher conversion rates, leads generated and sales made, bingo!

Word Count

Word count is an important factor when considering your SEO. If you have a page with very little wording you will struggle to see this one rankings as well, its marginally better than a page with zero content. Google also looks at the volume of words on the page, if it is deemed to be too low or “thin” Google may start penalising the website as part of its Panda Algorithm.

So What Happened After Adding Content

One of the first things we did for our client was increase the amount of content on their website pages, as soon as Google re-indexed this new content rankings started to return along with traffic to the site, in a really short space of time.

Summary

If your pages and website have dropped in traffic, it may be related to the written content on your pages. If the word count is low or there is little to no written wording on the page, try expanding the content, including your target keywords and variations of these targets and you should see some improvements in traffic and rankings.

These improvements above were seen without any SEO Link building, they were achieved by adding keyword targets to the META Data, Title Tags and by adding sufficient written content to the pages.

Why Work With Me?

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I built my first website in 1999 and been working in web agencies since 2004. I have many years of experience in SEO, PPC and Web Design.

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Unlike most agencies you may have spoken to I provide an initial 3 month trial period for SEO and PPC, following this period we will sit down and review the performance and your business goals. 

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