{"id":9119,"date":"2024-02-12T10:51:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crmmedia.ae\/?p=9119"},"modified":"2024-02-12T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:51:12","slug":"top-10-basic-website-optimisation-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crmmedia.ae\/en\/top-10-basic-website-optimisation-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Basic Website Optimisation Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google was officially launched<\/strong><\/a> 24 years ago in 1998.<\/p>\n

A lot has changed since then, but one thing has remained the same. If you focus only on the basics, you can still be quite successful online.<\/p>\n

Of course, the basics in 2022 are very different from the basics in 1998. Our practical discipline in SEO work has never been more important.<\/p>\n

So, the obvious question is: What factors are indispensable and to be considered? How can rankings be improved? How can one generate traffic in such a competitive environment?<\/p>\n

In this article, we will examine which factors have more importance and how we can optimise for each of them.<\/p>\n

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1. Search Intent<\/h2>\n

As machine learning, artificial intelligence and deep learning continue to evolve, each will carry more weight in the Google Core Algorithm<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Google’s ultimate goal is to understand the context of a given search query and deliver results that match the user’s intent. This makes advanced keyword research and keyword selection more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Before you spend time and resources trying to rank for a phrase, you will need to look at the websites currently at the top of the SERPs for that phrase.<\/p>\n

The contextual relevance of a keyword should align with a search query. There will be some keywords and queries that will be impossible to rank for.<\/p>\n

For example, if Google has determined that people searching for “Commercial Law Attorney Istanbul” want a list of lawyers to choose from, a number of trusted legal directories will appear at the top of the SERPs.<\/p>\n

An individual or a single company will not replace these directories. In such cases, you will need to refine your strategy.<\/p>\n

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2. Technical SEO<\/h2>\n

The basis of technical SEO is to have a solid website architecture.<\/p>\n

You cannot publish a random collection of pages and posts. An SEO-friendly site architecture will guide users through your site and make it easier for Google to crawl and index your pages.<\/p>\n

Once you have created the right architecture, it’s time to perform a technical or SEO audit.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the many SEO tools available, an SEO audit is no longer a daunting task. However, the key is to know how to interpret the data provided and what to do with it.<\/p>\n

For starters, you should check the following and correct any problems that arise:<\/p>\n

– Check and correct status code errors.<\/p>\n

– Check robot.txt file for errors. Optimise if necessary.<\/p>\n

– Check your site indexing via Google Search Console<\/a><\/strong>. Review and fix any issues found.<\/p>\n

– Fix duplicate title tags and duplicate meta descriptions.<\/p>\n

– Audit the content of your website. Check traffic statistics in Google Analytics<\/a><\/strong>. Consider improving or deleting underperforming content.<\/p>\n

– Fix broken links. These are the enemy of user experience and potentially rankings.<\/p>\n

– Submit your XML sitemap to Google via Google Search Console.<\/p>\n

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3. User Experience<\/h2>\n

User experience (UX) focuses on gaining insights about users, their needs, values, capabilities and limitations.<\/p>\n

UX also considers business goals and objectives. UX best practices focus on improving the quality of the user experience.<\/p>\n

According to Peter Morville<\/a><\/strong>, factors that influence UX include the following:<\/p>\n

– Useful: Your content needs to be unique and fulfil a need.<\/p>\n

– Usable: Your website should be easy to use and navigate.<\/p>\n

– Desirable: Your design elements and branding should evoke emotion and appreciation.<\/p>\n

– Findable: Integrate design and navigation elements to make it easy for users to find what they need.<\/p>\n

– Accessible: Content needs to be accessible to everyone, including the disabled population.<\/p>\n

– Trustworthy: Your site needs to be trustworthy for users to believe you.<\/p>\n

– Valuable: Your site must provide value to the user in terms of experience and value to the company in terms of positive ROI.<\/p>\n

Multivariate and A\/B testing<\/a><\/strong> is the best way to measure and create a better experience for website users. Multivariate testing is best when considering complex changes.<\/p>\n

You can combine many different elements and test how they all work together. A\/B testing compares two different elements on your site to determine which performs best.<\/p>\n

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4. Mobile First<\/h2>\n

Google began officially rolling out the mobile-first index in March 2018. Smart marketers were adopting a mobile-first approach long before the official rollout.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Google<\/a> <\/strong>Search Centre:<\/p>\n

“Neither mobile-friendliness nor mobile-friendly layout is required for mobile-first indexing. Pages without a mobile version will still work on mobile and can be used for indexing. However, it’s time to move away from desktop-only and embrace mobile :<\/strong>)”<\/p>\n

Here are some basics to make your site mobile-friendly:<\/p>\n

– Make your site adaptable to any device, be it desktop, mobile or tablet.<\/p>\n

– Always scale your images, especially when using a responsive design for mobile users.<\/p>\n

– Use short meta titles. They are easier to read on mobile devices.<\/p>\n

– Avoid pop-up windows that close your content and prevent visitors from seeing what your content is about.<\/p>\n

– Less can be more on mobile. In a mobile-first world, long-form content doesn’t necessarily mean more traffic and better rankings.<\/p>\n

– Don’t use the mobile phone as an excuse for obfuscation. Users and search engines need to see the same content.<\/p>\n

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5. Important Web Data<\/h2>\n

In July 2021, the Page Experience Update<\/a><\/strong> was rolled out and is now included in Google’s core algorithm as a ranking factor.<\/p>\n

As the name suggests, the core web vitals initiative is designed to measure the key metrics for a healthy website. This synchronises with Google’s commitment to delivering the best user experience.<\/p>\n

According to Google, “the loading experience, engagement, and visual stability of page content, and their combination, are the foundation of Core Web Vitals.”<\/p>\n

Each of these metrics:<\/p>\n

– It focuses on a unique aspect of the user experience.<\/p>\n

– It is measurable and quantifiable for an objective determination of the outcome.<\/p>\n

Tools for Measuring Important Web Data :<\/p>\n

– PageSpeed Insights:Measures both mobile and desktop performance and provides recommendations for improvement.<\/p>\n

– Lighthouse: It is an open source, automated tool developed by Google to help developers improve web page quality. It has several features not available in PageSpeed Insights, including some SEO controls.<\/p>\n

– Search Console:A Web Data Matters report showing URL performance grouped by status, metric type, and URL group is now included in GSC.<\/p>\n

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6. Scheme<\/h2>\n

Schema markup<\/a><\/strong>, once added to a web page, creates a rich snippet, an enhanced description that appears in search results.<\/p>\n

All leading search engines including Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex support the use of microdata. The real value of schema is that it can provide context to a web page and improve the search experience.<\/p>\n

There is no evidence that adding schema has any impact on SERPs.<\/p>\n

Below you will find some of the most popular uses of schema.<\/p>\n

– article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– book_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– breadcrumb_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– event_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– FAQ Page.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– how to<\/a><\/strong> make<\/p>\n

– Job Advert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Local Business.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– logos_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Medical Condition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– film_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– organisation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– person_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– product_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– food recipe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Review.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Subscription<\/a><\/strong> and paywall content.<\/p>\n

– video.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

– And more…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you find the thought of adding a schema to a page intimidating, you shouldn’t. Schema is quite simple to implement. If you have a WordPress site, there are several plugins<\/a><\/strong> that will do this for you.<\/p>\n

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7. Content Marketing<\/h2>\n

It is estimated that 97 zettabytes of data<\/a><\/strong> will be created, captured, copied and consumed worldwide this year.<\/p>\n

To put this into perspective, this is the equivalent of 18.7 trillion songs or 3.168 years of HD video every day.<\/p>\n

The challenge of destroying clutter will become exponentially more difficult as time goes on.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to do it<\/p>\n

– Create a content hub in the form of a resource centre.<\/p>\n

– Fill your resource centre with a combination of useful, informative and entertaining content.<\/p>\n

– Write “talking” pieces about your resource centre and interlink.<\/p>\n

– Write news articles about your resource centre and interlink.<\/p>\n

– Promote your news articles on social channels.<\/p>\n

– Capture trending topics related to your content. Promote it on social media.<\/p>\n

– Use your smartphone’s camera. Images and videos often convert better than text alone.<\/p>\n

– Update old and low-traffic content.<\/p>\n

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8. Link Building (Backlink)<\/h2>\n

Links remain one of the most important ranking factors.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Google has become more adept at identifying and devaluing spammy links, especially after the introduction of Penguin 4.0. As such<\/a><\/strong>, quality will continue to trump quantity.<\/p>\n

Here are the best link building strategies for 2022.<\/p>\n

Use of Resource Pages.<\/p>\n

– Broken Link Building.<\/p>\n

– Backlink Mining.<\/p>\n

– Link Recovery.<\/p>\n

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9. Test and Document Changes<\/h2>\n

You manage what you measure.<\/p>\n

A recent study showed that less than<\/a><\/strong> 50% of “optimised” pages resulted in more clicks. Even worse, 34% of the changes resulted in reduced clicks!<\/p>\n

Basic steps for SEO testing:<\/p>\n

– Determine what you are testing and why.<\/p>\n

– Create a hypothesis. What do you expect to happen because of your changes?<\/p>\n

– Document your test. Make sure it can be reliably replicated.<\/p>\n

– Publish your changes and then submit the URLs for review via Google Search Console.<\/p>\n

– Run the test long enough to verify that your hypothesis is correct. Document your findings and other observations, such as changes made by competitors that may affect the results.<\/p>\n

– Take appropriate action based on the results of your tests.<\/p>\n

This process can be easily executed and documented using a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n

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10. Monitor and Analyse KPIs<\/h2>\n

According to Roger Monti, the 9 Most Important SEO KPIs to consider are:<\/p>\n

– Customer Lifetime Value (CLV).<\/p>\n

– Content Efficiency.<\/p>\n

– Average Engagement Time.<\/p>\n

– Conversion Goals by Percentage Based Metrics.<\/p>\n

– Accurate Search Visibility.<\/p>\n

– Brand Visibility in Search.<\/p>\n

– New and Returning Users.<\/p>\n

– Average Time Spent on Site.<\/p>\n

– Revenue Per Thousand (RPM) and Average Position.<\/p>\n

The thing to remember about these KPIs is that they depend on your goals and objectives. Some may apply to your situation while others may not.<\/p>\n

Consider this a good starting point for determining how best to measure the success of a campaign.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/p>\n

Since the Internet has no expiry date, a mass of information and disinformation is presented every day in various search queries. If you are not careful, following bad or outdated advice can lead to disastrous consequences. Do yourself a favour and focus only on these 10 essentials. By doing so, you will set yourself up for long-term success. Source: searchenginejournal.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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