Development

Why to include SEO in Web Development

When you make a web site, or if you are creating a site migration, it’s very crucial to talk with an SEO expert during the initial stages, or you may find yourself spending a ton of money in the foreseeable future to repair SEO-related issues that were preventable. You might be asking yourself, “Why should I bother considering SEO?”

The only question I have for you is, why wouldn’t you like your web site to be present in search engines when you have spent tons of money and time creating it?

Below, I have detailed to 6 most crucial aspects of SEO that you need to take into consideration if you are planning to make a website, even if you have already created one.

1. Hosting And Domain

Search engines provide advantages to local ccTLDs, and they value web sites that local web servers host. This acts as a major trust indicator and local authority for search engines, which is absolutely beneficial for any geo-targeting campaigns that you launch in the future. Here is a full piece on the subject.

2. Localising Keywords In Sub-Folders

Based on the language your target country speaks, consider utilising subfolders to put local characters, if they possess a higher search volume. This would provide you with a greater chance of ranking your target keywords.

3. URLs

As a keyword separator, use hyphens, and make sure that the structure of your site navigation doesn’t go over three levels. It is necessary to use UTF-8 standards to encode them.

4. Localised Content

Content is king, and so is marketing it. It’s crucial to hire native writes to create the content for your web site and ads. It’s important to speak to the target audience using their local slang and humour. If you are searching for information on Tube outside of the United Kingdom, the local SERPs won’t return similar results like you’ll find on Google UK. In Europe, it’s called a metro, and in North America, it’s called a subway. In Malaysia, it’s called LRT, and in Singapore, it’s called SMRT. In Hong Kong, it’s called MTR, and in Toronto, it’s called TTC.

5. Google Panda

Google released an algorithm in 2011 called Google Panda. It was created to crack down on low quality content, thin pages, and duplicates. It is important to make sure your web content’s high quality and unique. Google loves fresh content, so attempt to update your web site with new stuff at least once a week. Blogs are very effective and popular.

6. Responsive Design

Mobocalypse, mobilepocalyse, mobilegeddon, mopocalypse, and all types of pocalypse and geddon were trending during the first part of 2015. A new algorithm was released by Google in April 2015 in order to assist with boosting web sites that are mobile friendly in search results. Responsive design web sites give great user experience to its users, and it places all SEO efforts together in one place. Put your money and time into responsive design, because you will only need to create a single site, rather than various versions. It’s the most valuable option, and it helps you to stay in front of your competition. Here is more info on the matter.

These six tips will help you prepare your business for SEO before you even launch your site allowing you to reap rewards and get what you should from your online efforts.

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