10 SEO Tips and Tricks for Beginners 2017

If your website isn't performing well the way you wanted that it should be, then you probably need to work on your SEO part that is search engine optimisation. Here are 10 tips that can easily get you in the page 1 searches, if followed and implemented correctly:

 

1. Websites is mobile friendly?
   On April 2015, Google has announced a major update for all websites (whether it is a small website or eCommerce) which clearly focused on mobile friendly or responsive website. If your website does not follow all the latest updated search engine algorithm then definitely your ranking will be affected and secondly now these days every phone have their fixed resolution, if your website is not responding then the user can't able to access your website properly.
   
   
2. Does your website load quickly?
   Loading time is one of the most important factors for rankings. Remember that loading time needs to be less and website has to open fast otherwise your website will not rank well in the SERP.
   
   
3. Are you listed in local business directories?
   Local business sites are useful for the branding of your business and also provide you potentials customer through your listings. Most of the listing sites are free for submission on their website. This technique will increase your citation flow and trust flow of your website and also provide you a backlink from the reputed website.
   
   
4. Do you have Social Media brand pages?
   Social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc. plays an important role in ranking and branding of your website. These days 90% of the world population spend their 50% of the time on these websites or app. So, it's important to create pages and promote your services or products there.
   
   
5. Are you aware of what your competitors are doing?
   Do you know what your competitors are doing to maintain their rankings? If no, then you have to do competitor analysis of your competitors. This is the easiest way to get ranked on the SERP.
   
   
6. Does your website optimised properly?
   On-page and off-page both are necessary for rankings of any website. If you forgot to do any of these then it will be harmful to your website. So, check carefully each and every point of on-page as well as off page optimisation. Most of the popular digital marketers recommend doing on-page first because Google and other search engines give preference to those sites which are properly optimised.
   
   
7. Is you’re Contact Details Easily Found?
   Contact information is necessary for lead generation. These days most of the websites are building user-friendly. They show contact information or contact number at the top of the website and at the footer part, this will improve the sales and conversion rate of any business.
   
   
8. Do you have a video on your website?
   Video always attract people and it's the easiest way to engage customers. These days many websites place a video on the landing page, this technique improves the bounce rate of your website and it will also help you in increasing the chances of getting lead conversation.
   
   
9. Are you listed on free classified sites?
   Free ads sites like classified sites, most of the classified sites are free which helps to increase local traffic for that particular website. Some of the classified submission sites also provide backlink but that will be a temporary link, when your ad is expired then you will lose the link.
   
   
10. Do other websites link to yours?
    There are many activities, which provide backlinks like profile creation, guest blogging, social bookmarking, etc. that helps to get links from another website.