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Post by account_disabled on Dec 6, 2023 16:32:44 GMT 12
That’s it: some keyword research, a sprinkling of keywords in the Titles and content, and nothing else…no link building, no social promotion…nothing. Within months the site was outperforming my other sites in traffic, ranking first for nearly all of the keyword phrases I’d hoped to target, including “loch raven trails” and “loch raven hiking”. After years of begging for .edu and .org links for client websites, an analysis of links to lochraventrails. Com showed that the site had BOTH a .org link While it didn’t have many other wedding photo editing service links, those were enough. In addition to that the site had the lowest bounce rate I’ve ever seen, about %. What I learned The site’s success wasn’t due to over-optimization, it was due to providing a good user experience through information. If a user visitor finds what they’re looking for, that’s a good user experience. By providing all the information I could muster about Loch. Raven trails, including maps and plant life, I was ensuring that visitors found what they were looking for, and some of those visitors considered the site a valuable resource and linked to it. The term “set it an forget it” used to be kicked around a lot in the SEO world, mainly in the context of “SEO is not a one time thing,” and I wholeheartedly agree with that; however, if my hobby website has taught me anything it’s that if you build a good website.
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