What Is Search Engine Optimization?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of enhancing pages through technical improvements, content strategy and link development to increase their ranking and visibility in search engines like Google and Bing.
When people search various keywords, a well-made SEO strategy helps your pages show near the top of results.
Who Can Use SEO?
Search engine optimization (and search engine marketing) are vital to any business with a website. Known as a form of permission marketing, search enables you to be visible when people search for keywords related to your website rather than be invasive like TV ads, radio ads or print marketing. .
SEO is a key marketing strategy for small businesses like real estate agents, attorneys offices, medical practices and home services professionals. And it’s critical to larger enterprise companies too.
Local SEO vs. Enterprise SEO: What’s the Difference?
A locally focused SEO campaign helps small business websites get in front of regionally targeted customers. When someone searches “location + service”, websites show in the local 3-pack of results or in the natural listings (below the paid search results). Local SEO is proven to drive substantial revenue for small businesses and is much less invasive compared to traditional forms of advertising.
Alternatively, an enterprise SEO campaign is aimed at increasing traffic for large-scale websites like e-commerce retailers or universities. A more robust search strategy is required because of the depth of these types of sites and they keywords they are trying to rank for. However, once a technical SEO and content focused plan are implemented, the traffic gains are immediately recognized.
How Do We Get SEO Right?
A lot of agencies and independent contractors claimed to provide SEO, but can’t provide the desired results. We approach SEO in a few key steps and are 100% transparent about our work along the way.
Technical SEO
Technical upgrades include improving page speed, adjusting the way the site is crawled, correcting HTTP header issues and implementing canonical tags to offer Google a clean wesbsite crawl. Depending on the size of the site and the platform it is built on (i.e., Magento, WordPress, Drupal, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, etc.), we’ll work with you and your development team to ensure the site is performing as optimally as possible from a technical SEO perspective.
For local business sites, technical implementations are relatively quick and straightforward in the backend of a site. We’ll cleanup any improper code, correct misused tagging and make sure the site is loading as quickly as possible. Conversely, for large e-commerce websites, we’ll establish a dialogue with your internal team to create development tickets and ensure things are checked off the list of SEO priorities.
Mobile SEO
Having a proper mobile SEO strategy is paramount to success in search engines. The faster you can serve pages on a mobile device, the better. And let’s be honest, the majority of people using Google are searching from a mobile device.
We take a comprehensive look at your mobile experience, implement responsive style sheets, identify mobile content disparities (when desktop and mobile content are inconsistent) and develop ways to improve mobile conversion rates through enhanced UX.
Content Development
Content strategy can mean many things depending on the industry you operate in, but it ultimately relates to the content you want users to see on Google.
We help you identify gaps in your content, understand the key phrases potential customers search for, write content to fill in those topical gaps, discover opportunities from your competitors and explore new areas for your particular niche. While content takes time to develop, it drives the long-term results you want.
Link Acquisition
Last, but certainly not least when it comes to SEO, is your ability to acquire high authority links from sites related to yours. Strategic link development includes in-depth research into sites that fit within your niche, outreach and relationship nurturing, and long-term monitoring of acquired links to maintain search engine rankings. We’ll also clean up any spammy links your domain acquired over the years to ensure you have a solid backlink profile to present to Google.
How to Hire A Professional SEO Agency
Hiring an SEO company is a significant investment. From specialized tools to in-depth reporting and client consultations, an SEO campaign is a sizable investment into the future of your business. If you are new to the world of SEO and you’re trying to figure out how to hire the right marketing company, take a look at this helpful video from Google’s Maile Ohye.
Pricing for SEO Services
Site optimization is a necessity to sites of all sizes. From large e-commerce sites that need enterprise SEO to local websites that need to rank with the likes of Yelp and HomeAdvisor, we’re here to help. Local SEO plans begin at $500 / month with 3-month minimum contracts to prove results. We offer Starter, Intermediate and Pro packages:
LOCAL SEO PACKAGES | STARTER | INTERMEDIATE | PRO |
|---|---|---|---|
Keyword Research |  | | |
Meta Data Updates | | | |
Technical Audit | | | |
Claiming, Optimizing Google My Business | | | |
Google Analytics, Google Search Console Setup | | | |
Directory Listings & Citation Management | | | |
Blog Setup | | | |
Implement Structured Data Markup | | ||
Monthly Content Development | | ||
Monthly Backlink Development | | ||
Rank & Traffic Reporting | | | |
We custom quote all other non-local (enterprise) SEO projects depending on the size of the site, the competition in the market and the targeted keywords.
A Sacramento SEO & Digital Marketing Company You’ll Love
While we offer SEO services to national clientele and a wide variety of sites, we are proud to be natives of the Sacramento, California area.
Like many heavily-populated locations, Sacramento SEO has become a saturated market and it’s important to work with local digital marketing specialists you can trust.
From SEO to other marketing services like pay per click and web design, we are happy to serve the River City.
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