Search Engine Optimization FAQs

SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization” and it’s a tactic of making changes to your website and other digital assets like blog posts, images, videos, files, and podcasts (there are more) so to increase their chance to display prominently for a search question (query) on search engines and interactive devices.

Keywords are simply important and dominate words. It’s vital to identify the keywords searchers are typing or speaking to find the things you – and your competitors – are selling. We then use this knowledge to optimize your website and Google Ads, so you have greater visibility for these. The strongest keywords are typically centered around nouns and verbs.

Business listings – also called local business citations – are still very important for local businesses. You don’t need a lot of them, a dozen or so of the right ones for most businesses gets the job done.

Here are the top 7 benefits citations offer your business:

1. They help people how to understand how to contact you, drive to you, your hours of operation, and what you have to offer
2. They are a visibility-multiplier when displayed with your website or other asset
3. Improve the chance of getting online reviews
4. Provide high-authority backlinks
5. Quantify the data about your business to search engines like Google and Bing
6. Improve GPS accuracy and driving directions functionality
7. Improve voice-search accuracy

The short answer is that it takes between 9–12 months for SEO changes to show meaningful results.

Regarding those changes, getting your business on the first page or the first position on the first page of Google search – keep in mind that the average Top10 ranking page is 2+ years old with the #1 spot being nearly 3-years old – time (age) also plays a role. This is why the longer a business waits to optimize their site, the harder and longer it will take to see results. The latter is why running PPC ads is an awesome strategy that works in concert with SEO.