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How Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can benefit Small Businesses

 

There is little doubt that in the last decade the internet has revolutionised the way people do business. Over 80 per cent of all web traffic is generated via the three major search engines Google, Yahoo and MSN. If you are a business owner you need to be sure that your website appears on the first page for web searches that are relevant to your products and services. This is the purpose of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). For small businesses employing the services of an SEO specialist has a number of benefits.

Level Playing Field

One advantage of the internet is that it allows small businesses to compete with much larger competitors. Although large companies with bigger budgets will tend to dominate the paid search results the organic listings are effectively free and so are open to companies of all sizes. If you are a small business owner then you have a great opportunity to appear in the natural search results and generate a significant amount of sales. Using a search engine optimisation specialist can mean your website actually appears above those of larger competitors.

Targeted Traffic

A well planned and effective search engine optimisation campaign will not only bring visitors to your website but will bring targeted traffic that will convert into sales and enquiries. The purpose of SEO is that you rank well for search terms that are relevant to your business. Search is demand driven – anybody visiting your website via a search engine has already shown that they are interested in finding out more about your products or services and so making a sale is more likely.

Increased Brand Visibility

Search Engine Optimisation is an effective way to increase the visibility of your brand. If your business is frequently showing up in search engine results pages then it follows that recognition of your brand will increase. Research has also shown that having a significant presence can boost the effectiveness of other offline marketing campaigns.

Cost Effective

Typically the costs for SEO services are set at a regular monthly fee. Search Engine Optimisation is a long term plan in which the actual cost per click will reduce over time as the campaign becomes more successful. Measuring the effectiveness of SEO campaigns is also simple as web analytics software allows you to view just how many people have visited your website and the search terms they used to find it.

Rich Bendall

Yeti Digital are an SEO company based in Manchester. Visit our website to find out more about our search engine optimisation, website design and Google Adwords services.

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