5 Things Beginners Should Know Before Doing SEO for Websites

So you’ve decided to start looking into SEO services for your website? You’ve come to the right place. The fact that you’ve found this article shows that I know how to do SEO. I will break down how SEO works extremely simply so you know what to do before you do SEO for websites.

Even better, I’ll use examples from this blog and article to show you exactly how it works.

What is SEO?

To put it simply, search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the amount of traffic your site gets from search engines.

All of the work that goes into ranking your content on Google is part of SEO. This includes looking for the right keywords, writing the article, promoting it and more.

Companies love SEO because it’s a form of free, organic traffic for their business. If you can get thousands of your ideal customers to your site for free, the investment in SEO will reap extensive rewards.

Let’s take a look at the term CRM (customer relationship management) for example. Many companies are looking to rank for this term to sell their software, services, etc.

I’m going to use a tool called Ubersuggest to get an estimate of how many views companies are getting for this term. Here’s a screenshot of the result below: