WHAT IS ON-PAGE SEO?
ON-PAGE SEO is the practice of optimizing individual web pages VS. ON-SITE SEO which is optimizing your entire website.
Below we have broken down the basic steps you will want to apply to web pages that you are trying to rank higher and earn more qualified traffic.
Incorporate key word in the page URL
If you are looking to rank a page on your website for “Ottawa Moving Company”, the first step is to incorporate this term within the URL of the page Vs. a generic term such as “ABOUT” or “SERVICES”.
jamesmovingcompany.com/our-services
jamesmovingcompany.com/your-ottawa-moving-company
Create a Custom Page Description Incorporating key words and CTR terms
Each web page can have a custom description Vs. 1 general description for the entire website.
If you are looking to rank your page for “Ottawa Plumbing Services” incorporate these terms within the page description vs. something very general. Injecting terms like #1, Top etc. will increase CTR (Click Through Rate).
James Plumbing Services | Ottawa
Ottawa’s #1 Plumbing Service | James Plumbing Inc.
Inject Key Terms Within your H1 and H2 Headers
Most websites are going to have a page structure that involves a banner image that has a page description and bolded titles within the content. Google will look at these titles as important to the subject of the page. Utilize your H1 and H2 headers with key words Vs. leaving them general. If you’re trying to rank your page for “Ottawa Mortgage Broker” incorporate the key terms within your titles. If you are setting up your “ABOUT” page don’t use “ABOUT” as the banner title.
Banner Title : ABOUT
Banner Title : Your Ottawa Mortgage Broker
Anchor Text
Take advantage of any buttons that will click to another page. Most pages will have a button to lead traffic to their contact page or maybe portfolio page etc. Do not call this button “Contact Us” – use key terms.
Click here to learn more
Ottawa Mortgage Advice Awaits
Internal and External Links
Link key terms within your content to other pages within your website (BLOGS etc.) and complimentary 3rd party websites outside of your website such as Wikipedia.
Label all images and Inject Alt Descriptions
When uploading images to your media folder for use on the page you are trying to rank make sure you name the image with key terms. If you are trying to rank your page for “Ottawa Family Lawyer” name your images with key terms Vs. a generic image name.
20056.jpeg
Ottawa-family-lawyer.jpeg
These are basic steps that you can check for to see if your website is currently utilizing. If you cannot procure these changes to your website on your own create a scope of work document and provide to your web designer. If your website is built in WordPress it should be simple for them to procure.
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