{"id":12186,"date":"2021-08-05T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=12186"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:25:05","slug":"how-to-optimise-your-content-for-social-media-marketing-and-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/seo-blog\/how-to-optimise-your-content-for-social-media-marketing-and-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Optimise Your Content For Social Media Marketing And SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shutterstock_213434842-e1628075810721.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of Marketing - seo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shutterstock_213434842-e1628075810721.jpg 680w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shutterstock_213434842-e1628075810721-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>With more and more businesses opening up again after the trials and tribulations of the COVID-19 pandemic, content optimisation has possibly never been more important. Online platforms are a vital stop on the path to supercharging engagement online. Content is key.<\/p>\n<p>In order to effectively compete in the online world, businesses need to focus on content optimisation. As brands, we need to ensure that our content is written in such a way that it engages our target personas. Of course, in order to engage them, our content needs to reach them in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>This is where SEO \u2013 as well as social media marketing &#8211; come into play. By embellishing our content with the right keywords, tags, titles, links and images, we are able to pave a clear path which can help to lead our target customers directly to us. Think of it as a network of roads with crystal clear signs. With the correct signage in place, it\u2019s so much simpler to find your final destination.<\/p>\n<p>Effectively distributed and optimised content assists with creating a direct line to our \u201chand-raisers\u201d \u2014 in other words the customers who are actively searching for our products, services as well as content already.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is SEO Content?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In order to comprehend what SEO content means, it\u2019s quite useful to look at the phrase in two parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first part \u2013 \u201cSEO\u201d (search engine optimisation) \u2013 is the process of optimising your website and content so that it displays up higher in search engine results pages for particular search terms.<\/li>\n<li>The second aspect \u2013 \u201ccontent\u201d \u2013 is any info which you publish <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-digital-and-online-marketing\/\">online<\/a> that can be indexed by search engines. This involves website content, blog posts, images, graphics as well as videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, if taken as a whole, SEO content is any type of content which is created in order to increase search engine rankings and so traffic to your website.<\/p>\n<p>Search engines show their organic search results according to the significance and authority of a web page. Relevance is determined by how frequently you make use of specific keywords as well as phrases within the content of a web page. Authority is defined by the number of trustworthy backlinks which point to that page.<\/p>\n<p>In order to make your content more SEO-friendly, your content needs to be organised logically, contain relevant keywords as well as be written with your audience in mind.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/285960939?autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0&color=00adef&portrait=0&byline=1&title=1&controls=1&muted=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"w-video-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);color:#fff\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Optimising Your Content For Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Social media is a wonderful place to share your <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/what-are-the-characteristics-of-top-performing-content\/\">content<\/a>. You aren\u2019t able to succeed with social media marketing without communicating quality content to your audience. If you want to do social media optimisation right, optimise your content for your audience.<\/p>\n<p>There are two kinds of content you post on social media: original and curated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Original content is content which you make in order to post on social media.<\/li>\n<li>Curated content is shared from various sources around the web.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An ideal social media optimisation strategy incorporates both types of content.<\/p>\n<p>You are able to optimise this content through something as straightforward as testing your headlines. Your audience sees your headlines first when they find your content on social media sites. You want to test your different headlines in order to see which ones resonate best with your audience.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s valuable to have a number of different headlines for content. Multiple headlines give you the opportunity you to promote the same piece of content by using different headlines. It makes your content appear to be fresh, even though it may be something which you posted 12 hours before.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with the Digital School of Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you are wanting to become an SEO expert then you need to do our SEO and Web Analytics Course. Follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/courses\/seo-and-web-analytics-course\/\">link<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/courses\/seo-and-web-analytics-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11381 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics-600x96.jpg\" alt=\"DSM digital School of Marketing- SEO and Web Analytics\" width=\"600\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics-600x96.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics-1024x164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics-768x123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SEO-and-Web-Analytics.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_justify\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2\" href=\"#enquiry\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Enquire Today<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_6caa4608 has_text_color\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Blog Categories<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_5cd26a65\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><ul>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"\/blog\/content-marketing\/\">Content Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/digital-marketing\/\">Digital Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/cyber-security-blog\/\">Cyber Security<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/graphic-design-blog\/\">Graphic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-3\"><a href=\"\/blog\/public-relations\/\">Public Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-4\"><a href=\"\/blog\/seo\/\">SEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-5\"><a href=\"\/blog\/social-media-marketing\/\">Social Media Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-5\"><a href=\"\/blog\/web-design-blog\/\">Web Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_6caa4608 has_text_color\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">You might also like<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"w-html\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/social-media-marketing-blog\/zero-moment-of-truth-benefit-social-media-marketing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Use the Zero Moment of Truth to Benefit your Social Media Marketing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/digital-marketing-blog\/your-complete-guide-to-ppc-marketing-basic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Your Complete Guide to PPC Marketing Basics. 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