{"id":12235,"date":"2021-08-12T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=12235"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:25:06","slug":"the-complete-guide-to-seo-copywriting-read-more-in-this-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/seo-blog\/the-complete-guide-to-seo-copywriting-read-more-in-this-article\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide To SEO Copywriting. Read more in this article."},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEO copywriting is both a key element, as well as a big challenge, in every single SEO strategy. As search engines are crawling web pages, the content of your website needs to be finely tuned to the \u2013 ever-changing \u2013 algorithms of search engines. As well as that, you should write clearly so that your audience both enjoys and understands your website. After all, we know that readability ranks.<\/p>\n

How to Plan, Create & Format SEO Content Which Ranks in Google<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re going to create high-quality SEO copywriting<\/a>, you need to do some preparation work before you jump into the writing process. There\u2019s a very delicate balance between writing for Google and then writing for humans.<\/p>\n

If you write exclusively for Google<\/a>, your writing will be stiff, in addition to repetitive, as you slip your keywords in – word-for-word – at every opportunity. That\u2019s not how humans speak naturally. If you write exclusively for your audience without any consideration for Google, your content probably won\u2019t rank well as you aren\u2019t drawing enough attention to your targeted keywords.<\/p>\n

However, if you write with both Google and your human audience in mind you\u2019ll achieve maximum SEO potential.<\/p>\n

Before Writing: Always Begin With Keyword Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The very first step of SEO copywriting has little to do with writing. First, you need to decide what you\u2019re going to write about. Which topics do you want to be found for? You\u2019ll need to use the keywords you want to rank for in your copy, so the first step of SEO copywriting is keyword research. Keyword research is what you do in order to list the keywords and key phrases for which you want to rank for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>