{"id":8598,"date":"2020-08-31T07:05:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=8598"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:24:39","slug":"what-are-the-advantages-of-seo-for-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/seo-blog\/what-are-the-advantages-of-seo-for-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the advantages of SEO for small business?"},"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=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_256646701-e1598617627382.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of Marketing - SEO\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_256646701-e1598617627382.png 680w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_256646701-e1598617627382-600x366.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>SEO helps small business owners to create fast, robust, and user-friendly websites that rank higher in search engines. The fact that websites rank higher on the SERPs, in turn, helps to bring more qualified potential customers to the website and eventually increases conversion rates.<\/p>\n<p>SEO also assists with building <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/brand-positioning-vs-brand-differentiation-whats-the-difference\/\">brand<\/a> awareness for your small business as search engine users will be more likely to have confidence in a website that is on the first page of search engine results pages (SERPs) as opposed to brands who are not.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re the holder of a small business, you should make use of SEO in order to build a powerful web presence and bypass your competitions to gain new customers for your organisation and take it to an entirely new level.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is SEO in marketing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For starters, the term \u2018SEO\u2019 stands for search engine optimisation. It is the entire process of improving a website in ways which assist it rank in search results at the time users conduct searches for specific words and phrases.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not 100% sure why this matters, just think about how you would normally find the information you need during the course of your daily life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What would you do if you wanted to replace your TV and weren\u2019t really sure which model to buy?<\/li>\n<li>Where would you search if you were on holiday and needed to find a restaurant for dinner?<\/li>\n<li>How would you go about exploring your options for learning a new language?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re like most individuals, you\u2019d reach for your smartphone or sit down at your computer and then type a straightforward phrase into <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-a-copywriter-can-use-google-to-do-research\/\">Google<\/a>. You\u2019d probably search for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cbest 60 inch tv\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201crestaurants near me,\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201chow to learn Italian.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then, you\u2019d scroll through the results and would click on the one that seemed most appropriate for your needs. These results will be based upon what Google thinks will be the most useful information to you, based on the keywords which you entered.<\/p>\n<p>However, in many cases, the websites you see ranking on the first page of the SERPs didn\u2019t get there by accident. They used SEO to assist Google to understand what their content is about. They also likely did considerable research in order to establish how users like you word your searches for specific subjects so that they could optimise their page appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>And if you would like your target audience to find your site, you need to do the same.<\/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\/285084741?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>Search Engine Optimisation vs Search Engine Marketing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As you learn more about boosting your company\u2019s visibility in search, you could come across a different name for the entire process: SEM. And while some digital marketers use this interchangeably with SEO, it is important to understand the difference between the two:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The term \u2018SEM\u2019 stands for \u201csearch engine marketing,\u201d and it alludes to anything that you do in order to earn placement in search engine results pages. This means that SEM is an umbrella term which includes both SEO and PPC.<\/li>\n<li>So while SEO is a form of SEM, it\u2019s not the only method involved in SEM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keeping this distinction in mind while you discover more about search visibility\u00a0 as well as SEO will make it much simpler to spot resources that focus on paid tactics \u2014 and decide whether those are resources that you would like to spend your time reading.<\/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 want to discover additional information about the benefits of SEO for business then you need to do our SEO and Web Analytics Course. 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