What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
If you want people to find your website, then you need Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is the process of increasing the amount of visitors to a web site by ensuring high rankings in search engine such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Essentially, it is the process of developing a search engine friendly design that drives traffic to your website.Why should you care about SEO?
With Wise Clicks effective search engine site marketing strategy, your site will “be there” when potential clients go looking!Search engines are an important part of the online experience and account for about half of all internet traffic. Recent findings on consumer behavior trends show that about people looking for products and services use search engines to find them. Over 60 million American adults are using search engines on a typical day. (Source: pewinternet.org)
WiseClicks can design your website using strategies that focus on high search engine rankings. It is understood that being ranked on page 23 or even page 7 isn’t going to cut it. 87% of all traffic goes to websites listed in the top 20 search results. WiseClicks will strive to get you there!
Top ways websites are found
Search engines create more awareness about Web sites than all advertising combined including banners, newspapers, TV and radio. They are ranked as the #1 method for locating websites. Below are the results of a recent study:How websites are Found
- Search Engines – 46%
- Random Surfing – 20%
- Word of mouth – 20%
- Magazines – 4.4%
- “By accident” – 2.1%
- TV Spots – 1.4%
- Targeted e-mail – 1.2%
- Banner Ads – 1%
(Source: IMT Strategies, a division of Meta Group - imtstrategies.com)
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