In this article I aim to explain the importance of content for SEO and the basics of writing in SEO language so you can get it working for you and your business.
Most recently we talked about Content being King, here we explain why Keywords are so important...
Keywords are the core content of your site and you should know your keywords. If you’re responsible for writing and updating your web site and don’t know your organisations keywords, then you should make it your first priority. They should also be reviewed regularly as your business develops through time. Keyword suggestion tools exist on the web – sometimes they can be useful, but some are better than others. One of the original and best ways of defining your keywords is to ‘brainstorm’ your own staff – and sometimes your clients too.
If you have access to your website statistics, you can see what search results may have already brought people into your website. This can be handy for helping you to build on good keywords, and also to identify new ones if they’re part of a longer search phrase.
Number of words
This depends on what your writing, for
Landing page content aim for at least 200 words
Blogs & news articles aim for around 300 words. Alternatively if it is a detailed article, break it up into separate postings; the key here is to find the natural breaks.
Job descriptions aim between 500 and 2000 words. There is evidence that finding the right balance between relevant detail and being concise will increase applications by up to a third.
Key phrases
Key phrases should be used too, wherever possible. Key phrases are groups of two, three or four words in the order of how you anticipate people might put them into a search engine. For example, “Our site is packed with loads of London design jobs, updated daily” is capturing the three key words “London”, “design”, and “jobs” as a key phrase that someone is likely to type into a search engine, i.e., “London Design Jobs”
Next article we’ll talk more about relevant keywords…
If all of this sounds too complicated or time consuming, we work closely with Distinctly, an SEO agency with considerable experience in the recruitment sector.
If you're interested in an SEO compliant recruitment website please contact me at peter.morrow@reversedelta.com