Integrating SEO, Usability, Internet Marketing

Another post from the Web 2.0 Expo:
Integrating SEO, Usability, and Internet Marketing for High Performance Results
Web sites are not “projects.” They are living, breathing environments. SEO, usability, and Internet marketing are often introduced on completion of the site and retrofitted later to support visibility and promotion to target audiences. This is counter-intuitive and country-productive.
Every aspect of the experience needs to be optimized with intent:
- Web site architecture
- user experience and interface
- content
- metadata
- assets
- media & publicity
- Internet marketing
Proven methodologies
- Competitive research and positioning (not copying other successful sites)
- Keyword research and positioning
- Ongoing content management
- Metadata optimization
- Formatting to maximize efforts, leverage best practices for widespread success (metadata, keyword utilization, etc.)
Since search engine algorithms change, best practices sustain these changes over time, without putting your site at risk of being blacklisted and will perform best for YOUR Web site.
True SEO incorporates (1) company mission, (2) unique value proposition, and (3) pre-qualification of audience. You want to attract people who are perfectly matched to your content.
Usability:
- Give your visitors what they want as quickly as possible.
- Promote engagement before they “bounce” (leave your site).
- Empowers the user to control the experience.
- Empowers viral marketing.
- Provides clear execution of desired outcome at all times.
- Promotes conversion.
- Answer every conceivable question or objection leading to the conversion.
Your mission is to meet the immediate and long-term needs of your audience.












Comments
Where should we draw the line between usability and onsite SEO?
I firmly believe that you can create a site that is very usable and also very search engine friendly. SEO isn’t about doing things that impair the user experience. Search engine algorithms simply try to evaluate the site’s usability and relevance and rank those sites high. Smart SEO is all about making the site more usable. Whatever you do to improve the user experience and relevance will also improve search engine rankings.
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