Can I Master SEO on My Own?

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SEO is not easy. But it’s no rocket science either.

There are things you can do right away and there are things that will take much more time and effort. So yes, you can do SEO on your own.

The only question is whether you are willing to invest some time into learning all the aspects of SEO, or you’ll hire a professional and invest your time into something else.

How can I learn SEO?

There’s a couple of things you should do to learn SEO:

• Read reliable information
• PRACTICE!
• Don’t be afraid of trying new things
• Have a lot of patience (It is a marathon, not a sprint)

How long does it take to learn SEO?

To answer this question, we’ll use a common answer of SEO experts to almost any SEO issue: it depends.

While understanding the basics won’t take you longer than a couple of weeks, the actual mastering of this discipline depends largely on the amount of time spent practicing.

Last but not least, SEO is evolving all the time. You should always keep learning and stay updated with the latest experiments and findings.

Do I need SEO tools?

If you’re serious about SEO, you shouldn’t neglect the useful data and insights provided by various SEO tools. They give you a great competitive advantage and save a lot of your time.

Here are some essential SEO tools every website owner should use:

• Google Search Console
• a traffic analysis tool (e.g. Google Analytics)
• a keyword research tool (e.g. KWFinder)
• a backlink analysis tool (e.g. LinkMiner)
• a rank tracker (e.g. SERPWatcher)

Is SEO dead?

When people use the phrase “SEO is dead”, they usually mean that “the spammy attempts to cheat the Google algorithm that were used 10 years ago are dead”.

Other than that, search engine optimization is an essential marketing strategy and an ever-growing industry.

After seeing how much work it will be to market your website and be finable, there is even more reason to start your website off with a Little Haus Designs template. Our templates are very SEO friendly and easy to use and update.

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What Is a Web Host?

Before we can choose a web host, it’s important you first understand the web hosting basics. Web hosting is essentially the physical side of the web. Every website you see online is made up of various images, media, apps, and other files that take up storage space. While we tend to think of the internet as something that exists outside of physical space, all those files have to be stored in a physical server somewhere.

In order to contain all the files that make up your website and serve them up to every person that visits it, a physical server must have a lot of power. For most website owners, owning and maintaining a server that powerful isn’t practical. That’s where website hosting companies come in.

Web hosts own a large number of servers that have the power required to provide consistent, reliable service for thousands of websites. When you sign up for a hosting plan, you rent some of the space on their servers. A good web host isn’t just selling that space, they’re also selling their expertise in keeping their technology running smoothly, efficiently, and securely—so that your website runs consistently without problems.

Do I Really Need a Web Host?

If you want your website published online where anyone can find it, the short answer is yes. Every website needs web hosting because it’s the mechanism that takes the pages you’ve designed on your personal device and makes them accessible to people on other devices across the world.

But in addition to making it possible for people to access your site, web hosting companies also offer some important additional value. They invest in the proper firewalls and other security precautions that make your website less likely to get hacked. And they keep experts on staff to provide any maintenance needed to ensure your website stays up consistently.

By investing in the right tools and talent to keep web hosting servers functional all day every day, they make sure that your website is available and loads quickly and without problem whenever your visitors want it.  

What should you look for in a Web Host?

There are many platforms you can choose from to build your own website. Some of the most popular options out there Squarespace, Wix and Showit. There is no one size fits all answer to choosing a website platform. Different websites with different goals will have different requirements, however here are several questions that can help you determine which website platform is best for you:

• Is your style more free-flowing and organic or do you like design that is orderly and neat?
• Are you savvy with technology and design?
• Will you be able to, or want to, easily update the website yourself? 
• Will you have a web developer or web designer manage it for you?
• Does your website need a blog?
• Will you need an e-commerce platform with the ability to sell hundreds of products?
• Will you need a database or membership capabilities?

These are just some of the questions you will want to ask yourself before you fully commit to a website platform.

Luckily, by using a Little Haus Designs template, most of the choices mentioned above are easily already made and help cut your design process and cost by half.

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Searching for simple ways to improve SEO quickly will return a flood of overwhelming search results.

You’ll find lists on lists of suggestions, tips, and technical jargon.

And a lot of it really won’t seem that ‘simple.’

We’re here to provide three truly straightforward tips you can use to boost your SEO performance quickly in order to increase your website rankings.

1. Write SEO Friendly Content

The first step is to come up with a list of possible keywords and phrases someone would type into Google when they’re looking for the product, service or information you are offering.

You will need to pick a unique keyword or phrase for each page on your website, including the homepage.

2. Select the Right SEO Keywords

You may be thinking, “That’s a lot of keywords. How do I know which ones are right for my organization?” Look at these three indicators to narrow down the list:

• Search volume/forecasts
• Competition
• Search trends

3. Identify SEO Keywords for Your Industry

Now that you’ve identified and selected an SEO keyword or phrase for each page of your website, content development comes next. This applies to brand-new websites with no existing content and also to existing websites where the content might need to be edited, updated or expanded.

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What is SEO?

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It is the process of improving your webpage to increase your online visibility and credibility. The better your SEO is, the more people will fine you while using a search engine. Search engines use bots to scroll through thousands of web pages and give the most relevant responses to search queries. If your content is relevant for the search engine, your page will show up on the first page of results. SEO is an essential strategy for digital marketing.

SEO is a search engines’ way of determining which sites deserve to rank highly for each query entered.

Users trust search engines, and achieving a top spot in search engine rankings signals to searchers that your site is a credible source. The higher you rank in results pages, the more clicks and traffic your site will generate. SEO also improves user experience.

And SEO is cost-effective. Competitive industries can spend large amounts of money on paid website traffic. If you’re working with a tight budget, SEO is a great way to drive qualified traffic to your site without directly paying for it.

Why you should pay attention to SEO when it comes to your small business

93% of online experiences begin with a search engine.

(Source: Forbes)

When you’re looking for information online, where do you start? A search engine is a logical place to look for something new. Now, it’s true that people doing product research are also likely to start their search on a site like Amazon. A search engine provides the perfect tool to kick off some research.

Google handled 9/10 searches in 2020.

(Source: GalacticFed)

Google dominates the market when it comes to search, plain and simple. About 87% of desktop and 95% of mobile search traffic goes through Google.

Now that you know a little bit more about what SEO and why it is important. Stay tuned for how Little Haus Designs templates are SEO ready and how to make adjustments once you’ve started making your favorite template, yours.

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