SEO writing is basically writing with the intention of getting your content seen by as many people as possible. To do this you need to get this content visible to search engines, and ranking as highly as possible, so people donβt have to search too far to find your business.
Why is SEO writing so important?
SEO writing can be the difference between being seen or not. Any business stands to benefit from writing related content to their field.
Can you imagine how much work you could attract if people came across your site on page 1 when they searched for βcopywriter near meβ or βconversion copywriterβ?
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SEO writing helps Google understand your business site
Yes any business has their main sales pages, product pages etc that all tell Google what kind of business they are, but there are so many opportunities to add related keywords when you add content to your site.
Further keywords = stronger idea in Googleβs eyes of what you do.
So if Google understands, you will be ranking highly in search results over time
Helps your audience solve their problems
Adding SEO writing or content can help your audience with any pain-points they have for absolutely FREE. This is a key part of a great business strategy, as they will feel that you have helped them understand for example how to write their about page. So they will be more likely to ask for help when they need to outsource copywriting.
For your clients, Iβll give you another example. A potential customer is thinking about buying a super-expensive dog harness and their main barrier to purchasing is that they arenβt sure how to fit the harness on their dog.
By offering this as a blog post, and linking to it in the product description, they go off and read this first, and then feel satisfied they can adjust the harness. They return to their cart and buy the harness, feeling confident and impressed that the brand has helped them overcome all their objections.
SEO writing positions you as the go-to expert
SEO writing is awesome for providing valuable information to your audience about your niche. Over time, they will see you as an expert in your field.
This is a great benefit to mention to clients also, if they are asking why SEO writing will benefit their business
Key components of SEO writing
So what are the basics of SEO writing? We arenβt going to cover these in-depth in this post, but hereβs an overview of what SEO content writing should cover:
Keyword research
When you are writing for SEO, it is important to target keywords in yours or your clientβs niche. So you need to think about your audienceβs needs, wants and paint points before you even start researching.
Itβs helpful to study other sites that are in a similar niche, and what they have written about. What questions are they providing useful answers to? How are they addressing audience pain points.
I use a great tool then and plug their page into Keysearch. This gives me some keywords to check out. From here, I check my siteβs performance
Finally I look at the keywords that are within my siteβs capabilities to rank for. I repeat this with other competitors until I have a list that will last me a couple of months.
Write for user intent
Another important thing to remember to check is user intent. So what is the user looking for when they type each keyword?
With my list of keywords, I plug them into Google and review 3 or 4 posts on page 1 to find out what the focus is. This has helped many times because you may think a keyword has a certain focus and then the actual thing people are looking for is very different.
This keeps your content super-useful and in-tune with what people actually want.
Keep updated with changes to Googleβs algorithm
This is so important because itβs the difference between being seen and not. One example I can think of is Googleβs June 2021 update. They explained that product review posts have to be in-depth and authentic.
So a lot of people online were copying amazon reviews into their content and publishing. Googleβs view was that it wasnβt useful for someone who is genuinely considering buying, say for example a bike.
They were combatting what they were calling βthin contentβ.
Hereβs an example of a good in-depth review that is genuine.
The benefits of SEO writing for your business or for clientsβ businesses.
The main benefits of SEO writing are increased traffic to your website and increased engagement if your content is good quality and answers peopleβs questions.
When your audience engage with your content on a regular basis, they are more likely to trust you as the expert.They are far more likely to consider using you for their projects or buying your products.
So this means more moolah for your business!
Whatβs the difference between SEO content writing and copywriting?
There are major differences between copy and content. You will find with some of your clients that they may not be clear on the differences.
I go into this in more depth in this article here. What is copywriting?
Your turn! Have you helped clients with SEO writing? Let me know in the comments below.
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