SEO & TIPS
5 Tips to Increase your Rankings in 2017
Hilde Stapert-Kalsbeek, Senior SEO specialist
22 March 2016
The changes of Googles algorithms, more than 500 times a year, have definitely an impact on the rankings of your website. In this blog we’ll give you five tips to get higher results in Google this year and more traffic to your website.
Mobile first
The Google index is going mobile first and if you don’t have a mobile-friendly page your website may not rank as highly. If you aren’t certain if your website meets the criteria for being mobile friendly, log in to your Search Console account and view the Mobile Usability Report. Google will report mobile issues there, so you can take the appropriate action.
Link Building
Links are still the top-ranking factor for Google’s algorithm. The number of external links you receive is important. It’s important to focus on relevancy in links. In order to optimize rankings, you need to find relevant links within the industry you operate. Match content and links up as perfectly as possible to keep rankings moving in a positive direction.
CTR and user experience
Google identified Click Through Rate (CTR) and user experience as major ranking factors. User experience encompasses all aspects of the
keyword research
Keywords are in 2017 still the key to your online SEO strategy. Whether you have your own (business) blog, website, webshop or another online platform, these words can help you to give guidance to your content and to determine what your chances in the search engines are. With the Keyword Suggestion Module in Textmetrics we help you finding the best keyword for your content.
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