Small Business SEO: What You Need To Know w/Matt Diamante

Send me a text!Today digital marketing specialist Matt Diamante shares his insights about SEO for small business owners.We talked about crafting SEO-friendly content, handling client expectations, and incorporating keywords effectively.  Connect with Matt:Understanding SEO (free course)WebsiteInstagramTikTok1. Matt emphasized the importance of small business owners understanding and implementing their own SEO:Knowing what goes into SEO like keyword placements, Content strategies, and technical aspects of SEO.For any business to thrive, they should be able to handle their own SEO. Or at least have a basic grasp of its functioning. 2. Matt gave an analogy of a website being a physical store:SEO is like building roads to that store making it easier for customers to find and access it.There's value of giving clients an understanding of elements such as title tags, meta description, headings, content styling.3. Matt mentioned the benefits  of using platforms like Shopify for e-commerce:Shopify can handle large traffic.Shopify takes care of SEO aspects like SSL certificates.Matt feels that Wix and Squarespace are limited for SEO (they restrict access to crucial backend features).4. Tips beyond basic SEO:Matt mentioned SEO tool Surfer SEO which aids in placing the right keywords at the right places in your content to ensure search engines find them.A crucial piece of advice from Matt was to get user feedback on the site's user experience to identify site issues and improve it accordingly.SEO Services need a balanced approach that involves both personality and technical SEO optimization. Matt emphasized the importance of infusing personality into posts similar to E A T policy (Expertise, Authoritativeness, TrustworthinessSchool of Podcasting -Launch, Grow, Monetize Your PodcastYou’re don't know where to learn to podcast. Now You do. Click the link.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Support the Show.Search the Simple and Smart SEO Show podcast for something you heard! It's free!Apply to be my podcast guest! 🎙️ Don't forget to Put your pitch topic in the subject line! AFFILIATE LINKS:Start your Shopify Store!Quit guessing with your content! GET SURFER SEO!!!10,000 Jasper words FREE!Get Carry (formerly Ocho): the best retirement resources for entrepreneurs!Note: If you make a purchase using some of my links, I make a little money. But I only ever share products, people, & offers I trust & use myself!