February 9, 2010 in Blog by Admin

SEO Edinburgh – The Keyword Research Phase

This is our second part in our series in how to rank for keywords.  If you have read the first part you will have know that we have chosen the term “SEO Edinburgh” as the keyword we would like this website to rank high in the search engines for.  As was mentioned in the last part, this information should be useful to any business owner as you can learn how we go about achieving high positions in the organic SERP’s.  You can then decide if you wish to do this yourself or failing that let us do the hard work for you.

Whether It Is SEO Edinburgh You Wish To Rank For Or Any Other Term, You Need Keyword Research!

So once we have decided what keyword we would like to rank our website for, it is time to assess the other websites that are currently occupying the top of the 1st page for that specific term.  There are many things we need to look at individually but to simplify things; each individual element can be boiled down to one of two categories:

• On Page SEO
• Off Page SEO

If you analyse the competitions on page SEO and off page SEO you will have a much better idea whether or not the keyword you are targeting is possible.  There are many occasions when the keywords you desire are unfortunately next to impossible to rank for, if that is the case then you need to move on and keep looking for keywords that have less competition.

If you do find that your main keyword is going to be harder than expected, don’t worry.  You will find that no matter what industry you are in, there are keywords that are there for the taking.  In fact, you would be surprised at the sheer number of keywords that sites rank for yet have never been optimised for that term, these kinds of keywords can be looked at as less competitive therefore you can certainly target them for yourself through a white hat search engine optimisation service such as what we at Edinburgh SEO Services offer to our clients.

So what sort of things do we look at for on page SEO?  Well for our SEO Edinburgh keyword there are a few things we looked at but they are mainly the following:

• Meta Data
• Keyword Usage
• PageRank
• Internal Link Structure

Once the above areas have been researched and covered, it is then time to look at what off page SEO our competing websites have implemented so that they are at the top of the search engine results pages (SERP’s).  Again, there are many individual aspects we dig into when doing keyword research but they main areas that cover the key individual parts are as follows:

• External Incoming Link Popularity
• Relevance of External Incoming Links
• Anchor Text Used In External Incoming Links

After we have done the above work we are in a much better position to determine whether or not we have a chance with whatever keyword it is we, or our clients, are aiming to rank for.  Of course for us, in this case and the case of this guide, we are looking to rank for the keyword SEO Edinburgh, however no matter what keyword we are targeting, the work relating to the keyword research will always be the same.

It is by employing this research phase we can identify easy keywords to rank for as well as avoiding any potential impossible keywords.  After all, if you are a brand new software development company, wouldn’t it be nice to rank for the keyword “software development”?  The fact is however that this term will likely be very competitive to the point where it is next to impossible to rank for.  If that is the case then think smaller and go for some other related keywords that WILL be possible to rank number one for and will still bring in many targeted visitors to your site.

At the end of the day, we have found that doing extensive and thorough keyword research will again and again save our clients time, money and a lot of heartache in the long run.  We pride ourselves in being honest and up front with our clients, that is why if we feel that you are not able to rank for a certain keyword, we will tell you.

That is of course unlike many other SEO companies out there who will promise you high rankings first and ask questions later.

The 2nd Part Of The SEO Edinburgh Guide Is Over, Looking Forward To Part 3!

We hope you have enjoyed our second part of this guide and are already working on part three.  As we did in our last part, we will give you the position this site currently ranks for the keyword SEO Edinburgh, we are at position 16 in Google.co.uk which is a positive jump of 153 positions.

January 25, 2010 in Blog by Admin

SEO Company Edinburgh

There are many businesses out there in Edinburgh today that are already using an SEO company, if you are one of them then this is not for you.  This article is aimed at those who are still on the fence.  To those that are, you may have heard about search engine optimisation but you are not sure exactly of the benefits of hiring an SEO company in Edinburgh.  Well today is your lucky day because we at Edinburgh SEO Services have decided to put together a short summary of some of the different advantages an internet marketing firm like us can bring to your company.

To begin with, there are literally hundreds of advantages that we could bring up that all relate to you hiring an SEO company in Edinburgh; however we have decided to stick with 3 of the more important ones for your easy reading pleasure! Read more »