{"id":1878,"date":"2021-05-12T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2021-05-07T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:38:03","slug":"is-seo-really-necessary-for-a-websites-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/2021\/05\/is-seo-really-necessary-for-a-websites-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Is SEO really necessary for a website\u2019s success?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re new to website management, content creation, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/2021\/02\/01\/seo-for-small-businesses-what-you-need-to-know\/\">search engine optimization<\/a>\u00a0(SEO), it can be difficult to know where to begin. In particular, SEO can be complex and difficult to understand, especially if you have no prior experience with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many new website owners and businesses ask the following question: Is SEO really necessary for a website\u2019s success? The answer to this question is yes, and this article will explain why this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-seo-makes-your-website-more-visible\">SEO makes your website more visible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, an effective SEO strategy makes your website more visible. Without SEO in place throughout your website, you will struggle with visibility, traffic, and a whole host of other index and ranking issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prioritizing SEO efforts, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/2021\/04\/21\/what-are-the-different-types-of-web-design\/\">web design<\/a>, content creation, and the odd fix here and there, increases your site\u2019s visibility, allowing you to generate more visitors per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-a-long-term-traffic-approach\">It\u2019s a long-term traffic approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While other methods of generating traffic such as ads and social media (sometimes these two can also be combined) are short-term, adopting an effective SEO strategy is a long-term approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, investing in keyword research and other best practices will generate your website and business organic traffic for months, if not years, to follow instead of one day or one week of paid advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While SEO efforts can take weeks or even months to come into play, the rewards are definitely worthwhile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-increased-authority\">Increased authority<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The better your SEO, the better your website authority (and authority in your niche). The greater authority your website has, the easier it is to rank for other keywords and posts. Essentially, once you\u2019ve got the ball rolling and your site is well established, it becomes much easier to rank for more competitive keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of site authority and SEO like a steam train; it may take time to generate speed, but once you get going, it becomes much easier to maintain this speed. The speed, in this analogy, is the traffic and ranking of your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, get started today and begin seeing results in no time whatsoever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re new to website management, content creation, or\u00a0search engine optimization\u00a0(SEO), it can be difficult to know where to begin. 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