December 2016 - Mondovo Blog

Q&A: Is it possible to quickly learn SEO and build a High-Traffic Website or Blog?

Yes, it is possible to self-learn SEO. And yes, it isn’t that tough either.

However, it isn’t as easy building a high-traffic website or blog. That will take a LOT more skill, experience and savviness.

Ok, now for the big secret to a high traffic website:

Your website has got to meet ALL the criteria below:

The website should provide sufficient value – if you don’t have anything of value to offer, figure out something else to do; you’d be wasting your time and that of the few visitors who land on your site, spare everyone the trouble! Think of what value you can offer, then only start.
It should ideally be targeted to a very very specific niche set of people – you can’t be everything to everyone, focus on a subset of people who would most benefit from what you have to offer; forget about wanting to be like your “big competitor”, first try being better than your “smaller and more focused competitors”
Consistently adding value (consistency is key) – show commitment to your audience that you’re always on top of things. This WILL lead to:
- Higher visitor engagement which will lead to
- Repeat visitors (loyalty) which will lead to
- More people talking about you (links) which will lead to
- Increased referral traffic from links and social shares which will lead to
- Better SEO

And all of the above will lead to a high traffic website that gets traffic from search engines, referrals, and social shares.

“That’s all good, but I can’t get traffic without SEO when I’m starting out. I need SEO.”

I recently went on a holiday to Hong Kong & I’m able to perfectly recall what I did on each day. Let’s take the 1st of November 2016, it was a very active day for me. I was in Taikoo Shing, went to Pacific Club in Kowloon & ended my day in Tsim Sha Tsui. I ate some wonderful food & took many photos as well 🙂

How do I remember these details so clearly you ask? I don’t, Google Timeline does it for me 😐 My entire travel history is recorded in the Google Timeline and I’m not talking about travels between cities but also my local daily commutes and every other trip I make.

Website audit has been an essential tool in any respected SEOs tool box for many years now. But what are they? Why would you need one? And what will it tell you? Let’s find out.

website audit

What is a Website Audit (And why do I need one)?

A website audit is a process that involves analyzing numerous metrics of a website to determine how strong its on-page SEO is. They used to be conducted manually, which took a significant amount of time and was not particularly accurate. However these days, website audits have become mainly automated.

Attracting local customers is a huge part of advertising your business online. Making people in your area aware of your business and the services you provide lets you tap into a very valuable market right on your doorstep. A big part of this process is optimizing your Google Local Business listing. Having the right info and an active, professional-looking profile not only dramatically improves your ranking on local Google searches, but it makes customers more likely to engage with your business once they’ve found it.

Local searches are a huge part of business. A recent survey by BrightLocal reveals that local searches generate around 21-23% of traffic for small business websites. That’s more than any other type of search, more than paid AdWords and all of social media combined. Local Business listing is not something you can afford to ignore.

Online Traffic Channels

So how do you optimize Google local business listings? Our guide will cover everything from the basics of your profile to tips for fine-tuning your business listing and keeping your customers engaged.

An SEO Audit of your website is one of the most fundamental aspects of SEO that people tend to ignore since the info gets a bit technical and expensive. However, if you’re looking for something affordable and easy to understand, Mondovo’s SEO Audit tool is ideal.

SEO audit

Most of the tools available online to analyze backlinks are expensive and provide data that might not be useful. If you want to generate only a few reports a month, you have no option but to subscribe to an expensive monthly plan. Well, with Mondovo’s inexpensive subscription plans, you can easily get the link data you’re after by simply paying for the reports you generate. You can use the rest of the credit balance as per your discretion on a number of other SEO tools. On top of that, Mondovo has a Pay-As-You-Go component clubbed with the subscription plans that let you continue running reports even after you’ve drained your credit balance.

Analyze Backlinks

Yes, there is and it’s called Mondovo — one of the best tools online for rank checking.

With Mondovo, there’s no limit to the number of keywords or domains you can do rank checking for. In addition to the inexpensive subscription plans — worth $20, $40, and $80 — Mondovo offers custom plans that let you track Google rankings of many domains and as many keywords as you need. To give you an idea of how cost efficient Mondovo is compared other toolsets in the market, it cost only 3 cents in monthly fees to schedule a monthly rank tracker for as many as 100 keywords.

Furthermore, Mondovo there’s also a Pay-As-You-Go component clubbed with the subscription plans that let you do a quick top up of your account and continue running your rank trackers even after you’ve exhausted your credit balance.

It’s common knowledge that an SEO Professional uses a lot of toolsets for SEO, Social Media and more on a daily basis. This requires constant switching between platforms to get data for reports, pitches and more. Well, with Mondovo, an SEO Professional can now save time and money through a single toolset with the features of many at fraction of the cost.

Unless you’re spending quite a bit in Google Adwords, you’re not going to get exact search volume data. To plug this gap (and not spend a fortune in Adwords), there are many Google keyword planner alternative tools. Mondovo’s Bulk Search Volume being one of the best.

Q&A: Is it possible to quickly learn SEO and build a High-Traffic Website or Blog?

Google Timeline Is Recording Your Every Move. Is It a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Site Audits 101 – How Simple Fixes from a Website Audit Can Help Your SEO.

What is a Website Audit (And why do I need one)?

Attracting Local Customers: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Google Local Business Listing

Q&A: Which is the Best SEO Audit Tool?

Q&A: Could You Recommend Any Tool to Analyze Backlinks on My Website?

Q&A: Is there a Google Rank Checking Online Tool that Has No Maximum Cap on Domains/Keywords?

Q&A: What are some Google Keyword Planner Alternative Tools?