Search Engine Optimisation
Recent research shows that up to 80% of online purchases start with online searches so if your site is not optimised for search, then you’re missing out on potential customers. But what does Search Engine Optimisation mean?
As online marketing consultants, we believe that the first thing that you should do is to ensure that your site is optimised for customers. If customers find it easy to navigate and the site contains the information they need, then Search Engines will find their way around your site too.
Search engines are successful because they find sites that match the terms that searchers type.
If you key in ‘marketing consultants’ into Google UK you’ll probably find that Fern Marketing comes near the very top..
Why? Because Google’s algorithm has determined that our site contains the most relevant content relating to your search for ‘marketing consultant’. How? The simple answer is that we don’t know exactly how search engines work but we do know many of the key data that they use. And we will help you to use these to help your site achieve higher rankings.
What part should SEO play in your online marketing strategy? SEO is not an exact science, so it’s very difficult to calculate Return on Investment. It is also sometimes slow to pay back, so it’s not as instantaneous as Pay per Click. Its hard work, in fact it’s almost never-ending! But if implemented properly, it will continue to pay you back for years and your competitors can’t take your position away by bidding 1p higher. To us, it’s the single most important part in your web marketing strategy.






