Technical optimization This includes improving the technical aspects of your website such as loading speed, mobile responsiveness, URL structure, and proper use of structured data. A technically optimized website is more easily crawled and indexed by search engines, leading to better visibility. Moreover, it contributes to a better user experience.
Content optimization Creating high-quality, relevant and unique content that matches users’ search intent is important. This includes using it to provide valuable information and making your content attractive and easy to read. Good content not only attracts more visitors, but also drives engagement, creates conversions and exudes your knowledge and authority.
User Experience (UX) With Google’s increasing focus on E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness), UX is playing an increasingly important role in SEO. This is about providing user-friendly and intuitive navigation, ensuring good load times, projecting your knowledge and experience, and showing that your business is trustworthy.
Authority (link building) Authority is often called link building in the SEO world. One way to increase your website’s authority is by building quality backlinks. This involves relevance and the reliability of the backlinks, not quality. Building quality backlinks is an old SEO concept and still, to some extent, relevant. Think of it as voting: the more relevant votes you get, the more important your website becomes. Today, the concept of “Authority” within SEO is broader than just link building. In the complete context of SEO, authority refers to the extent to which a website is seen as a reliable and relevant source of information in your field.
Niklas moved to the Netherlands from Germany in 2019 and has been working in cross-border marketing ever since. At SmartRanking, he is our technical SEO specialist and team lead. His expertise lies in technical audits, structured data, SEO migrations, and supporting his team with all kinds of SEO questions and SEO strategies. Niklas Lรผhrs
Lotte is an operations manager and SEO consultant. She wants not only her clients to be number one, but also her colleagues. She is involved in various SEO projects and mentoring colleagues. Her favorite aspects of SEO are developing strategies and topical authority. Lotte Janssen
Melvin is an SEO consultant and team lead. He has been fully focused on SEO since 2017. With both agency and in-house experience, he is able to empathize with the client’s wishes and is a good discussion partner. His interests within SEO lie mainly in the areas of strategy, technical analysis, and authority. Melvin Achter
Frank has been in online marketing since 2014, working as an SEO consultant and team lead. Having first done both SEA, SEO and socials, he has focused entirely on organic findability since 2019. His interests within SEO lie mainly in performing (technical) audits. A pragmatic approach is something that characterizes him. Frank van de Streek
Shawn joined SmartRanking as a technical SEO specialist on July 1, 2024. A personal narrative will follow. Shawn Buckles