SEO (search engine optimization) is very important tactic for any website. After all, most people use a search engine to find what they’re looking for online. However, there is such a thing as taking SEO too far and forgetting that it’s people, not computers who actually read your website and then make a purchase decision. The right amount of SEO will follow best practices and help search engines more effectively index and catalog your site without making the text (or site) unreadable by people.
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14 Ways to Spy On Your Competition
Competitive analysis is important to any business strategy. Knowing what your competitors are doing and how they’re pricing and marketing their products will help you figure out how to market your own products. Luckily, there are many online tools that can help you get a look (or spy) on what your competitors are doing.
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Defining Conversions
Just like Metrics and KPIs, Conversion is another measurement term which is often mis-used (thanks to Jim Suchara for the suggestion). A conversion happens when someone completes an action you want them to take — purchases from you, signs up for a newsletter, registers for a webinar, etc. So, just like KPIs (key performance indicators) measuring conversions requires first understanding exactly what it is you want people to do — what are your business goals and objectives?
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