<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>SEO Archives - Need SEO</title> <atom:link href="https://needseo.com/category/seo/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://needseo.com/category/seo/</link> <description>Your Online Marketing</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:34:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/location.png</url> <title>SEO Archives - Need SEO</title> <link>https://needseo.com/category/seo/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>SEO Guide for Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Gyms in 2022</title> <link>https://needseo.com/seo-for-bjj/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/seo-for-bjj/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Didi Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:20:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=430023</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In this guide, I start by covering the most important things you need to do in order to improve your online visibility. SEO for Jiu-Jitsu gyms is no different than any local business. However, I understand this niche very well because I have been a hobbyist for the last 6-7 years. My hope is for […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/seo-for-bjj/">SEO Guide for Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Gyms in 2022</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="430023" class="elementor elementor-430023"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a4caf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0a4caf3" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9e2f9f" data-id="f9e2f9f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d6157c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d6157c4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this guide, I start by covering the most important things you need to do in order to improve your online visibility. SEO for Jiu-Jitsu gyms is no different than any local business. However, I understand this niche very well because I have been a hobbyist for the last 6-7 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My hope is for this guide to break down the 7 core things you need to do to improve your Bjj gym’s SEO.</span></p><h2><strong>1. Google My Business Listings Optimization</strong></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creating a Google My Business (GMB) Listing is really important for local businesses. You have probably noticed that any time you searched for something local like near me or a city-modified search, GMB listings almost always pop up first. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/near-me_-1024x491.png" alt="near me_" width="640" height="307" /></span></p><p>This makes optimizing your GMB listing a priority. In this section, I break down the core things needed to set up and optimize your listing.</p><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Setup and Verification</strong></span></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First, you will need to set up your Google My Business Listing. You can do so by heading over to this <a href="https://www.google.com/business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a> (if you already have a listing added and verified, you can just skip to the next step).</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once on the link, click on manage your GMB listing.</span></p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430058 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.03.09-PM-300x231.png" alt="GMB Guide for Jiu Jitsu Gyms" width="300" height="231" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.03.09-PM-300x231.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.03.09-PM-1024x787.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.03.09-PM-768x590.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.03.09-PM.png 1254w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You will then be prompted to add in your Business name.</span></p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430059 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.05.24-PM-300x159.png" alt="Add In URL" width="300" height="159" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.05.24-PM-300x159.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.05.24-PM-600x318.png 600w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.05.24-PM.png 702w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following that, it will ask you what category your business is in. Just t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ype in Martial arts school (it should auto-complete). </span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430060 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Martial-Arts-School-Category-300x194.png" alt="Martial Arts School Category" width="300" height="194" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Martial-Arts-School-Category-300x194.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Martial-Arts-School-Category-1024x663.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Martial-Arts-School-Category-768x497.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Martial-Arts-School-Category.png 1084w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then just add your contact phone number and your website. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You should get your postcard in the mail within 5 days.</span></p><h3><strong>Update your Info</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once you have verified your listing, you will want to make sure all your information is updated. This can be done by logging in to your listing and then selecting the info option on the left side bar.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430088 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj-1024x666.png" alt="update business info " width="640" height="416" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj-1024x666.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj-300x195.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj-768x499.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj-1536x999.png 1536w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Update-Business-info-for-bjj.png 1664w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><p><strong>Make sure you fill out the following:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hours</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Appointment links (contact)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business description (Try to be as descriptive as possible and add in your target location. For example, X Jiu Jitsu serves the YOUR CITY area). </span></li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Phone Number</span></li></ul><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Add Core Services</strong> </span></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You should also add in your services. While they don’t help you to rank for any additional keywords, they can give more context to users. (<a href="https://www.semrush.com/blog/google-my-business/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">1</a>) First, click on the services tab, and then select add a new business category. Type in “martial arts school” and select it. There should be an option for Jiu-jitsu.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430092 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jiu-Jitsu-Services-251x300.png" alt="Jiu Jitsu Services" width="251" height="300" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jiu-Jitsu-Services-251x300.png 251w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jiu-Jitsu-Services.png 756w" sizes="(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would also make sure to create custom services as well. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, if you offer kids classes, No-Gi, Gi, and Women’s Self Defense, you can add custom services for each of them under one primary category.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430094 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Custom-services-1024x500.png" alt="Custom services" width="640" height="313" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Custom-services-1024x500.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Custom-services-300x146.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Custom-services-768x375.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Custom-services.png 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><h3><strong>Add Custom Products</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adding in products is neglected by a lot of business listings. Although Jiu-Jitsu services aren’t necessarily “products” you can still add in your services for each just like you did for services. This can really help your listing to stand out especially because you are able to add in images as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To do so, head over to products on the sidebar of your GMB listing. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You will need to create a product category.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430095" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products.png" alt="GMB Products" width="2128" height="1096" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products.png 2128w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products-300x155.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products-1024x527.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products-768x396.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products-1536x791.png 1536w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Products-2048x1055.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2128px) 100vw, 2128px" /></p><h3> </h3><p>Next, you will be prompted to create a new category. I recommend just creating one for Jiu Jitsu Classes.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430096 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.37.11-PM-270x300.png" alt="GMB Products for Jiu Jitsu" width="270" height="300" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.37.11-PM-270x300.png 270w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.37.11-PM-768x853.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.37.11-PM.png 888w" sizes="(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px" /></p><p>Then you can add in individual products for each class/service offering. Here is an example of a friend’s GMB listing that I added products for. We added products for kid’s classes, women’s self-defense, Gi and No Gi classes.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430097 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Google-My-Business-Products-210x300.png" alt="Google My Business Products" width="210" height="300" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Google-My-Business-Products-210x300.png 210w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Google-My-Business-Products-717x1024.png 717w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Google-My-Business-Products.png 762w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></p><h3><strong>Ask your members for reviews</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting reviews is very important to boost your Google My Business listing. Google claims that reviews help to improve prominence. (<a href="https://support.google.com/business/answer/3474122?hl=en#:~:text=Reviews%20on%20Google%20provide%20valuable,that's%20specific%20to%20your%20business." target="_blank" rel="noopener">2</a>) </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generally, users won’t leave a review unless they have a negative experience, so we recommend just asking your current members to leave one for you. (You may have to incentivize them to leave an UNBIASED review by giving free t-shirts). </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is also important that you respond to each individual review.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In info you can send people directly to your GMB listing by selecting the following option:</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430098 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Link-300x164.png" alt="GMB Link" width="300" height="164" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Link-300x164.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GMB-Link.png 746w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then just copy the link and you can send it out directly to your customers.</span></p><h3><strong>Questions and Answers</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This tip is a little bit hacky, but it can also help to make your listing stand out. Adding questions and answers to your GMB listing can also make your business listing stand out. </span></p><p>If there are questions you are constantly getting over the phone, this is an opportunity to kindly have your friend ask these on your GMB listing. For example, “Do you offer No-Gi Classes”.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430099" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.53.55-PM.png" alt="Question GMB Listing" width="890" height="168" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.53.55-PM.png 890w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.53.55-PM-300x57.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-12.53.55-PM-768x145.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px" /></p><h3><strong>Geotag images</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Geotagging your images can also help Google to understand where your spot your business is located. I am not going to go too in-depth on this, but you can find a full how-to guide in this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfOlZYFmvUY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>.</span></p><h3><strong>Create posts weekly </strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although there has been some debate as to whether creating posts helps your ranking, it can definitely make your listing stand out. (<a href="https://moz.com/blog/google-my-business-posts-case-study" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An easy idea for a post would be to create a “technique of the week” video, which you can also use on your other social platforms. This can also give potential customers an idea of the style of Jiu Jitsu you have to offer.</span></p><h2><strong>2. Create a Yelp Listing</strong></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While not nearly as important as Google My Business, getting listed and ranked on Yelp is very important. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yelp will generally rank very high on Google’s search results for a lot of local search queries (I.E. <a href="https://pilatesbypamela.com/blog/best-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-philadelphia/">Jiu-Jitsu Philadelphia</a>) because Google understands that people want to see a round-up of the best gyms in the area. </span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jiu-Jitsu-Near-me-1024x378.png" alt="DIrectories" width="640" height="236" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Local SEO is all about taking up as much real estate on the search engine results page (SERP) as possible. Getting listed on Yelp allows us to do so for free.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I won’t get into specifics on how to create your own Yelp listing, but the process is very simple and can be found in this guide (<a href="https://www.yelp-support.com/article/How-do-I-add-a-business-to-Yelp?l=en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4</a>). </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just make sure you add in a description, address, and generate as many reviews as you can (just like your GMB listing). </span></p><h2><strong>3. Keyword Research / SERP Analysis</strong></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like to take a 2 step approach to keyword research by looking at two things: The type of content ranking and the competition of the search engine results pages (SERPs). </span></p><h3 style="font-style: normal;">What type of content is ranking?</h3><p><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );">With that being said, I like to look at the top 3 ranking results for my target keyword (I.E. Jiu-Jitsu/ BJJ Philadelphia) and check a couple of metrics using a tool called Ahrefs, which costs around $100 a month, but you can get a $7 trial week. Take notes as to what type of pages are ranking. Are the top (non-directory) sites ranking home pages or service pages. This can give you an understanding of what type of content you want to rank. </span></p><p>Just from analyzing a lot of the Search Results pages, I have noticed more Home pages ranking for general keywords like Jiu Jitsu Gyms + <em>your city name</em>, and individual service pages ranking for specific services like Women’s Self Defense or Kids Jiu Jitsu Classes.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430100 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage-1024x817.png" alt="Homepage" width="640" height="511" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage-1024x817.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage-300x239.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage-768x613.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage-1536x1226.png 1536w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Homepage.png 1596w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><p>Notice the pages ranking for kids Jiu Jitsu Philadelphia have dedicated landing pages for the specific services</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430101" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kids-Jiu-Jitsu.png" alt="Kids Jiu Jitsu" width="1482" height="586" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kids-Jiu-Jitsu.png 1482w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kids-Jiu-Jitsu-300x119.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kids-Jiu-Jitsu-1024x405.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kids-Jiu-Jitsu-768x304.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px" /></p><p>However, something like No-Gi Jiu Jitsu brings up mainly home pages. THis tells me that it is probably best to try and rank our home page for this search result as well.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430102" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Gi-Classes.png" alt="No Gi Classes" width="1536" height="948" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Gi-Classes.png 1536w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Gi-Classes-300x185.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Gi-Classes-1024x632.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Gi-Classes-768x474.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></p><p>However, don’t take my word for it, every city may be different, so it is best to take a look to see what Google is rewarding for your location. I recommend checking for all your various services.</p><p>If the same set of search results are coming up for your modified searches (like in the No gi Jiu Jitsu and just Jiu Jitsu example), it is a safe bet that Google sees those different searches as synonymous and you may end up doing more harm than good by optimizing all your service pages (we will get into this later).</p><h3><strong>Competition of the SERPs</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google looks at a variety of factors including the strength of your overall domain and the number of links pointing to the URLs ranking for a given keyword. Brian Dean over at Backlinko conducted a good case study on this if you wanted to dive a little deeper into this topic. (<a href="https://backlinko.com/local-seo-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First off, I check the Domain Rating, which is a metric used by Ahrefs to calculate the strength of the entire site’s backlink profile and also the number of backlinks pointing to each URL. (<a href="https://ahrefs.com/blog/domain-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6</a>) Skip over Yelp or any other big directory site because their domain rating is naturally going to be very high. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This will help to determine how many links you will want to build for all these pages. If you want to go a little deeper into this topic, I recommend checking out this video by Ryan Stewart, where he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLl0RfxPlNY&t=720s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breaks down this entire process</a>. </span></p><h2><strong>4. On-Page and Meta Tag Optimizations</strong></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most important thing about optimizing your website is making sure you have an optimized title tag and body content. </span></p><h3><strong>Title Tags</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The title tag is the most important place to add your target keywords. I would suggest targeting your homepage with the keyword Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and your city. Adding the city to your title tag is the most important.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, <strong>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Philadelphia – YOUR Gym Name</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the homepage will probably be the most authoritative page on your website, I would optimize it for this keyword since it encompasses your service in its entirety, and then target your specific classes with other pages as I discussed in the previous section.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are on WordPress, you can download a plugin called Yoast. It allows you to easily add in the title tag and description of each page.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430106 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast-1024x270.png" alt="Yoast SEO Plugin" width="640" height="169" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast-1024x270.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast-300x79.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast-768x202.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast-1536x405.png 1536w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yoast.png 1654w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><h3><strong>Don’t forget about your Meta Descriptions</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While meta descriptions don’t affect rankings directly, they can have a major impact on the click-through rate, which is a ranking factor. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like to optimize my meta description by including a call to action with some offering. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, if I offer free trials, I should add that in. </span></p><p><strong>Here’s an example of a meta description I wrote for a friend’s gym. </strong></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430110" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meta-description-for-BJJ-Gyms.png" alt="Meta description for BJJ Gyms" width="1238" height="114" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meta-description-for-BJJ-Gyms.png 1238w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meta-description-for-BJJ-Gyms-300x28.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meta-description-for-BJJ-Gyms-1024x94.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meta-description-for-BJJ-Gyms-768x71.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px" /></p><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Headings</strong> </span></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are 6 heading elements in HTML h1-h6. An H1 is the most important heading to have optimized, followed by H2, and so on. I usually don’t go past an H3. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each subheading should be a subtopic of the parent subheading. For example, an h-2 should be a subtopic of an h-1 and an h-3 should be a subtopic of an h-1.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like to have my H-1 optimized with my service and location. It can generally be the same or similar to my title tag. </span></p><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Secondary Keywords</strong></span></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to having my main keywords optimized throughout our headings and subheadings, I also like to sprinkle in some of the important secondary keywords people may be searching for. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, I know for a fact people are searching for the following:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gi</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">No-Gi</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gracie Jiu Jitsu</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would just make sure I mention these keywords somewhere on the main page you want to rank for the keyword “Jiu Jitsu + Your City” (in most cases this will be your home page). </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As mentioned previously, I am not convinced that you need a dedicated landing page for both Gi and No Gi classes and you may end up cannibalizing yourself by doing so (just means you end up competing against yourself, which makes it really difficult to rank). </span></p><p>Instead of optimizing your gi and no-gi specific pages, you can optimize your home page to include both as seen in the image below.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430111" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.46.23-PM.png" alt="Title tag for bjj" width="1158" height="188" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.46.23-PM.png 1158w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.46.23-PM-300x49.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.46.23-PM-1024x166.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.46.23-PM-768x125.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px" /></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>5. Link Building</strong></span></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links are still very important for SEO in 2022. However, Google has become a lot pickier in terms of what links help to move the needle. </span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );">For local businesses, you will want to build niche relevant and local links (I.E. links from other businesses in your city). </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From the keyword research, I had you record the average amount of links the top 3 competitors had. For example, if our top 3 competitors had an average of 6 links, if we build 1 link to our page per month it would take us 6 months to catch them.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So how do we get these links?</span></p><h3><strong>Local/Niche Directories</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is debatable whether directories help. I think general directories are garbage, but I have had good results with niche and local specific directories. I like to do this for all local clients. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I use a service from Whitespark, which does all the heavy lifting for you. If you sue Whitespark, make sure to <a href="https://whitespark.ca/citation-building-submission-service/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">select the niche citations services</a></span></p><h3><strong>Industry-Specific Links</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next up will be getting links from the same industry. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Jiu Jitsu gyms, you can easily reach out to other BJJ gyms outside of your city and ask them if they want to do a guest post exchange (in other words you offer to write a blog post to their site and vice versa).</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a very easy pitch because you are offering <strong>FREE</strong> content to them. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, you can pitch a blog post idea about tips for passing the open guard, or share one of your favorite passes, submissions, etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If they don’t want to reciprocate, it doesn’t matter, you really just want to get a link back to your site. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can easily find these opportunities by typing in city name + their city. Then just find their contact information and make a pitch!</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430115 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.51.22-PM-1024x598.png" alt="Jiu Jitsu Blog Link building" width="640" height="374" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.51.22-PM-1024x598.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.51.22-PM-300x175.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.51.22-PM-768x448.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.51.22-PM.png 1350w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><h3><strong>Synonym Method for Local Links</strong></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The synonym method is similar, however, we are going to reach out to other businesses that are similar to yours, but not a direct competitor.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> For example, massage therapists, yoga practitioners, cryotherapy businesses, pilates gyms. Anything that is also operating in the athletics department.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then you could easily make a similar pitch. For example, if you are a Jiu Jitsu gym in Chicago, you can find massage therapists in the area with active blogs. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can pitch them a guest post on why every Jiu Jitsu hobbyist should get a massage regularly. Again, this is a very easy sell, because you are essentially offering them free press on their site!</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430116 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.56.32-PM-1024x550.png" alt="local link building method for JIu Jitsu" width="640" height="344" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.56.32-PM-1024x550.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.56.32-PM-300x161.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.56.32-PM-768x412.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.56.32-PM.png 1434w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><h2><strong>6. Do you offer Open Mat?</strong></h2><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a very big missed opportunity in my personal opinion. A lot of people are looking for an open mat first before trying out a new gym. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regardless, it is very good for exposure and can attract new and visiting students. If you offer an open mat, free or paid you should have a dedicated page about it. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are some examples of questions people have asked on BJJ Reddit… </span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430119 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM-1024x545.png" alt="" width="640" height="341" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM-1024x545.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM-300x160.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM-768x409.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM-1210x642.png 1210w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.40-PM.png 1326w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430118 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.44-PM-1024x508.png" alt="" width="640" height="318" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.44-PM-1024x508.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.44-PM-300x149.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.44-PM-768x381.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.44-PM.png 1448w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430117 size-large" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.50-PM-1024x496.png" alt="" width="640" height="310" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.50-PM-1024x496.png 1024w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.50-PM-300x145.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.50-PM-768x372.png 768w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-23-at-1.59.50-PM.png 1520w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As you can see people are specifically creating Reddit threads about this because most gyms don’t openly advertise this. However, it is a great way to get your website in front of other people! </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The competition to rank is lower as well because most gyms aren’t targeting this keyword specifically. </span></p><h2><strong>7. Schema Markup</strong></h2><p>According to Moz, Schema markup is a semantic vocabulary of tags that you can add to your HTML to improve the way search engines read and represent your page in SERPs. (<a href="https://moz.com/learn/seo/schema-structured-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7</a>) In lamen’s terms, it helps Google to better understand what your content is about.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-430120 size-medium" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schema-Markup-for-BJJ-Gyms-300x300.png" alt="Schema Markup for BJJ Gyms" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schema-Markup-for-BJJ-Gyms-300x300.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schema-Markup-for-BJJ-Gyms-150x150.png 150w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schema-Markup-for-BJJ-Gyms-500x500.png 500w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schema-Markup-for-BJJ-Gyms.png 658w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p><p>I recommend using the local business schema markup. You can generate your own code <a href="https://technicalseo.com/tools/schema-markup-generator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using this tool</a>. This can help Google understand that you are a local business in x region/city.</p><p>I am not going to get into the specifics of implementing it, because it does get a little bit technical. If you have any questions about adding it to your site, feel free to reach out to me.</p><h2><strong>Additional Resources</strong></h2><p>If you want to learn more about SEO, here are some additional resources that I recommend.</p><ul><li><a href="https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beginner’s Guide to SEO</a></li><li><a href="https://www.semrush.com/blog/google-my-business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ultimate Guide to Google My Business</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/seo-for-bjj/">SEO Guide for Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Gyms in 2022</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/seo-for-bjj/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>15 Best SEO Agencies in Tampa</title> <link>https://needseo.com/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Didi Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:43:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=429937</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Search Engine Optimization (SEO) allows your site to be found through Google search. Anytime you search for something online, the websites that show up are usually a result of SEO. This may sound complicated, but luckily there are plenty of great SEO agencies in the Tampa Bay area who are experts at getting YOUR site […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/">15 Best SEO Agencies in Tampa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="429937" class="elementor elementor-429937"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be1805a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="be1805a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c48e49" data-id="6c48e49" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-44a6fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="44a6fb2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <br> <p>Search Engine Optimization (SEO) allows your site to be found through Google search. Anytime you search for something online, the websites that show up are usually a result of SEO.</p> <p>This may sound complicated, but luckily there are plenty of great SEO agencies in the Tampa Bay area who are experts at getting YOUR site to rank higher in Google.</p> <p>Our team at Need SEO researched and reviewed the top SEO agencies in the Tampa area based on the following.</p> <ul> <li>Reviews</li> <li>Awards</li> <li>Reputation</li> </ul> <h2>The Top 15 SEO Agencies in Tampa</h2> <p> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#need-seo">1. Need SEO</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#webfx">2. WebFX</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#local-seo-tampa-company">3. Local SEO Tampa Company </a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#socius-marketing">4. Socius Marketing</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#digital-neighbor">5. Digital Neighbor</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#sagefrog-marketing-group">6. SageFrog Marketing Group</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#vsf-marketing">7. VSF Marketing</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#leverage-digital">8. Leverage Digital</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#scott-keever">9. Scott Keever SEO</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#pure-digital-marketing">10. Pure Digital Marketing</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#red-wall-marketing">11. Red Wall Marketing</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#roi-amplified">12. ROI Amplified</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#simpletiger">13. SimpleTiger</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#bovsi-studios">14. Bovsi Studios</a> <div> <a href="https://needseo.com/2021/01/18/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/#oyova">15. Oyova</a></p> <p>Back in 2010, SEO used to be a lot easier than it is today. You could build a couple of backlinks, implement a number of shady tactics and you would rank over night. Today it is a bit different and requires real expertise. Because SEO is still a black box, hiring the right agency to provide data driven decisions is very important.</p> <div id="need-seo"> <div> <br> <h3>1. Need SEO</h3> <br> <p><div><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-429807 size-full" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Need-SEO.png" alt="Need SEO" width="368" height="224" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Need-SEO.png 368w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Need-SEO-300x183.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://needseo.com" rel="nofollow">Need SEO</a> is a digital marketing agency in Tampa that offers SEO services at a very high level. Through keyword research and competitor analysis, Need SEO is able to identify what needs to be done to put their client’s website in the best possible position to succeed.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Need SEO offers their SEO services starting at $750 a month.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div id="webfx"> <div> <br> <h3>2. 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Local SEO Tampa Company</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429813" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Local-SEO-Tampa-Company.png" alt="Local SEO Tampa Company" width="510" height="170" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Local-SEO-Tampa-Company.png 510w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Local-SEO-Tampa-Company-300x100.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></p> <br> <p><strong> Unique Offering:</strong></p> <div> <p><a href="https://www.localseotampa.com/" rel="nofollow">Local SEO Tampa Company</a> is a Florida based marketing agency that also offers web development services.<p> <strong>Price: </strong> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Local SEO Tampa offers their services starting at $195 a month.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="socius-marketing"> <div> <br> <h3>4. Socius Marketing</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429814" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Socius-Marketing.png" alt="Socius Marketing" width="394" height="126" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Socius-Marketing.png 394w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Socius-Marketing-300x96.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px" /></p> <br> <p><strong> Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.sociusmarketing.com/" rel="nofollow">Socius Marketing</a> is owned and operated by business people, not technicians, who have successfully owned prior businesses and truly understand and appreciate the challenges of growing a profitable company.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="digital-neighbor"> <div> <br> <h3>5. Digital Neighbor</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429815" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Digital-Neighbor.png" alt="Digital Neighbor" width="342" height="110" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Digital-Neighbor.png 342w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Digital-Neighbor-300x96.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://digitalneighbor.com/" rel="nofollow">Digital Neighbor</a> is a full scale digital marketing agency in the Tampa area. They offer Social Media, PPC, SEO and Web Design services.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="sagefrog-marketing-group"> <div> <br> <h3>6. SageFrog Marketing Group</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429833" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SageFrog.png" alt="SageFrog" width="678" height="196" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SageFrog.png 678w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SageFrog-300x87.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <br> <p><a href="https://www.sagefrog.com/" rel="nofollow">SageFrog Marketing Group</a> is a top-ranked B2B marketing agency with specialties in healthcare, technology, industrial and business services.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="vsf-marketing"> <div> <br> <h3>7. VSF Marketing</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429834" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VSF-Marketing.png" alt="VSF Marketing" width="372" height="140" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VSF-Marketing.png 372w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VSF-Marketing-300x113.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.vsfmarketing.com/" rel="nofollow">VSF Marketing’s</a> team is made up of digital marketing professionals that help companies in the Tampa Bay region achieve results through building effective Virtual Sales Funnels.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="leverage-digital"> <div> <br> <h3>8. Leverage Digital</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429835" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Leverage.png" alt="Leverage" width="466" height="124" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Leverage.png 466w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Leverage-300x80.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://leveragedigitalmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">Leverage Digital</a> offers a 4-step process to develop and implement a content strategy that establishes expertise, trust, and authority.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <br> <div id="scott-keever-seo"> <div> <h3>9. Scott Keever SEO</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429836" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Scott-Keever-SEO.png" alt="Scott Keever SEO" width="630" height="116" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Scott-Keever-SEO.png 630w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Scott-Keever-SEO-300x55.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://scottkeeverseo.com/" rel="nofollow">Scott Keever SEO</a> is a leading internet marketing firm focused on the customer’s needs. They provide services for Local Seo, Web Design, Social Media Management, Reputation management, and more.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a free consultation.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="pure-digital-marketing"> <div> <br> <h3>10. Pure Digital Marketing</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429837" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PURE-DIGITAL-MARKETING.png" alt="Pure Digital Marketing" width="658" height="166" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PURE-DIGITAL-MARKETING.png 658w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PURE-DIGITAL-MARKETING-300x76.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://puredigitalmarketing.com/" rel="nofollow">Pure Digital Marketing</a> is a full service internet marketing firm that prides itself on helping our clients build strong online brands. By combining a high level of strategic web marketing services with professional development and implementation, Pure Digital Marketing has established itself as an industry leader in Tampa.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a free consultation.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="red-wall-marketing"> <div> <br> <h3>11. Red Wall Marketing</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429848" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Red-Wall-Marketing.png" alt="Red Wall Marketing" width="378" height="146" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Red-Wall-Marketing.png 378w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Red-Wall-Marketing-300x116.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://redwallmarketing.com/" rel="nofollow">Red Wall Marketing</a> is a Tampa-based digital marketing agency offering consulting, web design, SEO, and PPC advertising for businesses worldwide.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a free audit.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <br> <div id="roi-amplified"> <div> <br> <h3>12. ROI Amplified</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429849" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ROI-Amplified.png" alt="ROI Amplified" width="256" height="126" /></p> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <br> <p><a href="https://roiamplified.com/" rel="nofollow">ROI Amplified</a> is a full-service digital marketing agency located in Tampa, Florida.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a free audit.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="simpletiger"> <div> <br> <h3>13. Simple Tiger</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429850" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SimpleTiger.png" alt="SimpleTiger" width="524" height="116" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SimpleTiger.png 524w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SimpleTiger-300x66.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.simpletiger.com/" rel="nofollow">SimpleTiger</a> offers takes pride in our ability to integrate into your team and enhance your ability to make better decisions, quickly.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a free audit.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="bovsi-studios"> <div> <br> <p><h3>14. Bovsi Studios</h3> <br> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429851" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bovsi-Studios.png" alt="Bovsi Studios" width="384" height="132" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bovsi-Studios.png 384w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bovsi-Studios-300x103.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://bovsistudios.com/" rel="nofollow">Bovsi Studios</a> started in 2011 in the Tampa Bay / Saint Petersburg area as a web design group and quickly grew to a full service marketing firm. utilizing cutting edge technology and innovative marketing practices, we saw an excellent response from the local market and in 2013 acquired our first large national brand.</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> <div id="oyova"> <div> <br> <h3>15. Oyova</h3> <br> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-429852" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Oyova.png" alt="Oyova" width="302" height="110" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Oyova.png 302w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Oyova-300x110.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px" /></p> <br> <p><strong>Unique Offering:</strong></p> <p><a href="hhttps://www.oyova.com/" rel="nofollow">Oyova</a> is an application development and marketing agency that began in 2008. With a team of 27 strategists and actual do-ers, we transform organizations</p> <p><strong>Price:</strong></p> </div> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Visit their website for a quote.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/">15 Best SEO Agencies in Tampa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/15-best-seo-agencies-tampa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Business Off Track? What To Do?</title> <link>https://needseo.com/business-off-track-what-to-do/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/business-off-track-what-to-do/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:49:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=401970</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Various industries are already facing a decrease in businesses because of the coronavirus. Your business is not alone in its struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t lose hope yet, SEO will come to your rescue. Reasons to Invest in SEO During the COVID-19 Pandemic #1 Search is easy to measure SEO allows you to stay […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/business-off-track-what-to-do/">Business Off Track? What To Do?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Various industries are already facing a <a href="https://myvalleynews.com/forecast-finds-economic-downturn-in-receding-recovery-grinding-forward/">decrease in businesses</a> because of the coronavirus.</p> <p>Your business is not alone in its struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>Don’t lose hope yet, SEO will come to your rescue.</p> <p>Reasons to Invest in SEO During the COVID-19 Pandemic</p> <p>#1 Search is easy to measure</p> <p>SEO allows you to stay visible. During a pandemic, the minds of people are preoccupied with survival. If your business provides some of the things necessary for survival like food, medication and like we have found out from this pandemic, toilet paper, you may already be on top of the mind for many people, but SEO will still help you get that edge over other competitors. Even for the businesses that may not be involved in essential products, you can still use SEO to maintain top of the mind awareness which will become an asset once the storm blows over.</p> <p>#2 People are increasingly searching for products online</p> <p>Remember, people are online more, so it may be time to focus more on running the business online and what better way to get attention than to put energy into SEO strategies.</p> <p>#3 People still need your service and products</p> <p>The competition is likely to take their foot off the pedal. The fact that people are locked up in their homes may make the competition believe that they have no reason to push their SEO strategies. Google, however, does not stop working because of a pandemic. Many people are still searching and Google is ranking. It’s the best time to get a better <a href="https://news.google.com/search?for=serp&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen">ranking</a> since the competition to be noticed is reduced. In some niches, you might find you are the only one still active.</p> <p>#4</p> <figure id="attachment_402141" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-402141" style="width: 229px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-402141" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/business-downturn.jpg" alt="Business Downturn" width="229" height="220"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-402141" class="wp-caption-text">Businbess Off</figcaption></figure> <p>SEO sets your business up for success after the pandemic</p> <p>Things will get back to normal eventually, but we just don’t know when.<br /> It might take some time to recover from the loss, but search engine marketing will continue to make lives easier.<br /> Implementing efficient <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/357669">SEO marketing</a> programs during this downtime will be helpful for when the market is normal again. You can create an SEO campaign that will yield results for many years to come. Those results could help your business recover from the possible losses from the economic downturn.</p> <p>Author: Tejpal Singh, Contributing Editor</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/business-off-track-what-to-do/">Business Off Track? What To Do?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/business-off-track-what-to-do/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them)</title> <link>https://needseo.com/the-12-most-common-wordpress-issues-and-how-to-resolve-them/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/the-12-most-common-wordpress-issues-and-how-to-resolve-them/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:25:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=317783</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>  The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them) Posted by Stacey Corrin on January 23, 2020   Last updated on: March 12, 2020 There’s little doubt that WordPress is one of the best platforms to build your website on. But even the most seasoned users run into some common WordPress issues that leave them […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/the-12-most-common-wordpress-issues-and-how-to-resolve-them/">The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p> <div class="post-header clearfix"> <div class="title-wrap clearfix"> <h1 class="post-title">The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them)</h1> <div class="post-header-meta">Posted by <span class="the-author"><a title="Stacey Corrin" href="https://www.seedprod.com/author/scorrinawesomemotive-com/">Stacey Corrin</a></span> on <span class="the-time">January 23, 2020</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-image-head"><a class="thumbnail-link fademe" title="The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them)" href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/common-wordpress-issues-how-to-solve-them.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/common-wordpress-issues-how-to-solve-them.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/common-wordpress-issues-how-to-solve-them-400x190.jpg 400w" alt="Common WordPress Problems and How to Solve Them" width="630" height="300" /></a></div> <p> </p> <div id="content-1981" class="entry-content clearfix"> <p>Last updated on: March 12, 2020</p> <p>There’s little doubt that WordPress is one of the best platforms to build your website on. But even the most seasoned users run into some common WordPress issues that leave them scratching their heads.</p> <p>If you’re a beginner, facing these problems can be pretty scary. WordPress errors can seem complicated, overly technical, and you might not know where to start in resolving them.</p> <p>We totally understand your frustration!</p> <p>Everyone has to start somewhere so we’ve put together some of the most common WordPress issues and simple solutions to resolve them.</p> <p>Here’s a quick look at some of the more common errors we’ve come across in WordPress:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-white-screen-of-death">WordPress white screen of death</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-memory-exhausted">WordPress memory exhausted</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-connection-timed-out">Connection timed out</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress">Error establishing a database connection</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-internal-server-error">Internal server error</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-parse-or-syntax-error">Parse or syntax error</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-404-error">WordPress 404 error</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode">Stuck in WordPress maintenance mode</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-not-uploading-images">WordPress not uploading images</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#%22are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this%E2%80%9D-wordpress-issue">The “are you sure you want to do this” issue</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#wordpress-login-redirect-loop">WordPress login redirect loop</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.seedprod.com/common-wordpress-problems/#403-forbidden-error">403 forbidden error in WordPress</a></li> </ol> <p>So how about we learn how to fix these problems so you know exactly what to do when you face them next.</p> <h2 id="backup-your-site-before-fixing-wordpress-errors">Backup Your Site Before Fixing WordPress Errors</h2> <p>Before we start looking at the more popular WordPress errors and their solutions there’s one thing you should always do.</p> <p>Backup your website!</p> <p>You should always make a complete backup of your WordPress site before making any changes and have a regular backup schedule. This is so if you can’t fully resolve your issues you’ll have a full working copy of your site ready to restore.</p> <p>There are plenty of <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/7-best-wordpress-backup-plugins-compared-pros-and-cons/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">backup plugins</a> you can use to create a restore point for WordPress. You can even create a <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-make-a-wordpress-database-backup-manually/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">manual WordPress backup</a> if you’d prefer.</p> <p>With a backup of your site in place let’s look at the most common WordPress issues you could be facing.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-white-screen-of-death">1. WordPress White Screen of Death</h2> <p>The WordPress white screen of death error usually results in a plain white screen that has no error message. This is what makes it so confusing because there’s no error code or message to indicate where something may have gone wrong.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5877" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-white-screen-of-death.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-white-screen-of-death.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-white-screen-of-death-400x263.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress white screen of death" /></figure> <p>This issue is usually down to a PHP memory limit or a configuration problem on the server. What’s more, you’re most likely to only see the white screen on certain sections of your website.</p> <h3>How to Fix the WordPress White Screen of Death</h3> <p>If you have more than one WordPress website hosted on the same server begin by checking if your other sites have the white screen of death error too.</p> <p>If they do, chances are the issue is to do with your <a href="https://www.isitwp.com/hosting-reviews/wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="website hosting provider (opens in a new tab)">website hosting provider</a>. The issue might be temporary, resolving itself soon but if you’re worried get in touch with your host’s support service for more details.</p> <p>If this isn’t the cause of the error you can try disabling your WordPress theme and plugins, reactivating them one-by-one until you replicate the error and find the culprit.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5878" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/deactivate-wordpress-plugins.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/deactivate-wordpress-plugins.jpg 620w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/deactivate-wordpress-plugins-400x206.jpg 400w" alt="Deactivate WordPress plugins" /></figure> <p>But if you can’t access your WordPress admin area, you’ll need to access your site files <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-use-ftp-to-upload-files-to-wordpress-for-beginners/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">using an FTP client</a>.</p> <p>Find the <strong>wp-content/themes</strong> or <strong>wp-content/plugins</strong> folders and rename them to something else. This should remove the white screen error.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5793" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rename-plugins-file.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rename-plugins-file.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/rename-plugins-file-400x203.jpg 400w" alt="rename your plugins or themes file" /></figure> <p>Then revert the folders back to their original names and rename each plugin and theme file inside those folders one by one until you identify the plugin or theme that’s causing your site to break. You can then remove that problem theme or plugin to solve the error.</p> <p>For more solutions to <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-wordpress-white-screen-of-death/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">fixing the WordPress white screen of death</a>, see this guide.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-memory-exhausted">2. WordPress Memory Exhausted</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5879" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-fatal-error-memory-exhausted-seedprod.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-fatal-error-memory-exhausted-seedprod.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-fatal-error-memory-exhausted-seedprod-400x232.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress memory exhausted" /></figure> <p>If you’re seeing an error similar to the one above that says the WordPress Memory is Exhausted it could be down to a script or WordPress plugin that’s exhausting the default memory size limit.</p> <p>The error usually displays a message like the one below:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2348617 bytes) in /home/username/public_html/site1/wp-includes/plugin.php on line xxx</pre> <h3>How to Resolve the WordPress Memory Exhausted Error</h3> <p>You can easily fix this memory issue by <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/fix-wordpress-memory-exhausted-error-increase-php-memory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">increasing the PHP memory limit in WordPress</a>.</p> <p>To do this, FTP into your website and locate the wp-config.php file which can be found in your site’s root folder.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5880" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/edit-wp-config-file.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/edit-wp-config-file.jpg 620w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/edit-wp-config-file-400x250.jpg 400w" alt="Edit the WP Config file" /></figure> <p>Then copy and paste the following code into your wp-config.php file before the line that says, ‘That’s all, stop editing!’</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );</pre> <p>What this code does is to tell WordPress to increase the PHP memory limit to 256MB.</p> <p>Save your changes and <a href="https://www.seedprod.com/how-to-create-a-wordpress-file-upload-form/">upload the file</a> back to your server. The error should now disappear when you visit your site.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-connection-timed-out">3. WordPress Connection Timed Out</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5881" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fix-connection-timed-out-error-wordpress.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fix-connection-timed-out-error-wordpress.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fix-connection-timed-out-error-wordpress-400x264.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress Connection Timed Out" /></figure> <p>If you’re seeing the “ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT” error in WordPress it usually means your website is trying to do more than it can manage all at once and is pretty common if your site is on shared hosting.</p> <p>Some of the main causes of this problem are resource-hungry plugins, issues with your theme functions, and PHP memory exhaustion.</p> <h3>How to Solve the Connection Timed out Error in WordPress</h3> <p>You can begin troubleshooting this issue by deactivating your plugins one by one and then trying to access your website after each deactivation. You might find that one of your plugins is causing the error.</p> <p>Another possible solution is one we’ve touched on before, increasing your memory limits in PHP and WordPress using the steps we outlined earlier in the article.</p> <p>If none of that works, it’s a good idea to contact your hosting provider to see if they help.</p> <h2 id="error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress">4. Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress</h2> <p>The error establishing a database connection problem suggests that your site can’t connect to your database.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5882" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/error-establishing-database-connetion-wordpress-800x413.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/error-establishing-database-connetion-wordpress-800x413.jpg 800w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/error-establishing-database-connetion-wordpress-400x206.jpg 400w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/error-establishing-database-connetion-wordpress-768x396.jpg 768w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/error-establishing-database-connetion-wordpress.jpg 957w" alt="Error establishing a database connection in WordPress" /></figure> <p>This can happen when you’ve modified or entered your database details incorrectly such as:</p> <ul> <li>Your database host.</li> <li>Database username.</li> <li>Database password.</li> </ul> <p>Alternatively, your database could be unresponsive or corrupted.</p> <h3>How to Fix Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress</h3> <p>To fix this common WordPress issue you should first see if you get the same error on both the front and backend (wp-admin) of your website.</p> <p>If you get a different error on the wp-admin page of your website such as “One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need to be repaired”, you need to repair your database.</p> <p>Repairing your database is pretty simple. FTP into your website and add the following line of code into your <strong>wp-config.php</strong> file just before the ‘That’s all, stop editing!’ line:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">define('WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true);</pre> <p>Now save the changes, re-upload the file to your server, and visit this page:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/maint/repair.php</pre> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5883" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/repair-database-wordpress.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/repair-database-wordpress.jpg 620w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/repair-database-wordpress-400x202.jpg 400w" alt="Allow WordPress to repair your database" /></figure> <p>When you’ve finished repairing your database remove the line from your <strong>wp-config.php</strong> file.</p> <p>If this solution didn’t fix the <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">establishing connection to a database error</a>, see this guide for more solutions.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-internal-server-error">5. WordPress Internal Server Error</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5884" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/internal-server-error.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/internal-server-error.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/internal-server-error-400x95.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress internal server error" /></figure> <p>The WordPress internal server error is often the most common WordPress issue and the most confusing too.</p> <p>This error message normally shows up when something is wrong, but the server doesn’t know where the problem is. And because the message doesn’t tell you where to look to fix the issue it’s largely down to you to find it.</p> <h3>How to Fix the Internal Server Error in WordPress</h3> <p>When trying to resolve this issue, first check if your <strong>.htaccess</strong> file is corrupted. You can do this by accessing your site using FTP and locating the <strong>.htaccess</strong> file which you’ll find in the same directory as folders like wp-content.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5885" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-htaccess.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-htaccess.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-htaccess-400x220.jpg 400w" alt="rename the htaccess file" /></figure> <p>Now rename the <strong>.hataccess</strong> file to something like .htaccess-old and re-visit your website to see if the error has been solved.</p> <p>If it worked proceed to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to <strong>Settings » Permalinks</strong>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5886" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/settings-permalinks-wordpress.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/settings-permalinks-wordpress.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/settings-permalinks-wordpress-400x142.jpg 400w" alt="Save your permalinks settings" /></figure> <p>Then click the save button without making any changes which will create a new .htaccess file with the right rules so you don’t see an error anymore.</p> <p>If you continue to see the <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-internal-server-error-in-wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">WordPress internal server error</a>, you can troubleshoot more solutions here.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-parse-or-syntax-error">6. WordPress Parse or Syntax Error</h2> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5887" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/syntaxerror.png" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/syntaxerror.png 520w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/syntaxerror-400x161.png 400w" alt="syntax parse error wordpress" /></figure> </div> <p>When the WordPress parse or syntax error comes up, it’s normally when you’re adding snippets of code into your WordPress files. The code could have the wrong syntax or you might have missed a character or two when copying it over.</p> <p>You’ll usually see an error like the one below:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">Parse error- syntax error, unexpected $end in /public_html/site1/wp-content/themes/my-theme/functions.php on line 549</pre> <h3>How to Fix a WordPress Parse or Syntax Error</h3> <p>To solve this common WordPress issue you should first take a look at this guide for beginners on <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-pasting-snippets-from-the-web-into-wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">how to paste snippets from the web to WordPress</a> to ensure you’re not making any mistakes.</p> <p>Once you know how to properly copy and paste snippets in WordPress you can move onto fixing the problem. To fix a syntax error you’ll need to edit the code that caused it.</p> <p>This might sound scary, but it’s easy to fix, don’t worry.</p> <p>If you added a new code snippet via your WordPress dashboard area, chances are you’re locked out from your site. With this in mind, you’ll need to access your site files using FTP.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5888" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-site-using-ftp.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-site-using-ftp.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/access-site-using-ftp-400x236.jpg 400w" alt="access your site using ftp" /></figure> <p>When you’ve connected to your site files find the file you edited with the code snippet. If you’ve forgotten which file that was look at the error code as it tells you exactly where the error is.</p> <p>Then remove the code you added or rewrite it with the correct syntax.</p> <p>When you’re done, save the file and re-upload it to your server. Then refresh your WordPress site. Your site should now be working properly!</p> <h2 id="wordpress-404-error">7. WordPress 404 Error</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5889" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/404-error.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/404-error.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/404-error-400x264.jpg 400w" alt="wordpress 404 error" /></figure> <p>One of the reasons why you might see a WordPress 404 error when you visit a post or page on your website is because your permalink settings need to be reconfigured.</p> <p>Another cause for this error could be if you accidentally remove your .htaccess file or an error occurred with your rewrite rules.</p> <h3>How to Resolve the WordPress 404 Error</h3> <p>To solve a 404 Error you’ll need to fix your WordPress permalink settings.</p> <p>You can do this by heading to <strong>Settings » Permalinks</strong> in your dashboard area and simply clicking the save changes button.</p> <p>This flushes the rewrite rules for your site and updates your permalink settings. Usually, this will solve the 404 error.</p> <p>If it doesn’t you can <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-wordpress-posts-returning-404-error/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">fix the WordPress 404 error</a> by updating your .htaccess file as shown in this guide.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode">8. WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5890" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode-400x189.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress stuck in maintenance mode error" /></figure> <p>Sometimes when you’re making changes to your website you’ll see a message similar to the one above saying your site is undergoing scheduled maintenance.</p> <p>WordPress can get stuck in maintenance mode during a scheduled WordPress update or when you’re updating a bunch of plugins or themes.</p> <p>If WordPress is interrupted during this process it doesn’t have the chance to take your site out of maintenance resulting in locking down your site and making it unavailable.</p> <h3>How to Solve WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode</h3> <p>WordPress automatically puts your site into maintenance mode during updates so your visitors don’t see a broken version of your website. But when it’s stuck in maintenance mode you and your visitors won’t be able to access it anyway.</p> <p>To solve this problem we’ve put together a detailed guide to fix being <a href="https://www.seedprod.com/wordpress-stuck-in-maintenance-mode/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="stuck in WordPress maintenance mode fast (opens in a new tab)">stuck in WordPress maintenance mode fast</a> which you can read here.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-not-uploading-images">9. WordPress not Uploading images</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5891" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cant-upload-image-to-wordpress.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cant-upload-image-to-wordpress.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cant-upload-image-to-wordpress-400x230.jpg 400w" alt="WordPress not uploading images" /></figure> <p>When you’re working on your website you might sometimes find that you can’t upload images properly to the media library. Don’t worry, you’re not alone in this! It’s a pretty common WordPress issue that we’ve seen often.</p> <p>If WordPress isn’t uploading images properly, it’s probably down to incorrect file permissions and if it is you’ll normally see the following error message:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">‘Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2019/04. Is its parent directory writable by the server?’</pre> <p>Another sign of this is your images disappearing from the WordPress media library.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5892" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image-library-missing-images.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image-library-missing-images.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image-library-missing-images-400x235.jpg 400w" alt="Images missing in image library wordpress" /></figure> <h3>How to fix Image Upload Issues in WordPress</h3> <p>To fix the issue of WordPress not uploading images, you’ll first need to connect to your site via FTP. Then head to your /<strong>wp-content/</strong> folder.</p> <p>Inside this folder, you’ll see the uploads folder where all of your media is stored including images.</p> <p>To set the file permissions for your media uploads, right-click the uploads folder and select <strong>File permissions</strong> to bring up the file permissions dialogue box.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5893" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/file-permissions.png" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/file-permissions.png 550w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/file-permissions-400x220.png 400w" alt="set your uploads file permissions" /></figure> </div> <p>First set the permissions for your uploads directory and all subdirectories inside it to <strong>744</strong>.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5894" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/change-folder-permissions.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/change-folder-permissions.jpg 550w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/change-folder-permissions-400x236.jpg 400w" alt="Change your folder permissions" /></figure> </div> <p>Then check the box next to where it says ‘<strong>Recurse into subdirectories</strong>’ and select the ‘<strong>Apply to directories only</strong>’ option. Click <strong>OK</strong> to apply the changes.</p> <p>The next step is to set file permissions for the files in your uploads directory.</p> <p>Right-click on the uploads directory and select <strong>File permissions</strong>. In the dialogue box change the numeric value to <strong>644</strong>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5895" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filepermissions.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filepermissions.jpg 550w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filepermissions-400x240.jpg 400w" alt="change file permissions in ftp" /></figure> <p>Check the box next to ‘<strong>Recurse into subdirectories</strong>’ and click ‘<strong>Apply to files only’</strong>. Click <strong>OK</strong> to apply the changes.</p> <p>When you’re finished, head back to your WordPress dashboard and try re-uploading your images again.</p> <h2 id=""are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this”-wordpress-issue">10. “Are you Sure you Want to Do This” WordPress Issue</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5896" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this-400x108.jpg 400w" alt="are you sure you want to do this wordpress error " /></figure> <p>The next common WordPress issue is the “are you sure you want to do this?” error message. You’ll probably see this message in the WordPress admin area.</p> <p>The cause of the problem is often down to a WordPress plugin or theme failing to use Nonce correctly.</p> <p>Nonce is security keys added to URLs when carrying out an admin task in WordPress. If a plugin or theme is using it incorrectly you’ll see the above error message.</p> <h3>How to Fix the “Are you Sure you Want to Do This” WordPress Issue</h3> <p>The solution for solving this error message is to begin to investigate your WordPress themes and plugins to see which one is the culprit.</p> <p>For the full details on <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-are-you-sure-you-want-to-do-this-error-in-wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="how to fix the“are you sure you want to do this error” (opens in a new tab)">how to fix the“are you sure you want to do this error”</a> check out this detailed guide.</p> <h2 id="wordpress-login-redirect-loop">11. WordPress Login Redirect Loop</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5897" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wpadmin-redirect-loop.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wpadmin-redirect-loop.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wpadmin-redirect-loop-400x298.jpg 400w" alt="wordpress login redirect loop" /></figure> <p>There may come a time when trying to log into WordPress the login page will keep redirecting and refreshing. This is often called a WordPress login redirect loop and can be pretty frustrating.</p> <h3>How to Solve the WordPress Login Redirect Loop</h3> <p>One of the easiest ways to fix this redirection error is to clear the cookies in your web browser. This is because WordPress uses browser cookies to authenticate your login details.</p> <p>To clear your browser cookies in Chrome go to your Chrome Settings and <strong>Advanced » Clear Browsing Data</strong>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5898" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clear-browsing-data.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clear-browsing-data.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clear-browsing-data-400x340.jpg 400w" alt="Clear browsing data" /></figure> <p>Clear your browser, cache, and cookies then ensure your browser has cookies enabled.</p> <p>When you’ve done this, restart your browser and refresh your WordPress login page to try logging in once more.</p> <p>This should fix the problem for most people, however, if you’re still experiencing <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-wordpress-login-page-refreshing-and-redirecting-issue/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">login page redirection issues</a> this article has more solutions.</p> <h2 id="403-forbidden-error">12. 403 Forbidden Error in WordPress</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5900" src="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/403-forbidden-error-wordpress.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px" srcset="https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/403-forbidden-error-wordpress.jpg 630w, https://www.seedprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/403-forbidden-error-wordpress-400x229.jpg 400w" alt="403 forbidden error in wordpress" /></figure> <p>The WordPress 403 forbidden error code is normally displayed when your server doesn’t allow you permission to access a certain page. More often than not you’ll see the following error message:</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">403 Forbidden – You don’t have permission to access ‘/’ on this server. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.</pre> <p>There are quite a few reasons why you might be seeing this error, but incorrect file permissions and poorly coded plugins are usually the main culprits.</p> <h3>How to fix the 403 Forbidden Error in WordPress</h3> <p>One of the most common solutions for this WordPress issue is to troubleshoot your <a href="https://www.seedprod.com/best-wordpress-plugins/">WordPress plugins</a>. You can do this by deactivating all of your plugins including any security plugins you may have installed.</p> <p>If the error is resolved once you’ve done this a plugin is definitely the problem. Start reactivating the plugins one by one until you see the error again which will highlight the problem plugin.</p> <p>If it turns out that a plugin issue wasn’t causing the problem you can <a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-403-forbidden-error-in-wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">fix the 403 forbidden error message</a> with one of the other solutions found here.</p> <p>And that’s it!</p> <p>Today you’ve learned about the 12 most common WordPress issues and how to resolve them.</p> <p>The problems we’ve covered above are among the most common ones you’ll run into in WordPress so this list should have you pretty well prepared for all common scenarios that show up.</p> <p>And since many of the issues we’ve covered can be avoided by using a solid WordPress hosting provider why not take at our showcase of the <a href="https://www.seedprod.com/best-hosting-solution-wordpress/">best hosting solutions for WordPress</a> here.</p> <p>We hope you found this article helpful. If you did, do follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/SeedProd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seedprodwp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Facebook</a> for more content like this.</p> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/the-12-most-common-wordpress-issues-and-how-to-resolve-them/">The 12 Most Common WordPress Issues (And How to Resolve Them)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/the-12-most-common-wordpress-issues-and-how-to-resolve-them/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Helping Others Helps Yourself</title> <link>https://needseo.com/helping-others-helps-yourself/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/helping-others-helps-yourself/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 22:46:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remarketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=216254</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>As a digital marketing agency that works to help businesses to succeed and prosper in 2020, we realize that more so now than ever before, we have a responsibility to do what we can to pull others along and help them in any way we can to help themselves. We are positioned in an industry […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/helping-others-helps-yourself/">Helping Others Helps Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a <a href="https://needseo.com">digital marketing agency</a> that works to help businesses to succeed and prosper in 2020, we realize that more so now than ever before, we have a responsibility to do what we can to pull others along and help them in any way we can to help themselves. We are positioned in an industry that has and will become more important to everyone that is in business today. Social distancing may be mandatory to get past this virus period however will we ever get back to a day when we do not recognize that perhaps that is prudent and should always remain somewhat intact.</p> <p>We have embarked on a go forward strategy that reaches out to provide whatever advice and guidance we can to help companies and people get back on their feet. The business of digital marketing will enable business owners to reach well beyond the scope of boundaries never before imagined. Communication shall always remain the cornerstone of commerce however we have so many alternative methods to communicate that are faster and more efficient.</p> <p>Google Hangouts and Zoom now offer the virtual forum where we can see and hear those that we want to include in our discussions with the added benefits of screen sharing and document inclusion simultaneously. Group forums enable digital discussions while also verbal/ audio means.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/helping-others-helps-yourself/">Helping Others Helps Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/helping-others-helps-yourself/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Time To Reinvent Yourself</title> <link>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doctor Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=213948</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The current state of affairs with COVID 19 has forced mankind into a holding tank without an imminent escape hatch. The one thing that we know is that in order to survive i.e. make a living, we must reinvent ourselves. This is not to say that if we are a doctor, we now must practice […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/">Time To Reinvent Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="213948" class="elementor elementor-213948"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13b727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a13b727" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdbe98b" data-id="bdbe98b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3899527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3899527" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The current state of affairs with COVID 19 has forced mankind into a holding tank without an imminent escape hatch. The one thing that we know is that in order to survive i.e. make a living, we must reinvent ourselves. This is not to say that if we are a doctor, we now must practice law. But rather, it does say that our method and approach towards doing what we do will manifest itself into different ways. </p><p>For our online marketing business where networking events at the local level was a common practice. Now, we have reached out into the virtual world of marketing to different professions in different geographic locations. In some ways lead generation has expanded into a more impersonal world but actually comes to realize that although strangers are our first touch point, our differentiator is still the personal follow up as if we were still face to face locally.</p><p>So what does this mean for others? The concept remains the same whereby each industry must analyze how they can use the technology of what is available to us and incorporate these to reach your prospects and existing clients. </p><p>Clearly certain professions are more vulnerable than others however in the service industries, communication can be conducted effectively and in many ways more efficiently. </p><p>Most businesses are there giving advice or consultations. A hands on profession i.e. massage therapist or chiropractor might utilize their online communications to offer advice and how certain exercises or self treatments can be administered in the comfort of your home. </p><p>Your professional reputation and stature will be admired and well appreciated by your audience of followers. </p><p>Thinking out of the box is what times like this require and the sooner we adopt such practices, the sooner we will emerge and recover from the doldrums of such insidious times. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/">Time To Reinvent Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Domain Authority vs Page Authority?</title> <link>https://needseo.com/domain-authority-vs-page-authority/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/domain-authority-vs-page-authority/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[domain authority]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page authority]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=179072</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Many people ask what this is and why is it important. It is actually pretty simple and straightforward. A Page is one page analysis while a domain encompasses everything housed inside of the domain including sub domains. So a website will include all the pages since they are all within the domain itself. A Home […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/domain-authority-vs-page-authority/">Domain Authority vs Page Authority?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-179153" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DA-vs-PA-300x150.png" alt="DA vs PA" width="300" height="150" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DA-vs-PA-300x150.png 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DA-vs-PA.png 318w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p>Many people ask what this is and why is it important. It is actually pretty simple and straightforward. A Page is one page analysis while a domain encompasses everything housed inside of the domain including sub domains. So a website will include all the pages since they are all within the domain itself. A Home page will only measure that page for a Page Authority. (See definition below.)</p> <p><em>Whereas <b>Page Authority</b> measures the predictive ranking strength of a single <b>page</b>, <b>Domain Authority</b> measures the strength of entire <b>domains</b> or subdomains. The metrics are, however, calculated using the same methodology — so in many ways, they’re more alike than they are different. (Reference- Moz.com)</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/domain-authority-vs-page-authority/">Domain Authority vs Page Authority?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/domain-authority-vs-page-authority/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Cornerstone Of Advancement: Idea Sharing</title> <link>https://needseo.com/cornerstone-of-advancement-idea-sharing/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/cornerstone-of-advancement-idea-sharing/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remarketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idea generation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=93056</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>  As much as we individually research and read, it is vital to recognize that the most important aspect of creativity and advancements are idea sharing among those that are diverse and talented away from what we normally surround ourselves with. This is where the light bulb goes off and where it is necessary to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/cornerstone-of-advancement-idea-sharing/">Cornerstone Of Advancement: Idea Sharing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p>As much as we individually research and read, it is vital to recognize that the most important aspect of creativity and advancements are idea sharing among those that are diverse and talented away from what we normally surround ourselves with. This is where the light bulb goes off and where it is necessary to stay awake and be present to stimuli that is always available.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/cornerstone-of-advancement-idea-sharing/">Cornerstone Of Advancement: Idea Sharing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/cornerstone-of-advancement-idea-sharing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Successful Business Marketing: Ask The Right Questions</title> <link>https://needseo.com/successful-business-marketing-ask-the-right-questions/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/successful-business-marketing-ask-the-right-questions/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:33:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remarketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=72116</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Simplicity is always the best formula to follow when it comes to problem solving. Sales and marketing are essentially problem solving at its best. Businesses and their owners/ management are always confronted with some type of a challenge or “problem” that they are trying to solve or overcome. Most sales people do not spend the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/successful-business-marketing-ask-the-right-questions/">Successful Business Marketing: Ask The Right Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-71815" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ask-The-Right-Question-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p>Simplicity is always the best formula to follow when it comes to problem solving. Sales and marketing are essentially problem solving at its best. Businesses and their owners/ management are always confronted with some type of a challenge or “problem” that they are trying to solve or overcome. Most sales people do not spend the time asking the right questions of their prospective clients, rather they talk about what they know or what they want to sell to close the deal. Unfortunately for them, their failure rate is very high as a result of such approaches since their engagement value with their prospect is very low.</p> <p>In addition to listening intently when prospects are speaking, it is incumbent for sales people to ask the appropriate questions that will engage their prospects to allow them to express their true needs, feelings, and problems. Tai Chi is an ancient martial art that was originated in China dating back over 4,000 years that is principally the science of moving energy. The most important aspect of mastering this art is the ability to engage without a preconceived notion as to what you are about to do nor where you are going. It is responding to whatever environmental stimuli comes your way. Mastering sales is no different. There is no preconceived outcome, only the ability to uncover those hidden thoughts that surface as a result of asking the right questions.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/successful-business-marketing-ask-the-right-questions/">Successful Business Marketing: Ask The Right Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/successful-business-marketing-ask-the-right-questions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>SEO or PPC? Which Way To Go?</title> <link>https://needseo.com/seo-or-ppc-which-way-to-go/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/seo-or-ppc-which-way-to-go/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 16:56:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[PPC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://needseo.com/?p=725</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What do I do? You hear about using SEO or PPC as vehicles to boost your online marketing presence but it's all so confusing. How do I make up my mind? This is a very common crossroads that business owners are confronted with. It all comes down to being very clear about a number of…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/seo-or-ppc-which-way-to-go/">SEO or PPC? Which Way To Go?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-726" src="http://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/indecisive-300x214.jpg" alt="indecisive" width="300" height="214" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/indecisive-300x214.jpg 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/indecisive.jpg 351w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p>What do I do? You hear about using SEO or PPC as vehicles to boost your online marketing presence but it’s all so confusing. How do I make up my mind?</p> <p>This is a very common crossroads that business owners are confronted with. It all comes down to being very clear about a number of things. Firstly, what is your business and what products and services do you offer. Secondly, who is your targeted audience? Thirdly, what is your intended and desired outcome? Of course everyone wants more sales, more customers, and vacations in the Caribbean with a pina colada! One size does not fit all and it is necessary to be clear as to asking and answering these questions because the approach to achieving your desired results are very different.</p> <p>If you establishing a brand that you want viewers to come and see and looking for that long lasting credibility from your brand which is represented by your website, then develop a long term and comprehensive SEO plan. Then you can be patient, take the time and attention that it takes in order to build out you “organic” SEO with content and relevant information that attracts both your viewers and the search engines.</p> <p>If you have a website but are looking to monetize specific areas and aspects of what you offer or sell, then a PPC (Pay Per Click) strategy makes more sense. This does not suggest that you must pick one over the other. Many businesses utilize both which is smart. Building a long term branding strategy with organic search benefits is excellent, however if you are hungry and need to hunt fast and with immediate results, load up the PPC arsenal and go after that specific area of customer that is going to satisfy that need.</p> <p>PPC offers you more flexibility and the ability to compete against older, larger, and more established businesses that are in the same arena as you are. Most clients are interested in profiting fast and seeing the fruits of their advertising spends as they are occurring. Then, yes, PPC is the direction to go!</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/seo-or-ppc-which-way-to-go/">SEO or PPC? Which Way To Go?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/seo-or-ppc-which-way-to-go/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>