{"id":711,"date":"2013-02-07T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearbooksltd.com\/?p=711"},"modified":"2014-01-13T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T17:29:15","slug":"your-website-is-a-graveyard-understand-search-engine-optimisation-to-win-more-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/your-website-is-a-graveyard-understand-search-engine-optimisation-to-win-more-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"New customers are not finding your website. Learn the basics about SEO and win more customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clear Books would not have the thousands of business customers that we do if we had not put in the groundwork with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).<\/p>\n<p>Sure, your website can be useful to existing customers. However, as a marketing platform to potential new customers it is completely pointless unless you understand and implement SEO.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet is a leveller that allows small businesses to compete with big businesses. Good SEO = good rankings in Google\u2019s search results = increased relevant web traffic = more customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is SEO?<\/strong><br \/>\nSEO is all about\u00a0clickable\u00a0links being votes. If you link to my website you are voting for my website. If you link to Clear Books you are voting for Clear Books. 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