Content within web pages has becoming increasingly more sophisticated over the past year. Wherever we look there are videos, images and downloads and everything is concerned with being as forward thinking as possible. At SearchEngineOptimisation.co.uk we are pleased that the online world is moving forward and also that users are becoming much more demanding in their content needs, as we can assist your business in meeting them. However, it is always important to not forget where you have come from and what made you in the first place, and in the world of SEO, original content is one of those things.
When we think back fondly to the early days of website creation, we remember a time when it was all about writing the right web copy. Companies would dedicate entire teams to the role of content writing and people would spend hours deliberating over the correct way to say something, to ensure it was applicable for their site. The unfortunate thing now, is that we often see good old textual content being put on the back burner, which is not a good thing. So get your writing caps on as it is time to go right to the heart of web optimisation and successful SEO and make written content popular again.
Whilst there are a lot of users and searches who will be enticed by images or videos, there are a lot more who want actual hard facts and true and pure content. This is quite apparent within search engines if it is looked at logically. Google, for example, offers a specific search engine for images, videos and even maps. So if somebody is purely searching for an image then they will click on the image page of Google as opposed to stick with the standard one. When put like this, it makes even more sense to ensure that a large proportion of your website includes some strong and concise content in the form of text.
The most important thing to remember when creating content, is that it needs to be original and relevant. That is not to say that no resources can be found from other website, but everything must be written by your own fair hands and in your own words. There is nothing to be gained by copying content. Granted it saves time initially, but the long term results are that your site will rank low as it will not be unique and if you get found out, which you often will, then your site could be penalised and even banned from some of the most popular search engines.
Keywords are crucial and if you want them to be natural then these also need to be truly relevant and applicable to your website. Content should never be over crowded with keywords however, as the main aim of it is to read as naturally as possible.
There is no denying that video and images have a place – in fact, they have a strong place in the future of online. All we are asking is that we take a little time to remember what made us, and give it the respect it deserves.
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