SEO Process & Timeline
WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH SEO
At Think Designs, we look at Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as a marathon, not a sprint. We do our best to explain each step so you truly understand the value that we offer and the timeline it will take to move your business to page one.
STEP 1. LOCAL SEARCH OPTIMIZATION
Think Designs, LLC will provide you a list of the most relevant keywords for your website, we’ll add meta tags, image tags, and optimizing other components of your website to help increase page ranking and so much more.
STEP 2. KEYWORD ANALYSIS & STRATEGY
Think Designs, LLC will provide you an audit, keyword analysis, and competitor analysis.
STEP 3. ON-PAGE SEO
Think Designs, LLC will optimize your individual web pages in order to rank higher and earn more relevant traffic in search engines. What’s included with on-page SEO?
STEP 4. OFF-PAGE SEO
Think Designs LLC, will conduct the following actions for your website to provide greater rankings within search engine results pages. What’s included with off-page SEO?
Learn the difference between on-page and off-page optimization.
THE TIMELINE FOR AN SEO CAMPAIGN
FIRST MONTH
- In-depth site analysis
- Competition analysis
- Keyword research
- Set up webmaster tools & submit the website & sitemap
- Website speed analysis
- Review social media accounts and connect with the website
- Create content with selected keywords (if required)
- Create web pages, update menu and graphics (if required)
SECOND MONTH
- On-page optimization: add meta titles, description, image, alt tags, website responsiveness, UX, etc.
- Inbound link analysis
- Submission to national and local directories (seven per month)
- Prepare link building plan
- Review indexing report & sitemap submission
- Review Google Analytics report
- Weekly progress report
- Blog strategy set-up
THIRD MONTH
- Review search engine crawling & indexing report
- Verification of the sitemap
- Link analysis and building
- Optimize new website content/blog
- Weekly progress report
ON-GOING MONTH
- SEO consultation as needed
- Ongoing review of crawling errors
- Optimize new website content/blog
- Link Building
- Weekly progress report
ON-PAGE SEO INCLUDES:
Citation/Mentions – Research and create citations/mentions (yelp) to local businesses to increase page rankings.
Website Page Speed – Confirm your website has a page speed of 72% or above. Page speed improves user experience and improves rankings.
Favicon – Add branded Favicon icon to the website/tab/URL.
Thank You Page – Create a Thank You page. Thank You Page, will gain deeper insight into a user’s experience.
Optimized Web Page Content – Optimizing page content will earn a higher, relevant search ranking.
Google My Business Page – Set-up Google My Business. Google My Business helps you reach local customers with Maps.
Image Alt Tags – Add Image Alt Tags. Alt tags provide a text alternative for search engines.
Data Highlighter – Tag content so Google can learn the pattern of structured data on your website.
Meta Tags – Add title, description, and keywords to each page.
XML Sitemap – Installed XML Sitemap. Sitemaps act as a roadmap of your website for search engines to crawl.
Social Media Links – Add Social Media Links to the website. Social Media can improve your website’s traffic through search engines.
No-index tag – Install No-Index. The No-Index tag tells Google to NOT index the pages so that they cannot be found.
Websites Crawlability – Confirm Google can crawl your website, read the content, and have been indexed.
Robots.txt – Install Robots.txt files. The Robots.txt tells search engines which pages on your site to crawl.
Recaptcha – Install Recaptcha. Recaptcha helps protect websites from spam and abuse from email.
Media Query Responsive Test – Test website responsive design functionalities using media query technique.
Schema Markup – Install schema markup. Schema Markup improves the way search engines read your page.
Header Tags – Install Header Tags (page titles) and place them correctly so they can be found by search engines.
Keyword Density – Add the correct number of targeted keywords in the ratio of your overall content count on web pages.
OFF-PAGE SEO INCLUDES:
Link Building – Acquiring new inbound links (hyperlinks/backlinks) from external websites to your website monthly.
Continued Internal Page Optimization (On-Page) – Continued optimizing page content for a higher search ranking.
BLOG Creation – Create engaging content that drives traffic to your site and boasts organic SEO monthly.
Weekly Reporting – Providing weekly reporting on selected keywords, organic keywords, backlinks, and so much more.
Think Designs has been easy to work with and expert with everything related to our website from redesign to execution and delivery. We regularly recommend their services to our clients, and there’s no better evidence of trust than actually using a firm you recommend.
Joel Pippin
Secure Network Solutions
I can’t say enough about the level of service we receive from Shawn and his group. Our work is done ahead of time and exceeds our expectations in terms of quality. He makes changes for us quickly and is always in a great mood whenever we speak. I give them my highest recommendation.
Steve Friedman
Mutual Drug
Shawn is everything I’ve ever looked for in a designer. He is smart, respectful, incredibly talented, and as reliable as they come. I have yet to be anything but absolutely thrilled with his work, and I do not judge lightly.
Atossa Shafaie
George Mason University
Think Designs does an amazing job. I have worked with them for a number of graphic design projects and they have consistently been super responsive, on time, and on budget.
Chuck LaVerdiere
Stonewall Structural Engineering
