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Citation Profile<\/b><\/h2>\n
Citations are online references to your business. They are made up of your business\u2019s name, address, and phone number (NAP). These are different than links but still used by search engines when evaluating the authority of a website.<\/span><\/p>\nYour citation profile is critical. If you have a local business, it signals to search engines the area you serve. For local businesses local SEO is becoming more and more important. The more your business is mentioned in citations, the more likely you are to rank higher in your local area.<\/span><\/p>\nIt is also a possible source of traffic. More citations increase the possibility of a user seeing your business listed.<\/span><\/p>\nIt is vital that your citation profile is accurate and consistent. If you have used a different name, addresses or phone number in the past, this can create a major problem. This inconsistency can be a sign of falsified information to search engines.<\/span><\/p>\nYour citation profile is important to us. We always review it and notify you of any inconsistency or opportunities for improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Link Profile<\/b><\/h2>\n
When you hear someone, talk about link building they are referring to hyperlinks that point to your website from another site. <\/span><\/p>\nLink building is arguably one of the most important ranking factors. Links are like a vote of confidence. The more votes you get, the higher your sites authority. The higher your authority, the higher your website will rank for your targeted keywords.<\/span><\/p>\nLinks can be detrimental to a site if incorrectly done. Links must be relevant and come from a trusted site. If your links come from unrelated sites or spammy sites you are opening yourself up to be penalized by search engines. <\/span><\/p>\nYour anchor text should also be natural. If most of your external links anchor text is around your keywords, it doesn\u2019t look natural. Most links are branded anchor text. If search engines see your link profile as unnatural, then you risk getting penalized.<\/span><\/p>\nWe specialize in building quality relevant links from trusted sites. No spammy sites or comments. Combined with relevant content and keyword targeting, we help potential customers find your website.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the end, SEO is about user experience. Your site must contain quality relevant content that is useful to visitors. <\/span>If you would like to learn more about how we can help you reach your goals, click the form below and tell us a bit about you. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” global_module=”785″ transparent_background=”off” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.04)” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” custom_padding=”0px|0px|51.1875px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|0px|50px|0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”on” parallax_method_3=”on” disabled=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”][et_pb_row global_parent=”785″ admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″ custom_padding=”0px|||25px” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” custom_margin=”|||” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”on” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”on” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”on” disabled=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” padding_1_last_edited=”on|phone”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_cta global_parent=”785″ admin_label=”Consultation – Call To Action” title=”It All Starts With A Consultation” button_url=”https:\/\/www.structuredseo.com\/free-consultation” url_new_window=”off” button_text=”Request A Consultation” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.04)” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” header_font=”|on|||” header_text_color=”#000000″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#707070″ border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”|100px||100px” custom_margin_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_margin_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”|||” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#9b0606″ button_border_color=”#9b0606″ button_border_radius=”10″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_color=”#ffffff” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_text_size_phone=”15px” disabled=”off” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n
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