The key to success with SEO is becoming an authority in your industry. Here are 4 factors that Google looks at when deciding where to rank your website.

1. Media and Press coverage – if people are talking about you in the media you will be rewarded with a higher Google ranking. These is also the case if you have articles or interviews on .gov or .edu websites.

2. Google Me? Are people Googling your business? if the answer is yes then you will be rewarded with a better ranking on Google.

3. Setting up and using Social media properly – You NEED to set up social media accounts for each of your locations.

4. Google Reviews – do you have any? are they positive? Reviews have a huge impact on whether or not Google will send you new traffic.

Above you will find 4 ways to become an authority in your field online. I promise the reward will be worth the effort. Remember good things don’t happen over night, and this may take some time. But today is a good day to get started!

If you have any questions please let me know in the comments section.