In this blog, we’ll explore what SEO really is, why you should care and how to get started — all while sprinkling in some mild sarcasm to keep things interesting. By the end, you’ll know exactly why ignoring SEO is about as smart as ignoring your car’s oil-change light. Let’s dive in.
1. What Is SEO, and Why Should I Care?
1.1 The Cliff-Notes Version of SEO
For the uninitiated, search engine optimization is the practice fishing and forestry email list of tweaking your website — content, structure, links, the works — so search engines (like Google or Bing, which is still a thing) rank you higher in search results. You want to be on page one, because (brace for a cliché) nobody goes to page two of Google except for maybe your competitor looking to see if you’re there.