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The Simplest Explanation of SEO Online

By John Lincoln

SEO is not simple. It takes a lot of work, talent and dedication, but the payoff can be huge. In this infographic we attempt to provide the simplest explanation of search engine optimization. Each of these little circles has thousands of blog posts written on them online. This post is an attempt to offer an easy to follow visual that lists out the basic process of doing SEO work.

The Simplest Explanation of SEO Online

simple explanation of seo

Here is the simple explanation of SEO in plain text.

  • Products and services are identified for sale
  • Customer types are profiled
  • Competitive analysis and keyword research
  • Keywords are assigned to page
  • Website structure is optimized
  • Website pages are optimized
  • Blogging and social media starts
  • Website content is promoted and links are created
  • New pages and links are adding continually
  • Social media continues

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About John Lincoln

John Lincoln is CEO of Ignite Visibility, a top digital marketing agency and a six-time Inc. 5000 company. Lincoln is a frequent speaker, author of Digital Influencer, The Forecaster Method, Advolution, and creator of SEO: The Movie and Social Media Marketing: The Movie. He is consistently named one of the top digital marketers in the industry and has received the Search Engine Land "Search Marketer of the Year" award. Lincoln has taught digital marketing and web analytics at the University of California, San Diego since 2010 and has been named as one of San Diego's most admired CEOs and a top business leader under forty.