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The Balancing Act<\/h3>\n

SEO seems to be a confusing concept<\/strong> for a lot of businesses, yet it is one of the key aspects that digital marketeers focus on.<\/p>\n

Having a digital footprint is a necessity today. Being ranked high on search engines therefore becomes a priority.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s explore some basics of web design that will get you to shine a little brighter when Google comes looking for a star in your field or industry.<\/p>\n

SEO is best done in partnership with web design, and improving your web design isn\u2019t hard. Excal Design is known for its strategy in integrated mrketing, but is also one of the best Illinois digital marketing organization<\/a> in this space.<\/p>\n

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Four easy steps to make your website SEO friendly<\/h3>\n

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Here are some basic pointers to keep in mind when you\u2019re making an SEO friendly website.<\/p>\n

Mobile friendly website<\/h4>\n

This has become a standard requirement for a professional website. The number of people searching on desktops has been declining for some time now.<\/p>\n

As a result, Google made mobile-friendliness a ranking factor more than 5 years ago. The search giant then introduced mobile-first indexing in 2017.<\/p>\n

Google ranks mobile friendly websites much higher as a result.\u00a0 <\/span>So we cannot stress enough that your website should be optimized for tablets and phones.<\/p>\n

Create good content<\/h4>\n

Creating great content that can be used to earn inbound links during off-page optimization strategies. Other websites or internet users typically tend to share good content.<\/p>\n

If your content is relevant and interesting, it\u2019s easier to have other websites refer\/link back to you.<\/p>\n

Readability<\/h4>\n

You need something that\u2019s clean, easy to navigate, and that can quickly give website visitors the information they want. You need to have your communication crisp and pertinent to the topic at hand.<\/p>\n

Typically this makes the website just seem more trustworthy.<\/p>\n

Website speed<\/h4>\n

Page speed is a known ranking signal, so you need to speed up your site by optimizing your images, eliminating unnecessary plugins, allowing browser caching, and so on.<\/p>\n

Page speed is not only important to users, but it\u2019s also important to Google. The speed of your website affects Google\u2019s ability to crawl it.<\/p>\n

If your page speed causes Google to crawl fewer pages, you won\u2019t have as many pages getting indexed.<\/p>\n

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If you follow these simple steps, your website will help rather than hinder your SEO.\u00a0<\/span>Excal Design is one of the leading SEO companies<\/a> in the Chicagoland area. We are also one of the top rated Illinois Web Design companies<\/a> and specialize in marketing for small business,<\/a> Tech and<\/a> the Sustainable economy<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are thinking about\u00a0 outsourcing social media management just contact us. Excal Design is also a reputed Illinois branding company<\/a>. If you need help with your organization\u2019s SEO or web design, just drop us a line at support@excal.design<\/a>. You can also reach out to us at 312-943-6813 to learn more about Excal Design\u2019s SEO services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Author: Shubhra Bhargava, <\/strong>Chief Design Officer<\/p>\n

Shubhra is the head of design for Excal Design<\/a>. and VP - Design and Marketing for ExcalTech. She is a branded-environments specialist with experience in design, CMS, User Interface, general management, brand and retail identities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of the brands she has worked with in leadership positions include, Levi Strauss<\/a>, United Colors of Benetton and Reliance Retail<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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