--- title: 5 SEO Tips for Your Small Business description: Wherever you are, you need to stay ahead of your closest rivals if you want to succeed. Here are 5 SEO tips for small businesses: image: https://info.focus7int.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_320984579-5.jpg --- [![Focus7 logo](https://info.focus7int.com/hs-fs/hubfs/On-Purple-1.jpg?width=1255&height=887&name=On-Purple-1.jpg "Focus7 logo")](https://info.focus7int.com/) Open main menu Close main menu [SEO](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/seo) [digital](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/digital) [small business](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/small-business) [business](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/business) # 5 SEO Tips for Your Small Business [Milda Rowlinson](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/author/milda-rowlinson) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2017/10/10/5-seo-tips-small-business) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2017/10/10/5-seo-tips-small-business) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2017/10/10/5-seo-tips-small-business) ![](https://info.focus7int.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_320984579-5.jpg) Climbing up the ladder to search engine success can be a painful journey for small businesses, but it’s no good having an online presence if you’re ten pages back on Google. Wherever you are, you need to stay ahead of your closest rivals if you want to succeed. Here are 5 SEO tips for small businesses: 1. **Get some help** Google is a tricky and clever beast, but there are ways to appeal to it. One of the things it respects is your brand’s popularity in web publications relevant to your industry or location. Getting mentioned is a plus, and getting linked back to is even better. Multiple links to your page from a reputable and relevant website will be hugely beneficial.   1. **Be niche** Being specific always helps. If your keyword density is high (if a keyword or phrase is featured a lot of times) it’s more likely that your website will be found by relevant searches. A website that is well prepared for search engines will feature keywords that its potential visitor base will use. Always try to speak the language of your target market.        1. **Speed up** Google hates slow websites. Nearly half of web users expect a site to load in 2 seconds or less, and will abandon a site that hasn’t loaded in 3 seconds. Google picks up on this, as it recognises a swift exit as a bad experience. Improve your hosting plan and make any images internet friendly.   1. **Make your website mobile responsive** Another negative website attribute that isn’t good for SEO is a website that hasn’t been optimised for mobile usage. With more people than ever using their phones to browse the web, it’s essential to offer them the same positive experience they’d get on a computer. Otherwise, they’ll become frustrated and look elsewhere, and Google will notice.   1. **Use your header tags properly** The header tag (the

tag in HTML) is the title of your post, and should contain your target keywords – ones that relate to your page’s title and to the content within the page. The h2 tag works as a subheading and should contain similar keywords to your h1 tag. It’s the keywords that do the brunt of the work; make sure you’re getting the best out of them.   SEO is not nearly as difficult to master as it could initially lead you to believe. Once you’ve put in a little bit of effort and regularly utilised these tips, you’ll start seeing improvements within a couple of months. The Google beast can always be tamed if you know how.   ***Want to learn more about SEO? Our digital team are always here to offer some no obligation advice. Get in touch on 01462 262020, email [hello@focus7int.com](mailto:hello@focus7int.com)or via our [contact page](http://focus7.purewhite.co/contact/)*** ### Leave a Comment ## Related Articles [![](https://info.focus7int.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_527617738-min-2.jpg)](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/06/your-first-steps-to-creating-a-business-plan) [planning](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/planning) [Strategy](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/strategy) [business planning](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/business-planning) [business plan](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/business-plan) ### [Your First Steps to Creating a Business Plan](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/06/your-first-steps-to-creating-a-business-plan) If you’re just starting out as an entrepreneur, or you’re wanting to structure a plan to enable applications for funding or to firm up your business’ direction, here are... [Milda Rowlinson](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/author/milda-rowlinson) [Read more](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/06/your-first-steps-to-creating-a-business-plan) [![](https://info.focus7int.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BLog-image140818-2.jpg)](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/14/how-to-create-a-business-plan-outline) [Strategy](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/strategy) [business planning](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/business-planning) [business plan](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/tag/business-plan) ### [How to Create a Business Plan Outline](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/14/how-to-create-a-business-plan-outline) When creating a business plan, it’s not always necessary to write the whole thing in one go. In fact, sometimes it’s more beneficial to create a business plan outline,... [Milda Rowlinson](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/author/milda-rowlinson) [Read more](https://info.focus7int.com/en-gb/2018/08/14/how-to-create-a-business-plan-outline) #### About - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### Services - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### News - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram