SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization”. It is the skill of ranking high in the unpaid area of a search page for a certain term, often known as organic listings.

People use search engines when they have a question and want to find an answer on the internet. Search engine algorithms are computer programs. That explore for cues in order to provide searchers with the exact results they want. Algorithms are used by search engines to identify websites and determine which ones to rank for each given keyword. Crawling which is the discovery stage. Indexing is the filing stage. Ranking is the (last) retrieval stage.

Step 1: CRAWLING

Crawling is the first step. Web crawlers are sent out by search engines to locate new pages and gather data about them. These web crawlers are also known as ‘spiders’ or ‘robots.’ Their goal is to find new web pages and to review the content of pages they’ve already visited to see whether it’s changed or updated.
 
Search engines scan web pages by following previously found links. When a search engine scans your homepage, it will hunt for another link to follow and may follow the link to your new blog post if you have a blog post connected to your homepage.
 

Step 2: INDEXING

Indexing is the next stage. When a search engine determines whether or not to use the material it has crawled, it is called indexing. A search engine will add a crawling web page to its index if it is judged worthy. This index is utilized in the last step of ranking. When a website or piece of material is indexed, it is filed and saved in a database from which it may be accessed later. The index contains the majority of web pages with unique and important material. A web page might not be placed in the index if: 

Its content is considered duplicate
Its content is considered low-value or spammy
It couldn’t be crawled
The page or domain lacked inbound links

 

Step 3: RANKING

The third, and most essential, step is ranking. After the crawling and indexing stages are completed, ranking can begin. Your site can be ranked once it has been crawled and indexed by a search engine.
 

Search engines utilize over 200 ranking signals to categorize and rank material, all of which fall under the three pillars of SEO: technical optimization, on-page optimization, and off-page optimization. Some examples of signals that search engines use to rank web pages are: 

Keyword presence in the title tag – Whether the keyword or a synonym was mentioned on the page and within the title tag
Loading speed of web page – Whether the web page loads quickly and is mobile-friendly
Website reputation – Whether the web page and website are considered reputable for the topic being searched for

Remember, Google’s top three ranking factors are: 

Links
Content
Rank Brain

1. ON-PAGE SEO

This category includes all of the steps you take to improve your website’s search engine ranking. On-page SEO entails writing high-quality content with the sole purpose of being useful to your website visitors. Along with adding meta tags to help Google bots better understand your content, using HTML tags to highlight headings and other content elements, and checking for broken links and duplicate content/pages. Other on-page SEO tactics include cleaning up the URL structure and having an organized naming system for many related sites that belong under one category, picking pictures that are not too large while creating descriptive file names, and so on.

 

2. OFF-PAGE SEO

Off-page SEO refers to everything you do outside of your website to improve your ranking in Google’s search results. It entails focusing on external ranking variables such as obtaining connections from reputable sites within your domain, effective social media marketing, and having consumers leave favorable reviews on various internet forums, among others.

 
Off-page SEO strategies also include cultivating strong connections with bloggers, journalists, social media influencers, and the owners of related websites. Making comments on other blogs might be beneficial. Off-page SEO techniques like guest blogging are still prevalent.
 

3. TECHNICAL SEO

The goal of technical SEO is to assist Google bots in successfully crawling, interpreting, and indexing all of your site’s pages for future usage. Some of the tactics employed include creating a detailed XML sitemap, making your site mobile-friendly, and adding structured data to help web spiders classify and categorize your pages depending on the type of material they contain.