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I hear it all the time: “Do I have to pay to rank in Google?”
If you’re one of those folks, you’ll be glad to hear:
NO – You do not have to pay to rank in Google. Many people are able to achieve top rankings in Google without paying them a dime. Great news if you’re on a tight budget!
Free listings in Google are called “organic” listings. They take up the majority of Google’s search engine results page (SERP) – as you can see in the image on the right. More good news: most people click on the first 3-5 organic listings.
So, now you’re probably dying to know:
How to rank in Google – for free!
There are two basic ways you can rank in Google for free:
SEO HELP HERE: It’s important to get SEO right on your website. That’s why we’ve created this free, easy SEO Cheat Sheet to help you along. If you need a little extra help, check out this article about optimizing your website. Or, if you’d like a pro’s personal help, feel free to reach out. We’d like to be friends too!
GOOGLE+ HELP HERE: We’re working on an article to help you set up a Google+ page. In the meantime, check out Google’s own instructions for setting up Google+ for your company. Or, again, let us know if you need help, and we’d be happy to assist.
We strongly suggest using both strategies in tandem, as good SEO and Google+ pages work together. In fact, this has proved to be a key to our own growth over the years, and we still rely on our free Google rankings to bring in business.
The only downside: Organic / free Google rankings don’t happen overnight. It can take months to get on the first page of Google for the keywords you are targeting. And for some ultra-competitive keywords, you may not be able to do it at all. But if you do it right and manage to get on page one, you’ll really benefit in the long run.
If you need traffic now (or yesterday), you can pay to show up in the “sponsored” section of Google’s SERP with Google AdWords. Since you’re paying to show up, this is a very fast process. Caution: many people get burned with this route. If you don’t have the right strategy in place, or set up your AdWords Campaigns incorrectly, you can burn through cash very quickly with no results.
We strongly recommend consulting with professionals if you are interested in paid search. Again, we’re available to help if you’d like.
So – there you have it! You don’t have to pay to show up in Google, but you can choose to if desired.
Here’s the link again for your free SEO Cheat Sheet to help you along.
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