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Insights From One of the Top Real Estate SEO Companies

Insights From One of the
Top Real Estate SEO Companies

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95% of people used a website in their home search – NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

Like many things today, the home buying process has gone digital. Not only does the National Association of Realtors report that 93% of buyers use a website during their home search, but also it specifically highlights that 44% of home buyers first find properties online; so, if you are not appearing in buyers’ online searches, you may miss your chance right from the beginning. Therefore, it is vital to maintain an online presence and position your website to be found organically—this is where search engine optimization (SEO) comes into play.

As one of the top real estate SEO companies in the world, we have developed a unique perspective on what works best for digital marketing in the real estate industry. Our SEO services begin with an audit and blueprint built around real estate keyword search terms and your website’s pages. Real estate search terms are local in nature just as real estate & homes for sale are local

Proper keyword research and analysis is at the foundation of our SEO services. It is important to not simply go after the search term with the largest search volume, but instead to find a balance between keywords with a large audience and those that work best for your long-term goals.

5 Components For Successful Real Estate SEO Are:

Targeting the right keywords
Having a search engine friendly site
Promoting the correct value propositions and content
Building credibility
Leveraging niche expertise

The Top 5 Keyword Metrics We Consider For Keyword Search Terms Are:

Relevancy
Search volume
Existing ranking URLs
Competitiveness
Landing page and keyword alignment

Our Approach: Real Estate SEO Ranking Factors

Our success in Real Estate SEO speaks for itself with over 2,000 individual keyword searches with search volume indexing on page one for our clients. Element-360 has a unique approach to search marketing with 10 years of experience focusing solely on real estate businesses. With major real estate search engines dominating almost all markets for “Real Estate” searches (Zillow is ranking for over 6 million individual searches on the top 10 pages of Google), it has become increasingly more important to define your niche focus. This has advantages for both traffic volume and quality. We’ll run through some of the top ranking-factors and ways to get your real estate website ranked below.

Website Audits

We offer complimentary SEO audits at your request. These audits offer a good understanding of your website’s ability to rank, what you’re currently ranking for, and opportunities that might exist to improve ranking. Contact us today to schedule your free audit.

On-Page Factors: what’s on the page that people can see?

Properly aligned page titles, meta descriptions, and heading tags some of the most important items when optimizing the page for users and bots. Google wants you to “Give visitors the information they’re looking for.” This is the best place where we do that.
The best content for real estate businesses is the most up-to-date listings presented in a way that highlights what aspects users are looking for in their search. This includes property details such as beds, baths, square footage, price, and lots of photos. Additional helpful information can include information on neighborhoods, i.e. schools, population, relevant relocation resources, among others.
Types of content include the actual media type that’s on your page and how it’s displayed. For example, text, bullet lists, images, videos, and maps are all different types of content. Different searches require different types of content to provide the user with the answer they’re looking for.
Over optimization is a problem that was more prevalent in the past. Most new sites that we manage are under-optimized, though some older sites still utilize some of the optimization methods that no longer produce results.

Proper tag lengths – these change from time to time as Google experiments; search around so you know what’s the best character length. Make sure to write an enticing page title and meta description to help boost up your click-thru-rate.
Keyword stuffing – don’t just jam your keyword into the copy as many times as you can; Google can detect unnatural language.
Meta keywords tag – don’t even touch it.