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Different Types of SEO for Website Ranking

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There are four main types worth knowing about:

  • On-page: titles, meta descriptions, headings, and page content. Each page should target one clear topic and answer what someone would actually search for.
  • Technical: site speed, mobile layout, HTTPS, crawlability, and fixing broken links. Google Search Console (free) flags most of these.
  • Off-page: links from other sites, mentions, and reviews. Quality beats volume every time, and buying links is a quick way to get penalised.
  • Local: if you serve a specific area, a properly filled-out Google Business Profile with genuine reviews often does more than anything else.

For a small UK business, local and on-page tend to give the fastest wins. Technical fixes are a one-off job that stops the other work being wasted. Off-page is the slow burn and the hardest to control, so treat it as ongoing rather than a one-time push.
 

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