SEO Content Writing Services

What is SEO Content Writing?

SEO content writing is the process of researching, benchmarking, planning, creating, and optimizing website content with the primary goal of ranking in search engines for select keywords.

Quality content is written for the user (or human) using a search engine. You shouldn’t write for the search engine hoping to get the user’s attention. Writing for a search engine often makes your content come across like it was written by a robot.

The SEO Content Creation Process

A great content writing service must have a strong and tested process. Every SEO content writer is likely to have their own process. The key to developing a good process id developing a consistent way to improve that process and optimize it for unique circumstances and content. Here’s how we do it:

1. Keyword research.
   Keywords are the cornerstone of your content. The search or query of a keyword or phrase is what will eventually trigger your content to show up on the search engine results page (SERPs). Conducting thorough keyword research will provide us with useful data for making detailed content decisions.
2. Create a content template (or content brief).
   An SEO Content Template is provided to writers and other content creators (photographers and videographers, for example) as a framework or blueprint for exactly what needs to be created in order to publish a page that ranks for a given topic or set of keywords. We create these for a shortlist of keywords, making sure that we have fulfilled the intention of the searcher better than anyone on the internet. We do that by auditing the search engine results page and using a little intuition and creativity.
   
3. Search engine results page audit.
   After we’ve done some keyword research, we carefully research the results of each keyword to understand what is currently available to the searcher for each term. We use that to benchmark the competition. Our goal is to offer better, more helpful content than what is currently available online for each one of our keywords.
4. Content template approval.
   Once we’ve put together a content template, we get approval from our clients to move forward with writing the piece.
5. Writing.
   Once approved, the content template goes to a qualified SEO content writer who understands the importance of fulfilling the intentions of each keyword and knows how to perform additional keyword research, competitive analysis, and SERP benchmarking if necessary. The writing is written in a tone, structure, and style that best matches the industry, target reader, and the ideal outcome for anyone that engages with the piece.
6. Feedback and editing.
   Once the content is written, we send it to our clients for approval and feedback in a Google doc. We provide instructions for leaving comments and requesting revisions.
7. Revisions.
   Once we’ve reviewed the feedback and requested edits, we’ll either make them or provide additional evidence and explanation for why we might challenge feedback. Our goal is always to help those searching by the previously researched keywords; knowing that will offer the best possible experience.

Bonus: Creating a writing style guide. A writing style guide, also called a style sheet or style manual, is a document containing all of the rules and guidelines for the creation and use of certain content. Creating an SEO writing style guide is useful when creating web content of all types.

What’s Included in SEO Content Writing Services?

A good, quality SEO content writing service includes the following:

• keyword research
• search engine results page audits
• competitive analysis
• content gap analysis
• content benchmarking
• user research
• writing
• revisions

How to Use Keywords in SEO Content

Use keywords for identifying what humans need. Develop search empathy and really think about the users’ possible journey. What are they doing before or after searching the keyword they searched. Who are they? What industry do they work in? Does their search signal that they are looking for information or a transaction? Ask good questions about the keywords you identify and understand where they are in their buying or decision-making journey.

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Organize your keywords into lists to make them more actionable and get better SEO results. Then organize the content into topics and subtopics, which can become pages and posts.

Consider what your company’s field of expertise is and what questions your potential customers are asking. This is a great place to start in finding the SEO content sweet spot.

While short-tail keywords tend to have more volume, they tend to be harder to rank for because you’ll need more content to fulfill the possible intention of the searcher. Start by creating long-tail content on any given topic. Continue to create long-tail content for that topic until you’ve covered it well. Then, you can create a hub page that can rank for all the content within that topic.

Finally, consider the need states of the searcher. Google defines searcher needs states as the following:

• Surprise Me: Search is fun and entertaining. It is extensive with many unique iterations.
• Help Me: Search is a quick adventure to find new things. It is brief with just a few words and minimal back-button use.
• Reassure Me: Search is about influencing and winning. It is laser focused, using specific phrases.
• Educate Me: Search is about competence and control. It is thorough: reviews, ratings, comparisons, etc.
• Impress Me: Search is about simplicity, comfort, and trust. It is uncomplicated and more likely to include questions.
• Thrill Me: Search is about connecting and practicality. It is to-the-point, and more likely to mention a family or location.

Take a deeper dive and learn how to use keywords for SEO.

What SEO Content Includes

It should include whatever it takes to provide the searcher with the most relevant and trusted source of information. Great SEO Content is:

• well-organized
• easy to navigate
• easy to read
• comes in many formats (photos, videos, audio)
• links to related resources and topics
• is not intrusive
• is not overly promotional (and sometimes never promotional)

SEO & Content Marketing

SEO is nothing without content and content marketing without SEO is missing opportunities. Good, quality content is the cornerstone of a great website experience.

Using the Search Engine Results Page

Use the search engine results page to benchmark your content and to gather ideas for optimization. Below is an example of how we would start to gather ideas for writing content for the keyword and topic of “what to name my dog.”

Types of SEO Content

There are several different types of SEO content. Developing content for each requires a unique set of tactics.

Service Pages

Service pages should answer the internet’s most common questions about that service. They should also answer any and all questions that someone might ask you over the phone or in person. An effective service page is relevant to the searchers’ query and provides signals of trust.

Blog Posts

Blog posts tend to be created for those in the awareness stage. The searcher is likely aware of a problem or aware that they need a solution. SEO blog content writing is slightly different than other landing pages because the content tends to be more informational than transactional.

Get Started With Our SEO Content Writing Services

Let’s chat about creating content that’s valuable for your audience and capable of claiming valuable search engine real estate. We write high-performing SEO blog posts, service pages, and more. Contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are SEO writing services?

SEO content writing services consist of creating helpful information that is optimized for search engine visibility. SEO content should be created by evidence from search engines like keywords and using human empathy to develop content that fulfills intentions.

How does an SEO writer differ from a traditional writer?

An SEO writer writes content with the goal of increasing organic traffic to a website by obtaining search engine visibility on the search engine results page. This is done by creating a content template, which consists of target keywords and a format for writing that meets the needs of the reader based upon the keywords.

What do SEO content writing services cost?

Costs will range depending on factors such as experience, number of articles and article length, the topics being written about, and quality of content. SEO content writing can range from $100 – $5,000+ per article.

We provide SEO content writing services at a fixed rate per article or landing page, based upon developing a scope of work. Our articles range from $500 – $3,000 per article. The average cost is under $1,000, but we provide an ROI calculator to help you determine the value of high-performing SEO content.

What kinds of companies need SEO writing services?

If your business relies on search engines to generate traffic in order to obtain business outcomes like leads or sales, you need SEO content. Both local and national companies need SEO-driven content in order to generate organic traffic.

Industries we’ve written SEO content for include:

• Manufacturing
• SaaS
• Mental Health
• Landscaping
• Architecture
• Insurance
• Dental
• Construction
• Local service providers