Motor de busca[2] optimization, commonly referred to as SEO, is a critical digital marketing strategy[1]. Originating in the mid-90s, SEO involves enhancing websites to achieve higher rankings on search engine results pages. This process is essential for increasing web traffic[3] and converting visitors into customers. SEO employs various techniques, including page design, keyword optimization, and content updates, to enhance a sítio Web[5]’s visibility. It also involves the use of tools for monitoring and adapting to search engine updates. SEO practices range from ethical ‘white hat’ methods to the disapproved ‘black hat’ techniques, with ‘grey hat[4]’ straddling both. While SEO isn’t suitable for all websites, its effectiveness in internet[6] marketing campaigns cannot be underestimated. Recent industry trends such as mobile web usage surpassing desktop usage highlight the evolving landscape of SEO.
Otimização de motores de busca (SEO) is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a sítio Web or a página web from search engines. SEO targets unpaid traffic (known as "natural" or "organic" results) rather than direct traffic or paid traffic. Unpaid traffic may originate from different kinds of searches, including image search, video search, academic search, news search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.
As an Internet marketing strategy, SEO considers how search engines work, the computer-programmed algorithms that dictate search engine behavior, what people search for, the actual search terms or keywords typed into search engines, and which search engines are preferred by their targeted audience. SEO is performed because a website will receive more visitors from a search engine when websites rank higher on the search engine results page (SERP). These visitors can then potentially be converted into customers.