Should you bother doing SEO in 2021? — Eli Schwartz // elischwartz.co

About the speaker

Eli Schwartz

Eli Schwartz

 - Eli Schwartz

I’m an SEO expert and consultant with more than a decade of experience driving successful SEO and growth programs for leading B2B and B2C companies.

Show Notes

  • ·01:50 : Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy ·Eli talks the details about why he was inspired to create this book. When he could not find a book on SEO strategy, he decided to compile his many years of insider knowledge of SEO strategy consultation into a book. Eli gained his experience from helping many companies worldwide to grow their SEO, including Zendesk, Quora, Gusto, and Shutterstock. Ben and Eli discuss who this book is for. ·04:16 : Organic Growth Strategy versus SEO ·Eli and Ben discuss when you should be investing in SEO as a cha el. Consider whether or not people are actually searching in search engines for your product or service. But this doesnt mean that you shouldnt be producing content, though. Ben and Eli discuss in detail how to determine if you should be investing in SEO. ·06:33 : Should you still create content if SEO is not for you? ·Ben and Eli discuss the role that content plays in marketing. While SEO is all about getting your content to rank well in search engines, you still need content for other organic traffic. Ben and talk about when B2B companies can consider SEO as a lucrative cha el and when they should not. It depends on the capacity of your business to support enterprise-level customers. ·09:43 : Is SEO right for all consumer brands? Who is SEO right for? ·Every brand has to make the decision regarding whether or not SEO is the right cha el. Are there specific industries that should not be investing in SEO? Ben and Eli discuss how you can decide if SEO is the right marketing cha el for your business. Once you determine that SEO is right for you, your next move is to decide on how you will approach it. ·13:09 : Product-led SEO versus other types of SEO ·Ben and Eli talk about what separates product-led SEO from other types of SEO. Eli defines product-led SEO and shares examples of how you can approach your strategy. It all boils down to who you want to put at the front and center of your targeting. Ben and Eli talk about why product-led SEO outperforms other types of SEO. ·15:43 : What motivated Eli to write this book? ·Eli shares the details surrounding why he wrote the book. Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy can help you to determine whether or not you need to be focused on investing in SEO. Eric continues on his path as an SEO growth advisor and consultant, now with the help of his new book!

Episode Summary

  • ·“There are great books out there on really how to do SEO. How to think about SEO, how to go with structure, your SEO. But none of it was really focused on the strategy, the kind of book that a CMO or a CEO would pick up and say, now I get it. Now I know whether I should or should not invest in SEO.” ·“So SEO is a tactic. SEO is a thing you do. Whereas the organic growth strategy is an end goal in mind.” ·“... really don't do SEO unless it aligns with the strategy...” ·“... would you invest in SEO for B2B? I wouldn't invest in it. If there are other cha els that might be more profitable for you.” ·“I think you should create content. I think one of the common misconceptions about SEO is that its free. SEO is not free. Anybody I'm working with that's paying me as a consultant is investing in SEO.” ·“I don't think SEO is necessarily right or wrong for B2B and it's not necessarily right or wrong for consumer brands. It has to be right for your brand.” ·“So I would hope that a lot of people buy my book and I think it costs $16 for the paperback version or $7 for the Kindle version. And they decide that that is all the investment. They're going to make an SEO and they're never going to spend those thousands of dollars if SEO is not right for them.” ·“So SEO is right for anyone that really feels that there is an, a search user that will be looking for their product. And when they look for that product, they're going to click through. And I think that's the, probably the majority of websites on the internet SEO is right for.” ·“When you think about product led SEO, I'm thinking about that search user and I'm thinking, what is it that search user is going to want from me?”
About the speaker

Eli Schwartz

Eli Schwartz

 - Eli Schwartz

I’m an SEO expert and consultant with more than a decade of experience driving successful SEO and growth programs for leading B2B and B2C companies.

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