In today’s marketing environment, it is imperative that you show up on the first page of search engine rankings because the first 10 results on a search engine page get 90% of the click-thrus, and of these, the first three organic rankings get the most clicks.

The “hub” of inbound marketing is a firm’s SEO optimized website, which needs to be much more than just an online brochure.

Getting found first is the first step in generating more traffic to your website and converting site visitors to leads. One of the best kept secrets of CPA and consulting firms with successful websites is that they’re built upon best inbound marketing practices. A site that’s not built upon best inbound marketing practices is nothing more than an online brochure—and that just won’t cut it in today’s world where websites need to be lead generation dynamos.

There are six fundamental components of getting found first by businesses searching online for information or a solution to their issues or pains.

Easiest SEO Tactics – According to Marketing Sherpa

One of the very first things we do when talking to accounting or professional services firms about their marketing program is a quick review of their website. We don’t look so much at how visually appealing their site is (although that’s important), we look at what they’re doing to get found first and rank high in search engines.