2022: The State of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) According to the Experts

March 7, 2022

SEO News in a Nutshell

Marketing is an ever-changing tactic that can be hard to follow. Experts must constantly research the up-and-coming tactics to ensure they are on top of their game. Due to the nature of SEO and its ever-changing trends, business owners can struggle to keep up. Here are the best trips, tricks, and trends for 2022.


Mobile Users Are Our Targets

Mobile users are rising daily. A mobile user is a person who uses their web browser on their cell phone to look up information. Google has adjusted its algorithms to identify these users and select mobile-friendly websites to cater to them. Creating mobile-friendly, relevant, and explicit websites are vital to keeping up with SEO trends in 2022.


Page Experience Updates

In February 2022, Google updated its algorithm to incorporate page experience updates. This means that poor user experience will begin to trump great content. This can be devastating to websites that thrive on creative and informative content but have a low-end UI or UX.


Tracking Google Algorithm Changes is Getting Harder

Many small businesses like to save a buck or two by using in-house SEO services and marketing. While this tactic isn’t entirely at a loss, it will become harder for business owners to handle on their own. More software is coming out rapidly because of all of Google’s Algorithm changes. Hiring a professional may be the best option to help balance it all.


Design and Content

With this new outlook on SEO, sites will also need to be sleek and crawlable. Do not muddy up your site with huge animations, complex graphics, and heavy transitional pieces. This makes it harder for mobile users to access your website, which will make it rank lower on Google.


Queries are King

When formatting your SEO content, you need to keep in mind the importance of queries. Queries are dominating the search engines and the content they pull. This means you want to ensure your creative content is up to date with the query method while also incorporating SEO.


What does this mean? For example, say you are a marketing company looking to attract clients. The best way to do so is to create blog posts posing questions that clients regularly ask about your services. This blog should ask the question and then answer the question immediately.

This can win you a Google Snippet and create more traffic to your website.


When creating these question-and-answer-styled blog questions, keep in mind that you must also use SEO best practices. Research keywords, relevant keywords, and adjacent keywords are key to winning a front-page placement for a google query or search.


All Hope Is Not Lost

Although it seems like all hope is lost and that SEO is a losing battle, the truth is that there are many positive outlooks on the future of SEO use. Websites can still optimize their SEO content through the use of a marketing expert like Mystic Media. These marketing experts can track trends and help you adjust your content to continue to stay relevant.


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