Strategy for helpful B2B SEO Campaign
Here are some insightful tips through a step-by-step guide to building a robust B2B SEO campaign
Initial Planning
Planning is the key to a well-defined strategy. Therefore, plan well, define your goals, do comprehensive competitor research, and finalize your targeted audience (CEOs, Marketing managers, or procurement managers. Clear the following points in your initial planning
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- Your product’s audience. It may be a specified industry or varying industries
- Explain the length of the sales cycle that one customer takes to close the deal
Your targeted audience, such as CEOs, CFOs, etc
Keyword Research
Keyword research for B2B campaigns should be according to your targeted audience persona. You must know the user’s search intent. It may be informational, navigational, commercial, or transactional. Based on the user’s search intent, two types of keyword searching are preferable for B2B audiences.
- TOFU keywords (Top of the funnel keywords from the users)
- BOFU Keywords (below of the funnel keywords from the users)
TOFU Keywords
These long-tail keywords contain the How, Why, what, tips, easy guides, etc. Basically, these keywords are for users who do not intend to purchase the product but want to know about some way to guide them. When writing content for TOFU keywords, try not to add CTAs; however, you can add newsletters, subscription forms, etc. Another tip is to write more informational content than your competitors.
BOFU Keywords
BOFU keywords are at the bottom of your sales funnel. These keywords are for those potential customers who have a pure intent to purchase your product. They are not interested in informational blogs. They need valuable content that tells them why your products are better than others, details of your product, your track record of delivering successful supply chains, and reviews of your previous customers.
Integrate these keywords in the case studies, white papers, testimonials, Use cases, white papers, video demos and tutorials, pricing pages, and product roundups. You can use clear CTAs for the BOFU keywords such as Discount, Near Me, Cheapest, Subscribe, Download, Register, Membership, etc.
Build Content Calendar
Instead of posting on random days, build a content calendar with the publishing and editing days. Give time to research before finalizing the content calendar, understand your sales funnel, and analyze how much pieces of content your reader absorbs before finalizing a deal.
Use Excel, Google Sheets, or other preferred content management tools. Write down the keyword for each topic and assign the topic to one of your expert experts who can deliver research on the given topic. Update the content regularly according to the latest information. One thing to remember is to write user-friendly content with a suitable length, which is considered by the Google crawlers to rank.
Optimize the Service And Landing Pages
Product descriptions, service pages, and landing pages are the most important for a B2B website. Optimize these pages by using meta titles, meta tags, structured site maps, and technical SEO. Insert the keywords in these pages in a user-friendly manner.
Create B2B Backlinks
The final step for the B2B campaign is backlink building. Backlinks should be from credible and authoritative websites with high domain authority. Backlinks from any random website are not recommended because they can decrease your online visibility and credibility. The following are some Strategies for acquiring B2B backlinks with good quality.
- Guest posting on a high domain authority website related to your niche is an excellent strategy to get backlinks.
- You can check the broken links online using various tools and replace them with yours.
- You can also insert links to the content of the related websites.