Upper Case SEO guides UC-seo-booklet_V3 | Page 9

AUTHORITY . Is your website credible? How much search engines like Google trust your website is critical because this ‘authority’ determines where it ranks in the search results. The more other sites link to your site and its content, the more trusted it becomes. This is what’s generally known as ‘off-page SEO’. This combination of improving both ‘on-page’ and ‘off-page’ SEO requires an ongoing commitment of resource. Simply put, the term “SEO” is just jargon for the process of applying best practices over time, namely; web development, digital marketing, content creation, social media, PR etc. Done well and consistently, Google will reward your site with improved ranking positions. What Upper Case can do to help:  Building backlinks  Improving domain authority  Improving backlink quality  Social amplification ...and much more. 9