With more people heading online to look for news and content every day, a growing number of media outlets are using search engine optimization (SEO) to increase traffic – a trend that is being adopted by even niche media markets.
Golfweek, a magazine for golfing enthusiasts which boasts a weekly readership of more than 1.3 million people, says it has revamped its website and plans to make the site easier to find through search engine optimization.
The website has already seen a boost over the past few years, with 111 percent increase in unique viewership between May 2007 and May 2008, but this new site the company content will be more accessible.
By using search engine optimization (SEO), Golfweek says news and articles will be easier to find through typical searches while the site itself has an upgraded search feature directly on the site.
The site is also jumping into the world of web 2.0 by featuring new blogs from staff and readers along with links to the site’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is becoming a must in the world of journalism, with Michelle Nicolosi, executive producer for Seattlepi.com, recently telling TechNewsWorld, Renay San Miguel that she’s surprised more job seekers in the industry are not well-versed in SEO.
