One of the questions we are most frequently asked about during discovery calls is whether Showit is good for SEO. The Showit SEO questions I commonly hear go something like this:
Does Showit have good SEO?
I heard WordPress is better than Showit for SEO? Is that true?
Can Showit websites rank in Google?
These are important questions. A website optimized for search engines can drive additional traffic to your website and, hopefully, additional revenue. And if you’re going to put the necessary effort into maintaining a website and creating content, you want to know that your website platform isn’t holding you back.
Fortunately, Showit websites are SEO friendly and can be easily optimized for search engines.
In this post we’re going to cover some frequently asked questions about Showit and search engine optimization (SEO) and provide an overview of how you can use Showit’s SEO tools to build a Showit website that ranks.
Frequently asked questions about Showit SEO…
Is Showit good for SEO?
Yes, Showit is good for SEO. With that said, how well someone’s website is optimized is more about the quality of her content and whether she follows SEO best practices.
If a little bit of time is taken to understand SEO and Showit basics, there is no reason that someone would not be able to rank the pages of a Showit website in Google’s search results.
Is it possible to rank a Showit website?
Yes, many Showit users have reported no problems ranking pages of their Showit website and we have also designed Showit websites that have ranked well in Google for various searches.
The key is to have at least a basic understanding of SEO and Showit’s SEO tools.
Is blogging on Showit good for SEO?
Yes, creating content can help you acquire more search visibility and traffic through appearing in more Google SERPs. Additionally, consistent content creation around a given topic helps establish your website as an authority in that field, which in turn helps future ranking efforts.
How do I track my SEO efforts using a Showit website?
If you’re on Showit’s Advanced Blog plan, you can install plugins like RankMath, which will help you optimize your website and give you the ability to track your search rankings.
If you’re on Showit’s Basic Blog plan or don’t have a Showit blog, you’ll have to use a third-party tool.
Should I purchase Showit’s Advanced Blog plan? Is Showit’s Advanced Blog plan worth it?
In our experience, Showit’s Advanced Blog plan is worth the extra few dollars each month, especially if you’re serious about content marketing and search engine optimization. You’ll get access to additional features such as being able to install your own set of plugins.
Subscribing to Showit’s Advanced Blog plan does not guarantee you’ll rank.
Showit vs. WordPress: Which is best for SEO?
In our experience, we’ve found that no significant difference in effort is required to rank either a Showit or WordPress website. In other words, whether pages on your website rank in Google for a given search will ultimately come down to other factors than whether you choose WordPress or Showit.
We’ve written an in-depth review of Showit vs. WordPress, which answers this question and more.
Showit vs. Squarespace: Which is best for SEO?
Showit and Squarespace are both modern website builders with built-in SEO tools. In our opinion, neither of these tools would prevent you from ranking a page in Google. To put it differently, other factors will be more important to your ranking efforts than whether you choose Showit or Squarespace. However, we think Showit is a stronger platform than Squarespace.
We’ve written an in-depth review of Showit vs. Squarespace that will help further compare differences between the two platforms.
Have a question that we didn’t cover? Let us know in the comments!
How to rank a Showit Website
Here’s how to rank your Showit website in three easy steps…
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Learn the basics of SEO.
It doesn’t take long to understand the basics of search engine optimization. A good place to start is by learning how to do keyword and content research, which will help you learn how to create content for which people are searching, how to format that content, and what medium to use to publish that content.
YouTube and Google are helpful resources. We also have a Showit SEO course that provides a more streamlined overview of ranking a page in Google using a Showit website.
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Learn how to use Showit’s SEO tools.
Showit has built-in SEO tools to help you optimize your Showit website so that you can rank pages in Google.
Keep reading! We include an overview of Showit’s SEO tools in this post. Additionally, Showit has helpful support documentation and there are plenty of YouTube videos on using Showit’s SEO tools.
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Publish helpful content around topics related to what you do.
People use Google to get questions answered, research ideas and products, and make informed decisions. Publishing content to that end will help you get your website in front of more people and establish your website as an authority in your field.
When you consistently help Google users find the information they’re looking for, it becomes more likely that pages on your website will rank for the searches they target.
Learning the basics of SEO (see step 1) will help you understand how you can optimize your content (creating internal links, optimize headings, etc.) to make it more likely that your content ranks.
An overview of Showit’s SEO Tools
Showit has built-in SEO tools to help users optimize their websites. Gaining familiarity with these tools will help you better target the search terms for which you are trying to rank a given page.
How do I set an SEO title in Showit?
Your SEO page title is the title that will appear in the Google search results and (usually) the thumbnail of your post when it’s shared to social media platforms. When setting your page title, it’s important to use the keywords or phrases for which you want your page to rank.
You can set your Showit SEO title by clicking on the page in the left hand column, then clicking SEO Settings in the right hand column.
How do I set an SEO meta-description in Showit?
Meta descriptions, or SEO descriptions, are what appears under the title in the Google search results. It’s basically a little preview of what the post or page is about. A well-written meta description makes it more likely that a searcher will click on your result.
You can set your Showit SEO description by clicking on the page in the left hand column, then clicking SEO Settings in the right hand column.
How do I set alt text in Showit? And how do I set image file names?
Alt-text also known as “alternative text,” “alt attributes,” and “alt descriptions,” provides a textual description of an image for search engines and users who are unable to view the image. This is particularly important for users who are visually impaired and use screen readers to access web content, as the alt-text allows them to understand the image content and reason it’s there.
When adding alt-text, be concise and accurately describe the content of the image. Don’t “keyword stuff” and write in a natural way so that people understand the image and reason the image is there.
How do I optimize images on a Showit website?
Showit automatically optimizes your images, but there are things that you can do to further optimize your images such as paying attention to file sizes. Krista has published quite a few tutorials about how she optimizes images for websites.
How do I prevent a Showit page from appearing in the search engine results page?
If you don’t want a page to appear in search results, go to Advanced Settings and select the checkbox: Ask Google to ignore this page.
This does not guarantee that your page does not appear in the search results, but makes it very likely that it won’t be indexed.
What other SEO benefits does Showit offer?
In addition to Showit’s SEO tools, there are other SEO benefits when using a Showit website.
SSL Certificates
Showit will automatically apply a SSL certificate to your website so that it appears as “secure” in users’ browsers when a user lands on your website. This is a must-have on all websites. Fortunately, Showit does this for you so you don’t have to worry about the technical aspect of setting up your SSL certificate.
Showit integrates with WordPress
Something that sets Showit’s SEO capabilities apart from other website builders is its ability to integrate with WordPress for blogging. The integration with WordPress makes Showit that much more powerful and flexible.
As we mentioned above, subscribing to Showit’s Advanced Blog plan will give you the ability to add plugins to your website, including our favorite SEO plugin RankMath.
Is Showit bad for SEO? Are there any SEO downsides to using Showit?
No, Showit is not bad for SEO.
There is, however, a bit of an issue in the way Google crawls a website vs. how Showit renders your website.The gist is that Showit recommends layers be optimized top to bottom for Showit users to best understand a design’s content; however, the HTML renders in reverse, which isn’t as ideal for SEO.
We’ve been in touch with the Showit team about this since they have always instructed designers to put things in the “correct” order (optimized top to bottom). They are working on a development fix so that the layer order in Showit is also how Google will crawl your website. Unfortunately, we do not have a timeline for when this fix will be released.
While this is definitely something to keep in mind, it’s not something that we think is significant enough reason to not use Showit.
How does Showit SEO stack up against other platforms?
Showit is as good or better than other website platforms when it comes to search engine optimization. The proof is in the live Showit websites that rank: the examples of Showit websites that rank for various searches are plentiful.
As we mentioned earlier in the post, whether pages on your website rank in Google for a given search will likely come down to other factors than what website platform you choose (most of the time).
Showit SEO: Is it good or bad?
Showit is a safe bet for those who are serious about acquiring website traffic via organic search channels. Showit has built-in SEO tools and integrates with WordPress, which makes optimizing your website for search engines super easy.
Additionally, the Showit website builder is intuitive, making it easy to create and maintain a stunning website. This, in turn, makes it more likely that you’ll publish content to your website on a regular basis, which can help your SEO efforts.
In summary, for the best chances of ranking pages on your Showit website:
- Learn some basic SEO strategies
- Learn how to use Showit’s built-in SEO tools
- Consistently create and publish content to your Showit website
Call-to-Action (CTA): The Showit SEO Course
We have published a lot of free content on search engine optimization, Showit’s SEO tools, and optimization strategies both here and on our YouTube channel.
However, if you’re looking for an affordable, step-by-step SEO course that will help you create a solid content marketing plan, check out our Showit SEO course.
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