{"id":2548,"date":"2021-03-17T04:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T04:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/17\/3-signs-your-website-seo-is-sending-out-an-sos\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T10:28:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T10:28:53","slug":"3-signs-your-website-seo-is-sending-out-an-sos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/17\/3-signs-your-website-seo-is-sending-out-an-sos\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Signs Your Website SEO is Sending Out an SOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve been noticing any dips in traffic or a decrease in leads, your SEO could be to blame. Google’s search engine algorithm can be updated as many as 3,000 times a year<\/a>, meaning it’s important to act on changes quickly to stay ahead.<\/p>\n

Don’t wait until it’s too late, keep reading to learn the three surefire signs that indicate your website SEO is sending out SOS signals.<\/p>\n

1. Your Website Traffic Is Decreasing<\/h2>\n

You should be checking your analytics at least every month so you can keep an eye on the health of your website. If you start to notice your website traffic is declining, it may be time to take action on your site.<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons why your website may have lower traffic but one of the main reasons probably is that you’re not ranking on the first page. If your site’s traffic is decreasing it may be time to perform a\u00a0website\u00a0SEO audit<\/a> to make sure you completely understand what’s causing the decrease.<\/p>\n

2. Your Website Traffic Isn’t Converting<\/h2>\n

If you’ve been getting a lot of traffic to your site but aren’t seeing your conversions increase it could indicate that your SEO needs help. This could be caused by pages not being optimized so you’re site is showing up for searches that aren’t relevant to the user.<\/p>\n

It’s not enough to have content on your site, you need content that’s written for your audience. Go through your site and check the keywords for the pages and see if that makes sense for your business.<\/p>\n

3. Your Website Loads Slowly<\/h2>\n

The ideal load time for a website is 2-5 seconds<\/a>. Any longer than that you’re losing out on potential customers and converters. Websites load slowly for a number of reasons, such as:<\/p>\n