March 16, 2025

SEO Basics: How to Optimize Your Website for Search Engines & what most people miss

SEO is a crucial aspect of every website. It’s how search engines discover your site on the internet. Did you know there are 5.9 million Google searches per minute? That’s an astronomical number! While Google is the giant, Bing is the second most popular search engine, powering DuckDuckGo as well. Organic SEO is a long-term […]

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