{"id":10,"date":"2026-07-30T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2026-10-21T00:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:16:15","slug":"five-seo-foundations-worth-fixing-before-you-chase-more-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/five-seo-foundations-worth-fixing-before-you-chase-more-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Five SEO foundations worth fixing before you chase more traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More traffic is not much help when visitors land on a confusing page. For an Australian service business, a useful SEO starting point is a website that clearly explains what you do, who you help and how someone can enquire.<\/p>\n<p>These five checks make a practical first working session. They are not a promise of rankings, and they do not replace a review of your actual search data.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Give each important service a clear home<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine someone has never heard of your business. Can they quickly find the service they need, the areas you genuinely serve and the next step? Start with your highest-value service page. Replace vague language with useful detail about the work, the process and the questions customers ask before getting in touch.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Make titles and headings descriptive<\/h2>\n<p>A page title should describe that specific page, rather than repeat the same generic slogan everywhere. Use headings to organise the explanation for a reader. Google can use several page signals to generate its search-result title, so treat your title as helpful input, not a guaranteed display format.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Join related pages together<\/h2>\n<p>Give visitors a sensible route between related services, useful articles and your contact page. A link labelled &#8216;our commercial plumbing services&#8217; is more informative than another unexplained &#8216;click here&#8217;. Check your main menu on a phone, too: important pages should not disappear behind an awkward dropdown.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Check that important pages can be found<\/h2>\n<p>If a page is missing from search, investigate before rewriting everything. Search Console&#8217;s URL Inspection tool can help you understand how Google sees a URL. Ask your developer to review accidental indexing restrictions, broken links or inaccessible resources where the evidence points to a technical problem.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Give the visitor a useful next step<\/h2>\n<p>Read the page as a potential customer. Is there enough information to decide whether you are suitable? Can they call, request a quote or ask a question without hunting? Test the form yourself and make sure the enquiry reaches the right person. An attractive button is not proof that the entire process works.<\/p>\n<h2>Turn the checks into a short action list<\/h2>\n<p>Record the issue, the affected page, the person responsible and how you will verify the fix. Begin with changes that remove real friction. Review search performance over time rather than assuming one edit will create an immediate increase in enquiries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/free-clickscore\/\">Get your Free ClickScore<\/a> for a point-in-time view of accessible website checks and practical priorities. For wider search strategy, explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/services#seo\">SEO services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Further reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/fundamentals\/seo-starter-guide\">Google Search Central&#8217;s SEO Starter Guide<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before chasing another keyword, check whether your website explains your services clearly, helps visitors navigate and gives them a useful next step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/13"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickthrus.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}