SEO strategies specifically for saas companies
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For location specific businesses there are many tactics to locally optimize your business letting them rank higher than large companies. Are there any tactics/strategies specifically for saas companies?
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Hi Martijn, thanks for the response. From a quick glance, it looks pretty basic, but I will dig in further when I have more free time. Also, interesting CMS options as my company is finally looking to add a CMS (subdomains have been SUCH a pain technically and logistically). I'll definitely have to check out Craft.
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Hi,
This might be a shameless plug but earlier today John Doherty actually launched a whole guide on how to do SEO for SaaS businesses. You can find it here: https://www.getcredo.com/saas-seo-guide/
Martijn.
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