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A lot.
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Right now, most parents and local families start their school journey with a search. If your school isn’t showing up, it’s not even in the running.

Being ranked by google (SEO) is a lot easier when you stop thinking of it as a dark art, it's simply how your website is written, structured and presented, using a series of simple, repeatable steps without paying an agency to "optimise your synergy funnels”.

USE OUR SIMPLE SIX STEP APPROACH

  • Step 1: Understand how people search

    Search engines don’t rank you because you’re brilliant. They rank you because you match what people are typing.

    What to do:
    1. Make a list of questions customers ask you every day.
    2. Turn those into page topics.
    3. Use natural language, the way real humans speak, not "industry-leading solutions".

    Why it matters:
    If you don’t use the words your customers use, Google won’t connect the dots. It’s that simple.

  • Step 2: Structure your website

    A well‑structured site helps humans and Google understand what you do. 

    What to do:
    1. Give every page one clear purpose.
    2. Use headings to break up content.
    3. Create a simple navigation that even your most sleep‑deprived customer could follow.
    4. Use clean, predictable URLs (e.g., /school/activities or admission/policy).

    Why it matters:
    If your site feels like a maze, people leave. When people leave, Google sulks.

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  • Step 3: Write content that builds trust (THE BIG ONE)

    In short, (as this is a topic where everyone has an opinion), every sector has its own trust signals, a school needs to show that they see the student as an individual, not just a data point on a standardised test result.

    What to do:
    1. Explain what you do in plain English.
    2. Add FAQs based on real customer questions.
    3. Include reviews, case studies, or examples of your work.
    4. Keep it human, people buy from people.

    Why it matters:
    Trust is a ranking factor. If users trust you, Google does too.

  • Step 4: Fix the basics that quietly ruin rankings

    Most SEO problems aren’t dramatic. They’re tiny, boring, and everywhere.

    Your A, B, C checklist
    A) Absent basics : missing contacts, absent headings, registration forms
    B) Broken stuff: links that don't go anywhere, slow pages, giant images.
    C) Confusing content: unclear services, vague answers, do you answer the parent "what do I do now?".

    Why it matters:
    Fixing these puts you ahead.

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  • Step 5: Measure what’s working (without a PhD)

    You don’t need dashboards that look like aircraft controls.

    What to track:
    1. Which pages get the most visits
    2. Which search terms bring people in
    3. Which pages turn into calls, emails and registrations
    4. What parents/carers search for on your site

    Why it matters:
    If you know what’s working, you can do more of it. If you know what’s not, you can stop it.

  • Step 6: Take control

    SEO doesn't belong to agencies. It belongs to you.

    And you can do it.

Does google know you exist?

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susan@seo-education.co.uk

Looking for the calmest, most capable SEO expert in the room? You’ve found her. With a career-defining tenure at The Good Schools Guide, I didn’t just manage SEO, I revolutionised it, scaling organic traffic from 1 million to a massive 9 million annual visitors. I specialise in navigating the unique digital landscape of the education sector, understanding that every school is different and combining technical precision with a deep understanding of what parents are searching for.

I look forward to meeting you

SUSAN