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SEO Interview Questions and Answers for 2020

Search Engine Optimisation(SEO) is one of a key component of Inbound Marketing. Because more and more people are choosing for Digital Marketing as a career, we thought we should create a set of 41 SEO Interview Questions and Answers that are frequently asked at Digital Marketing Interviews.

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SEO Interview Questions and Answers for 2020

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  1. SEO INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR 2020 Digital Marketing as a career option growth is growing rapidly. According to the recent research data by IEEE GlobalSpec Media solutions –‘There was a little surge in marketing budget of companies which is around 58% & 55% for SEO & social media respectively in 2017 when compared to the past year”.SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is one of a key component of Inbound Marketing. Because more and more people are choosing for Digital Marketing as a career, we thought we should create a set of 41 SEO Interview Questions and Answers that are frequently asked at Digital Marketing Interviews. Here are some SEO interview questions and answers that are going to be asked in an SEO interview in 2020:

  2. 1. What is SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation. It is an art of getting quality traffic and ranking websites on search engines naturally or without paying any penny to the search engine. Related: What is SEO? What are the Benefits of SEO for Business Growth? 2. Why should we use SEO? SEO is critical with regards to inbound lead generation. It’s standout amongst the most financially savvy methods for getting quality leads. As most web searches begin on Google, it’s essential to rank higher in the SERPs on Google (World’s greatest Search Engine). This can only be done through a proper SEO plan. 3. Tell us about the two types of SEO? Two types of SEO are – i) On-Page SEO On-Page SEO is the optimization done on the website to improve the search rankings. Few examples would be: • Writing a proper title, H1. • Including the focused keyword in the meta description • Writing in-depth and engaging content (If you are interested in knowing more about the right length of a blog post make sure read this article by the Minneapolis SEO – Hook Agency) ii) Off-Page SEO Off-Page SEO relates to any task done, off-site to improve the search rankings. This mostly includes the creation of backlinks, social media signals, etc. 4. What is a Backlink? Backlinks are links coming from another website. In simpler words, when a website links to another website it builds a backlink. Backlinks play a very crucial role in ranking websites higher on search engines. 5. What are the two types of Backlink? Backlinks are only of two types – 1. Do-Follow Backlinks 2. No-Follow Backlinks

  3. Related: Steps to a successful SEO for your Business 6. What do you mean by Do-Follow Backlinks? DoFollow links are those links in which dofollow meta tag is being used. It benefits by passing link juice which has an impact on Google Ranking Algorithm. 7. How is a Do-Follow Link Different from a No-Follow Link? Do-follow links pass link juice which nofollow links don’t pass any link juice. Hence, no-follow links have little to no impact on Google Ranking Algorithm. This is true for all search engines. 8. What is a Keyword? Keyword in SEO is a key phrase or set of words that are inside the website content to help users find the specific website by entering relevant search queries on Google and other search engines. Keywords can be of different types – 1. Short-tail keyword 2. Long-tail keyword 9. What is an Anchor Text? Anchor Text is that visible, clickable text which you see. The text is basically an overlay of the text. In modern browsers, it is often blue and underlined. 10. Mention the Different Types of Anchor Text? Anchor text can be of different types. The limit of using it on your own is your Imagination. Till then, some types which I encountered – 1. Keywords: – Exact Match Keyword: Example – best coffee mugs – Partial Match Keyword – Eg –world’s best smartphone 2. Branded URLs – Eg – EscaleSolutions, Zoruk, FellaFeeds 3. Naked URLs – https://www.escalesolutions.com/ Related: How to build the right content marketing strategy for SEO growth 11. What is the Meta Description Length? The predefined length of a Meta Description in Google is up to 158 characters.

  4. 12. What is the Title Tag Length? The predefined length of a Title Tag aka Headline in Google is up to 60 characters. Google (search engine) typically displays the first 50–60 characters of a title tag. 13. What is Google Sandbox? Google Sandbox is a filter that prevents new websites from ranking in the top results of Google. 14. What is a Long Tail Keyword? Long-tail keywords are those kinds of keywords that are more than 3 words. These are very beneficial in driving targeted traffic to website pages. Most of the time these are very easy to rank for on Google. Eg – best Bluetooth speakers under Rs1500 15. What are LSI Keywords? Latent semantic indexing (LSI) is a system inside search engines use to analyze the other words people use surrounding a given topic. It’s mostly the keywords, Google suggests at the bottom of the page. 16. Name some of the SEO Blogs You Follow? Few of my favorite SEO blogs are – 1. Moz 2. Backlinko 3. Search Engine Journal 4. Search Engine Land 17. What does Competitive Analysis Mean in SEO? Competitive Analysis in SEO is the comparison between the website page people are working on & the website page that has been already been ranked on Google search engine. 18. What is 301 Redirect? A 301 redirect is a permanent redirect to another website where you want it to redirect which passes between 92-99% of link priority (ranking power) to the redirected page. A 301 is the HTTP status code for such types of redirects.

  5. 19. What are the Most Important Places the Main Keyword should be Included? The keyword should be included in – 1. Title of the Page 2. Meta Description 3. The body of the post 4. The headline of the page 5. The HyperLink Related: 10 Quick Ways to Increase Your Website’s Conversion Rate 20. What was Google’s Recent Algorithm Update? There were 4 significant updates this year – 1. January 2020 Core Update — January 13, 2020 2. Featured Snippet De-duping — January 22, 2020 3. May 2020 Core Update — May 4, 2020 4. Google Glitch — August 10, 2020 21. What is Robots.txt? Robots.txt is a text file that tells the search engine crawlers what file of the website to index and cache. It’s very crucial when it comes to On-Page SEO. 22. What is Keyword Density? Keyword Density is the percentage of the number of times the keyword is mentioned in the content in comparison to a total number of words. So if my keyword is mentioned 15 times in 1000 words content the keyword density would amount to 1.5 %. 23. What is the use of Google Search Console? Search Console is the suite of tools and reports offered by Google to help one measure their site’s Search traffic and performance, fix issues, etc. 24. Name the Different Types of Heading Tags? There is a total of six HTML headings – H1 to H6. 25. Tell us Your Favorite SEO Tools and Their Use? • Google Keyword Planner (used for keyword research) • Ahrefs (used for keyword research, competitor analysis & backlink analysis) • Yoast SEO (used for On-Page SEO)

  6. 26. What is Organic Search Result? Any free search results that pop on Google for a particular keyword search is called an organic search result. 27. What is Google Bot & It’s Functionality? Google bot helps in Caching, Crawling, and indexing of a webpage on Google. 28. What is White Hat SEO? White Hat SEO is the technique used to improve SEO of a page is legal, authentic and according to the guidelines of search engines. 29. What is Black Hat SEO? Name A Few Black Hat Techniques? SEO is termed as Black Hat when techniques used to improve SEO of a page are not acceptable by the guidelines of the search engines. Few Black Hat techniques- 1. Creation of PBN links 2. Keyword Stuffing 3. Redirection of Expired Domains 4. Cloaking 5. Duplicate Content 6. Article Spinning 30. Why is the Headline of a Page Very Important? The headline of a page is very important in SEO as it tells search engines and the users the expected web page’s content. 31. What is SEO Audit? Tell Me The Process In Brief. An SEO audit gives a better understanding of the web pages, traffic, and errors of a particular website. It is a great way to improve search engine rankings. In the SEO audit process, we use several tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, etc. for getting all the loopholes on the websites. All on-page and backlinks factors are recorded in the SEO audit report. Related: Ways to Instantly Identify a Fraudulent SEO Firm

  7. 32. What is Structured Data in SEO? Structured data refers to any information which has a high degree of organization, such that inclusion in a relational database is seamless and readily searchable by simple, straightforward search engine algorithms or other search operations. Structured data has become increasingly important to SEO. 33. What are the 2 Best Ways to Reduce Page Loading Time? Best Ways to Reduce page loading time is – 1. Optimizing Images using Lossless Compression 2. By Enabling Browser Caching 34. What is SEO-Friendly URL? SEO friendly URLs are which have a good structure and correct length. 35. What is Web Crawling? Crawling or web crawling is an automated process through which search engines filtrate web pages for proper indexing. 36. What is SERP? SERP stands for Search Engine Result Page. It is the page that displays all the results of the query which you just search on the search engine to enter the website. 37. What is Canonical URL? Canonical URLs relate to the concept of telling the search engines to show this URL to the people who want to visit my website. 38. What is Internal Linking? Internal Linking the process of hyperlinking or connecting different pages of the same domain or website. 39. What Is XML Sitemap? XML or Extensible Markup Language is primarily developed to inform the search engines about the website URLs that are available for indexing and crawling. 40. What is Domain Authority? Domain Authority is a performance metric developed by Moz (founded by Rand Fishkin), which rates any website on a 1-100 scale.

  8. 41. What is Guest Posting? Guest Posting is basically writing articles & publishing on someone else’s website. Sometimes, it is free. Sometimes, Paid. Depending on the traffic of the website. Conclusion I hope all the SEO interview questions and answers were helpful. All the best for your interview. If you feel there are any questions that are missing from the list, feel free to comment below, we’d love to include in our list.

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