Businesses struggle to enhance their online presence and generate growth in today’s digital world. Effective content strategies are an essential part of achieving this. SEO and conversion copywriting are two common tactics that are frequently used.

We need to know the needs and wants of clients, here’s the discussion that might unlock some useful insights for you:

A1: Conversion Copywriting in my mind is getting into the minds of your customers and speaking directly to their needs and wants. #SEO content is written for robots and not humans. You must mix the two for the best results in my opinion.

Joey Trend

A 1.1: Conversion copywriting is the art of writing copy with the primary goal of converting readers into customers or taking a specific desired action. It goes beyond simply informing or entertaining; it aims to inspire action and achieve measurable results.

Мartin Тolovski

A1 SEO focuses primarily on increasing organic visibility and attracting relevant traffic from search engines, while conversion copywriting drives conversions.

Olena Prokhoda

A2 Both is good and it totally depends on the business that they want to invest in seo or copywriting. If Business wants organic growth and conversion leads then SEO and copywriting is the best combination to grow them at sky level in teams or organic and in leads

keyur shah | SEO

A2 IMHO it is a combination of the two. Optimized copywriting that leads the visitor to the conversion. Optimized copy is what gets the visitor to the information from the onset.

Debi Norton

A2 There is no clear winner between SEO and Conversion Copywriting when it comes to driving business growth. Businesses should leverage both strategies to achieve sustainable growth.

Olena Prokhoda 

A 3.1: I think the principal challenge in implementing SEO and conversion copywriting strategies remains preserving the power of the copy while ensuring SEO efforts remain profitable.

Мartin Тolovski

A3: Bridging the gap between keywords that convert and the buyer’s current place in the funnel.A3: Bridging the gap between keywords that convert and the buyer’s current place in the funnel.

Sweepsify 

I don’t agree that these are two different things in the vision I have of what SEO is supposed to mean, and how it should be performed. But I understand what the question tries to do, so I will name 3.

Remco Tensen

A 4.1: Straight up, it’s all about aligning the KPIs with the ideal journey users take from being aware of your business on search engines to making a purchase on one of your pages. Yes, the good old funnel!

Мartin Тolovski

A4 The key performance indicator(s) are dependent on the business goals. -sale -call -lead -form fill out Represent KPIs. The real KPI is the desired end result

Debi Norton

Measure the ROI by analyzing the revenue generated from your SEO and Conversion Copywriting efforts. Compare the cost of implementation with the resulting business outcomes to determine the effectiveness and profitability of your strategies.

Megan Newman | eCommerce 

A5 Start with knowing your Target Audience. From there “Optimized Conversion Copywriting”, meets the need of the target audience to evoke them to make the desired result. Landing pages work great for this!

Debi Norton

Understand the intent behind user search queries. Optimize content by aligning it with user needs and providing valuable solutions. Focus on creating informative, relevant, and user-friendly content that satisfies user intent and enhances organic rankings.

Megan Newman | eCommerce

A5 Using

@Surfer_SEO, you can determine user intent based on what is already ranking. Sometimes, user intent is very different than what a phrase suggests it would be.

Gail Gardner

A6 I loosely predict, it’s NOT the exact science type prompt coders. Stuff everybody is hyping, rarely becomes valuable long term. I think SEO’s who also have a considerable true knowledge of psyche and therapy, will have an edge in the Human AI driven SEO future.

Remco Tensen

A6: AI-powered content design will transform conversion copywriting to ensure that the content design is always well optimized to boost conversions.

Sweepsify

AI-powered algorithms are becoming more sophisticated. Advancements in AI and explore how they can enhance your SEO and Copywriting efforts. (PS: Our AI tool is great for content creation)

Megan Newman

After analyzing the discussion on “SEO vs Conversion Copywriting: What’s best for business,” it is clear that both SEO and conversion copywriting play vital roles in driving business growth. The general consensus among the participants is that a combination of both strategies yields the best results. SEO focuses on increasing organic visibility and attracting relevant traffic, while conversion copywriting aims to inspire action and achieve measurable results.

Businesses should leverage the strengths of both SEO and conversion copywriting to achieve sustainable growth. By optimizing copywriting to lead visitors to conversions and bridging the gap between keywords that convert and the buyer’s current place in the funnel, businesses can effectively align their KPIs with the ideal user journey. It is crucial to measure the ROI of these strategies by analyzing the revenue generated and comparing implementation costs to determine their effectiveness and profitability.

Understanding the target audience, aligning content with user needs, and providing valuable solutions are key elements of successful SEO and conversion copywriting. Additionally, advancements in AI-powered algorithms can enhance the content design and boost conversions.

By integrating these practices, businesses can create informative, relevant, and user-friendly content that satisfies user intent, enhances organic rankings, and drives business growth in the ever-evolving landscape of SEO and conversion copywriting.


Jeremy Rivera

Jeremy Rivera started in SEO in 2007, working at Advanced Access a hosting company for Realtors. He came up from the support department, where people kept asking "How do I rank in Google" and found in the process of answering that question an entire career. He became SEO product manager of Homes.com, went "in-house" at Raven Tools in Nashville in 2013. He then worked at several agencies like Caddis, 2 The Top Design as an SEO manager and then launched a 5 year freelance SEO career. During that time he consulted for large enterprise sites like Smile Direct Club, Dr. Axe, HCA, Logan's Roadhouse and Captain D's while also helping literally hundreds of small business owners get found in search results. He has authored blog posts at Authority Labs, Raven Tools, Wix, Search Engine Land. He has been a speaker at many SEO conferences like Craft Content and been interviewed in numerous SEO focused podcasts.