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SEO Strategies for IT Service Providers

IT service providers handle digital transformation – very concretely. With individual large-scale projects for their clients.

However, there’s a business dilemma inherent in this work: six- or seven-figure projects ensure very high utilization – and an extremely large gap when the project is completed.

Accordingly, the pressure to fill this gap is high. Preferably with another large project. But these don’t just appear out of nowhere.

So, more investment in marketing is needed. But which channels? With what strategy? How to reach the C-level at potential clients?

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Marketing: a Lot on Their Plate, Little Time

The Initial Situation

Marketing managers at IT service providers are often “all-rounders“. Their tasks range from creative assignments to development, coordination, and calculation. They have a lot on their plate: writing product pages, sending newsletters, organizing case studies, managing online magazines – to name just a few examples. Additionally, flyers, trade fairs, or a relaunch are not uncommon.

The Challenge

All online marketing channels are now very mature – and accordingly complex. This also applies to SEO. To develop a sound strategy and a clear action plan for this, it requires in-depth expertise – and simply time. Google is a stable channel for traffic and leads. Many other content marketing formats such as newsletters, webinars, and social media channels are fueled by SEO.

Acquisition: where Will the Next Projects Come from?

The Initial Situation

How do high-quality project inquiries arise? In the IT environment, it is often a personal contact that opens the door. Typically through well-connected executives. Or in discussions with clients on-site. However, that no longer works as well as it used to. The number of personal contacts is finite. Clients are hesitant – reflecting the overall economic situation. Management understands: there is an urgent need for a system that consistently generates attention and inquiries.

The Challenge

Marketing is still too often seen as something purely visual. Keyword: “Beautiful” website. Layout and structural questions are too often discussed based on taste. And far too little about how the website specifically fills the pipeline for complex sales. The key: Systematically build your own reach with data-driven SEO and your own expert knowledge. Specifically build touchpoints – and generate leads through them.

The Decisive Question: how Do We Reach the C-level?

Is it Only the C-level?

Of course, ultimately a CTO or CEO decides on collaboration. But significantly more people are involved in the research and selection of a service provider – for example, users in a specialized department. Our experience: an SEO strategy that targets very specific keywords related to usage ensures highly relevant traffic. This often has consequences for the website structure.

What Interests the C-level?

Product pages are only accessed when the decision-making process is well advanced. But how can you reach the target audience earlier? By discussing relevant industry topics – for example, in your own magazine. This also requires an SEO or keyword strategy. So that articles consistently generate visitors – and don’t end up in the content graveyard.

Where Can the C-level be Found?

Google or SEO is a very good entry channel. Because users are looking for something specific. The next strategic step is from “Finding” to “Binding”: for example, via newsletters, webinars, social media. Longer magazine articles can be easily converted into micro content for LinkedIn. And there they provide additional reach. We also have a lot of experience here.

How Important are Technical Topics for SEO?

Many marketing managers think that SEO is all about technology. The most frequently mentioned topic here: loading times. Or for advanced users: Core Web Vitals.

Google itself also communicates that Core Web Vitals are a ranking factor. But as much as we love such technical topics: our experience is that for IT service providers, this is rarely the lever for more traffic (unlike, for example, for publishers).

Such technical optimizations often cause significant effort – with comparatively little return.

What has a significantly greater and better effect: a clear SEO and content strategy that is coordinated.

Nevertheless, we never lose sight of technical aspects. A technical audit always takes place as part of a collaboration. To check whether technical optimizations are necessary.

If that is the case, we will, of course, discuss it. Common cases where technical SEO becomes very relevant:

  • If there are problems with indexability
  • If a CMS change or an upgrade is planned
  • If a relaunch leads to a change in the URL structure

We can clarify everything else in a personal conversation.

We Advise IT Service Providers on SEO and Content Marketing

We are Fabian Jaeckert (right) and Benjamin O’Daniel. For many years, we have worked as consultants for marketing teams. We combine two worlds: Fabian is the technical expert, and Benjamin handles all topics related to content development.

“How can we improve our SEO visibility?”

This fundamental question underlies every project for which we are brought on board.

It often involves reviewing existing SEO and content strategies from an external perspective and developing new levers.

This is precisely what we specialize in.

We develop SEO strategies for companies and present them in a structured and understandable way to those responsible in focus workshops. Subsequently, we flexibly support the in-house managers during implementation.

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We would be happy to arrange an introductory SEO meeting via video conference (30 min.).

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