Professional insight – SEO expert David Iskander on the top 5 things to do to help your site be found

As you prepare to launch your site, it can certainly feel like there is a lot to do to prepare for SEO. I’ve asked David Iskander, SEO expert and founder of Launch Happy, what his top five recommendations are when it comes to helping your newly launched site rank higher in search engines.

“First, clean up your URLs. Make sure that all of your URLs are clear and easy to understand, and that they accurately reflect the content of the page they’re linking to. For example, your about page should be at /about, your contact page should be at /contact, and so on.

Then, submit your website to Google Search Console. This will let Google know about your new website and help it index your pages more quickly. You can submit your website to Search Console here: https://link.signuptolaunch.com/search-console-about.

Once you’ve done that, make sure your...