Search engine optimization(SEO is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's unpaid results page-often referred to as "natural","organic" or "earned" results.)
This involves certain strategies,techniques and tactics to make sure Search Engines understand your site better.
A good SEO expert will follow the best practices recommended by the Search Engines to avoid any penalty by the Search Engines.
When we search for something by typing a keyword/phrase,Google will pull out the relevant documents from its index
It then,rank them for that particular keyword/phrase based on around 200 ranking factors such as
Good quality,relevant and fresh content
Good user experience
Back links from other good quality websites
Local Search Optimization
Used by businesses that target specific geographic territories
Websites are optimized for local searches
Trying to signal the search engines that the website is a global competitor
On-site SEO
Heading (like H1 tags),title and meta tags,Alt text,keyword density,keyword-formatted URLs,indexing,XML sitemap,internal linking.
Off-site SEO
Earning back links from external sources
Business listing websites,Citations,Blogs,Social Media Signal etc.
Depending on whether your business targets international customers or local customers/market,the SEO techniques can be classified into Globel SEO and Local SEO.
Global SEO
Used by businesses that target global customers
Website are optimized for global searches
Trying to signal the search engines that the website is a global competitor