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Why Your First SEO Audit Should Be CRO (Not Technical SEO)

Here’s the thing:
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) makes you more money — not next week, not next month — but today.

That’s why your very first audit in any SEO project should be a CRO audit.
Instead of trying to get more traffic, learn how to earn more from the traffic you already have.

When it comes to affiliate review content, the golden rule is this:
Answer the search query as quickly as possible.
Let’s say someone searches for “best LSAT prep course” — chances are they’ll land on a site that gives them the answer fast, above the fold, with clear and helpful options.

But wait — what about “time on page”?
Didn’t people say that keeping visitors longer was good for SEO?

That’s some outdated advice.
Google’s focus now is on satisfaction, not session length.
They even run surveys on mobile asking: “How easy was it to find what you wanted on this site?”

Let’s be honest:
Ten minutes is not easy.
Ten seconds is.

So your affiliate site shouldn’t bury the answer deep in the article.
Put it front and center. Show the options. Let people click.

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