What You Can Do to Combat Obituary Spam - Winning the SEO Race

March 25, 2024

Are those with no connection to the funeral profession outranking your funeral home in Google searches? 


What can you do to stop this while attracting more families to your website? 


Start by winning the SEO race


When it comes to combatting obituary spam, Tribute Technology CEO Charlie Cole said, “The best thing funeral homes can do is dominate their own SEO.” 


If you aren’t among the top search results in your area, you are missing calls. 


Consider Cole’s top three tips to improve your SEO, as shared in a recent webinar on protecting your business and families from spammers


  1. Be the first to post your obituaries. 
  2. Share obituaries on every social account you manage. 
  3. Have a fast website. 


Learn more about how to outrank the competition and increase your website’s searchability and relevance by talking to one of our marketing specialists


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