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SEO strategy and search engine optimization by developers

You are found if Google can read you — technically and in what you write. We develop SEO strategies for the systems we build ourselves: TYPO3, WordPress, Shopware 6. From keyword analysis to site architecture, technical SEO and ongoing monitoring. No promise of first place, but results you can measure.

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An SEO strategy starts before the first line of copy

If you want to be found on Google, you first have to know what people search for. We analyse search volume, search intent and competition — and we also tell you which keywords are not worth the effort. An SEO strategy that tries to serve every query ends up serving none.

Structure follows analysis. Site architecture and URL structure decide whether Google understands your content and whether people find it. We plan both before the first page is built. Rebuilding later costs more than getting the structure right from the start.

Technical SEO from people who know the source code

Core Web Vitals, indexing, structured data, load time: these are not marketing topics, they are developer topics. We build TYPO3, WordPress and Shopware 6 ourselves, so we implement technical SEO directly in the system instead of writing tickets for someone else and waiting for them to act.

We also run the servers ourselves, in Germany. Load time is a ranking factor, and it is decided on the server, not in the editorial calendar. Caching with Redis, clean database queries, lean templates: a lot of what others sell as an SEO measure is plain craft to us.

Plan the content, measure the results

A strategy without content stays a spreadsheet. The content planning therefore happens in our content strategy service: which topics carry weight, which formats fit, in which order things are published. The website copy is written there — the SEO strategy supplies the frame and the priorities.

Then the real work starts. We track rankings, indexing status and Search Console data continuously and report what moves — including the months when little does. We do not guarantee first place. Anyone who does either does not know Google or does not know you well enough.

SEO in a relaunch: rankings are capital

The worst SEO damage rarely comes from bad copy. It comes from a relaunch without a plan. New URLs, no redirects — and visibility built over years is gone. Before every relaunch we draw up a complete redirect plan: record the old URLs, define the 301 redirects, then check crawling and indexing against them after go-live.

That applies to the corporate site as much as to the shop. The larger the system, the more expensive the mistake — and the more it matters that planning and implementation stay in the same hands.

Frequently asked questions

What does an SEO strategy cost?

The price of an SEO strategy depends on its scope. A technical review of an existing website is a different matter from a full strategy with keyword analysis, site architecture and a content plan. We settle the scope in a first conversation and name a fixed price afterwards. You can reach us Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 16:00 CET, on +49 441 21 21 63 0 or by email to info@sharpness.de.

How long does it take for SEO work to show?

Technical corrections such as load time or indexing problems often show an effect within a few weeks, while new content and structural changes take months. Google rates trust, and trust is not built overnight. Anyone promising you fast jumps is selling you something other than search engine optimization.

Do you guarantee first place on Google?

No — nobody can guarantee first place, because nobody outside Google knows the whole algorithm, and it keeps changing. What we can commit to: sound technical SEO, a solid analysis and transparent reporting. Visibility and qualified visitors rise measurably on that basis. It is less spectacular than a promise, and it lasts longer.

What is technical SEO?

Technical SEO covers everything Google measures about your website before a single line of text is read: load time and Core Web Vitals, clean indexing, structured data, mobile rendering, working redirects. It decides whether good content gets a chance at all. That is why it belongs in the hands of developers, not on a checklist.

Will a relaunch cost me my Google rankings?

Only if the relaunch is badly prepared. Rankings hang on URLs. If those change without redirects, the domain starts again at almost nothing. With a complete redirect plan, 301 redirects and a crawl comparison after go-live, the visibility stays where it was. We build that into every relaunch.

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