What is SEO and why should an author care? SEO stands for search engine optimization. It simply means helping search engines like Google understand your content so the right people can find it. When someone types a question into Google or YouTube, the results they see were chosen partly because of SEO. If your website, blog, or videos answer that question clearly, you can show up for free, for years. In this article, you will get a clear answer, then the solution step by step