Why do I need SEO?

It comes down to this simple metaphor. You can build a beautiful house in the woods, but without a road leading to it, nobody will ever know you are there. The same thing goes with your website presence; you can have a beautiful website, but without people (traffic), no one is going to find you. SEO is an ongoing process, so you cannot simply build a website and expect great results if you want to be found on major search engines.