Many people think that SEO is extremely hard. Hate blow it, but it is not that hard. This post is about simple blog SEO tips. All the stuff here does not require you to contact other webmasters or to buy stuff. I’d say that implementing the things suggested here takes at most 10mins. Yet, the results are guaranteed. You need to use meta tags, use internal linking, and check for broken links. Continue reading to find out more.
Meta Tags
Meta tags are tags that are shown in the HTML code of your web pages. The most profound are keywords and description meta tags.
There are two good reasons, why meta tags are important. First, when you have the meta tags on your pages, some of the search engines will rank your pages based on them. Second, some of the meta tags, like description, is shown on the search result under the actual link. If the description looks good, then people will more likely click the search result.
Using a SEO plugin
As default, WP is not that search engine friendly. WP does not automatically create the needed meta tags. I suggest to you all, that you add a plugin called ALL in on SEO pack. It lets you configure basically all you need. As a default, it uses the tags that you have selected as your keywords and the first lines of text are shown as the description tag. It also let’s you write these tags for every post if you want to.
Internal Linking
Having internal links in your posts is a great way to expose your older postings to your new readers. It is also a way to provide anchor texts for the links that are pointing to the page. Even the internal anchor texts are counted by search engines and they will have a profound effect in SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). Usage is simple. When you are writing a post, check for related postings and link to them directly on the new post.
Displaying Similar Posts
Another way to increase internal linking, is to add a plugin that shows the similar posts. If you are using WP, all you need to do is to install a plugin called Similarity. Just search it in plugins and install. You will be all set.
Broken Links Check
Search engines hate you having broken links. Some pages will loose value for having broken links, so you need to get rid of them. You can check your links manually, but it takes a lot of time. Fortunately there is a WP plugin that helps you a lot and does automatically check for broken links. I use the plugin called broken links checker. It works wonders.
Conclusion
Implementation of these tips, takes only a little while. Important points to remember are,
- Meta tags
- Internal links
- Check for broken links
What type of plugins do you use for SEO? What are your SEO tips for blogs?
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You’re right that deep linking (linking to other posts within the site) is absolutely a key tactic for SEO; one that is often overlooked.
I also want to add the importance of relationships with other bloggers. These indirectly will lead to inbound links to a blogger’s site, which is a critical component to establishing credibility in not only the visitors’ eyes but also search engines’ eyes.
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Thank you for your valuable comment Gabe. I agree with you, but as this was a more beginner thing I did not focus on connecting with others. Anyway, thanks for bringin it up.
I find SEO pretty tedious which is why I make use of plugins like SEO platinum. I also have one that will check for broken links and another that will search for similar posts so I can paste those links at the end. If it wasn’t for those plugins I wouldn’t be doing much SEO at all.
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Using social media to kick start your website is a clever move but ultimately you need your seo sorted so it can take over and produce your traffic naturally.
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Thanks. I agree, SEO is a must at some point.