Category: SEO

WordPress is a fantastic resource and probably the best content management system (CMS) for creating websites out there. This is of course partially thanks to the ease of use the CMS brings to the table and also the fantastic array of plug-ins. WordPress-based sites allow you so much control over what you add, when you add it and how your site looks and performs. Of course, getting your website right and optimizing it for your viewers’ user experience is one of the biggest battles out there. A site may look aesthetically great, however ensuring it’s working to the best of its ability takes more than just a hunch.

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Though you’re not supposed to go totally SEO crazy while writing a blog post because it can backfire, you still need to make sure that you keep track of really important aspects of your blog posts at all times. This post will walk you through the process that I stick to when I add content to the blog. Writing a blog post is not all about search engine optimization. Think about your reader first and foremost. Before you go any further, you need to make sure that your post looks great. Plus you want your blog post to be easy to understand and navigate. So, your site will become user friendly only if you keep all its components in check. (more…)

Totally new to SEO and not sure how to get started? Thing is, you can just take an SEO course for beginners so that you know both what you need to do on your site and off your site in order to make your site visible and reachable for Google and visitors. The course that I offer you today is for those of you guys who are not familiar with search engine optimization. I’ve personally taken the course to get to know about its cons and pros so that you can make an education decision if you need to take it. Now you can read the review and see if it covers the topics that you’d like to know more about. (more…)

Chances are, you’ll be flabbergasted by the SEO software that I’d like to talk about today. You may have been using all sorts of link tracking, competitor analysis, keyword monitoring and stuff like that software. Problem is, you still feel there’s something dead wrong with all that software or simply missing, right? Thing is, you can use an all-in-one online app and you can even test-drive it for 15 days totally free of charge. You’re not gonna learn just some downright platitudes about how to use the app in this post. What you ARE going to learn is how the app will rock your SEO daily workflow. So, what’s the fuss all about? (more…)

As you probably know, lots of people are trying to remove bad links after the last Google algorithm update. Especially if we talk about links from private blog networks. You may want to do it as well. Chances are, that’s because you also got a warning message from Google in your Google Webmaster Tools account. In that case you need to make your next move really fast because it’s a manual action which means an actual live human being from Google checked your site and concluded that your link profile is not A-OK. Since you need to contact a whole lot of sites and ask to remove your links, it requires tons of time. (more…)

Why designs for New Year marketing? Since we still live in a physical world as well, you may want to use all sorts of festive printed materials to promote your online products or services. You can do it with the help of postcards, party flyers and stuff like that. Sure thing, you can hire a designer to create your custom graphics, but you can also do it by a long shot easier. Thing is, you can check totally awesome pre-made designs, select the one that strikes a cord and just have it modified (or do it on your own) to meet your needs. It works either way because you’ll need just basic Photoshop editing skills. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. (more…)

Use WordPress SEO by Yoast, but never had the chance to dive in the Facebook Open Graph feature that it offers? Luckily, you can just read the post and you’ll become a Facebook WordPress plugin guru. Well, at least when it comes to that feature in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin specifically 🙂 You may be really admired by the plethora of SEO and not exactly SEO features the plugin allows to make use of. Nonetheless, it’s still pretty easy and straightforward. So without further ado, you’re about to learn how to make your Facebook snippets look really sweet. (more…)

Though social networking factors are gradually gaining popularity in the world of SEO, links are still primal in keyword rankings. You just MUST monitor backlinks! You don’t want your links to get lost or get modified without your approval or even being in the know. This post explains how to keep track of your inbound links (external links to your site) with the help of LinkAssistant. If you lose a link on a reputable site, you can pretty drastically lose both rankings and traffic. So, in case you ignore monitoring your links on a regular basis, you may see a traffic drop without being able to explain why exactly it happened. (more…)

Once you set up your WordPress blog and it’s up and running, you need to keep track of your WordPress performance in terms of traffic and other SEO related issues. There are lots of free and paid SEO tools out there, but they just can’t beat Google Webmaster Tools because it’s run by Google and it’s free. Plus, you need a Google Webmaster Tools account anyway coz you should specify certain settings for your site, such as your preferred domain, location, etc. The bottom line is that it’s just irreplaceable. In order to start using the tool, you need to login to your Google account and then set up your Google Webmaster Tools account. (more…)

Here’s why I decided to write these Google Analytics WordPress tips. Thing is, WordPress when used as a stand-alone solution does not have a built-in feature that allows you to monitor all sorts of data that may be useful in terms of SEO. If you just need basic daily traffic stats, you may just need to install the JetPack plugin and activate its WordPress.com Stats option. In case you need more in-depth info and for any time span, you definitely should consider using Google Analytics for that. So, what you need to do is create a Google Analytics account and verify your site so that you can use all the stats that the service offers. (more…)