SEO Tips for WordPress Blogs

 

5 SEO Tips for WordPress Blogs


WordPress is the most popular blogging platform for many reasons. They are easy to use; they can be completely customized, but more importantly, they rank well with search engines. And for beginners the most important thing you need to learn about blogging is search engine optimization. Fortunately, with WordPress, it's easy.


Here are 5 SEO Tips for WordPress Blogs.


Use a quality theme: 

The first thing all bloggers want to do is find a cool theme for their blog. However, most beginners do not have much money to invest in a premium theme. Free WordPress themes are available all over the Internet, but you should be careful which one you choose. Many of those beautiful, designer articles look great on your readers. However, search engines have trouble reading your content. The best theme to start with is Twenty Eleven, a free theme you can get with your WordPress Dashboard.


Install the All-In-One-SEO plugin: 

This is a free WordPress plugin that you can download through your dashboard. You can then set your own meta tags, title and description for each post, making it easier for search engines to see what your blog is about. After installing All-In-One you will need to go to the setup tab and create your homepage title, add a description for your blog and type in the appropriate keywords. Don't forget to click 'submit' when you're done.


Do keyword research: 

Keyword research is required - before you start setting up your blog. You will need to identify your niche and use a rich domain name keyword. You will also need to use keywords in all areas of your blog: Post titles, section titles, in your blog posts and articles, in your navigation and anchor text. All aspects of your blog will focus on keywords and without them, you're missing out.


Customize permalinks:

Permalinks determine the composition of your URLs, and those URLs are what search engines are learning to determine the content of your blog. With WordPress, the default setting shows a lot of unnecessary search engines, and just confuses them. Go to the 'Contact Permissions' Settings page and click the radio button with the custom layout and enter /% postname% / in the space box. This setting makes it easier for search engines to read your content, and you'll be better ranked by your keywords.


Alt tags: 

Search engines can only 'read' the text you have on your blog - they can't 'see' images so you should use alt tags to see them. Every time you upload an image to your WordPress blog you will see a field where you can add 'Unique Text'. Use keywords to target your search engine images.


Search engine optimization strategies are the most important thing you can do if you want to make money online with your blog. These are just a few of the steps you can take to SEO your WordPress blog but for beginners, they are a good place to start.

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