Introduction
Oh hey you. Yep, you. That person who blogs. You want to know what SEO is right? Excellent choice. You’ve probably spent a long time slaving over your masterpiece for your blog. You’ve clicked that publish button and sat back to see what happens. Here’s what happens. Nothing. Well, that’s how it can feel. As a huge number of blogs and bloggers can attest. You’ve done the work – you put it out there… and then… crickets. That’s where SEO comes in. Here’s a beginners guide to demystifying SEO to increase the eyeballs on your blog. Grab a coffee (or tea, be cool I’m not judging). Ready? Let’s go!
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Ever wonder how some blogs rocket to the top and yours languishes below the digital fold? You re lucky – dont worry, it’s not luck! It’s the sea. Oh, the sea. We don’t see sea in our country. We used to. Oh, probably. Pizza? No pizza.’ But it’s not. You just never got into SEO is all. Here’s how.
Mind Blowing
And who can blame him, when the very terminology of SEO (for that is what I’m talking about) rearranges itself to resemble a furious billiards tables cape through which various algorithms, keywords and mere metadata seem to ricochet like so many rack-exploding, arena-filling balls, leaving your poor cranium thoroughly addled? But once you understand the lexicon, and the causal picture playing out, it is no longer so confounding.
Breaking it down
Ah, but let’s park that for a second, because I can hear the elephant in the room. Maybe you’re thinking: ‘But wait, is SEO one of those things that I need to be some kind of savvy techie to get?’ To be honest, I can understand if you’re coming away from this wishing that SEO was just as sexy as tangoing in a gorilla mask. Okay, in fact, in the early stages it’s a little techie, and that’s completely understandable; it can be a bit cryptic – even mystical. But really, at its heart, it’s very simple – it’s about making the content on your website visible and discoverable by search engines. And once you get your head round it, you’ll be thinking: ‘How did I do this without you?’
But wait, there’s more! As you learn some basic SEO tricks, you’ll be building some skills that will help your blog gain a better search-engine standing. If your blog gains a solid search-engine standing, then the guide will have been worth your while! But even more than that, those same SEO techniques will also help you to design a better user experience for your readers. What’s not to like?
Hence, the ‘secrets’ of SEO: how do you take your blog to the wild green yonder? Here goes:
– Lots and lots of text. The more text you have, the better – 1,000 words is the magic number.
– Good photos – ideally several in your target blog.
– Good links to great sites – the better the link, the better the SEO.
More tricks…
Keyword Research.
You can use keyword research and placement as a breadcrumb trail to your blog – especially if you do it right.
SEO-friendly titles and descriptions:
It’s not just about great content – having SEO-friendly titles and descriptions (which help Google and other search engines rank your site more effectively) is important as well.
Include Links to Your Blog:
Blogs link to one another, and so a link to your content from another blogger could get you linked back to – giving a back-link. And the more authority of the ‘better’ sites that link to your content, the higher the authority you’ll get in the eyes of search engines.
Stay Up to Date:
SEO is an ever-changing field of practise. Search engines frequently update their modifications to their algorithm. Staying ahead is about keeping up to date about SEO trends and best practices.
Conclusion
And now you have the gate key of the World of SEO, and if you use these tips in the right way, then with the power of SEO your blog will get more exposure and more traffic and you will be a successful blogger in the long run. Hope that you have enjoyed reading this StarPost. Now it’s time. Get your your site ranking high.
