If you’re using Yoast, you’re probably familiar with setting a focus keyword so you can optimize content for green lights. These should not be guessed. You don’t want to create content for a keyword you’ll never rank for, or have to go back and change content. We need to know WHAT people are searching (keyword […]
Connecting And Optimizing Your WordPress Website With Google Search Console (With Help From Yoast’s SEO Plugin)
Ready to optimize your WordPress site with Google Search Console and Yoast? Steps 1, 5, 6, and 20 have to do with Yoast’s SEO plugin so I suggest using it, but it’s not mandatory if you’re using a different SEO plugin (does help though). If you haven’t verified your site with Search Console yet it […]
SEO For Artists – Get Your Art In Google, Google Images, And An Intro To Getting In Wikipedia If You Have Enough Sources
For artists, SEO usually means one of the following: I will show you how to do all these (and how to get into Wikipedia if you have enough sources). We’ll use René Romero Schuler as an example, an artist I’ve been working with for 5+ years. I spent over 2 days on this tutorial. It’s a bit […]
How To Improve SEO Through Sitewide Optimizations (Things That Affect The Performance Of Your Entire Site)
Sitewide optimizations are factors that improve SEO for every page/post on your website. They can be especially helpful for large websites, for example, improving your page load time by 3 seconds (for 100 pages) can cause a noticeable traffic increase in your Google Analytics. These are basically scalable ways you can improve your website and search engine rankings. I listed helpful links and resources for each item […]
WordPress SEO For Photographers: How To Optimize Your Images, Citations, And WordPress Site For Google Maps
If you’re a photographer, have a WordPress site, and you want to use local SEO to rank higher in Google Maps + localized results for photography-related keywords, this tutorial is for you. I’ll show you how to use Google’s local search ranking factors to improve rankings by optimizing your Google My Business Page, citations, photos, […]
9 Easy Ways To Make Your WordPress Site SEO-Friendly
Want some quick and easy tips to make your WordPress site SEO-friendly? I’ll show you how to do this using different tools/strategies including Yoast’s WordPress SEO Plugin, Google Webmaster Tools, and keyword optimization. There is more to SEO than 9 items (there’s over 200 factors in Google) but my tips will get you on the right track – and I’m […]
10 Essential WordPress Plugins (For SEO, Analytics, Security, Speed Optimization, Backups, And Web Design)
These WordPress plugins will help you design, optimize, and add functionality to your site. I included links to helpful tutorials and resources for each plugin. All are free but #4 (Gravity Forms) which is $49 but worth it if you want an advanced contact form. I’ve gone through a lot of plugins through my 5 […]