I get requests about sharing my SEO strategies almost every day. I cannot say that I have this secret formula about getting into the first pages of search engines. Nonetheless, over the last few months, I’ve been successfully growing my organic search numbers & overall pageviews. It only happened because I decided to get serious about my SEO score at last. Let me share some of the insights with you all!You might also like:

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Google algorithm changes quite frequently, so it’s impossible to catch on every single shift they make. However, some of the best, time-proven tactics remained consistent. In this post, I’m going to share seven effective SEO tips that will help you blog better, attract more visitors & finally get the hang of all that SEO fuss.

USE SEO PLUGINS

To begin with, you don’t need to carry all the load on your shoulders. There are plenty of useful plugins you can use in order to make things easier. My favourite tool for managing SEO is Yoast. It allows you to set up all the necessary info, manage your content and even permalinks right. I recently upgraded to a premium version and I no longer have to worry about the broken links on my blog or website. They also provide awesome customer support which is a nice cherry on top!

USE KEYWORDS

You need to use relevant keywords if you want to be found on Google and other search engines. It doesn’t have to be one word, you can use a combination of words and use it all over your blog’s content.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to be spammy, but try to use your keywords in several places if possible, such as:

• Titles + Headlines (use SEO friendly post titles & keyword rich include paragraph titles into your posts)

• Meta Description (this is the short info displayed under your blog’s title in search results)

• Beginning of your posts (include keywords organically into your post’s content)

• Your post URL (if you already included your keywords in the post title- it should come up on the URL too)

• Alt-Text of your post’s images (simply click on the image within your post editor to get an option of adding an alternative text to your image)

NARROW YOUR NICHE

Look, I know that your blog is a wonderful place to blog about all the stuff that happens in your life, but if you seriously want to make this blog profitable & grow it into a business- you must narrow your niche right now. It’s impossible to rank high in SEO if you write about everything and everyone. Stick your favourite topic or two & stick to it.

Also read: How to Find the Right Niche for Your Blog?

INCLUDE INTERNAL LINKS

Linking to your older posts is crucial.

Seriously. Not only you will get your reader hooked on more of the content from your blog, but you will also help your SEO score big time.

TRUST YOUR WEB-HOST

Alright, so your web hosting company doesn’t directly affect your SEO score, but let me evolve on this a little bit. If your web host is experiencing a constant downtime or your site’s loading speed is rather slow- it can all be the reason why no one is finding your blog on search engines.

READ: How to Choose the Best Web Host for Your Blog?

USE ORIGINAL CONTENT

You should always, always make sure to bring the best possible content towards your readers. If you create original, helpful posts and prefer quality over quantity- you’re on the right way. Don’t forget to use original photography too, you can also share videos, podcasts or valuable freebies with your audience. All of this will help search engines to see your website as worthy and that will definitely help you get better SEO score.

INSTALL A SITEMAP

This step is super easy! You can help yourself a lot by simply submitting a sitemap of your blog to the search engines. The easiest way to do this is to install a plugin such as this one. It will complete all the necessary steps on your behalf. If you’re a Blogger user, try following this tutorial.

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Of course, if you feel like you need some help in improving your site’s SEO it’s always worth turning to professionals. In this scenario, I highly recommend getting in touch with Bulldog Digital Media team, they have an incredibly talented in-house team & cover all of your needs in search engine optimization, pay per click, graphic design, outreach or social media management.

Hope you enjoyed this post, folks! I’d love to hear if you used any of these tactics & saw any improvement!