11 actionable seo tips and tricks you can use today!
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IMPLEMENT WEBMASTER TOOLS
Install both Google Search Console (Webmaster tools) & Bing Webmaster Tools.
WELCOME TO SEARCH CONSOLE
Provides insight on what Google can see about your website including search queries, technical issues and the number of pages indexed.
Installation guide - http://whdot.net/1G9KnbU
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IMPLEMENT WEBMASTER TOOLS
• Requires a Google Account
• Easy to Install
• Simple to use
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CONNECT GA & SEARCH CONSOLE
Connecting the two Google properties will provide you with search query and landing page data
within Google Analytics.
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IMPLEMENT AN XML SITEMAP
An XML file that lists URLs along with additional metadata about each so that search engines can
intelligently crawl the site.
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FIX 404s WHERE POSSIBLE
As websites evolve errors occur. These to need to be either fixed or redirected where possible to
retain website integrity and improve user journey.
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IMPROVE PAGE SPEED
Becoming more important for both users and search engines. Improved page speed can lead to
an increase in conversion.
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EVERYONE LIKES A FAST WEBSITE
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
47% of consumers expect a web page to load in
2 seconds or less
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UTILISE STRUCTURED DATA
“Structured data markup" is a standard way to annotate your content so machines can
understand it
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STRUCTURED DATA MARKUP
• Schema.org• schema-
creator.org• Structured Data
Testing ToolEnhanced Presentation in Search Results
Answers from the Knowledge Graph
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CONDUCT THOROUGH KEYWORD RESEARCH
Understand what your users are searching for by research both head and long-tail terms. At this
point you should also be mining competitor terms.
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IDENTIFY KEYWORD TOPICS
A keyword topic provides more value than a single term and will convert better
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THERE ARE A RANGE OF KEYWORD TOOLS
SEMRushwww.semrush.com
Google Trendswww.google.com/trends
Keyword Toolwww.keywordtool.io
TermExplorerwww.serpiq.com
There are manykeyword tools including Hubspot, often using Google data
Adwords Keyword Planneradwords.google.com/keywordplanner
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CREATE USER FOCUSED CONTENT
Think of your website like a shop. Your content is your staff, informing and advising users.
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APPEARING AT THE MOMENT OF SEARCH
DecisionIntentConsiderationAwareness
UTILISE ALL THE USER JOURNEY STAGES
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CREATE TARGETED EDITORIAL CONTENT
Create user-led content, based on common search query topics –write for queries, NOT keywords
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DON’T OBSESS OVER RANKINGS
Search visibility is the bi-product of good SEO not the goal.
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CREATE LOCAL LISTINGS
A large part of Local SEO is based on having local listings such as Google Local, Bing, Yelp,
TouchLocal.
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NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER (NAP)
Ensure that your Name, Address & Phone number is correct across all your listings. If you move, then
change them.