{"id":2518,"date":"2021-06-01T22:18:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pclearnings.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:18:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T10:18:34","slug":"strategic-blog-seo-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/strategic-blog-seo-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Strategic SEO Tips From the Experts to Get Massive Traffic in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2519\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seo-tips.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2519\" src=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seo-tips.jpg\" alt=\"seo tips\" width=\"1040\" height=\"505\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEO Tips 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/search-engine-optimization\/\">SEO<\/a> is evolving and so should\u00a0your SEO practices\u00a0evolve. Working with\u00a0SEO practices is a 24\u00d77 job. A blog should follow the current SEO strategies. SEO has 2 main phases<\/p>\n<p>Keeping this in mind, I give you the top 40 blog SEO tips. Go through them; you may learn something new. If nothing else, use it as a revision checklist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-soft\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#002363;border-radius:5px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#035696;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px\">Also Check<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/registering-domain-names-for-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips on Registering Domain Names for SEO FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/seo-rankings-are-changing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How SEO and Rankings Are Changing In 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/essential-seo-ranking-factors-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 Essential SEO Ranking Factors to Dominate Search Engines in 2021\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/social-media-marketing-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding an opportunity for Social Media Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/online-marketing-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Marketing : A Comprehensive Guide to Different Channels<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"yoast-link-suggestion\"><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/growing-instagram-account-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Market on Instagram &amp; Grow Your Account<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Previously we have published a detailed post about <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/blogging-tips-pro\/\">Blogging Tips In 2021<\/a>. Here is the list of top seo tips 2021. If you are unable to implement these techniques hire a good\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconquer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO firm<\/a>\u00a0to perform these for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0You should\u00a0focus on organic growth, that is, search traffic. If your blog gets high percentage of organic traffic, it is an indicator of good SEO practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>\u00a0Your blog\u00a0content should be written for the user\u00a0and not the search engines. Check out the SEO growth graph and Google penalties in 2021, the trend moves towards a strong validation of user intent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0SEO is needed to help search engine find and index your content. A blog without SEO cannot experience organic growth. Excessive SEO is bad but\u00a0follow basic SEO practices, especially the on-page SEO factors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong>\u00a0Find out who they are and\u00a0compete with your competitors. SEO tools like LongTailPro and Moz are recommended software. Your blog needs to have a direction and believe me, following the competition helps a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong>\u00a0There can never be a fixed SEO plan. What works for my blog will not work with yours. Find out those SEO practices which works the best for your blog and it can happen only with trial and error. Don\u2019t fall for SEO blueprints; there are none.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0post title should be the H1 tag. Don\u2019t add the H1 tag within the content as a sub-head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7)<\/strong>\u00a0It is good to\u00a0optimize the post URL structure\u00a0for the benefit of the user and the search engines. Look at the title of this post. It is optimized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8)<\/strong>\u00a0Focus on a keyword, specifically the\u00a0long tail keywords. These are not the times for short two or three worded key phrases. After the Google Hummingbird update, it is imperative to concentrate on long tail keywords.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9)<\/strong>\u00a0It is a good blog SEO practice to\u00a0mention the keyword in the post title. Of course, don\u2019t compromise the relevancy of the post title just to fit in a keyword. The title should always be relevant to the post content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10)<\/strong>\u00a0Break the post into\u00a0various sub-headings. The sub-headings should have the keyword, of course, depending on relevance. Use the H2 and H3 tags in sub-headings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11)<\/strong>\u00a0If you\u2019re using WordPress, I recommend you to either install the\u00a0All in One SEO Pack\u00a0or the\u00a0Yoast WordPress SEO\u00a0plugin. These are an absolute must-have for any blog. Both are equally desired and beneficial; use either one of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12)<\/strong>\u00a0Never forget to\u00a0include a call-to-action\u00a0(CTA) at the end of each post. It is an intrinsic factor to boost blog conversion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13)<\/strong>\u00a0The blog post Meta description should be concise enough to encapsulate the purpose of a certain page. Include the target keyword but make the content reader-friendly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14)<\/strong>\u00a0It is important to include social share buttons with each post because social signals play an important role in the blog\u2019s SEO. Here is our detailed post on\u00a0improving <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/social-media-sharing-integration\/\">social media integration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To know more in detail, check out the\u00a0Google guidelines\u00a0page describing some basic SEO considerations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15)<\/strong>\u00a0Every post should have an appropriate image. While uploading, don\u2019t forget to add the \u2018alt\u2019 tag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16)<\/strong>\u00a0Post, there is a difference with which sidebars are utilized. While most of the WordPress themes come with custom widgets to stylize the sidebar, it is good to\u00a0avoid building a blogroll. A blogroll is a list of sites you recommend. Avoid it as site-wide outbound links can reduce rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17)<\/strong>\u00a0When you publish a new post,\u00a0interlink it with older posts. It passes link juice and gives better search ranking. On-site, it helps to keep the reader engaged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18)<\/strong>\u00a0While free domains are attractive, if you\u2019re serious about your blog,\u00a0get your own domain. GoDaddy is a recommended registrar. Read out <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/choose-business-domain-names\/\">domain registration tips<\/a> published recently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19)<\/strong>\u00a0Unless it comes naturally within a blog post,\u00a0avoid keyword anchor texts\u00a0for outbound linking. Once your blog becomes popular, you\u2019ll be flooded with guest blogging offers, seeking a keyword anchor link back to their site. Avoid this. Try to use just <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/post-having-more-inbound-links-ranks\/\">inbound links<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20)<\/strong>\u00a0It is essential to\u00a0maintain clear and concise blog architecture. Use\u00a0Google XML sitemap\u00a0plugin for this. It helps the search engine robots to crawl and index the blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21)<\/strong>\u00a0Google says that the blog page loading speed is an important factor in search engine ranking. Moreover, a blog loses readership if it\u2019s slow. Therefore,\u00a0improve the blog loading speed\u00a0by using a content delivery network. Google Pagespeed Insights, Pingdom and Gtmetrix are recommended to test site speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22)<\/strong>\u00a0Since the blog structure is important,\u00a0improvise on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/custom-robots-txt-to-blogger\/\">robots.txt<\/a> file\u00a0to specify links you don\u2019t want search engines to crawl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23)<\/strong>\u00a0Some webmasters say that even duplicate content or domains with thin content rank high with black-hat SEO. It is recommended\u00a0not to engage in any black-hat SEO practices\u00a0for the welfare of the blog. So use just <a href=\"https:\/\/pclearnings.com\/unique-content-article\/\">unique content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24)<\/strong> Encourage authors to write\u00a0on your blog. Content is paramount for the success of any blog. Often, the sole blog owner runs out ideas; hence, it is beneficial to encourage new perspectives. To maintain quality, have an editorial policy in place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25)<\/strong>\u00a0While ranking is important,\u00a0do not stuff blog post with keywords. This worked around 2005-2006 but Google has updated its algorithms to discourage content spam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26)<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t write for search engines,\u00a0write for the reader\u00a0\u2013 this should be your\u00a0thumb rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27)<\/strong>\u00a0There is speculation that with time, the authority of a writer will outrank the authority of a blog. Therefore,\u00a0implement Google Authorship\u00a0on the blog. Contributing authors should add their Google+ profile link and your blog link on Google+ contributor section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>28)<\/strong>\u00a0Take publisher markup. Blog authors should have the rel=author markup and you, as the publisher, should\u00a0implement the publisher markup. Here is a\u00a0detailed guide. Content the blog with your Google+ profile as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>29)<\/strong>\u00a0If you publish a lot of images on the blog, take note of\u00a0Google\u2019s image publishing guidelines. Besides the use of \u2018alt\u2019 tag, it mentions other noteworthy details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>30)<\/strong>\u00a0Similar to the above,\u00a0if you publish video content; take note of\u00a0Google\u2019s video guidelines. Bookmark and go through in detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31)<\/strong>\u00a0Out of the 200 signals Google uses, a solid link profile is of great importance. This is the reason why link sellers and buyers thrive. Your single most important and risky activity will be\u00a0to maintain a solid link profile. Buying links is not recommended. Build links as naturally as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>32)<\/strong>\u00a0While it used to be a trend between 2003-2009 to publish content in article directories and press release sites to build links, it is not recommended. First, those links are mostly ignored and second, it can harm your blog SEO and ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>33)<\/strong>\u00a0While the number of words in a post should not matter if the message is loud and clear, it seems that search engines prefer pages with higher word count. A recent research shows that the average word per page on the first ten results in Google for some keywords is 2000. While this is a lot to write, keeping in mind the need to produce quality content regularly,\u00a0aim between 750 and 1250 words per post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>34)<\/strong>\u00a0For the blog\u2019s betterment,\u00a0get involved with Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools. Install the Analytics code on the blog to receive detailed traffic statistics. Verify the blog with Webmaster and get like search queries, incoming links and so on. These two tools are very necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>35)<\/strong>\u00a0Set up a\u00a0custom 404 page. A 404 page is a common occurrence and it tells the user that the page doesn\u2019t exist. Try to minimize the number of 404 pages always. You can see the links showing 404 in Webmaster. Rectify them ASAP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>36)<\/strong>\u00a0If the need arises,\u00a0use the Google Disavow tool. Sometimes unrelated, bad or spammy domains can link to your blog. Download the list of incoming links from Webmaster and check them. Spammy links will spell doom to the blog\u2019s SEO setup. Round up unnecessary links and contact the domain owners to remove them. If they don\u2019t comply, use the\u00a0disavow tool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>37)<\/strong>\u00a0If you are a YouTube publisher and have connected it to the blog, here is a\u00a0detailed guide on optimizing YouTube\u00a0videos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>38)<\/strong>\u00a0If time permits, be an\u00a0active guest blogger. You get to publish content on same niche sites and drive traffic and readership back to your blog. While opinion is divided on the relevance of guest blogging, you shouldn\u2019t avoid it. It is great for brand or authority building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39)<\/strong>\u00a0If you\u2019re serious about the blog,\u00a0don\u2019t participate in link schemes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40)<\/strong>\u00a0A good way to build relationship and enhance off-page SEO is to\u00a0do blog commenting. It is really a tedious and time consuming process but the results are outstanding. Blogs that use the ComLuv plugin let you add keywords to your name as well!<\/p>\n<p>I know this is a lot to consume at one go. Some of you might be following all of these steadfastly and some points might be new. Be ready to explore these in detail. Do more online research. SEO is an industry in itself; commit to it for the blog to excel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEO is evolving and so should\u00a0your SEO practices\u00a0evolve. Working with\u00a0SEO practices is a 24\u00d77 job. 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