SEO for Bloggers Proven Strategies to Make Your Blog Rise to the Top of any Google Search

SEO … More Art Than Science Best advice? Keep it simple. Write quality content on specific topics. Onsite and Offsite Search Inbound Links – How are other’s linking to your content? “ ...every link to your site is seen by the search engines as being a vote of confidence in your site..” --Rowse, ProBlogger

Best advice?

Keep it simple.

Write quality content on specific topics.

Onsite and Offsite Search

Inbound Links – How are other’s linking to your content?

“ ...every link to your site is seen by the search engines as being a vote of confidence in your site..” --Rowse, ProBlogger

Inbound Linking Characteristics of the best inbound links They are from higher ranking sites than yours. They are relevant to your topic. They link to you using relevant keywords. Attracting quality inbound links Write valuable content. Notify other relevant bloggers of your content. Use directories. Inter-link your blog. Link swap.

Characteristics of the best inbound links

They are from higher ranking sites than yours.

They are relevant to your topic.

They link to you using relevant keywords.

Attracting quality inbound links

Write valuable content.

Notify other relevant bloggers of your content.

Use directories.

Inter-link your blog.

Link swap.

Onsite SEO Write keyword rich content. Questions to answer: How do I want people to find this in a search? What will they type into Google if they want information on the topic you’re writing? How would I find information on this topic in the Search Engines? What results come up when I do plug these keywords into Google? What other keywords are other sites using? Keyword Search Tools Google Adwords. WordTracker.

Write keyword rich content.

Questions to answer:

How do I want people to find this in a search?

What will they type into Google if they want information on the topic you’re writing?

How would I find information on this topic in the Search Engines?

What results come up when I do plug these keywords into Google?

What other keywords are other sites using?

Keyword Search Tools

Google Adwords.

WordTracker.

How To Use Keywords Titles “… when it comes to blog SEO I believe that your page and post titles are incredibly important. Google in particularly seems to value the words in your title incredibly highly.” – Darren Rowse, ProBlogger In the Post URL Page or post URL should be a compendia of the keyword rich post title. Makes the Google gods happy.

Titles

“… when it comes to blog SEO I believe that your page and post titles are incredibly important. Google in particularly seems to value the words in your title incredibly highly.” – Darren Rowse, ProBlogger

In the Post URL

Page or post URL should be a compendia of the keyword rich post title. Makes the Google gods happy.

How To Use Keyword Less is more Experts say, keyword saturate between 5-20 percent. You have two readers: People and Google. Keyword saturation at or near 20 percent and you will sacrifice readability for those who matter most. “… don’t sacrifice your readers experience of your site just for the sake of SEO.” --Darren Rowse, ProBlogger

Less is more

Experts say, keyword saturate between 5-20 percent.

You have two readers: People and Google.

Keyword saturation at or near 20 percent and you will sacrifice readability for those who matter most.

“… don’t sacrifice your readers experience of your site just for the sake of SEO.” --Darren Rowse, ProBlogger

More SEO Tips Write on a theme. Design your blog well. TypePad Wordpress Blogger Interlink you site. Update regularly. Avoid duplicate content. Write a lot of content. Outbound links. Choose your domain wisely. Register your domain. One topic, one post. Write optimal length. Ping. Submit to search engines.

Write on a theme.

Design your blog well.

TypePad

Wordpress

Blogger

Interlink you site.

Update regularly.

Avoid duplicate content.

Write a lot of content.

Outbound links.

Choose your domain wisely.

Register your domain.

One topic, one post.

Write optimal length.

Ping.

Submit to search engines.

By Rodger Johnson Content adapted from ProBlogger and Darren Rowse. Contact Your PR Guy: Weblog: www.yourprguy.com E-mail: rodger@yourprguy.com