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WordPress SEO – Do We Really Need SEO Tools?

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So you installed a So you installed a wordpresswordpress, created a site and published an article, , created a site and published an article, but what now? How will you but what now? How will you attract visitors to your blogattract visitors to your blog and how will and how will you accomplish that search engines find it. There are many factors you accomplish that search engines find it. There are many factors why some sites are ranking higher than others. So, for example, you why some sites are ranking higher than others. So, for example, you created a site about “smoothie recipes” and you created a post created a site about “smoothie recipes” and you created a post about “apple smoothie”. Everything went well, you had few pictures, about “apple smoothie”. Everything went well, you had few pictures, a video from YouTube, but when you googled “apple smoothie a video from YouTube, but when you googled “apple smoothie recipe” you saw that your site is not on the first few pages, right ?recipe” you saw that your site is not on the first few pages, right ?

Now you’re incredulousy checking your site, wondering what went Now you’re incredulousy checking your site, wondering what went wrong? But, don’t worry, if you’re using WordPress as a site CMS, wrong? But, don’t worry, if you’re using WordPress as a site CMS, then this article will help you. WordPress is one of the most then this article will help you. WordPress is one of the most comprehensive content management systems. It’s very easy to use comprehensive content management systems. It’s very easy to use because it consists of various plugins which can help you optimize because it consists of various plugins which can help you optimize your site correctly.your site correctly.

This article will be based mostly on On-Page SEO. I’ll tell you how to This article will be based mostly on On-Page SEO. I’ll tell you how to properly write an article, not just for search engines, but for people properly write an article, not just for search engines, but for people who read it, and how to market it effectively. Last time, I wrote who read it, and how to market it effectively. Last time, I wrote about how to get blog ideas in minutes so this guide is a follow-up about how to get blog ideas in minutes so this guide is a follow-up of that post. Since wordpress platform has so many plugins, there of that post. Since wordpress platform has so many plugins, there are two main SEO plugins that are worth checking. One is called are two main SEO plugins that are worth checking. One is called Yoast – it’s comprehensive plugin that has lots of options. It helps Yoast – it’s comprehensive plugin that has lots of options. It helps you optimize each article and it warns you if you forget about you optimize each article and it warns you if you forget about writing meta description, if your post has less than 300 words or if writing meta description, if your post has less than 300 words or if you have unnecessary slugs. Second one is called All-in-One SEO. you have unnecessary slugs. Second one is called All-in-One SEO. It’s  less complicated than yoast, but also great. It’s very user-It’s  less complicated than yoast, but also great. It’s very user-friendly and it let’s you configure the main SEO for any page you friendly and it let’s you configure the main SEO for any page you create.create.

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1. Title Tags and Permalinks1. Title Tags and Permalinks

Title tag is, as you probably know, one of the most important SEO factors on a Title tag is, as you probably know, one of the most important SEO factors on a site. Currently the title tag looks like this: “Post name | Site name “. There is a site. Currently the title tag looks like this: “Post name | Site name “. There is a lot of debate on whether to use only the name of the post, or to add the name lot of debate on whether to use only the name of the post, or to add the name of your site, but it’s up to you. This site uses this model -> Post name | Site of your site, but it’s up to you. This site uses this model -> Post name | Site name. If you want to be more specific on title tags, then – once you install the name. If you want to be more specific on title tags, then – once you install the AIO SEO Pack – go to Settings >> All in One SEO Pack, and then put where it AIO SEO Pack – go to Settings >> All in One SEO Pack, and then put where it says “Post Title” this sign “% post_title%”  or “% post_title% | % BLOG_TITLEsays “Post Title” this sign “% post_title%”  or “% post_title% | % BLOG_TITLE% ” if you want to use Post name | Blog name. I’ll skip meta tags because in % ” if you want to use Post name | Blog name. I’ll skip meta tags because in 2016. they are not relevant SEO factors. These are basically little snippets 2016. they are not relevant SEO factors. These are basically little snippets below your title which tell about your site, but they are no longer relevant.below your title which tell about your site, but they are no longer relevant.

2. Permalinks2. Permalinks Permalinks, however, are important. Permalink is basically the URL of your Permalinks, however, are important. Permalink is basically the URL of your

site. After installing WordPress, your URLs will look like this “www.site.com?site. After installing WordPress, your URLs will look like this “www.site.com?p=38“, but this doesn’t looks good, right? It would be much better, if your p=38“, but this doesn’t looks good, right? It would be much better, if your URL would look like this “www.site.com/wordpress-seo/“. It not only looks URL would look like this “www.site.com/wordpress-seo/“. It not only looks better, but it notifies Google that you plan to rank for a keyword “wordpress-better, but it notifies Google that you plan to rank for a keyword “wordpress-seo”. You can change how permalinks work via Settings -> Permalinks. My seo”. You can change how permalinks work via Settings -> Permalinks. My advice is to choose the first option called “Post Name”.advice is to choose the first option called “Post Name”.

3. Pingbacks and Redirection3. Pingbacks and Redirection Pingbacks are used for communication between WordPress blogs, or to notify Pingbacks are used for communication between WordPress blogs, or to notify

a blog when other links to it. So for an example, when you link to another blog a blog when other links to it. So for an example, when you link to another blog via an article, the owner of that blog will know who send him that backlink. via an article, the owner of that blog will know who send him that backlink. This has some benefits such as – if you regularly link to someone, he will This has some benefits such as – if you regularly link to someone, he will probably remember to link back to you, and secondly – if someone has already probably remember to link back to you, and secondly – if someone has already mentioned your site, you can contact the owner of that blog and ask him if he mentioned your site, you can contact the owner of that blog and ask him if he can change the anchor to one which suits you. You can set pingbacks by going can change the anchor to one which suits you. You can set pingbacks by going to Settings -> Discussion…to Settings -> Discussion…

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