10 SEO tips for Bloggers
Posted on 23. May, 2008 by Chad in Online Advertising
Before you start: Make sure the URL you choose contains keywords relevant to the topic of your blog.- Use the title tag correctly. It should contain the blog name and a very concise description using target keywords.
- Use your ‘about us’ section correctly. It should contain a power summary of what your blog is and what it covers, also containing second level target keywords.
- Know thy competition. Check out a similar blog in your space that ranks higher in the searches than your blog does for your target keywords. View their style, format, meta tags, title tag, category list, blog roll etc. See what they are doing differently that favours the SERP’s
- Don’t put your blog on a sub page. People tend to link to your main URL more often, so you will get more link backs that way.
- Don’t use the ‘more’ feature. It breaks up your post which makes it harder for the search bots to understand (think fragmented hard drive) “I recommend full-text RSS feeds to get loyal users. Partial feeds get more page views, but not as much love.” –Matt Cutts
- Check out Keyword searches. Look for relevant keywords for your blog and check the monthly search frequency of each. AdWords keyword checker
- Avoid generic category names. Use category names that are also relevant keywords for you blog avoiding generic names. (Photos, fun, other, miscellaneous. etc.) Also limit the number, don’t tag everything.
- Use keywords in URL path. Use a dash / or underscore _ and avoid using spaces.
- Don’t duplicate content. Search engine robots are constantly scanning all sites and looking for exact copies of content and deleting the copies from the SERP’s. If you are referring to another post, try to write it in your own words. When quoting someone, quote small snippets and not entire paragraphs.
My favourite SEO blogs:
Search Engine Land I’ve been reading this for year. Danny Sullivan is one of the best in the business and I’ve seen him speak a few times.
Marketing Pilgrim Andy Beal another veteran of the industry along with a few other bloggers including Janet Meiners.
SEO tradeshows you may wish to attend:
5 Responses to “10 SEO tips for Bloggers”
Hari
23. May, 2008
I like this blog very much and even i’m trying to post blog tips in my blog. I would like to read more from this blog. Can we have link exchange? If so just drop by my blog.
Francesco
24. May, 2008
The tips mentioned above are really very helping. I will surely comply to these in order to increase by blogging speed.
Jacqueline from SEOGroup
17. Jun, 2008
These are some great tips. I would add one more – when choosing your keywords, avoid vague, broad, or generic terms that are difficult to rank for, e.g. “Chicago web design company” over “web design”. If you are selling ads or promoting a business, targeting a more specific niche tends to lead to more focused traffic over time.
Jack
16. Jan, 2009
Very kool tips.. easy to understand and up to the point.
Web Article Collection
28. Feb, 2009
About point 5, i hoper there aren’t too much problems…i hope!