Over the past few weeks, I’ve written quite a bit about SEO here on the WPMU DEV Blog because what’s not to love about getting free website traffic from Google? Yet so many people get discouraged when it comes to SEO because they are under the impression that it is insanely hard to get right. […] View original post at …
How to Support Your Small Business Clients’ Success with Local SEO
Having worked in marketing for some time now, I’ve become quite familiar with the small business owner mindset: “I want the perfect website. For cheap. And to generate at least 100 leads for my business starting. Right. Now.” That’s a really tall—and, quite frankly, unfair—order to fill. You’re a developer, not a miracle worker. I […] View original post at …
20 SEO Steps to Check Off Before Launching a New Website
You’re about to wrap up work on a new website, and it feels great… for the most part. Sure, the design looks great, the calls-to-action are bold and beautiful, and the copy is incredibly engaging. So, what could be missing? When you get to the end (or near the end) of your web design project, […] View original post at …
10 Sure-Fire SEO Strategies for Getting Out of a Traffic Slump
Some people get a dopamine kick every time someone likes or shares their Facebook posts. Some get it from the number of ️hearts they get on their Instagram photos. And others – myself included – get a rush from Google Analytics. Yes, I like watching the number bouncing up and down on the real-time page. […] View original post at …
11 SEO Tips for Writing Meta Descriptions That Get More Clicks
You’ve done a thorough job optimizing your website for search engines. Your site’s crazy-fast, images look great, and content is tagged for easier scanning. Now it’s time to pay attention to those 155 characters (or less) that will the users. Below is what your page’s and post’s meta description looks like in search. There’s just […] View original post at …
Ultimate Guide to WordPress Migrations and SEO: Post-Migration Tasks and Testing
Moving a WordPress website is straight forward enough (if you know what you’re doing, that is – and if not, here’s how). But it’s important to be aware of the possible fall-out and impacts on your SEO. This is part two of a two-part series on WordPress Migrations and SEO. In part one, we looked at how […] View original post at …
WordPress Multisite and SEO: All Your Questions Answered
One topic that comes up time and time again in the comments on our Multisite posts is SEO. People often want to know how running a Multisite network will affect SEO, both for the main site and for other sites or blogs in the network. There isn’t a simple answer to the question “How will Multisite affect my SEO?” The way in …
Ultimate Guide to WordPress Migrations and SEO: Pre-Migration Prep
There are many reasons you might need to migrate a WordPress site – a change of domain name or perhaps moving a blog from a subdomain to a subdirectory. Whatever the reason, it is important to factor in SEO when considering a WordPress migration. But why, exactly, do you need to keep SEO in mind? There are many signals that can affect organic …
SEO Checklist: 4 Simple Steps to Get Your WordPress Site Ranking Higher
Have you ever Googled your own website and been disappointed with the results? Maybe a random snippet of text rather than a proper site description was displayed. Or maybe you found that it takes Google far too long to locate and index your content. In either scenario, you’ve got a problem on your hands — unless, of course, you’re ok …
Time For Your WP Checkup
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a WordPress tool that you could use to quickly scan a site for performance, SEO and security? Well, now there is – and you can try her out for free. Say hello to WP Checkup. What we’ve done is bring all of our experience in speeding up your site (WP Smush, Hummingbird), keeping it secure (Defender) …