Here are a few search engine optimization or SEO tips to improve your rankings. I have found these in almost every good SEO course and have benefited from implementing these tactics. I also wanted to list them here on the blog because I always forget what they are or where to find them. So you will also be able to bookmark it and return it anytime you need it or forget what was what.
1) Page Title – This is probably one of the most important things you can optimize for your site. The key to remember is to use the keyword phrase you want to rank for in your page title and keep it as close to the beginning of the title as possible. Google only reads the first 65 characters, so don’t over it because searches won’t read your full title.
Besides using the keyword phrase you are trying to rank that page for, you must also make your title interesting to get people to click.
2) Page Description – This is another way to include the main keyword phrase you’re trying to rank for and allows you to improve on getting the searcher to click to go to your site. You only need one or two sentences worth under 150 characters.
Another good reason for creating a website is if you don’t have one, search engines will try to grab some content from your site that isn’t very good for attracting visitors. Also, if you change your site, it sometimes holds old information that is no longer on your site.
3) Duplicate Content—The main point is to make sure your content is at least 50% different; the template can be counted as duplicate content depending on how your site is structured.
Another way duplicate content can become a big problem and more noticeable is in your title or description tag. It would help to have different title tags, description tags, and keywords for each site page. Keywords don’t mean as much as they used to, but it is still a good idea to have 5 or 10 that describe your page, as some of the smaller search engines still pick them up.
4) Keyword Research & Optimization – Before you can do any other optimization tactics, you need to know what keywords you will optimize for your site or a specific page on your site. Everything becomes much easier once you see what keywords you’re trying to rank fer.
If you’re writing an article or content on your site, include your keyword phrase in the first and last paragraph, and depending on how much content you write, mix your keyword phrase a few more times. To put more emphasis on your keyword phrase, you can use bold or italics. I don’t recommend underlining keywords because many assume underlined words are links. Using header tags (H1, H2, H3) will help out as well; these tags are mostly used for titles and sub titles.se
