DIY SEO: Step 7 – The Wrap-Up and the Handy Checklist

Posted November 17, 2008 · Filed Under SEO for WordPress · 303 views · 5 Comments  

This is the ninth and final post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

Whew! You made it! You rock!

By now you have some serious DIY SEO for WordPress tools in your toolbox to help you get the attention of the search engines. By no means are you now an SEO expert – sheesh, neither am I – but you’ve got the basics now and let me tell you what – that’ll take you far.

I know all this might seem a bit overwhelming when you think about applying all these tips and tricks to your posts, but I’ve made a handy little checklist to help you.

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DIY SEO: Step 5 – Make Navigating Your Site Easy

Posted November 10, 2008 · Filed Under SEO for WordPress · 288 views · 1 Comment  

This is the seventh post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

This step really has more to do with your site overall, rather than individual content. Though you do want to have a site navigation plan in place from day one, some of what I discuss here will only make sense when you’ve been adding content for awhile.

Great site navigation is extremely important because it helps you keep your visitors on your site longer. Remember, all the great content in the world won’t help if your visitors can’t find it. So, let’s make sure visitors can easily find all that great content you’ve got!

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DIY SEO: Step 3 – Headings, Bold and Italics

Posted October 16, 2008 · Filed Under SEO for WordPress · 652 views · 12 Comments  

This is the fifth post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

We’re heading into more familiar territory in this step. You’re probably already used to highlighting words and phrases within your text using bold and italics. The only thing new here is to be a little more purposeful about your highlighting.

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DIY SEO: Step 2 – Page Title, Page Description and Keywords

Posted October 9, 2008 · Filed Under SEO for WordPress · 899 views · 8 Comments  

This is the fourth post in our DIY SEO for WordPress series.

You’ve done your keyword research, you’ve got your list of keywords you want to optimize for, and now it’s time to put all that good research to use.

Ready?

When it comes to SEO that you can do for your site, the page title, page description and the keywords in your keyword META tag are extremely important. But let’s clear up a point of potential confusion before we start.

Your page title is NOT what you think it is…

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