{"id":2562,"date":"2016-12-02T11:01:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T10:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:21:14","slug":"how-to-write-seo-friendly-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write SEO-Friendly Content (A Step by Step Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mobid-before-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-2355295230\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#what-is-seo-and-how-to-do-it\" >What is SEO and How To Do It?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#in-house-seo\" >In-house SEO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#third-party-seo\" >Third-party SEO<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#1-keyword-research\" >1. Keyword research<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#a-what-is-keyword-research-in-seo-and-how-to-do-it\" >a) What is Keyword Research in SEO and How To Do It?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#b-spy-your-competitors-and-see-which-keywords-theyre-getting-traffic\" >b) Spy your competitors and see which keywords they&#8217;re\u00a0getting traffic<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#perform-manual-searches-on-google\" >Perform Manual Searches on Google<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#use-semrush\" >Use SEMRush<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#c-dont-forget-to-use-latent-semantic-keywords-lsi-keywords\" >c) Don&#8217;t forget to use Latent Semantic Keywords (LSI Keywords)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#d-keyword-density-vs-keyword-frequency\" >d) Keyword Density vs Keyword Frequency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#2-choosing-seo-friendly-titles-for-your-blog-posts\" >2. Choosing SEO-Friendly titles for your blog posts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#a-sub-title\" >a) Sub-title<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#3-defining-your-seo-friendly-url\" >3. Defining your SEO-Friendly URL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#4-meta-description\" >4. Meta Description<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#5-seo-friendly-content-the-real-gold-mine\" >5. SEO-Friendly Content: The Real Gold Mine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#6-make-sure-your-site-or-blog-is-mobile-friendly\" >6. Make sure your site or blog is mobile-friendly<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#websites-speed\" >Website\u2019s speed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#accelerated-mobile-pages\" >Accelerated Mobile Pages<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#7-use-google-search-console\" >7. Use Google Search Console<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#a-google-search-console\" >a) Google Search Console<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#8-internal-linking-vs-external-linking\" >8. Internal linking vs External linking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#9-use-media-and-optimize-images-alt-tags\" >9. Use media and optimize images (ALT Tags)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-seo-and-how-to-do-it\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is SEO and How To Do It?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you\u2019re doing SEO for your blog\/website, you need to make sure you\u2019ve got a bunch of important things covered in order to <strong>guarantee SEO-friendly content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>SEO is nothing more than a given page\u2019s optimization.<\/p>\n<p>It can even be the optimization of the whole website.<\/p>\n<p>The aim?<\/p>\n<p>To make sure you optimize it so that search engine technology can understand what your content is all about.<\/p>\n<p>The consequence of using the right SEO techniques?<\/p>\n<p>To get the best rank possible on SERPs.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, SEO offers no guarantees whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>This means that no business or website can swear their website is #1 just because it\u2019s super SEO-optimized!<\/p>\n<p>You should also know there\u2019s a battle going on: some people go for <strong>in-house SEO<\/strong>; others for <strong>third-party SEO<\/strong> (SEO agencies).<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-618234339\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"semrushtrialseo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/semrushtrialseo.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-house-seo\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>In-house SEO<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This strategy is great since it allows people who know the company\/website well and who work for the business to actually be the official SEO warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Since they know the company\u2019s weak spots and strong suits, these people have first-hand knowledge and can use SEO to great effect.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"third-party-seo\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Third-party SEO<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is also awesome.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because it allows people who are SEO masters to optimize your page.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to trust competent professionals with a whole lotta experience and who know what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>These people have access to search engines\u2019 updated info that other companies usually don\u2019t get to check.<\/p>\n<p>In this guideline, I\u2019ll write about which factors are crucial for you to do your thing and also give you some <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SEO\u00a0content writing tips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>influence your search engine ranking<\/strong> by doing one of the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Having the highest score in terms of quality of your blog\/website<\/li>\n<li>Getting the highest score in terms of authority of your blog\/website<\/li>\n<li>Reaching the highest score in terms of the most trusted blog\/website\/store for the search people are looking for.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are <a href=\"http:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ranking-factors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hundreds of buckets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For every single one of these buckets the scores put together in the algorithm to figure out where you rank are a golden chance for you to fill it up and rank better.<\/p>\n<p>This means that optimizing your site for search results is all about getting the highest score possible on all these points!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"keywordresearch\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-keyword-research\"><\/span>1. Keyword research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is one of the most critical stages for any blogger to write SEO-friendly content!<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, some of my <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SEO content writing tips<\/span> have to explore this aspect.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-what-is-keyword-research-in-seo-and-how-to-do-it\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a) What is Keyword Research in SEO and How To Do It?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keyword research is when you use keywords in order to find and research search terms people insert on search engines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You should<strong> focus on long-tail keywords (4 or more words)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why am I gonna do that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because these have a lower search volume while still holding the remarkable possibility of having a great rank on the SERPs &#8211; which kind of serves to compensate you betting on a lower-search-volume keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So as to make sure the keyword research process is easy for you to explore, you should definitely check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-affiliate-marketing\/#10stepkeywordresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10-step keyword research process<\/a>\u00a0I&#8217;ve shared with you in the past.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s real simple to get and super easy to put into practice!<\/p>\n<p>In this <strong>10-step process<\/strong>, I&#8217;m gonna use several tools such as <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"SEMrush\" href=\"https:\/\/semrush.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEMrush<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adwords.google.com\/KeywordPlanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Keyword Planner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/ubersuggest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubersuggest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wanna get a super Hot Deal, courtesy of the Mobidea Academy?<\/p>\n<p>No biggie!<\/p>\n<p>Time for you to get an Account + a Discount Coupon valued at $99.95!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/deals\/semrush-discount-coupon\/\">Get this SEMrush deal!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apart from these, there are other tools you can use to find those amazing keywords you&#8217;re searching for!<\/p>\n<p>The more platforms, the better!<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, don&#8217;t forget that &#8211; right now &#8211; your aim should be to group the highest possible number of short-tail keywords (1 to 2 words) and medium-tail keywords (3 to 4 words) so as to make sure you&#8217;re able to analyze every opportunity in terms of search volume and keyword difficulty, and only then move on to take care of the long-tail keyword.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can check some other great tools I suggest you explore right away!<\/p>\n<p>These are gonna help you perform an awesome keyword research for your SEO-friendly blog post:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"SEMRush - Grab our exclusive 30 days free trial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SemRush<\/a> (free trial)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/deals\/kwfinder-promo-code\/\">KWFinder<\/a> (15% lifetime discount)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"ahrefs keyword explorer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/ahrefs-keyword-explorer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ahrefs Keywords Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/keywordtool.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keywordtool.io<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moz Keyword Explorer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nApart from this set of tools, there are others which are quite popular and have been previously mentioned.<strong>Take a look at this fine bunch<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Explore topics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quora<\/a> and find new variations for your specific keyword.<\/li>\n<li>Check thematic indices on <em>Wikipedia<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Google Related Searches. When you perform a search about a topic, you&#8217;ll see related keywords users also tend to search on the same topic show up on the footer.<\/li>\n<li>Read popular threads which have a lot of visualizations and answers in big online communities (forums).<\/li>\n<li>Backlinko&#8217;s Brian Dean also uses conference agendas so as to find great keywords on different niches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"b-spy-your-competitors-and-see-which-keywords-theyre-getting-traffic\"><\/span>b) Spy your competitors and see which keywords they&#8217;re\u00a0getting traffic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Spying on your competitors before picking the keyword is always a great idea.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how you&#8217;re able to understand how rankings will behave when faced with different search terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you find out what keywords your competitors are ranking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Easy. You&#8217;ve got two feasible options.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"perform-manual-searches-on-google\"><\/span><strong>Perform Manual Searches on Google<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Using the keywords you wanna optimize for.<\/p>\n<p>Check the results and especially the position of your different competitors since you&#8217;ve got an array of metrics that can make you realize keyword X or Y can be a great bet.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in case there&#8217;s a competitor that has a low authority, and with poor metrics from social media as far as shares <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/buy-backlinks\/\">and backlinks<\/a> are concerned, you can easily come to the conclusion that you&#8217;ll be able to rank with some high-quality content that&#8217;s both extensive and appealing.<\/p>\n<p>For that to happen, you&#8217;ve gotta use the great SEO-friendly practices that&#8217;ll be explained in this article.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"use-semrush\"><\/span>Use SEMRush<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The easiest way for you to know which are the keywords your competitors are ranking for is to use SEMRush.<\/p>\n<p>All you&#8217;ve gotta do is insert your competitor&#8217;s URL on SEMRush and the platform will miraculously tell you which keywords your competition is ranking for!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"semrush backlink competitor analysis\" width=\"700\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-250x124.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-700x347.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS-120x60.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEMRUSH-COMPETITORS.jpg 1894w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>As you can see, this analysis of SEMRush is quite simple.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Copy your competitor&#8217;s URL<\/li>\n<li>Check the number of keywords for which your competitor is ranking.<\/li>\n<li>Check the list of keywords, their volumes, keyword difficulty, CPC, etc.<strong>Tip:<\/strong> for a better analysis and perception of your competitors&#8217; metrics, install <em>MOZ toolbar<\/em>\u00a0(one of the essential free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-chrome-extensions\/\">SEO chrome extensions<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"c-dont-forget-to-use-latent-semantic-keywords-lsi-keywords\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">c) Don&#8217;t forget to use Latent Semantic Keywords (LSI Keywords)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>LSI keywords are the so-called related keywords, synonyms, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve already explained to you in another post that using LSI keywords is crucial in case you want your post to be super SEO-friendly!<\/p>\n<p>This really is one of the most awesome <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SEO content writing tips<\/span> I can give you!<\/p>\n<p>Want a tool that can help you with LSI?<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p_2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-1837196649\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"backlinks\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png 970w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-250x52.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-700x144.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-120x25.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"970\" height=\"200\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lsigraph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LSI Graph<\/a>\u00a0is your need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/repair.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/repair.jpg\" alt=\"lsigraph\" width=\"472\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0If you write confortably these words will appear naturally.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"d-keyword-density-vs-keyword-frequency\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">d) Keyword Density vs Keyword Frequency<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Some years ago, people used the Black Hat technique known as <strong>keyword stuffing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This was basically when bloggers\/webmasters would use the keyword for which they wanted to rank as frequently as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because they wanted the search engine to know that page A was all about specific content B.<\/p>\n<p>However, this technique soon became a newfangled form of spam, not only for search engines but also for users.<\/p>\n<p>The articles would obviously be of poor quality and really confusing to readers.<\/p>\n<p>My suggestion:<\/p>\n<p>Of course you should use your keyword some times, depending on the size and content.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, try <strong>using it in a natural way<\/strong> so as to make sure your readers don&#8217;t get baffled by an inane repetition of words!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whatever you do, don&#8217;t confuse your readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the way, as you may have already guessed, keyword stuffing isn&#8217;t really useful anymore.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why you should really invest in LSI keywords, inserting them throughout your content.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, instead of increasing the chances of ranking for one single keyword, you can increase your shots for more keywords.<\/p>\n<p>Smart, right?<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading these <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SEO blog tips\u00a0<\/span>and you&#8217;ll continue to be amazed!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"friendlytitles\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-choosing-seo-friendly-titles-for-your-blog-posts\"><\/span>2. Choosing SEO-Friendly titles for your blog posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As you may have expected, the title is a fundamental part of any text.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also one the most important factors when it comes to search engine-driven searches.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s the \u201cface\u201d of your post, and it\u2019ll basically let the search engine understand the context to which your post belongs.<\/p>\n<p>For a remarkably SEO-friendly blog post, you should try analyzing your post\u2019s context.<\/p>\n<p>Then, you\u2019ve gotta find a keyword that suits that specific context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember: titles are cut on SERPs, depending on the title&#8217;s length.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a limit of characters and pixels you should make sure not to cross so as to avoid getting your title cut.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna help you automate this by using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seomofo.com\/snippet-optimizer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tool<\/a> that&#8217;s gonna do it all for you.<\/p>\n<p>Not only will you be able to insert the title but also the description and your blog post&#8217;s URL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-snippet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-snippet.jpg\" alt=\"google snippet\" width=\"489\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-snippet.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-snippet-250x39.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-snippet-120x19.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0try to be both clear and straightforward and make sure you use the long-tail keyword at the beginning. Use power words!<\/p>\n<p>You a lazy guy?<\/p>\n<p>No worries!<\/p>\n<p>Check these three suggestions of title-generating tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seopressor.com\/blog-title-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEOPressor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/blog-topic-generator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HubSpot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impactbnd.com\/blog-title-generator\/blogabout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlogAbout<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After creating your title, use <a href=\"http:\/\/coschedule.com\/headline-analyzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CoSchedule<\/a>\u00a0to check your title&#8217;s overall score.<\/p>\n<p>You can also get other suggestions of great words you can use in your title \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I personally like applying modifiers to titles.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the topic, there are several modifiers that can suit the content, for instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;best&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;free&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;2018&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;guide&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;how to&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0never forget you&#8217;ve gotta use your title in an H1 tag.<\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re using WordPress, it&#8217;ll automatically insert your title on the H1 tag.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of experts who advise users to verify &#8211; in the post&#8217;s source code &#8211; whether or not you only use one H1 tag and if the\u00a0title tag is the same on the H1 tag.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-sub-title\"><\/span>a) Sub-title<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure to create a text with many Sub-titles or H2 Tags.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because <strong>it becomes easier to read and the titles will give you some SEO rewards!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget:<\/p>\n<p>Your Sub-Titles or H2 Tags should contain some of those special keywords and LSI\u00a0keywords.<\/p>\n<p>Again: don&#8217;t push it!<\/p>\n<p>Besides the H1 tag (you should only use one H1 tag) and the H2 tags, you can also use H3, H4, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The rule?<\/p>\n<p>It must make sense for you to use multiple tags!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tip: <\/strong>don&#8217;t use title tags that are too similar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Because both your users and the search engines may be misled by the fact that you&#8217;re presenting the same info twice.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"friendlyurls\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-defining-your-seo-friendly-url\"><\/span>3. Defining your SEO-Friendly URL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For you to have an SEO-friendly content\u00a0nowadays, you&#8217;ve gotta understand your URL is extremely important.<\/p>\n<p>How to honor your URL?<\/p>\n<p>Use SEO-friendly URLs!<\/p>\n<p>Why does it matter?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allow me to explain, using these examples to clarify my view:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid horrible and ugly URLs: https:\/\/www.domain.com\/12131&amp;$22=123<\/li>\n<li>Avoid Long URLs: https:\/\/www.domain.com\/don&#8217;t-even-think-about-writing-your-site-url-longer-than-this-one<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what you must be doing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on SEO-Friendly URLs: https:\/\/www.domain.com\/your-keyword-here<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The advantages of using SEO-friendly URLs are easy to grasp, right?<\/p>\n<p>Besides being much easier to read and understand, it&#8217;s also great to have a well-picked URL since <strong>search engines will take the URL-inserted keyword into account.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to Matt Cutts, a website&#8217;s URL first 3-5 words have more weight.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"metadescription\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-meta-description\"><\/span>4. Meta Description<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>The <strong>meta-description (MD)<\/strong> is the text that\u2019s generally used by Google to show the text results of the second and third lines of search results, underneath the TITLE. It\u2019s important to make sure your MD is well-written and appealing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because \u2013 the better written \u2013 the higher the CTR (Click-Through Rate) will be.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Write a description that explains what your article is all about and <strong>use your long-tail keyword<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No need to push it!<\/p>\n<p>The idea is simple:<\/p>\n<p>To write a low quantity of words without ever forgetting to showcase why the heck people should click your article.<\/p>\n<p>Be concise and write in a simple way but remember that <strong>those few words must be enticing and appealing<\/strong> so that readers wanna check the content!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gonna give you a <strong>bonus tip<\/strong> in one of the topics that&#8217;ll pop up below!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"goldmine\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-seo-friendly-content-the-real-gold-mine\"><\/span>5. SEO-Friendly Content: The Real Gold Mine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can never forget that &#8211; in order for any post to be truly SEO-friendly &#8211; content is of the essence.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, you can&#8217;t possibly think of creating a super SEO-friendly post if your content is superficial, tainted by an awful use of improper language, written in an impossibly complex technical jargon, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Content is the key.<\/p>\n<p>In order for your post to have a fighting chance, you have to dedicate a lot of time to make sure that what you write deserves not to be shallowly skimmed but thoroughly enjoyed by users who are looking to explore the type of info you&#8217;re expatiating on!<\/p>\n<p>Create content that has quality; content that is appealing and vibrant, informational and specific, detailed and unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>Without awesome content, these <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SEO content marketing strategy<\/span> tips will be meaningless!<\/p>\n<p>Beware!<\/p>\n<p>You should always create content that&#8217;s well written and isn&#8217;t just a minor contribution.<\/p>\n<p>You need to avoid writing a piece of content that has fewer than 300 words.<\/p>\n<p>The longer the content, the better the chances you&#8217;ve got of ranking well.<\/p>\n<p>As you can check in one of my previous posts, I&#8217;ve shared a study that&#8217;s basically a battle between content length VS SERPs position.<\/p>\n<p>Another tip?<\/p>\n<p>Another great use of this<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> SEO content marketing <\/span>lesson?<\/p>\n<p>Use your <strong>keyword in your blog post&#8217;s first 100 words!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Use social sharing buttons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The use of social sharing buttons is important since it sends social signals to search engines, increases brand exposure, and also your website&#8217;s traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Plus: it improves the user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"mobilefriendly\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-make-sure-your-site-or-blog-is-mobile-friendly\"><\/span>6. Make sure your site or blog is mobile-friendly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s no need to ask an expert for answers when they&#8217;re simple to understand and right in your face:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile marketing is growing fast.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soon, it&#8217;ll become everything.<\/p>\n<p>The great majority of internet users have a smartphone and guess what?<\/p>\n<p>Something like half of ALL users playing online are coming straight from mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>This is the future.<\/p>\n<p>Deal with it!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;According to Forbes 99% of smartphone owners use their web browser daily&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, <strong>Google\u2019s mobile-friendly algorithm is now giving a huge boost in mobile-friendly website rankings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What this means is that &#8211; technically speaking &#8211; this algorithm shall increase the power of mobile-friendly ranking signals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In case you were already a pretty mobile-friendly guy who lives a great life you don\u2019t even need to worry.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because this update won\u2019t impact your game at all!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"websites-speed\"><\/span>Website\u2019s speed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even though you don\u2019t have to worry, it\u2019s important that you make sure your website has no speed-related issues and is impeccably fast (users hate slow-moving, snail-paced websites!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18080 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-700x336.png\" alt=\"google pagespeed insights\" width=\"700\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-700x336.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-250x120.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04-120x58.png 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screenshot-2019-06-04-at-17.22.04.png 1780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve already mentioned this aspect in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-affiliate-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google&#8217;s PageSpeed Insights<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTmetrix<\/a>\u00a0to check which issues your website may have as far as speed is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, you can also use these websites to check explanations about how to solve these issues.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"accelerated-mobile-pages\"><\/span>Accelerated Mobile Pages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampproject.org\/learn\/about-amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accelerated Mobile Pages<\/a> (AMP) refer to a strategy of building web pages for static content.<\/p>\n<p>There are three main parts of AMP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMP HTML, which helps build rich content<\/li>\n<li>AMP JS library which renders AMP HTML pages<\/li>\n<li>Google AMP Cache which caches AMP HTML pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The primary purpose of AMP is to allow publishers to create content that loads instantly, therefore optimizing the user experience and avoiding the frustration that generally comes from lags in page loading.<\/p>\n<p>Creating AMP HTML is fairly simple for someone who has the basic HTML knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous online tutorials and coding samples that provide instructions on how accelerated pages can be created.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"searchconsole\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-use-google-search-console\"><\/span>7. Use Google Search Console<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I dare say this is one of those crucial tools any worthy fellow must have in order to be an SEO master!<\/p>\n<p>Apart from offering different features you can use to optimize your website\u2019s structure, this is also a pretty accurate tool.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-google-search-console\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>a)<\/strong> Google Search Console<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This used to be the Webmaster Tool.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s called <em>Google Search Console<\/em> and it\u2019s a tool that you should always use on your SEO path.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s check some of the <strong>advantages of using Google Search Console<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Finds out which keywords are driving traffic to your website\/blog<\/li>\n<li>Gets crawl error notifications such as broken pages, so that you can take care of the issue as soon as possible<\/li>\n<li>Checks your website\u2019s link profile<\/li>\n<li>Checks your mobile usability<\/li>\n<li>Lets you use the <strong>disavow tool<\/strong> (this tool allows you to send a list of all the backlinks you don\u2019t want Google to take into account when analyzing your website\/blog)<\/li>\n<li>Creates structured data for your pages<\/li>\n<li>Submits and checks a sitemap<\/li>\n<li>Demotes sitelinks<\/li>\n<li>Has rich cards to enhance mobile experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nBonus Tip:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you change your title tags and meta descriptions, you should track them using Google Search Console for about one or two months.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then, check how CTR has changed in the pages that have been altered and reach\u00a0your conclusions \ud83d\ude42<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ctr-search-console.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ctr-search-console-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"search analytics - google search console\" width=\"771\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"linking\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-internal-linking-vs-external-linking\"><\/span>8. Internal linking vs External linking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whenever possible, try to <strong>create internal links to your previous posts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you not only create value and add info for your readers to read but also create an internal structure of inter-linking that&#8217;ll make it easier for search engine&#8217;s crawls to understand your website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not advisable to create internal links to topics that have nothing to do with what you&#8217;re actually writing about.<\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of this internal linking strategy to create links that redirect users to your main categories on posts where that redirection makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t create internal links willy-nilly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quantity must be overpowered by quality!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What about external links?<\/p>\n<p>These can fail to have a huge impact on the SERPs rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, <strong>they&#8217;ll inform Google that your website\/blog is a credible and reliable source<\/strong> of info users can trust.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebootonline.com\/blog\/long-term-outgoing-link-experiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">study<\/a> created by marketing company Reboot attempted to show that there is in fact a positive correlation between a page\u2019s given outgoing links and its actual search rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Reboot was able to create the hypothesis that Google can find out the authority of a certain page or site based on what other authority sources it happens to associate itself with (by linking itself to them.)<br \/>\n<a name=\"alttag\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-use-media-and-optimize-images-alt-tags\"><\/span>9. Use media and optimize images (ALT Tags)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You should never forget to insert images in your posts so as to get users to read your words.<\/p>\n<p>Strategically-placed and adroitly-chosen images can also strengthen your actual message.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, you should always<strong> give proper alt attributes to the images<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, both alt tags and title tags power up your message towards spiders and improve your website\u2019s general accessibility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alt-tag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alt-tag.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress alt tag seo\" width=\"284\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alt-tag.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alt-tag-250x232.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alt-tag-120x111.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>This is an example straight outta WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>You can see how easy it is to introduce alt tags and optimize the images of your content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AGUI3.jpg\" alt=\"semrush promo free trial discount\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AGUI3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AGUI3-250x208.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AGUI3-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0SEO-friendly content checklist<\/span>\u00a0is crucial for you to do your thing!<\/p>\n<p>Why is that?<\/p>\n<p>Due to the fact that it\u2019ll help you make sure your<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> SEO-friendly website content <\/span>is gonna reach a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>If you take these optimal techniques into account, I\u2019m sure your content, pages, and websites will gain more popularity in search engines.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of this guideline is to make sure everyone\u2019s got what it takes to use SEO to the max!<\/p>\n<p>I want you guys to be able to start producing quality content that\u2019s not only user-friendly but also SEO-friendly!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">See Also:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-training-courses-list\/\">Best SEO Training Courses and Certifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/best-wordpress-seo-plugins\/\">10 Best WordPress SEO Plugins &amp; Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/expired-domains\/\">A Step-by-Step Guide to Find Expired Domains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-steps\/\">10 SEO First Steps for New Webmasters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/seo-chrome-extensions\/\">11 Essential SEO Chrome Extensions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mobid-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-3906818775\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is SEO and How To Do It? 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