Moz is updating Domain Authority, here’s what is changing…
Moz announced an update coming to DA on March 5. Here is all you need to know about Domain Authority 2.0
How to correctly use heading tags in blog posts for SEO
Do you use heading tags within your post content? Heading tags define which parts of your content are important. This helps search engines understand how your content is connected, but there’s no point throwing them into your post without applying strategy. The structure of your post is important! Do they also have SEO value? Well,…
7 SEO action steps for bloggers wanting to grow their traffic (modern techniques)
The start of a new year means new SEO predictions, so today’s post will give you a little insight into what you should be focusing on this year to gain some extra traffic to your blog. In case you’ve never heard of SEO before, it stands for Search Engine Optimisation. It is the activity of using different strategies/techniques…
Google to Penalise Sites with Pop-ups and Intrustive Advertisements
Bloggers might want to take note of Google’s latest update. Google announced this week that they are introducing a new penalty to demote mobile pages that have pop-ups and intrusive above-the-fold content. These include email sign-ups, opt-ins, advertisements and other intrusive interstitials. Pages that show intrusive interstitials provide a poorer experience to users than other…
How to SEO your blog posts on WordPress – video walkthrough with FREE checklist
This is the second post about how to SEO your blog posts, I previously showed you the steps to optimising your blog posts on Blogger for search engines but today I’ll be showing you how to do so on WordPress. I get asked all the time how to take the SEO tips I’ve previously shared…
How to find and remove broken links on your blog
A broken (or dead) link is one that directs visitors to a page, post or file that no longer exists. Instead of seeing the linked page they will typically see a 404 not-found page. Broken links are very common, and the longer you have your site the more broken links you’ll likely see – due…
Why did my Domain Authority (DA) go down and how do I improve it?
Before reading this post I recommend checking out Part 1 – What you need to know about Domain Authority. In that post I talk about what it is, how it’s calculated and how to check your score. It’s important to first understand how it all works, it will make it easier when trying to improve…
What you need to know about domain authority and how to check DA Score
Domain Authority is a rating/score on a scale of 1-100 developed by Moz that predicts how well a site will rank on search engines. The higher the DA of a site, the higher it’s ranking is likely to be. It’s based on a logarithmic scale, meaning that the difference between 40-50 DA is much greater…
How to make sure your site is mobile friendly to avoid dropping in search results
As we know from previous SEO posts, Googles algorithm takes a lot of things into account when it comes to ranking a site. They look at keywords, Pagerank, Domain Authority, social media sharing, backlinks and several other areas in order to display the most relevant and recommended results on their search page. They announced a…
Accept sponsored content? Understanding NoFollow Links
There’s always a lot of confusion around the subject of follow links vs. nofollow links. To understand it clearly, you need to understand how search engines work. How search engines work? What is a follow link? Search Engines like Google crawl your blog. As well as looking at your content, they also look at the…
How to reduce your blogs bounce rate
I’ve discussed how to monitor bounce rate in this Beginners Guide to Google Analytics but in this post I’ll talk about what it is, how to find your sites bounce rate and how to reduce it. What is bounce rate? Your blogs bounce rate is the percentage of visitors who land on one page of…
What is Good SEO? Fighting SEO Myths
There seems to be a lot of confusion about SEO these days, many people know the term but are unsure what it is or how to get involved. I’ve previously written all about how search engines, SEO and keywords work. Today I thought I’d do something different and cover some SEO Myths that you may…
Category: Search Engine Optimisation
How to optimise your blog for search engines, so that you can get as much relevant traffic as possible and increase your page views.
