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How to Learn SEO (Step by Step)

I remember learning SEO over fifteen years ago, starting out as a new account manager at a digital agency. I picked up skills one by one — writing meta descriptions, analyzing keywords, optimizing title tags — but it took years before I understood how it all fit together. I was confident in tactics, but weak

Mastering the Art & Science of Title Tags & Meta Descriptions

Knowing title tag and meta description best practices is essential knowledge for those wanting to optimize pages to rank better. Let’s get into how to make the most out of these two key on-site SEO elements. What are Title Tags & Meta Descriptions? Title tags (also known as page titles or SEO titles) and meta

How to Create a Yoast Sitemap

One of the many great things about the Yoast SEO plugin is that it automatically generates an XML sitemap for your website. This file acts as a resume for your website. It tells the search engines how to crawl and index the pages of your website. Yoast’s automatically generated sitemap needs customization. In this post, learn how to

How To Use Keywords for SEO

The most common questions our SEO coaches get are “How do I put keywords on my website?” and “How do I use keywords for SEO?” After reading this guide, you’ll never again wonder how to use keywords for SEO. Instead, you’ll have a clear process for proper keyword placement (a.k.a keyword optimization) on every page you create

Yoast SEO Variables Explained

Variables in the Yoast SEO plugin give you the power to autogenerate page titles and meta descriptions for your entire website based on a set of rules defined by content type. This is one of the many powerful tools in WordPress that make it a search engine friendly content management system. Variables help you automate

What are 301 Redirects?

A 301 redirect sends users and search engines to a different URL than the one they originally requested. For example, with a 301 redirect, we could direct a person trying to access www.example.com/cats to www.example.com/pets. You can think of 301 redirects as being like a mail forwarder. If you move home addresses, you have the

11 Tips for Optimizing your Google Business Profile Listing

You may already have a Google Business Profile (GBP) listing in place, but is it completely optimized? Filling out your Google Business Profile is just the first step. It is important to optimize your profile to increase your chances of being found for relevant search queries. Optimizing your GBP is as simple as updating it

What to Do: Google Marked My Business as Temporarily Closed

Here you are, you just found out that your business listing on Google Maps says “Temporarily Closed” and yet your business is actually OPEN? What do you do now?

Engaging Blog Archive Page Design – Template & Best Practices

A blog archive page, also called a blog index or blog homepage, is the main blog page on your website. Learn what goes into a high-quality blog archive page and get access to a blog archive page template.

Google Business Profile with a P.O. Box

We are often asked, “Can I use a PO Box for Google Business Profile”? The quick answer is no. Learn how to verify your Google Maps listing even if you can’t get mail at your physical address.