When you're looking for traffic to your blog, it's important that you rank high in Google. But how can you do this? Well, there are several steps that will help increase your chances of getting more visitors (and more sales). In this article we'll go over 10 easy steps that any blogger can take to further their search engine optimization efforts:
- Get Your Website Ready
- Make sure your website is responsive.
- Make sure your website is fast.
- Make sure your website is secure and mobile friendly.
- Have a good user experience, easy-to-use navigation, SEO-friendly content, etc...
- Create an XML Sitemap
The XML Sitemap is a list of all the pages in your website, which include their title and description. It helps search engines crawl your site more efficiently and gives them an idea of what's there.
To create an XML Sitemap, you'll need to set up a free WordPress plugin called Simple Sitemaps that allows you to add links to your content so users can see where they can find it on the web. Once you've created this simple tool, use its settings panel in order to add metadata about each page so Google knows how valuable each page is (or isn't).
- Set Up Google Search Console
- Go to Google Webmaster Tools and click on “Add A Site”.
- Enter your URL, choose a category and hit save.
- Setup Google Analytics
- You can use Google Analytics to track your website's visitors and conversions.
- To set up Google Analytics, go to https://www.google.com/analytics/.
To begin tracking your website's visitors and conversions, click on the "Create New Tracker" button in the top right corner of the screen (see image below). This will open up a new window where you'll have access to all of Google's tracking tools as well as their privacy policy page if you need more information about how they collect data from websites using their tools such as DoubleClick Bid Manager or AdWords PPC ads:
Once inside this new window, select "Website" under "Trackers," then choose "Website Audience" under "Tracking Tools." Next select “Website Visitors” under Tracking Attributes:
Website Audience - This allows advertisers who want targeted traffic based on demographic information like age range or gender preferences instead of just demographics based general audience buying habits like age range etcetera; however these types of targeting options require extra effort on behalf t
Run a Speed Test
The first step in optimizing your website is to run a speed test. There are many tools available, but I recommend Google’s Page Speed Insights. You can access this tool by going to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ and clicking on the “Page Speed Insights” button at the top of their page under “Tools & Advice."
When looking at your results from Page Speed Insights, pay attention to three things:
How long did it take for each page load?
What are those load times compared with other sites?
Do those numbers seem reasonable (not too fast or slow)?
Use a Responsive Web Design
A responsive web design is a type of website that adjusts its layout and content to fit the device you're using to view it. It's important for your site's SEO, because Google now considers mobile-friendly sites as more authoritative than non-mobile friendly sites when ranking them in search results.
If you have an old school website that doesn't look good on smartphones, then it will be harder for people visiting from their phones to find what they're looking for quickly.
Google says that if your site doesn't have a mobile friendly version (or even worse—an entirely separate domain), then it will be penalized by them when they crawl your site later on down the line - which could lead to poor rankings!
Ensure Optimal Page Load Time
In this section, we’ll discuss how to ensure optimal page load time. We will also cover why it is important and what actions you can take if your site’s page load time is too slow.
Use High-Quality Images
Images are important for SEO and the overall user experience of your website, so make sure you're using high resolution images.
It's also important not to overwhelm readers with too many images on a single post; two is a good number. If you have more than two, consider breaking them up into smaller pieces or using different sizes of photographs (e.g., medium vs large). And don't just rely on stock photography—use original content instead!
Images should be displayed in order of importance, so it's best if they're all related somehow: an image describing what happens next in the story/content being shared should always come before other related information such as links back out from where those readers came from (elevating their credibility), or information about who created this piece themselves—or anything else that helps them feel like they've learned something while reading through it all together
Create Original Content Consistently
The most effective way to rank new WordPress content is by creating original content that is consistent with your brand.It’s important to understand why this is so: ranking highly in Google search results isn't just about having a great website and offering quality content; it's also about connecting with people who are looking for answers on Google, which means giving them what they want right away (or soon). This can only happen if you're consistently providing useful information that helps users solve problems or achieve their goals—and if you do this consistently, then Google will recognize your efforts as valuable assets rather than noise pollution.
Promote Your Blog with Guest Posting on Other Websites
One of the best ways to promote your blog is by submitting it to niche-specific directories. There are many sites that allow you to submit articles, but these will only be visible if they accept new submissions from other websites.To get started, use this directory: http://www.wpcouponcodefinder.com/. This is a great place for finding discount codes for travel destinations and hotels all over the world! Once there, just click on “Submit Your Blog” at the top of any page on this website and follow their instructions carefully when filling out their form (they will ask you about who owns/runs your blog).
Follow these steps to increase your chances of getting traffic faster.
Make sure you have a fast website. This means no slow loading pages or images, and using a WordPress plugin called W3 Total Cache (which we've written about before). You should also try optimizing your site with Google Search Console, Google Analytics and AdWords. These tools will help you track what's working on your site so that you can make improvements in future.hope this blog post has been helpful for you, as it was for us. We’ve worked hard to provide a step-by-step guide on how to rank faster in Google. We hope you found some tips that can help your website get more traffic and make the most out of it!
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