Google’s search index is its fetched database of the billions of websites which exist in the world. When a new website or a page within it is “indexed”, it’s being added to Google’s database, making it able to be found with the proper search on Google. If a page isn’t indexed in Google, it may …
Content writing has become a big business in this modern age of the internet. Thankfully the hacks of 20 or even just 10 years ago to influence search engines aren’t nearly as effective as they once were. Instead, the path to ranking well as I revealed in my best SEO tip is through good content. …
If you’re new to the world of search engine optimization (SEO), you’ve likely heard a mention or two of LSI keywords. These keywords can net you a lot of bonus traffic AND help you to rank for your main keyword. In other words, they’re essential to any SEO campaign. Let’s break it down and identify …
Keyword research is the first step in getting people to your website. It’s the cornerstone of SEO which is why the very first post I did on this website was a free keyword tool review. I rounded up the best and most popular options in free keyword tools and shared my findings. I still do, …
An easy way to speed up your website without sacrificing any code or content is to add expires headers. WordPress users have a number of different ways to do this, from plugins to adding a simple line of code. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to add expires headers, WordPress edition. Add Expires Headers – …
Tags H1-H6 are known as heading tags. You can wrap any bit of text in an H# tag to make it a heading. To the average person reading a page, heading tags just make text look larger and bold with H1 being the largest. On the technical side, heading tags are interpreted by browsers and …
I recently revealed my best SEO tip: creating quality content. While I went into a bit of detail on what makes for quality content, I realized there’s a lot more to cover. When we talk about how to create quality content, it’s much more than just the writing itself. So anytime you hear me talk …
Over the years, webmasters of all experience levels and backgrounds have asked me from time to time for my best SEO tip. While it’s impossible to reduce all of SEO to one practice or idea, I do find that one tip takes precedent: creating quality content is the single best thing you can do to …
Google Search Console is a free cloud based application which is useful for seeing how your site is performing in Google search. It also gives recommendations on how to improve your rankings and lets you know when there are any issues which might be negatively affecting your rankings. While a bit more involved than adding …
If you’re searching for “Google not indexing site”, you know the frustration of putting work into creating content only to have it ignored by Google. I covered how to add a page to Google before, but not as much as to why issues can occur. Let’s talk about why Google’s not indexing a site, including …
