Wordpress SEO: First Steps

In order to simplify the process of optimising your Wordpress blog, I have compiled all the information here. The steps below should be very easy to follow and does not require any difficult change of codes but before you begin, I would recommend reading this:

Primer: Wordpress SEO

I have identified 5 important parts to optimising your Wordpress blog and broken them down into smaller chunks of information for easy digestion. Feel free to implement them in any order you like:

1. Permalinks - changing your Wordpress permalinks to be search-engine friendly
2. Page Title - improve the readability of your blog posts
3. Google Sitemaps - creating a sitemap for your blog
4. Tagging & Meta Keywords - implementing tags on your blog and how to use them as meta keywords.
5. Site Submissions - submit your site to blog directories, aggregators, etc.

I hope you find them useful.

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