On-page optimization

The following are the main key points from this guide.

  • Google crawls websites for keywords and puts more weight on terms that show up early on your page: use main keyword once in the first 100-150 words of your article. In the rest of the article, use the keywords multiple times.
  • Wrap titles properly (h1, h2…).
  • Question-based title tags have an above average CTR (Click-through-rate).
  • Use internal and external links.
  • Link building: make short URLS and include keywords in them.
  • Use unique, keyword-rich meta descriptions. Example: This is a content overview. Learn how to get specific benefit from this content description.
  • Do not use stock images!
  • Give descriptive filenames and alt text to images.
  • Create FAQ pages: people use voice search, and Google pulls the results from FAQ pages.
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