How to Optimise Your Blog for SEO

17 March, 2010 4:40 pm | Posted by Ben Norman

A blog is a fantastic tool for any website or company. It provides a very public mouthpiece that can be regularly updated. This generates traffic, expands your content and allows you to develop your link profile.

All of this is great for SEO. As a process that relies heavily on links and content, the more you have, the better it will perform. But there are ways that you can go over and above the standard blog; taking your SEO efforts to the next level.

First of all, if you want people to find your content, you have to give it a name that fits in with searches. Therefore you need a title that is keyword optimised, preferably with the keywords near the beginning, and fits with their enquiry. A ‘how to’, like this post, or ’7 tips for…’ are good ways of getting some attention. These provide useful information that people are likely to be looking for.
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