Here are the questions and the conversations this week surrounding SEO and blogging – specifically a href tags and img tags. How many of you are asking the same question? It goes something like this, “Just so I am clear. It is OK for an image to be linked to Attachment Page, Custom URL or […]
FAQ for SEO
UPDATED: September 22, 2019 The title really says it all. Below are the SEO questions I’ve gathered and their answers. Q: That green light on SEO for WP by Yoast is driving me crazy! Does it have to be green? No! Those are suggestions for placement of keywords. The spirit of the ‘law’ applies here. […]
Google Changes NoFollow rules
“NoFollow” is the tag that we are supposed to use when a link is going to benefit us in some way. For example, an affiliate link, an ad or a sponsored post. All those links are supposed to have “nofollow” in them. Last week Google rocked the SEO world, by announcing that it was unilaterally […]
Hosting, Speed & SEO
Hosts & Speed Hosting makes a big difference to speed. However there are many many good hosts nowadays. If you stick with the ‘old popular ones’ like GoDaddy, HostGator, BlueHost, etc, they will all operate similarly – and will be slower. WPEngine, BigScoots, Flywheel and the managed WP hosts all operate similarly and you should […]
Our themes are mobile – what about image sizes?
The most common question we get is about image sizes. Your SEO expert will tell you that they need to only accentuate the text part of the post. And that the speed of the page is the most important thing about photos. Your hosting company, ad company and anyone else who maintains your site will […]
This is How Intention Impacts SEO
SEO is what most of us want to learn to do well. Entire websites have been built into full time jobs when one post ranks within spot 1-3 in search engines. But, as we’ve been saying for awhile – intent is the new SEO. (I really wanted to say Intent is the new black… but, not […]
Selecting a WordPress Host & Domain Name
Revised June 2019. This is part 2 of the Start a Website series, where we’re going to go through piece-by-piece how to start your first website. The first two items you’ll need are: Web Hosting and Domain Names This article will help you select a provider(called a host) for your web hosting; and provider for […]
Recent SEO Myths Swirling Around Blogging Groups
Things are so confusing online especially about SEO and blogging. The first question I want to address is how do you know who to trust and the second thing I want to address are a few misleading quotes from a very popular newsletter (that most of you read). First, I think it’s important to discover […]
How to Delete and Redirect a WordPress Post
Most bloggers are creating a library of content to engage readers in their particular niche. Updating your content, changing dates, changing permalinks and redirecting posts are all very confusing to most of us. In this ~2 minute tutorial, I walk through how to delete and redirect a post without breaking any links. Other tutorials on […]