Getting Started With WordPress
You install a WordPress blog and now you are left wondering what to do. Here are some simple steps to get you started with blogging as a way to boost your SEO:
Edit your permalink structure
Blog post addresses are known as permalinks and are notoriously SEO unfriendly as a default. As you set up the permalinks on your blog you can make sure they are more SEO
friendly, which will ultimately hep with rankings. To do this, access the admin area and the permalinks. Click on the custom structure and then type "/%postname%/". This will ensure the post name appears in the URL.
The all-in-one-SEO-pack
This is a very popular plug-in and will give you the capability to edit blog page titles, descriptions and Meta Tags.
Google XML Sitemaps
Dynamic sitemaps can have big advantages over static ones and the Google XML sitemap plug-in can generate an XML sitemap that can assist search engines in indexing your blog.
Get writing
Having a blog is a great step forward, but with no regular content it is worthless so write your blogs as frequently as possible. Once a blog has been posted, promote it via some of the
social media websites including Facebook, StumbleUpon and Twitter.
Create a blog feed
Allow people to get updates from any new blogs that you publish. Feeds will contain a shortened version of the blog with a link taking them to the full version.
At Click Consult we can advise on all your search engine optimisation internet marketing campaigns, including how WordPress can benefit your SEO.
