What are your 3 biggest tips for starting SEO?

Panther28 said:
Some essential plugins that I install are:
all in one SEO - sitemap
cookie notice - required by law
really simple SSL - help stop any SSL issues
word fence - essential firewall
Easy Updates Manager - update all themes plugins
Whisper - interlinking
Autoptimize - optimization

In terms of which theme you should use, there are too many out there to suggest a good one, and you won't rank top spot, just because you have a certain theme, just play around with a few, maybe write a couple of dummy articles, to see what the site looks like. You want to be happy with how the site looks, and it should look good for your visitors too. Also, remember to stick a privacy policy up, with the t&c of your affiliate program.

Test everything you can on the site, like on mobile, testing menus etc. There can sometimes be just a make or break issue that will have you sticking with a theme or not.

Make a list of any things that you want to change in the theme, like removing footer etc, and get a Wordpress programmer to do that all in one go.
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Thankyou, that's some great stuff to get me started.


EBAL said:
There are some good tips already on this thread. I would endorse:
1. Do several Google searches in your niche & check out the top ranking sites appearing - in the process, note the different keywords used - pay attention to long-tail words & synonyms
2. Develop your content plan, with a view to developing content silos
3. Post articles / posts - one post per long-tail keyword. Mix it up with short and long articles. Any related Youtube videos can also be posted
4. Then start backlinking using social media and Google properties including Youtube, using those same long-tail keywords (and do not forget to index these links / posts)

The above process and aim for quality over quantity.
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Good info here. Is there a free tool I can use to analyse the keywords in competitor articles?

Roger Marquez said:
Pretty much this!

If all you have is a domain and hosting then, the next steps (at least for me) would be...
  1. Keyword Research / Niche selection - If your domain is brand new, I would strongly suggest to heavily focus on low-competition keywords (Check KGR Keywords)
  2. Content - Don´t hold back when it comes to content. Make sure it´s high-quality, RELEVANT (matches the user´s search intent perfectly) and it´s layout to increase UX. In the beginning, focus on building topical relevance and on developing the type of content that attracts links naturally. Content like: Data heavy/ research, infographics, in-depth guides, etc.
  3. SEO Health - Never stop working on your site overall SEO health

When it comes to themes, I prefer to be light-weight, fully customizable, Elementor-Compatible, fully responsive and, fast loading.

My themes of choices would be...
  • Astra Pro
  • GeneratePress
  • OceanWP
  • Neve
And, when it comes to plugins, it really depends what you want to accomplish with your sites in regards to the environment and UX. But, some of the "go-to" plugins for me will be...
  • SEO - RankMath or Yoast
  • Site Performance - WP Rocket + Autoptimize
  • Page Builder - Elementor
  • Image Optimization - Imagify or Smush
  • Security - WordFence
Some secondary or optional plugins for me would be...
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • CartFlow
  • WooCommerce
  • Thrive Leads
Hope this helps,

Cheers!
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Thankyou, this is the stuff I needed to hear!
I normally prefer Divi to Elementor, but I'll take a look at all the builders you mentioned to find something that's lightweight, easy to use and looks good.
Then I'll install some of the basic plugins and get started. I need to get rolling and build the habit of putting out regular blogs before I start thinking about backlinks etc
 
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For themes , follow the member festinger here. You do not need anything else.
 
SEO tips:
Remove anything that slows down your site.
Link to other websites with relevant content.
Write unique and relevant meta descriptions for every page.
Start with On-page, then you can focus on Off-page.
 
The basic idea of every new beginners should concentrate on page speed,then unique content plays a major role to link with other websites and create raedable URL's and publish consistently.
 
First off, make sure you've got the website's structure right, so that once you try to get Google to notice you, it will be able to make out what you're all about. Then, of course, content - regular and unique. It also helps to update it from time to time according to the clues from your keyword research. My personal advice is be patient, it can be overwhelming and time consuming, but consistency will get you there. I
 
In my opinion most important its make tests. Read some articles about seo methods and test it. Or buy professional training, but it's not cheap if You wanna know seo faster.
 
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