8 Keyword SEO Tips for Bloggers

Do you take Keyword SEO for your blog seriously?

Here are 8 Keyword SEO Tips that will help to improve your site’s ranking in the Search Engine Results.

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1. Keywords in <title> tag

A most important factor for higher keyword ranking is to have it within the <title> tag. This tag is what shows up in the clickable link on the SERP (search engine results page). I have since learnt that what appears in the beginning is more important than what comes next.

Always put your Primary Keyword first. I recommend use of an indispensable Platinum SEO plugin to help you optimize your <title> without muddling up your theme code.

2. Proper Use of Keywords in Headline Tags (, <H2>, <H3>)

Search engines won’t to figure out your headlines. Rather, use your keywords in the , <H2>, and <H3> tags to give clues to search engines. Hera are some of  The Best SEO Tricks Ever. They show how to optimize your keywords within your headlines.

3. Keywords in Image <alt> tag

They say a picture speaks a thousand words but Search Engine Spiders don’t do not know that. All they do is read the <alt> tag only. The <alt> tag is describes the image in texts. It is wise to provide a meaningful description of pictures with your keyword inside the <alt> tag. See why you here.

4. Permalink should be SEO-Friendly

WordPress set the permalink structure as www.internet-earner.com/?p=1 by default. This is will result in poor SEO as it doesn’t give any inclination Googlebot or other search robots what your URL is about.

According to Matt Cutts, the face of Google, the optimal URL structure from his SEO tips, would be to use only the post title as part of the URL and don’t include the post date in your URL. Not only it is human-readable, more importantly it will give the maximum SEO benefits.

5. Use the <Description> Meta Tag

Though metatags are not so important anymore, the <description> meta tag will matter in SEO.  Use <Description> metatag to describe your site. This description is what the visitors see when your site appears on the search results.

6. <Keywords> Meta Tag

While you are it, load your <Keywords> tag with relevant keywords. This means every word within <Keywords> meta tag must appear somewhere within the body of your article. If not, it can be penalized for irrelevance and considered bad for your ranking. Personally, I have found his to be very challenging. See What The Best Keyword Meta Tags Formula is here

7. First Paragraph must contain Keywords

Put simply, search engines scan and expect that your first paragraph will contain the important keywords for the article. Make sure your keywords appear in the first paragraph of your content. If you do notice, in the first paragraph of this article, I place two primary keywords, SEO and blogging as part of my keyword optimization.

8. Footer must contain Keywords Too

Well, the first impression and the last impression usually makes the most remembered impression. A simple SEO trick of placing a link to your main page with your keyword as an anchor text could have a positive result in your search engine ranking.

Which other tips do you use for your keyword SEO?