Basic SEO for Beginners: 10 Quick Tips to Help You Optimize Your Blog
T here are numerous ways to drive traffic to your blog. However, Google remains by far the best source (and search engines in general). Free search engine traffic (as opposed to paid search ads), also known as organic traffic, continues to be the most important source of traffic across all channels. In fact, did you know that organic search accounts for 53% of all traffic? Organic traffic is not only the most numerous, but it is also the most consistent and long-lasting. Did I mention it's completely free? Knowing all of this, it's critical to ensure that Google (and other search engines) are aware of your blog's existence. Not only that, but You also want Google to believe that what you have to offer is the best. You want Google to promote your blog, to show your blog posts on page one, at the top of search results, and preferably at the number one spot. Because the first position on Google's page one receives 32% of all clicks. This is where SEO comes in. SEO, or s...