Hi
I am new to this forum. Hope everyone is well. I have new website and I’m trying to do the SEO myself. My website has been done using woo commerce.
Could anyone help me how to do this myself.
thanks
Hi
@Smart Choc, I hope you're enjoying yourself on the forum.
So congratulations on starting with a new website
. So yes,
@Elyman, has already acknowledged you with some basic stuff.
I would like to add some more generic points to it, like:
1. Always include product descriptions
These are bite-sized content that is not too long but can't be overlooked. Add a well-crafted and search engine friendly description to product pages.
2. Optimize Your Page Titles
The page titles should be clear for both the search engines and the searchers. Use focus keywords in your title but keep in mind that the title should be readable and not stuffed with keywords.
3. Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs are really helpful when it comes to making your pages navigable. It also helps the search engines understand how your site is structured.and appear in search results.
4. Site Navigation
Apart from breadcrumbs, there are ways to ensure that your visitors are not lost when they are interacting with your site. Keep your site navigation clean and simple to reduce your bounce rates and rank higher on SERPs.
5. Meta Descriptions
Meta descriptions do not play a direct role in your ranking but have a significant impact on improving clickthrough rates. It is a way to entice searchers on the SERPs to click. Google also uses meta descriptions to generate a search result snippets.
6. Add Alt Text To Images
Many people often overlook this part, but alt texts can definitely give you an SEO boost. Add keywords to your images (keeping the natural flow in mind) to make search engines understand what the image stands for. Check the below example:
7. Avoid Duplicate Content
You might have to seek duplicate content for the following cases:
- Same content on multiple areas of your site.
- Two or more sites with similar content.
Accordingly, you might have to either remove or redirect duplicate contents.
8. Use SEO-friendly theme
WordPress offers many themes and it could be very overwhelming to choose anyone. To take full advantage make sure you use a theme that is built for SEO.