Boost SEO with Google Webmaster Tools and a Sitemap

Written by on March 27, 2011 in Help & Tips, Search Engine Optimization, WordPress - Comments Off
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Are you using a Sitemap on your website right now? Do you have it connected with your Google Webmaster Tools account? If you answered no to either of these questions then I suggest you continue reading and I’ll do my best to get you headed in the right direction. I’m still learning about Sitemaps and their benefits but I can vouch for the fact that ever since I began using them, I’ve seen increased search engine traffic, cleaner listings and rapid indexing of new website content.

So what exactly is a Sitemap and why should you use one?

Sitemaps are the definitive way to inform search engines about all the pages on your website. The Sitemap file is basically a list of every page on your website. According to the Google website, the benefit of using a Sitemap is to:

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Top 5 WordPress SEO Plugins – Recommended

Written by on March 26, 2011 in Help & Tips, Search Engine Optimization, WordPress - 9 Comments
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It’s no secret that the more I use WordPress the more I fall in love with it. The versatility and control I have when using WordPress makes doing any website task as simple as possible. However, what really makes WordPress amazing is the community support for Plugins, Widgets and thousands of other customizations. These community supported addons allow people such as myself (I suck at coding) the ability to improve our websites with just a few easy clicks.

I’ve put together a list of my Top 5 WordPress SEO Plugins that I feel would be beneficial for any website owner running WordPress. If you’re not familiar with the term SEO it stands for Search Engine Optimization which refers to how well your website is “optimized” for Google, Yahoo, Bing and all the other search engines on the Internet. Why is SEO optimization important? It’s proven that the more optimized your website, the better your search engine rankings. That would mean more traffic which means more sales. Pretty awesome stuff for free and for 10-20 minutes of your time to setup!

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