Author: saqibkhan

  • Set SEO-friendly URLs

    It’s helpful to use a short, descriptive URL structure highlighting the core topic of the page. As Google explains in its SEO starter guide: “Parts of the URL can be displayed in search results as breadcrumbs, so users can also use the URLs to understand whether a result will be useful for them.” We recommend using your…

  • Write an engaging meta description

    Meta descriptions aren’t a ranking factor, but they can bring more clicks and traffic. This is because Google uses them for the descriptive snippet in the search results 37.22% of the time. The rest of the time, they use other content from the page. For that reason, there’s no ned to obsess over crafting perfect meta descriptions for…

  • Write a compelling title tag

    Title tags are often the main piece of information used to decide which search result to click on. More often than not, that hinges on having a great title. Google rewrites title tags 61.6% of the time (most often for titles that are very short or very long). But these are usually small changes, so it’s worth spending time…

  • Use header tags to structure your page

    HTML header tags help Google understand the content on your pages, and break it up into logical, easily skimmed sections. Header tags look like this—<h2>Header goes here</h2>—in your page’s code. You can use the Ahrefs toolbar to quickly see how header tags are used on a page: As a general guide, try to: As an added benefit, good use…

  • Include your target keyword in relevant places

    Including your target keyword within key elements of your page will help Google (and your readers) understand what the page is about: Or put another way: it would be weird to write an article on “brewing espresso” without mentioning the phrase “brewing espresso” in the title or introduction. It helps to include some exact-match keywords in…

  • How to create SEO content

    Choose a proven topic You should already have a proven topic if you’ve done keyword research. This is something with traffic potential, business potential, and ranking potential: Here’s a proven topic for a baking supplies store: It has good business and traffic potential and looks easy to rank for based on its Keyword Difficulty (KD) score.…

  • SEO content basics

    What is SEO content? SEO content is content designed to rank in search engines. It could be a blog post, product or landing page, interactive tool, or something else. Why is SEO content important? Not all content ranks and gets traffic from organic search. Only content crafted for searchers about topics they’re searching for does…

  • Keyword research tools

    Keyword research is practically impossible to do without specialized tools. And if you’re only starting out or have a tight budget, here are some free keyword research tools for you: And once you get truly serious about growing the search traffic of your website, make sure to sign up for Ahrefs and give Keywords Explorer a spin. This…

  • How to prioritize keywords

    Prioritizing your list of keywords and deciding where you should invest your efforts first is probably the least straightforward and extremely “individual” part of the keyword research process. There are just too many things to consider: That last point is a particularly important one. While search volume, traffic potential, ranking difficulty, and search intent are…

  • How to target keywords

    A very important step in analyzing keywords is to identify what kind of page you’ll need to create in order to maximize your chances to rank. And if you can use that page to target a group of relevant keywords all at once. Or perhaps create a few additional pages to target some of the…