However, people often forget that although content is an important aspect, it shouldn’t be the only one guiding your SEO strategy.
This is why I have combined a ‘list-icle’ of sort explaining what SEO content is and how to optimize your content to complement your SEO strategies.First and foremost, SEO content writing focuses on keeping the layout, keyword composition and mode of delivery (text/info-graphic/video) in compliance with search engine algorithms.
Given below are 5 things you need to do in order to optimize your content for SEO;Ensure that your primary keyword appears in the title, whether it is a web page or a blog postThe main keyword and related keywords & phrases should be uniformly distributed throughout the pageLatent Semantic Indexing keywords or LSI keywords are related keywords or suggestive keywords for your primary keywords.
Use them in your content along with the primary keyword for better ranking opportunities.Keywords, including the LSI keywords should be used under H1, H2, and H3 (, and ) tags for better emphasis.Keywords should be used as anchor text when linking to other blog posts and web pages on your website.Along with relevancy, quality and engaging content,Local SEO friendly formatting plays a huge role in optimizing the content for search engines.
Meaningless content with random targeting and no defined niche only attracts penalties from Search Engines.Incorporate Keywords: Your content should not give the impression of carefully strategized keyword positions yet the keywords should be strategized carefully.
Study your keywords properly and keep them in your mind while writing your content, the best write-ups are those that use the keywords unintentionally helping both the search engine as well as the user.Promotion Post-publishing: Once you publish your content, ensure that you leave no stones unturned while promoting the said content.