21/06/2022
Here are 5 common mistakes that can kill your rankings.
1. Focusing on high-volume keywords only
Ranking a new blog can take you 10 times longer when you only target such keywords.
How to Fix: grab a few keywords from forums like Reddit or Quora.
If they can rank page 1 with no SEO optimization, then so can you!
2. Keyword stuffing
Google frowns upon this technique and, frankly, it simply does not work anymore.
How to Fix: create high-quality content, sprinkling both your primary keyword and LSIs in a natural way.
3. Ignoring internal linking
Internal links tell crawlers which of your pages are the most important. Therefore, an orphaned page will take a lower priority.
How to Fix: add internal links in each of your posts, ensuring you use the correct anchor text for relevancy.
4. Writing low-quality content
Badly written content may fool Google, but it can frustrate your readers.
This will result in them leaving your site and lowering user retention.
How to Fix: Conduct thorough research. Then use tools like Quillbot and Grammarly to improve content flow.
5. Targeting wrong search intent
The 4 main search intents are:
- Informational
- Transactional
- Navigational
- Commercial
Targeting the wrong one can affect CTR.
How to Fix: Google your keyword and analyze the results. This will help you understand what search intent to target
Post by
Md Emran Hossain
