Very Basics #
Robot.txt and site index #
Make sure robots.txt is enabled if you want search engines to crawl your site. Also upload your site index to google search console so Google indexes your site faster.
Title #
11 words or less with keyword Make sure keyword is not at the beginning of the title.
Optimize Headings for SEO: #
# Main Heading (title) H1 (is this title in Hugo?)
## H2 first main section
### H3 subheading under first H2
## H2 second main section
### H3 under second main section
### H3 sameArticle length #
Must be at least 300 words
Keywords and key-phrases #
Something someone is searching for on Google to learn something about your product
Keyword or key-phrase needs to be in:
- title
- in a heading
- in text
Don’t stuff keywords. One keyword per above category is fine. Use natural writing. (Conversational tone)
Use in first paragraph.
Don’t use the same keyword on multiple articles.
Links #
Include both types to help with SEO. Make links useful to the reader.
Internal link #
Link to another page on your site.
External link #
Link to another site.
Meta Data #
Description under title that you see in google. (Is this the summary or description in Hugo?)
Between 11 and 21 Words
Slug #
URL for article. https://davidwrites.xyz/10-reasons-why-you-dont-stick-to-your-routine
Browser/folder friendly title. Use dashes for spaces. No capital letters or symbols.
Images #
Add images to help with SEO Keyword in image alt title is good (How to do this in Hugo?)