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4 Basic Wordpress SEO Tips To Follow --MelodyPriscila (talk) 11:41, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

One of the most important part of setting up a blog is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO for a WordPress blog is the social nature of blogging technology. The biggest advantage of WordPress over any other blogging platform is it’s search engine optimization capabilities. By default WordPress is 70% search engine optimized but to make the most out of it, we need to optimize more. The more important web traffic is to growing your website, the more time you should devote to SEO(what site doesn’t need more visitors?!). If you are thinking about getting organic traffic from search engines at no cost, implement the techniques discussed in this article to your WordPress blog and take it to the next level.

1. Optimize Post Titles

The post title must be descriptive and compelling. To do this, make sure you install All in One SEO Pack. In WordPress: Settings >> All in One SEO Pack. Make sure you create a unique description after you have written your post. All in One SEO Pack will not create meta descriptions, so when creating a post there is a section for adding unique titles and descriptions. By default, the title for your blog posts is "Blog title » Blog Archive » Keyword rich post title". Search engines put more weight on the early words, so if your keywords are near the start of the page title you are more likely to rank well.

2. Optimize WordPress Permalinks

The most search-engine friendly permalink MUST includes the post title in the link,having keywords in your URL is an absolute must. You should never change this if you already have an established site. That can screw things up big time if you don’t know what you are doing. The same goal is to be accomplished for Search Engines as well.In your WP admin panel, click on the “Options” tab, then the “Permalinks” sub-tab, and choose the option just below the “Default” permalink option. See the WordPress Codex for more on permanent links. You can even have it include the date that it was made if you like, using one of the pre-made structures. It is much friendlier for both users and search engines.

3. Optimise Your Tags

Meta Tags contain information that describes your site's purpose, description, and keywords used within your site. Try to restrict the number of tags you have – particularly if you display a tag cloud on your website – to narrow your focus. By default, they are not included in WordPress, but you can manually include them and the article on Meta Tags in WordPress takes you through the process of adding meta tags to your WordPress site. Tags can be useful for both visitors and SEO as long as you use them carefully and consistently. Always written Keywords targeted posts, include Keywords in to post title, post url and post description, highlight your keyword with bold tag.

4. Optimize Your Site’s Images

Images can open up a whole new stream of search engine visitors for your blog. I’ve wallpaper sites where 80% of my traffic comes from Google image search, and on Blogging Bits. Use a keyword that fits, be descriptive and keep them short and unique. Don’t use something vague and meaningless. If you post a lot of images on your blog, optimizing your images for search engines can be a worthwhile effort. If you are not using it, you are missing a great chance to rank your blog well in search engines.

Don’t forget to visit Wordpress Genius, there is a lot to learn about Wordpress SEO Tips. Feel free to ignore anything you think is not right for your blog.