Yoursite.wordpress.com
offers much more than insight into how the search spiders interact with your site. It also serves a verification function. Verifying your site through Google Webmaster Tools lets Google know that your site has an active and engaged webmaster. The same goes for Google Analytics. Having Google Analytics installed on your site sends a signal to Google that an active webmaster is at the helm. The same dictate applies to having an XML sitemap that resides in your site's root directory. Your sitemap, even if not needed for indexing purposes, lends additional credence to your website.
WordPress 3 Search Engine Optimization
WordPress 3 Search Engine Optimization
Overview of this book
WordPress is a powerful platform for creating feature-rich and attractive websites and blogs; but with a little extra tweaking and effort your WordPress site can dominate the search engines and bring thousands of new customers to your blog or business.
WordPress3.0 Search Engine Optimization will show you the secrets that professional SEO companies use to take websites to the top of search results and proliferate their business. You'll be able to take your WordPress blog/site to the next level, as well as brush aside even the stiffest competition with this book in hand.
We'll begin with a typical WordPress installation and with a variety of simple techniques, turn it into a powerful website that search engines will reward with high rankings.
We'll go further: with advanced plug-ins we'll connect your WordPress site to popular social media sites and expand the reach of your site to bring more visitors. You'll learn about dozens of free online tools to accomplish everything from keyword research to monitoring your ranking progress.
WordPress is a great start for building search-friendly sites. However, with the tools in this book, you'll get your website/blog noticed by numerous new users/customers or your target audience.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
WordPress 3 Search Engine Optimization
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started: SEO Basics
Customizing WordPress Settings for SEO
Researching and Working with Keywords
Understanding Technical Optimization
Creating Optimized and Engaging Content
Link Building
Using Social Media
Avoiding the Black Hat Techniques
Avoiding SEO Mistakes
Testing Your Site and Monitoring Your Progress
WordPress SEO Plugins
Other SEO Resources
Index
Customer Reviews