WP Beginner has put together an excellent resource for troubleshooting dozens of common WordPress issues. The most prevalent might be the internal server error that is displayed instead of an expected page. In my experience, going to permalink settings and hitting the save button generally fixes this problem. Other times, the solution can be a little more trickier to find.
The article outlines 4 steps that guide you in getting your website indexed by Google. The first step is to ensure that you are not blocking Google’s bot from crawling and indexing your website. It’s a setting that can be found in the Reading options of the WordPress Dashboard. You’ll want to make sure that Search Engine Visibility is not checked off.
Last year, Chrome slowly began to implement the “Not Secure” message on non-https websites. Specifically, where a contact form was present. Now, no matter what page a user is on in Chrome 68, that message will be clearly visible. Thankfully, it isn’t as shocking as some predicted. There is no giant red x or stop sign next to the warning. I think that visual cue alone would have even made a bigger impact.
If you’re new to WordPress it’s easy to dismiss page hierarchy. After all, the main concern is the content on the page. Not how it is structured. With the menu system, you don’t need to assign parent or child pages to create a sub-menu. However, for organizational purposes and even SEO benefits, it would be wise to build structure in your website.
We are often asked by our users how to do keyword research for their WordPress blogs. Keyword research helps you find betters content ideas that will help you grow traffic and create highly engaging content that users will love. In this article, we will show you how to properly do keyword research for your WordPress blog.
What is Keyword Research and Why You Need it? Keyword research is a research technique used by content creators and SEO experts. It helps you discover words users enter into search engines to find content, products, and services in your industry.
You can then use those words and phrases into your website to get more search traffic.
Many beginners assume that they have a clear idea of what their users are looking for. However, you don’t need to make educated guesses when there are powerful tools available that can help you make data-driven decisions.
Properly using keyword research as a part of your content strategy can help you achieve the following:
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Last month, I wrote about the power of using a domain name for branding. Specifically, I mentioned how new domain extensions can be used to create short and powerful domain names. Of course, I still believe that .com and .net domains instill the most confidence in visitors. Perhaps that has to do with how established those two extensions are. However, the internet is constantly changing and evolving. If you want to be successful, that change should be embraced which means not excluding these extensions just because you want to brand with the coveted .com or .net.