20 SEO Mistakes That Must Be Avoided By Beginner Bloggers
Some SEO mistakes That must be avoided by Beginner bloggers
Already feel doing SEO right but your blog is still empty of visitors like a grave?
If so, then you most likely use SEO techniques that are less precise so that your blog is difficult to compete in search engines.
to find out whether my friend is using true or false SEO techniques, please look at the list of 20 SEO mistakes that are often made by beginners below:
Beginner SEO Mistakes
1. Learning SEO is Not From Basic
Just a few weeks learning SEO, but have learned unclear techniques such as pyramid links, link wheels and so on without really understanding some of the basic things about SEO.It is quite important to understand what SEO really is, what is blackhat and whitehat SEO, what is a backlink, how does the search engine work, how does the Google Algorithm work, and so on.
If we learn SEO not from basic then when we use unclear SEO techniques and the technique is no longer functioning, then in the end we will be confused.
2. Forget Keyword Research
Not doing keyword research is the most common mistake made by beginners. Do not be surprised if your blog is empty of visitors even though your blog is in the top position of the search engine. That's because you don't do the right keyword research.3. Creating careless content
Selection of the right keywords alone is not enough, we also need to create content that is really high quality to be liked by Google.
Creating quality content is also not solely for Google, but also for our blog readers, because that is the main goal.
4. Don't use Google Webmaster tools
Google provides several free tools that are very important for SEO purposes. One of the tools that must be used is Google webmaster tools.With Google webmaster tools, we can see how our blogs are performing on search engines. We can see our blog like how Google sees our blog.
We can check backlinks, the most popular keywords, number of page indexes, various errors that exist on our blog, and many more.
So a big mistake if we do not make full use of this one tool.
5. Not optimizing the title and meta description
Most beginner SEOers only think about how to be able to perch on top search engine positions without paying attention to how their blogs appear in search engines.
It's useless if your blog appears in the top position but the title and description of your blog doesn't attract the attention of Google users to click on it.
6. Trust the meta tag code
There are still quite a lot of beginners who think that just using a special meta tag code for their blog will appear at the top of search engines. Install any meta tag code without really understanding what the function of the code is.Indeed there are some meta tag codes that are quite important for SEO, for example the meta tag description code. But the effect of these codes is not very big on your blog SEO.
7. Do Not Use Variations of Anchor Text
I'm sure most of my friends already know, if looking for backlinks, it's better to use the target keywords as anchor text.But the use of keywords as excessive anchor text is not good because it will endanger your blog because it will be considered spam.
So when searching for backlinks, don't use 100% of the target keywords as anchor text. Use related keyword variations or use your blog's name as anchor text.
8. Not Doing Internal Linking
Internal links are important so that visitors and search engines can more easily explore other relevant posts on your blog.Internal linking also has many other benefits, such as increasing pageview and also lowering your blog's bounce rate.
9. Too Much Thinking About Keyword Density
What percentage should a keyword appear in one post? 1%, 2%, 3%, or 50%?The answer: not important.
Just write posts naturally, don't think too much about keyword density. The most important keywords that my target friends appear in the post. Whether it's in the title, in the first paragraph, in the last paragraph, etc.
The issue of what percentage is not important at all.
10. Using Bold, Italic, Underline excessively
One of the old school SEO techniques that are still quite widely used by beginners. Namely using Bold, Italic, and Underline excessively.The use of such methods is totally ineffective because it will not help improve your blog's ranking, instead it will disrupt the comfort of your blog readers.
Just use bold, italic, or underline if it's really needed.
11. Not Paying Attention to blog Loading Speed
Google is very concerned about the speed of loading a blog or website. That's because Google wants to provide the best experience for Google users by prioritizing websites with fast loading in the top position of search results.If you have a blog, then it is better to immediately stop using the widgets now excessively and blog paraphernalia that is not at all important. Because all of that will only make your blog become heavy.
12. Do Not Use a Mobile Friendly Design
Currently the mobile-friendly design has been used as a factor by Google to determine web rankings in search results, especially on mobile devices.The reason is clear, now there are very many mobile device users, more than desktop computer users.
13. Only Focus on Looking For Backlinks
It's no secret that backlinks are the most important SEO factor. But don't just focus on backlinks because now there are so many other factors that influence SEO.Pay attention to your blog's onpage SEO, the quality of the content on your blog, your blog's popularity, social media, and so on.
14. More concerned with quantity than the quality of backlinks
When you are looking for backlinks, don't just think about getting as many backlinks as possible, but focus on the quality.
Look for backlinks from sites or blogs that are relevant to your blog and also sites that have authority.
15. Still a Hobby of Link Exchange
Link exchange is an example of a method of finding quality backlinks. This method is old school and no longer effective, but it seems that there are still quite a lot of people doing it.Link exchange is not only an ineffective method of searching for backlinks, but it is also dangerous for your blog because it belongs to the category of Link Schemes that Google hates.
If you still do it then don't regret it if your blog gets a Google Algorithm penalty.
16. Check your SEO score at chkme.com
I quite often get questions like this:Bro, my blog's SEO score is 100% but how come it doesn't appear on Google?
This is an example of a blogger who did not learn SEO from basic. It is important to know that Google uses more than 200 factors to rank web pages on the internet.
Whereas chkme.com only uses a few factors as an assessment of SEO scores. So it can not be used as a reference for SEO scores, because SEO does not have a score.
17. Too obsessed with PageRank, Domain Authority, Page Authority, Alexa rank, etc.
Still related to SCORE. One other mistake that beginners often make is to be too obsessed with scores such as PageRank, DA, PA, Alexa Rank, and so on.Especially for PageRank as we know that Google has not updated again. So it's not at all important to think about.
To assess whether the SEO that we do is successful or not is not by looking at PR, DA, PA, and Alexa Rank, but look at the number of visitors to your blog, see how much income your blog AdSense, see how many products have been sold. Because that's the most important.
18. Only rely on SEO to bring visitors
If you have just created a blog or website, it's quite important not to rely solely on search engines as a place to find visitors.At least for the first 6 months to the first year, don't focus too much on SEO, but use other methods such as promotion through social media, blogwalking, or social bookmarking.
19. Expect instant results from SEO
SEO is getting more difficult here because Google is getting smarter. So don't ever expect instant results from SEO because everything needs a process.Don't worry if maybe the first few months of your blog it's still hard to compete in search engines. The important thing is to be consistent.