Yoast Archives - Productive Blogging Blog Smarter Not Harder Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:56:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.productiveblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Productive-Blogging-Alternative-Favicon-1-150x150.png Yoast Archives - Productive Blogging 32 32 17 SEO mistakes to avoid in 2024 https://www.productiveblogging.com/seo-mistakes-to-avoid/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/seo-mistakes-to-avoid/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:32:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2291 SEO is no longer optional for bloggers, it’s now an essential part of blogging – but are you doing it...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/blog-post-not-ranking/feed/ 8 How to use categories and tags properly in WordPress (for SEO and your readers!) https://www.productiveblogging.com/wordpress-categories-and-tags/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/wordpress-categories-and-tags/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=7859 Categories and tags are different ways of organizing your content in WordPress and helping users and search engines navigate your...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/wordpress-categories-and-tags/feed/ 8 How to get your website on the first page of Google https://www.productiveblogging.com/first-page-of-google/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/first-page-of-google/#respond Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=7834 Getting your website to rank on Page 1 of Google will boost your traffic and income. But how do you...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/first-page-of-google/feed/ 0 What does the Yoast SEO plugin actually do? [2024] https://www.productiveblogging.com/what-does-yoast-do/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/what-does-yoast-do/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=6375 The Yoast SEO plugin is so much more than green bullets! Installing the Yoast SEO plugin can really help your...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/what-does-yoast-do/feed/ 6 How to use Google Search Console to grow your blog traffic https://www.productiveblogging.com/google-search-console-grow-blog-traffic/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/google-search-console-grow-blog-traffic/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=2019 Want to know what is one of the best FREE TOOLS to grow your website? Google Search Console! Read on...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/best-blogging-tools/feed/ 6 How to write the perfect meta description https://www.productiveblogging.com/perfect-meta-description/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/perfect-meta-description/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=4813 A good meta description can have a dramatic effect on your SEO and consequently your blog traffic. But what exactly...

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]]> https://www.productiveblogging.com/perfect-meta-description/feed/ 0 How to get a good readability score in Yoast (and why you really want to!) [2024] https://www.productiveblogging.com/good-readability-score-yoast/ https://www.productiveblogging.com/good-readability-score-yoast/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.productiveblogging.com/?p=3197 Got the Yoast plugin, but confused about how to use the readability section? Wondering if you even need to bother? Here’s how to get a good readability score in Yoast (and why you really want to!)

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