Whilst I am taking a forced 4 weeks of lockdown mode whilst I work on a few ideas and start a new adventure (more on that soon!), I managed to sneak in some time to create a video about WordPress SEO plugins. In fact, I’m going to create a few more of these over the coming few days, so that I can give you a good idea of how to search engine optimize your blog.
In this video, you are going to be introduced to three WordPress SEO plugins that I use on a day to day basis, each one I recommend highly, and only after rigorous testing on my own portfolio. Enjoy!
Video Resources:
- Yoast WordPress SEO Plugins
- Yoast Analytics
- Pingback Optimizer (highly recommended!)
Nice video Ryan. I’ve been hearing that some people have moved from pingback optimizer to another plugin since they are getting better results.
Hi Carol, I have heard about a few other plugins, but truth be told, I’m the kind of guy who fixes stuff only when it stops working, or when its broken. I’m still getting amazing results with Pingback Optimizer.
Some other plugins that I have heard of involve a huge manual set up process, or even worse, don’t work with existing blogs (eg, backlink energizer – I have personal experience with this plugin, and I do not recommend it at all). That said, if you ever have a good experience with other plugins, I’m always keen to hear about it.
Hi Ryan,
I’m liking to the cut of your Jib!
Great looking site you have going on here, and hey your intro music on your wordpress seo plugin video is ‘Rockin!’
At what point can you over SEO? Is that a real issue? You know what I mean too quick, too fast. I see people use a service or program to create a lot of links quickly ( like the auto submitting software your recommending in the video) and then nothing.
Surely this is highly spottable by Google and the like?
Anyways Im looking forward to coming back here, and learning from you!
Mark
Cheers Mark!
I think that when it comes to SEO, there is only really ever a need to get above your competition. For example, I dont build and build for the sake of building links, I get where I want to be, then I start to drip feed links from there.
In that sense, using certain automated software can be a bit tricky, as you ultimately lose control over the whole process. Keeping in mind that 90% of my SEO is done by hand, which honestly you just cant beat.
I would recommend avoiding as much automated solutions as possible, except the few odd RSS submitters and directory submission tools. Apart from that, if you’re building links, do it consistently, as that will always look more natural to Google.
Like you I am still using pingback optimizer and am happy with it. Just mentioning since I know a couple of people have moved away from it – apparently one had compatibility issues with it. The other is using a plugin called backlink booster – the person reckons it works better. I haven’t tried it though.
Might have to give it a look when I have a few spare minutes. Sounds like it could be interesting.