The 3 Most Important WordPress Documentations to Help You Build SEO Blogs
We all know search engine Optimization (SEO) plays important role in blogging profitability. While bloggers frequently search for the latest SEO “super tips” on to net, they may have ignored the well documented SEO fundamental knowledge right on the WordPress official website. I believe the following 3 WordPress documents have detailed everything you need for building a SEO blog.
1. Using Permalinks
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks
That is the starting point of WordPress SEO, – configure permalink for you blog. Determine a permalink structure and stick with it for all of your post articles. Then every article from you site will have a permanent URL indexed by search engines. Choose the permalink structure carefully. Once you decide, don’t change it because all of your posts have been assigned a permanent URL on the same structure. My site use %postname%_%post_id%.html
2. Validating a Website
http://codex.wordpress.org/Validating_a_Website
This document provides methods and tools for validating your blogs. I don’t need to repeat the advantages of website validation since I have a separate post on this topic already. Check this – Validate Every Page in Your Blog.
3. Search Engine Optimization for WordPress
http://codex.wordpress.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_for_WordPress
This document not only covers basic SEO practices such as coding, contents, keywords, and links, but also provide up to date blogging SEO approaches like Technorati Tags, Google Sitemaps, and Feed Submissions. Other topics, for instance, Meta Tags, Robots.txt Optimization, Link Relationships are also well explained.
This document also provides links of resources and tutorials where I can learn a lot about SEO:
- SEO for WordPress Blogs – The Complete Guide
(http://www.jimwestergren.com/seo-for-wordpress-blogs/) - More WordPress Codex Articles on Website Development
- All About Search Indexing Robots and Spiders
(http://www.searchtools.com/robots/) - Boost Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Using Permalinks
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/boost-search-engine-optimisation-seo-using-permalinks/) - Search Engine Optimized WordPress Themes
(http://www.easywebtutorials.com/blogging-tutorial/diy/) - Effectively Marketing Business Blogs
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/effectively-marketing-business-blogs/) - Getting Ready for Search Engine Submissions
(http://www.cameraontheroad.com/index.php?p=193) - iProspect Search Engine Marketing University
(http://www.iprospect.com/search-engine-marketing-university/) - Preparation for Website Search Engine Submissions
(http://www.cameraontheroad.com/index.php?p=168) - Search Engine Optimization – Step 1. Identification of Aims
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/search-engine-optimisation-step-1-identification-of-aims/) - Search Engine Optimization – Step 2. Benchmarking
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/search-engine-optimisation-step-2-benchmarking/) - Search Engine Optimization – Step 3. Keyword and Keyphrase Research
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/search-engine-optimisation-step-3-keyword-and-keyphrase-research/) - Search Engine Robots that Search Your Site
(http://www.jafsoft.com/searchengines/webbots.html) - List of 250+ directories to submit blog
(http://www.manhattanservice.com/network/list-of-free-directories-over-250/) - Search Engine Test-Webpage Spider and Crawler Test
(http://www.0email.net/) - Search Engine Watch
(http://www.searchenginewatch.com) - Search Engine Watch Site Submission Tips and Tricks
(http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/index.php) - Search Engine Watch’s Tips and Articles on Optimization
(http://searchenginewatch.com/resources/article.php/2156511) - How to Search the Web – Understanding How People Search
(http://daphne.palomar.edu/TGSEARCH/) - Understanding Search Results Pages
(http://www.clickz.com/search/results/article.php/3291021) - Website Development Step-by-Step
(http://www.cameraontheroad.com/index.php?p=204) - Why is Search Engine Optimization Important?
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/why-is-search-engine-optimisation-important/) - WordPress Categories, Technorati Tags, and Search Engine Optimization
(http://www.tomrafteryit.net/wordpress-categories-technorati-tags-and-search-engine-optimisation/) - WordPress SEO: First Steps
(http://seo.blorc.com/seo/wordpress-seo-first-steps/) - How to Optimize WordPress for Search Engines (complete guide)
(http://www.geek-notes.com/wordpress/25/optimize-wordpress-for-search-engines/) - WordPress search engine optimization without code modification
(http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/30-wordpress-search-engine-optimization-without-code-modification.html) - Using WordPress conditionals for search engine optimisation purposes
(http://www.akamarketing.com/blog/31-using-wordpress-conditionals-for-search-engine-optimisation-purposes.html) - Google to Yahoo MSN Sitemaps Creator Tool
(http://www.dicontas.co.uk/blog/google-to-yahoo-msn-sitemaps-creator-tool-page/) - WordPress and SEO (http://theundersigned.net/2006/06/wordpress-and-seo/)
- Search Engine Optimization plugins for WordPress
(http://www.johntp.com/2006/09/12/wordpress-plugins-needed-to-optimize-your-blog-for-search-engines/) - WordPress Pozycjonowanie – polish
(http://www.blog.noclegi-lubuskie.pl/2006/12/21/zasady-optymalizacji-kodu-stron-internetowych/) - SEO ALT Tag Optimization
(http://www.indiana-loans.co.uk/wordpress-plugin-seo-alt-tag-optimzer-font-resizer-tool/) - Articles and blog posts about WordPress SEO – Updated daily