Do the SEO workout to rank higher with your best content
Are you ranking with the content you want to rank with? With your very best content? The content you’re the…
Yoast SEO 16.6: An internal linking workout for SEO fitness
SEO is just like staying healthy — you have to work at regularly it to keep fit. So be sure…
How does Google understand text?
On yoast.com, we talk a lot about writing and readability. We consider it a very important part of SEO. Your…
WordPress.com is the fastest WordPress host in Review Signal’s 2021 test
For the past eight years, Review Signal has published its WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks, and 2021’s results are in. We’re…
10 reasons your page won’t rank – even though it’s optimized
If your perfectly optimized post isn’t ranking, what could be the matter? Is the problem that your site is not…
SEO news in May 2021: Google introduces a new language model
This month, Google held their annual I/O conference, an event at which they announce new product releases and other interesting…
Contact page mistakes: Five annoying errors to avoid
If you have a website for a business, it’s essential to maintain a good contact page so that (potential) customers…
4 creative writing exercises to improve your writing
Creating content is essential for SEO. However, if you’re a blogger or content creator of some kind, chances are that…
5 years of writing readable content with Yoast SEO
Writing seems simple enough, but writing a compelling text that keeps the attention is quite hard. Especially online. To keep…
What can Google’s “product reviews update” teach us about “high-quality content”?
In April 2021, Google changed how they assess content which ‘reviews’ products and services. The “Product reviews update” made it…
How to create eye-catching social images for your content
The web, and our online habits with it, are never at a standstill. One result of our fast-paced online behavior…
What’s New in the Block Editor: New Page Layout Picker, Better Block Transformation Options, and More
Here’s a peek at the latest changes in the block editor — subtle-yet-practical enhancements that help you create beautiful posts…
How to come up with social media content using feedback from your silent fans
Likes, shares and follows tell us a lot about what kind of content lands with our audience. However, these engagements…
9 social media lead generations to try in your next campaign
For every growth strategy you develop, you also need a plan to acquire fresh and relevant leads. This can sometimes…
News SEO: How to optimize your news site
If your website is all about news, there’s a lot you can do to optimize it for search engines (and…
Yoast SEO 16.1 & News SEO 12.7: enhancements and fixes
Today, we’d like to welcome another release: Yoast SEO 16.1. In this release, you’ll find a list of fixes and…
How to use competitive benchmarking to grow your social presence
Pop quiz: how does your social presence stack up against your closest competitors? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. However,…
Social Spotlight: How Tim Hortons puts people first in its social strategy
Overview Tim Hortons and Canada have a symbiotic relationship. The restaurant chain has crafted a brand identity as the largest…