From your admin panel, go to Options > Privacy and make sure it’s set to “I would like my blog to be visible to everyone.”\u009d<\/p>\n
Some WordPress users restrict comments to registered users, or disable them entirely. While this may be appropriate in some situations, in most cases comments are a very beneficial factor, and a defining mark, of a blog.<\/p>\n
Here’s how to fully enable comments:<\/p>\n
If your blog posts are accessible from more than one URL, you could end up with:<\/p>\n
Starting with version 2.3, WordPress takes care of this and\u00a0makes sure your content is accessible from only one place<\/strong>. So if you use an older version, either upgrade to\u00a0the latest version of WordPress<\/a>, or install the\u00a0Permalink Redirect<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n Not only do they increase visitor attention and retention, they give you an opportunity to use keyword-rich “alt”\u009d attributes, “title”\u009d attributes, and filenames. Plus it’ll give your blog visibility in image search engines.<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/span><\/strong> : Use a theme that utilizes header-tags properly, or try fixing the theme you have.<\/p>\n A ping is a\u00a0“this site has new content”\u009d<\/strong> notification that invites bots to visit your blog.<\/p>\n WordPress pings one website called Ping-o-matic by default, which in turn pings others. You can also add additional services by going to Options > Writing in the admin panel.<\/p>\n Ever wondered what the “Post Slug”\u009d on the “Write”\u009d page was? It’s the text that goes in the URL when you have “Pretty Permalinks”\u009d enabled.<\/p>\n By default the slug is a “sanitized”\u009d version of the post title. However, if your title is overly long or keyword-sparse, you can change the slug through the Post Slug box. \u00a0You can also add additional services by going to Options > Writing in the admin panel.<\/p>\n Search engines and visitors love fresh blog content on a steady, regular basis. But for a lot of us, creativity comes irregularly: 10 post ideas one week, none the next.<\/p>\n Enter timestamping. When writing a post, click the plus sign next to “Post Timestamp.”\u009d Set a date and time, and the post will publish by itself whenever you specify.<\/p>\n Search engines will keep coming back, and visitors won’t be inundated with a ton of new posts all at once.<\/p>\n WordPress \u00a0include a tags feature that lets you assign keywords to your blog posts. Once you start using them, then since each tag gets its own webpage, you’ll be generating a ton of your own themed, keyword-oriented internal backlink pages.<\/p>\n Adding social media links\/buttons like the ones above makes it easy for visitors to promote your quality content (hint, hint). Social media is a great way to build links naturally as well as drive targeted site traffic.<\/p>\n Lots of social media sites provide code you can use to generate buttons like those above. Grab your own code from:<\/p>\n Here are several great ways to implement\u00a0deep-linking on your WordPress blog:<\/p>\n Sure, you may already use Pretty Permalinks, but are you using the best possible permalink structure?<\/p>\n For those of who don’t use Pretty Permalinks, it’s a must-do for WordPress SEO. Permalinks, in essence, are the URLs of your WordPress blog posts. “Pretty Permalinks”\u009d put slugs (which should contain keywords \u00a0) in your URLs instead of the default numbers.<\/p>\n To enable or change them, first login, then go to Options > Permalinks.<\/p>\n The two options you do\u00a0not<\/em> want are “Default”\u009d and “Numeric.”\u009d Here are my suggestions for picking a “pretty”\u009d permalink structure:<\/p>\n Most code errors are minor, but the more serious ones can cause content misinterpretation by search engines, lower\u00a0rankings, and rendering errors.<\/p>\n WordPress itself produces valid code, but errors can crop up from two other common sources:<\/p>\n First\u00a0check your site for errors<\/a>. If an error is found, look at the surrounding content to determine the source of the error.<\/p>\n XML Sitemaps are search-engine-friendly directories of your blog’s posts and other pages intended to\u00a0help search engines spider your site<\/strong>. Though pioneered by Google, they’re supported by Yahoo, MSN, and Ask.com as well.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Google XML Sitemaps Generator for WordPress<\/a> makes creation of these sitemaps easy and automatic. It also lets the engines know when you post new content.<\/p>\n There was a debate in the WordPress community not too long ago on the topic of\u00a0sponsered themes<\/a>. These themes include paid links (usually in the footer) than can suck PageRank and possibly result in a Google\u00a0paid links penalty.<\/p>\nUse Images in Your Posts<\/h3>\n
Does Your Theme Use Header Tags Correctly?<\/h3>\n
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Use Pinging<\/a><\/h3>\n
Use the Power of the Slug<\/h3>\n
Use Timestamping to Stagger Fresh Content<\/h3>\n
Use Tags for Free Keyword Boosts<\/h3>\n
Integrate Social Media<\/h3>\n
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Implement Deep-Linking<\/h3>\n
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Use “Pretty Permalinks”\u009d<\/h3>\n
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Check for Valid XHTML<\/h3>\n
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Install the Google XML Sitemaps Generator Plugin<\/h3>\n
Avoid Sponsored Themes<\/h3>\n