I wanted to add a couple of references at the end of my article because it's kind of a controversial subject and I think people will call me out for not providing references. <
Hey Lisa,
Aaaaah yes, the value of ASCII characters works WONDERS for me when this happens.
Having a cheat sheet printed out and ready to use in replacing the dots, slashes, and the colon... and that stops their URLs from displaying a Twitter card on my site under my list of Sources.
You may find the charts at this site helpful: https://www.freeformatter.com/html-entities.html
Hope you find this helpful.
Hi Trish,
Thank you. It looks like it will be really helpful. I'm just not sure how to use it. Can you explain?
Thanks,
Lisa
If you cannot understand using the ASCII characters in place of punctuation, then I'm afraid I cannot make it any more clear than that Lisa. :-(
Thank you Abie.
I just went and tried both of these. It did not work to attach it in the text interface, it still turned into a box.
I deactivated CTA and thought it worked at first but then the box appeared.
During that process I accidentally discovered that if I paste the URL next to some other random text, it will not turn. So for now, as a work around, I numbered the references with no space in between the URL like this...
1.www.blahblah.com
2.www.etcetc.com
It is strange though... I have never had this happen before and I did just recently get CTA.
Thanks again,
Lisa
It doesn't look professional though. What about your additional CSS, any code in there, obviously something embedded - it could perhaps be the theme, does your theme has a support forum or line you get in touch with the developers.
You're right, it doesn't.
I don't really know about CSS, is it easy to look at the code? I'm using a WP theme called Twenty Seventeen.
I don't think it is the theme now as I preview it. And I don't want to speculate. I am not sure what it is , could perhaps be a residue that some plugin has left.
I wouldn't go into code, if I do not know what I am doing. It is always good to also back up your blog before you make any changes. I suppose you already know that.
I would try reach support ask them if they can assist.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
Thank you for looking into the theme.
I know I'm supposed to backup but have not done it. I need a plug-in for that correct?
Thank you for your time and energy and I will ask support what they think.
Yes you can use the AIO WP Migration or Updraft plugins. Updraft Plus is a premium which is highly recommended.
Do let us know how you get on, hope you get resolved sooner.
Hi Lisa, I would say more likely has to do with your CTA button styler if has embedded some code in the theme.
However, try go to text interface and attach it normally see what happens. Also see if there's extra code and may be try omit.
Does it hurt if you deactivate the CTA button styler and then see if there's a difference.
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Why do my reference links turn into boxes?
I wanted to add a couple of references at the end of my article because it's kind of a controversial subject and I think people will call me out for not providing references. <
I have not encountered such issue but I am interested to know how it is from our WA community thanks for sharing Lisa, and happy weekend...
Hi Francisco, I will post the resolution back here when I get it figured out. I wasn't on today so it's just kind of left as is for now.
Thank you for your interest.
Lisa
Hey Lisa,
Aaaaah yes, the value of ASCII characters works WONDERS for me when this happens.
Having a cheat sheet printed out and ready to use in replacing the dots, slashes, and the colon... and that stops their URLs from displaying a Twitter card on my site under my list of Sources.
You may find the charts at this site helpful: https://www.freeformatter.com/html-entities.html
Hope you find this helpful.
Hi Trish,
Thank you. It looks like it will be really helpful. I'm just not sure how to use it. Can you explain?
Thanks,
Lisa
If you cannot understand using the ASCII characters in place of punctuation, then I'm afraid I cannot make it any more clear than that Lisa. :-(
Thank you Abie.
I just went and tried both of these. It did not work to attach it in the text interface, it still turned into a box.
I deactivated CTA and thought it worked at first but then the box appeared.
During that process I accidentally discovered that if I paste the URL next to some other random text, it will not turn. So for now, as a work around, I numbered the references with no space in between the URL like this...
1.www.blahblah.com
2.www.etcetc.com
It is strange though... I have never had this happen before and I did just recently get CTA.
Thanks again,
Lisa
It doesn't look professional though. What about your additional CSS, any code in there, obviously something embedded - it could perhaps be the theme, does your theme has a support forum or line you get in touch with the developers.
You're right, it doesn't.
I don't really know about CSS, is it easy to look at the code? I'm using a WP theme called Twenty Seventeen.
I don't think it is the theme now as I preview it. And I don't want to speculate. I am not sure what it is , could perhaps be a residue that some plugin has left.
I wouldn't go into code, if I do not know what I am doing. It is always good to also back up your blog before you make any changes. I suppose you already know that.
I would try reach support ask them if they can assist.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
Thank you for looking into the theme.
I know I'm supposed to backup but have not done it. I need a plug-in for that correct?
Thank you for your time and energy and I will ask support what they think.
Yes you can use the AIO WP Migration or Updraft plugins. Updraft Plus is a premium which is highly recommended.
Do let us know how you get on, hope you get resolved sooner.
Hi Lisa, I would say more likely has to do with your CTA button styler if has embedded some code in the theme.
However, try go to text interface and attach it normally see what happens. Also see if there's extra code and may be try omit.
Does it hurt if you deactivate the CTA button styler and then see if there's a difference.
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I think I'm missing something. I've gone through the training and I think I know how to choose keywords however, when I searched Google for my keywords, I looked through 15 pag
Hey Lisa,
You may find the following tutorial very informative: Stop worrying about keywords so much I sure did.
Hope this helps you.
You're right Trish. That was awesome, thank you so much for sharing it.
Even though it was an older post it actually really helped me because I have been feeling sort of held back or hampered in my writing by having to work within the keywords all the time.
I followed the links and watched Kyle's tranings. I'm going to write a few articles ... just me, without worrying about the keywords and affiliate links and see how I come out.
Thanks again,
Lisa
That is what I do all of the time Lisa.
Use my keywords in my titles, then no more than 3 times within 1,000 words... and sometimes, I find more than one relevant keyword, so I see if I can use them too, as you just never know how Google will decide to share your content.
Many times, I just write.. and THEN I see where I can add my three uses of a particular keyword. BUT I only add it where it sounds "normal" to be used.
When you want to know HOW a post is ranking, check your Google Analytics. Do NOT go Google searching for it's rank or you could hurt your post's rank: STOP Constantly Google Searching for Your Website and do Your SEO! Too many worry about the WRONG things. Nowhere in Kyle's training will you hear him say to stay awake at nights worrying about the rank of your posts... or... that you should fret over keywords. Right?
Happy writing.
How old is your website and how old is the post you are trying to find?
Google have over 200 factors when it comes to ranking.
Less than 2 months for both.
I think I know the answer to my question based on your question. Both my website and post need time before they will possibly rank better if I follow many of the over 200 factors.
I've learned a lot from you and Ferra just now. I guess I was thinking that indexing and ranking happened together at the same time.
Thanks Chrystopher.
Lisa
No worries Lisa :-) Unfortunately, Indexing and Ranking are two separate beats. Indexing purely means that Google now knows about you, and you are in their database. Ranking will change on a daily basis, especially after core algorithm changes, but Google actually make over 500 changes a year to their algorithm. So with those changes, and the 200+ factors, your rankings will fluctuate, but usually get better over time, especially if you follow the training here and don’t do any Black Hat SEO. You can use Jaaxy’s SiteRank to see if you appear on the first page of the SERPs, based on your keyword for each individual page/post. You can also use Google’s Search Console (GSC) and Bing Webmaster to see where you are Ranking based on the keywords they have identified for you from your content.
That makes so much more sense than what I had in mind.
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain it like that.
Hi Lisa,
Those numbers look great. Glad to hear your posts are indexed.
The ranking will take longer than indexing. It can take weeks or months. The more we publish quality content that are helpful to readers, after 3 months or so, when we have more than 30 posts, Google starts to see us as an authority in the niche we choose.
Google itself has more than 200 factors to rank a page (website age, SEO practices, user-friendly, quality content, length of content, etc). The SEO practices that Jay teaches us in his training are great. They are Meta Title, Meta Description, Keywords in content, Alt Text on the Images, Internal Links, External Links, Embeded video (optional).
To rank high in the search engines, it is advised to have content in the region of 1000-1500 words. Although some content can be 4000+ words, likewise, some content can be 500-800 words.
Check out Diane's post below, it's an interesting read: SEO Facts and Figures How did you put your keywords in your post?
Maybe this training can be of help: Where Do I Put Keywords? Here is another great read from Backlinko (an authority website):
https://backlinko.com/google-ranking-factors
According to Backlinko, the posts that tends to be on page 1 are in the range between 1900-2000 words.
https://backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking
Hope this helps,
Ferra
Thank you Ferra.
I was starting to worry that I was not choosing my keywords correctly.
You have clarified some things for me here. As I told Chrystopher, I was thinking the indexing and ranking happened together.
Thank you for the information. I will check out Jay's training and the links that you provided.
Thanks again,
Lisa
You're welcome, Lisa. It takes time and a lot of efforts but it is possible for us to be an authority in the niche we choose. Keep at it. We can do it! 😀💪
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Why don't I rank higher with my keywords?
I think I'm missing something. I've gone through the training and I think I know how to choose keywords however, when I searched Google for my keywords, I looked through 15 pag
Hey Lisa,
You may find the following tutorial very informative: Stop worrying about keywords so much I sure did.
Hope this helps you.
You're right Trish. That was awesome, thank you so much for sharing it.
Even though it was an older post it actually really helped me because I have been feeling sort of held back or hampered in my writing by having to work within the keywords all the time.
I followed the links and watched Kyle's tranings. I'm going to write a few articles ... just me, without worrying about the keywords and affiliate links and see how I come out.
Thanks again,
Lisa
That is what I do all of the time Lisa.
Use my keywords in my titles, then no more than 3 times within 1,000 words... and sometimes, I find more than one relevant keyword, so I see if I can use them too, as you just never know how Google will decide to share your content.
Many times, I just write.. and THEN I see where I can add my three uses of a particular keyword. BUT I only add it where it sounds "normal" to be used.
When you want to know HOW a post is ranking, check your Google Analytics. Do NOT go Google searching for it's rank or you could hurt your post's rank: STOP Constantly Google Searching for Your Website and do Your SEO! Too many worry about the WRONG things. Nowhere in Kyle's training will you hear him say to stay awake at nights worrying about the rank of your posts... or... that you should fret over keywords. Right?
Happy writing.
How old is your website and how old is the post you are trying to find?
Google have over 200 factors when it comes to ranking.
Less than 2 months for both.
I think I know the answer to my question based on your question. Both my website and post need time before they will possibly rank better if I follow many of the over 200 factors.
I've learned a lot from you and Ferra just now. I guess I was thinking that indexing and ranking happened together at the same time.
Thanks Chrystopher.
Lisa
No worries Lisa :-) Unfortunately, Indexing and Ranking are two separate beats. Indexing purely means that Google now knows about you, and you are in their database. Ranking will change on a daily basis, especially after core algorithm changes, but Google actually make over 500 changes a year to their algorithm. So with those changes, and the 200+ factors, your rankings will fluctuate, but usually get better over time, especially if you follow the training here and don’t do any Black Hat SEO. You can use Jaaxy’s SiteRank to see if you appear on the first page of the SERPs, based on your keyword for each individual page/post. You can also use Google’s Search Console (GSC) and Bing Webmaster to see where you are Ranking based on the keywords they have identified for you from your content.
That makes so much more sense than what I had in mind.
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain it like that.
Hi Lisa,
Those numbers look great. Glad to hear your posts are indexed.
The ranking will take longer than indexing. It can take weeks or months. The more we publish quality content that are helpful to readers, after 3 months or so, when we have more than 30 posts, Google starts to see us as an authority in the niche we choose.
Google itself has more than 200 factors to rank a page (website age, SEO practices, user-friendly, quality content, length of content, etc). The SEO practices that Jay teaches us in his training are great. They are Meta Title, Meta Description, Keywords in content, Alt Text on the Images, Internal Links, External Links, Embeded video (optional).
To rank high in the search engines, it is advised to have content in the region of 1000-1500 words. Although some content can be 4000+ words, likewise, some content can be 500-800 words.
Check out Diane's post below, it's an interesting read: SEO Facts and Figures How did you put your keywords in your post?
Maybe this training can be of help: Where Do I Put Keywords? Here is another great read from Backlinko (an authority website):
https://backlinko.com/google-ranking-factors
According to Backlinko, the posts that tends to be on page 1 are in the range between 1900-2000 words.
https://backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking
Hope this helps,
Ferra
Thank you Ferra.
I was starting to worry that I was not choosing my keywords correctly.
You have clarified some things for me here. As I told Chrystopher, I was thinking the indexing and ranking happened together.
Thank you for the information. I will check out Jay's training and the links that you provided.
Thanks again,
Lisa
You're welcome, Lisa. It takes time and a lot of efforts but it is possible for us to be an authority in the niche we choose. Keep at it. We can do it! 😀💪
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I have a few questions. Background is... I was tidying up my posts and I noticed a couple of them had titles longer that the ideal 60 characters. So I changed the titles.
You can change in your back office where your website is not in your title I did that that way you have your whole title for your count because the article is on your website anyway
Hi Lisa. You have answered question 3 yourself. Q. 4. It certainly matters as Google will only show the first 70 characters.
Q 1/2. If your post hasn't indexed then it's fine to change the title and the end part of your permalink , but it can cause ranking issues if you change it once you have been indexed. Jim
1. You are able to edit the permalink! I i recommend doing this she. You change the title to keep consistency.
2. It shouldn’t decrease your chancing of getting indexed, unless you made it grammatically incorrect or changed the keyword. It may even increase the chances of getting indexed if you kept the same keyword and removed everything else
3.I’m not sure which character count you’re talking about. The website title one (aka meta title) does include the website title AND anything else you want to add. The meta description does not include your title but it should include your word
4. It matters a lot actually. If you look at the preview, a longer title won’t end up including more characters. The site can only fit so many characters before it cuts it off.
Thank you Lex. I didn't know if I should mess with the permalink. I will do this to match my title.
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Can I change my post titles without consequences in seo?
I have a few questions. Background is... I was tidying up my posts and I noticed a couple of them had titles longer that the ideal 60 characters. So I changed the titles.
You can change in your back office where your website is not in your title I did that that way you have your whole title for your count because the article is on your website anyway
Hi Lisa. You have answered question 3 yourself. Q. 4. It certainly matters as Google will only show the first 70 characters.
Q 1/2. If your post hasn't indexed then it's fine to change the title and the end part of your permalink , but it can cause ranking issues if you change it once you have been indexed. Jim
1. You are able to edit the permalink! I i recommend doing this she. You change the title to keep consistency.
2. It shouldn’t decrease your chancing of getting indexed, unless you made it grammatically incorrect or changed the keyword. It may even increase the chances of getting indexed if you kept the same keyword and removed everything else
3.I’m not sure which character count you’re talking about. The website title one (aka meta title) does include the website title AND anything else you want to add. The meta description does not include your title but it should include your word
4. It matters a lot actually. If you look at the preview, a longer title won’t end up including more characters. The site can only fit so many characters before it cuts it off.
Thank you Lex. I didn't know if I should mess with the permalink. I will do this to match my title.
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Hi everyone, I need your help.
I transferred my domain from GoDaddy to WA. Now when I try to move my website from site.rubix to my .com I get a message that says "Do you
Hi Lisa,
Kyle do this training in Lesson 2 of Level 2 of the Certification course. Here is the link. Move On Over, My Brand Has Arrived
I wish I could help you Lisa but it out of my league. I often access the videos and find some interesting tips that I did not know about. Maybe these can help you. Sorry
It may take up to 7 days for the transfer to complete. When did you transfer it.
You may like to connect a follow up via support
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
I'm sorry I should have said.. it did finish the transfer process and is now listed under "Domains Registered at WA"
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Help moving my site rubixs to my .com?
Hi everyone, I need your help.
I transferred my domain from GoDaddy to WA. Now when I try to move my website from site.rubix to my .com I get a message that says "Do you
Hi Lisa,
Kyle do this training in Lesson 2 of Level 2 of the Certification course. Here is the link. Move On Over, My Brand Has Arrived
I wish I could help you Lisa but it out of my league. I often access the videos and find some interesting tips that I did not know about. Maybe these can help you. Sorry
It may take up to 7 days for the transfer to complete. When did you transfer it.
You may like to connect a follow up via support
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
I'm sorry I should have said.. it did finish the transfer process and is now listed under "Domains Registered at WA"
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Hi, I'm stuck on the training because Kyle said to add Adsense to One Post as a test. For the life of me I cannot find a coherent answer to exactly how to do that. The training
Hello Lisa, I installed adsense today. I went into word press and got the plugin, site kit, and followed the instructions.
Ok. I wasn't sure about using the kit because it installs Adsense on your whole website right?
Also, did they approve you right away?
The kit installs adsense on all your pages,which I like. I have not heard anything on my approval.
Once you have confirmed the step by Diane, if you have been approved, you can use the Ad Inserter plugin to help place and control your Ads Installing And Using The Ad-Inserter WordPress Plugin
Hi Chrystopher,
This looks helpful, I'm going to look it over more closely. Thank you for your help, I do appreciate it.
Lisa
I haven’t got that far yet in my lessons. I always believe you should give things a go and if it doesn’t work go to plan B. Sorry I’m not very helpful.
Hi - first of all, have you actually been approved by Google AdSense? Or have they just sent the first piece of code which allows them to inspect your website?
Hi Diane,
Thank you. I'm waiting to be approved. I'm just looking ahead as to how to do this once/if I am approved.
Lisa
Hi - just be aware that you need 20 to 30 posts to be approved, and it takes up to 3 weeks for them to make a decision. Once approved, follow the advice by Chrystopher and use Ad Inserter.
Ah, ok thank you. I think this just came a little early for me. I only have 10 posts at this point. I will go ahead and move on. I appreciate your help.
Yes, it's a little early in the training to suggest AdSense. Most members don't have enough content at this stage.
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Can I add google adsense to one post?
Hi, I'm stuck on the training because Kyle said to add Adsense to One Post as a test. For the life of me I cannot find a coherent answer to exactly how to do that. The training
Hello Lisa, I installed adsense today. I went into word press and got the plugin, site kit, and followed the instructions.
Ok. I wasn't sure about using the kit because it installs Adsense on your whole website right?
Also, did they approve you right away?
The kit installs adsense on all your pages,which I like. I have not heard anything on my approval.
Once you have confirmed the step by Diane, if you have been approved, you can use the Ad Inserter plugin to help place and control your Ads Installing And Using The Ad-Inserter WordPress Plugin
Hi Chrystopher,
This looks helpful, I'm going to look it over more closely. Thank you for your help, I do appreciate it.
Lisa
I haven’t got that far yet in my lessons. I always believe you should give things a go and if it doesn’t work go to plan B. Sorry I’m not very helpful.
Hi - first of all, have you actually been approved by Google AdSense? Or have they just sent the first piece of code which allows them to inspect your website?
Hi Diane,
Thank you. I'm waiting to be approved. I'm just looking ahead as to how to do this once/if I am approved.
Lisa
Hi - just be aware that you need 20 to 30 posts to be approved, and it takes up to 3 weeks for them to make a decision. Once approved, follow the advice by Chrystopher and use Ad Inserter.
Ah, ok thank you. I think this just came a little early for me. I only have 10 posts at this point. I will go ahead and move on. I appreciate your help.
Yes, it's a little early in the training to suggest AdSense. Most members don't have enough content at this stage.
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I have not encountered such issue but I am interested to know how it is from our WA community thanks for sharing Lisa, and happy weekend...
Hi Francisco, I will post the resolution back here when I get it figured out. I wasn't on today so it's just kind of left as is for now.
Thank you for your interest.
Lisa