We are now getting into the FUN stuff! Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO!
You have your website in place and now you want to make it SEO ready so that search engines can find it. Our goal is to get ranked in the BIG 3 engines, Google, Bing & Yahoo.
Do note that our focus is going to be primarily on Google though as they own over 85% of all search traffic, and over 95% of mobile searches.
But why do you want rankings in the search engines? Simple...
Website Rankings = Targeted Traffic = Revenue!
The rankings are the first step in creating an online revenue stream.
Today we are going to walk you through the set-up of a Wordpress plugin that is going to do a lot of the "dirty work" for you and will take care of the optimization of all your website pages/posts, meta tags, and other aspects that search engines look for when ranking your site.
I have created a "Setting Your Website Up for Search Engines" video walk-through of this training and please follow along as it will add a lot of clarity to how SEO works, but also how to install the The SEO Framework plugin.
Task 1: Set-up The SEO Framework on your site
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a very important aspect of any website's success.
In this task we are going to be setting up a plugin that makes our website code (the stuff behind the scenes of our website) friendly for search engines like Google so they can index and rank our sites properly. This is going to be very powerful for your website content getting ranked in search engines going forward, so DO NOT skip this task.
Since you activated the The SEO Framework within the last lesson, you should see the "SEO" item with your main menu now in your Wordpress back office. If you click on that menu icon, it will open up the plugin settings.
This is where you will be going to set-up your SEO settings for your website.
The main "Layout" section you are going to be updating here is the Homepage Settings section. There are two sections that you will be updating there:
- Home Title - This is the title of your website that will show up when you get ranked in Google and other search engines. This won't actually show up on your site.
You want this to reflect the actual title of your website that you created with your site, but also add something to make it a bit more captivating.
Ideal Length: 40-60 characters, keep under 60 - Home Description - This is a description of what your website is about and how it will benefit people. Don't overthink this part, you just want to be descriptive as to what your site is.
Ideal Length: Under 160 characters
Although there are a TON of other settings, you are not going to need to update any of these at the moment, not for SEO purposes.
When you are done updating your Homepage Settings, scroll down to the very bottom of the page and click the "Save Settings" button.
Upon doing this, you are done. Your website is set-up and SEO READY! :)
A few important points things to take note of here about The SEO Framework:
- You DO NOT need to "Upgrade". The free version is more than adequate for your needs.
- You won't see these changes to your actual site. The work is done behind the scenes within your websites HTML code. It is making your code friendly for search engines.
Awesome, your website is all set-up for SEO now! As you build out your new pages/posts, they will automatically be optimized for Google and other search engines. If you have any questions about the set-up process, leave them in the comments below and we will give you a hand.
In the next lesson we are going to be discussing KEYWORDS, the root of all of your rankings, traffic and success online.
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Deborahj13
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Hey, I just finished setting up my website with SEO. I followed instructions and clicked on the pipe bar to separate my title from the little catch phrase. But after pushing save settings there still was no pipe bar separating the two. Just wanted to know if I was suppose to actually see the pipe bar after clicking on save settings?
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jghwebbrand
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Blamonica11
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I am building a website on the free domain, and I am using one of the premium access website themes. If I decide to change themes, do I have to start over or is there a way to migrate all the information and settings from the first theme to a new one?
jghwebbrand
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When changing a theme you do not have to start over. Your pages, posts, images all remain in tact You may have to make some website header modifications and maybe footer changes but those are minor.
When you wish to change a theme, why not do a google search
your theme name + demo to see what it does first before installing and activating it.
Actually using the free siterubix.com domain website is a smart way to go because you do not have to redo any work when you decide to buy a dot com. You can MOVE your siterubix.com website to your dot com with the push of a button. The advantage of using the free domain name is that if you change your mind you can simply delete it and start over. But when purchasing a dot com domain name it cannot be deleted. There are industry standards in place. Since the free domain siterubix.com is a subdomain of the domain name siterubix.com the subdomain can be deleted.
When you are ready to MOVE your free sitrubix.com website here is the link. Yu will find it in level 2 training lesson 2. Move On Over, My Brand Has Arrived
When you wish to change a theme, why not do a google search
your theme name + demo to see what it does first before installing and activating it.
Actually using the free siterubix.com domain website is a smart way to go because you do not have to redo any work when you decide to buy a dot com. You can MOVE your siterubix.com website to your dot com with the push of a button. The advantage of using the free domain name is that if you change your mind you can simply delete it and start over. But when purchasing a dot com domain name it cannot be deleted. There are industry standards in place. Since the free domain siterubix.com is a subdomain of the domain name siterubix.com the subdomain can be deleted.
When you are ready to MOVE your free sitrubix.com website here is the link. Yu will find it in level 2 training lesson 2. Move On Over, My Brand Has Arrived
TheAbie
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No you do not.
To change your theme, here is what to do.
You may go to Appearance > Themes and add new.
Input what you are looking for, install and activate.
Your content will be left intact, you may lose out on CSS styles and social media icons if that, however with a bit of tweaking and you are done.
We always recommend you leaving a back up theme, you may od with the Twenty TwentyTwo.
I hope this helps
To change your theme, here is what to do.
You may go to Appearance > Themes and add new.
Input what you are looking for, install and activate.
Your content will be left intact, you may lose out on CSS styles and social media icons if that, however with a bit of tweaking and you are done.
We always recommend you leaving a back up theme, you may od with the Twenty TwentyTwo.
I hope this helps
Help!!!!Is there anybody help me?
I can't sign up the account of ClickBank, if I submit my profile, everything was finished automatically at that moment, it told me "account disabled"...
I really want to join in ClickBank, I finished establish my own website just now, I really want to promote products of ClickBank....
Is there any way to connect somebody who could agree with my application？
What should I do? Please help me.....🙏🙏🙏🙏
I can't sign up the account of ClickBank, if I submit my profile, everything was finished automatically at that moment, it told me "account disabled"...
I really want to join in ClickBank, I finished establish my own website just now, I really want to promote products of ClickBank....
Is there any way to connect somebody who could agree with my application？
What should I do? Please help me.....🙏🙏🙏🙏
TheAbie
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You can contact ClickBank by emailing payments@clickbankdotcom if you have any questions about your account's status.
Submit a ClickBank request
https://support.clickbank.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Submit a ClickBank request
https://support.clickbank.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
EdwinBernard
Premium Plus
Hi Lynn,
Can I ask you a question? How many people click on your website each day? Is it at least 100?
If you are getting traffic like that great. You should become a Clickbank member and promote products in your niche.
However, if you are not getting traffic, the chances are you will fail in promoting any product using Clickbank affiliate links because nobody will see them.
Does that make sense? Work your hardest to build traffic first. Then join affiliate programs in your niche to write reviews about them using affiliate links.
Does that make sense?
Cheers.
Edwin
Can I ask you a question? How many people click on your website each day? Is it at least 100?
If you are getting traffic like that great. You should become a Clickbank member and promote products in your niche.
However, if you are not getting traffic, the chances are you will fail in promoting any product using Clickbank affiliate links because nobody will see them.
Does that make sense? Work your hardest to build traffic first. Then join affiliate programs in your niche to write reviews about them using affiliate links.
Does that make sense?
Cheers.
Edwin
jghwebbrand
Premium
You are just beginning. Do the training first and get content in your website related to your niche idea. Then sign up to clickbank. Acceptance is not a guaranteed thing. Read their terms and policies.
But first create your website so you are getting traffic to it. Then you can get acceptance. Owning a website is not just about selling products. It is about helping people.
But first create your website so you are getting traffic to it. Then you can get acceptance. Owning a website is not just about selling products. It is about helping people.
Gomich1021
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Hi, I am new to this and I am not completely sure about my niche. I want to do something about computer parts. (Like just about gpus or cpus) But I don't know if that is too broad. I want it to help people who don't really understand the information that most websites give. And give them a way to know which one would be the best pick.
TheAbie
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Great and as a niche is not a product vs a subject you would help people by giving them advice on an aspect, walk them through your journey and then promote products however relevant.
You ought to discuss an aspect of computers to a qualified group of people who would be your target audience.
Graphic cards for beginners or gamers as an example.
The more focused a niche website is starting out, the better chance it has to start having traction and traffic.
Please be aware you also need to create lots of content addressing issues related to your focused niche website.
Most important is to be passionate and genuinely interested in your niche A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff
You ought to discuss an aspect of computers to a qualified group of people who would be your target audience.
Graphic cards for beginners or gamers as an example.
The more focused a niche website is starting out, the better chance it has to start having traction and traffic.
Please be aware you also need to create lots of content addressing issues related to your focused niche website.
Most important is to be passionate and genuinely interested in your niche A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff
Gomich1021
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TheAbie
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Awesomeness, I would dive in coursework. You can always adjust and adapt down the line! Wishing you success on your online journey and business endeavors.
jghwebbrand
Premium
I am not sure I understand your niche idea. It looks like you want to help people understand and find the best website, but in actuality. it is best to find a niche about a topic you can help others with.
Here may be some ideas to expand your thinking.
Do you have any hobbies? Sports? Problems you've solved? Problems you are looking to find solutions for? Products that are amazingly helpful? Something you talk a lot about? Something you wished you had learned earlier in life? Job skill?
You will be writing posts for people to read on your website - who would be the audience you wish to write for and help? You will be writing both informational posts and product reviews. What kind of questions would people be asking about your niche that you can help them with as well? Your informational posts are important to grow your traffic. Resource for questions: answersocrates.com.
Here may be some ideas to expand your thinking.
Do you have any hobbies? Sports? Problems you've solved? Problems you are looking to find solutions for? Products that are amazingly helpful? Something you talk a lot about? Something you wished you had learned earlier in life? Job skill?
You will be writing posts for people to read on your website - who would be the audience you wish to write for and help? You will be writing both informational posts and product reviews. What kind of questions would people be asking about your niche that you can help them with as well? Your informational posts are important to grow your traffic. Resource for questions: answersocrates.com.
Gomich1021
Premium
I wish to explain how graphics cards work and affect a person's computer. Like I want to explain, the information most people don't understand, as well as the price and efficiency of graphics card products. Which would let me write articles on information of graphics cards, let me do product reviews, and let people ask questions about the information I have provided
jghwebbrand
Premium
Okay that will work. Then you can expand your scope later if necessary.
We wish you well.
We wish you well.
Hello Kyle or anyone else willing to help. I am a recent new member of this program, and I plan on purchasing the premium program in a little while, after I explore some more around here and ensure that this is for me.
Before that, I just want to ask you for some insight into the niche I have chosen. Since I am training as a deck cadet on board a ship to become an officer, I was thinking of making marine equipment/accessories for pleasure boating my niche. Is this niche acceptable? Is it too broad, or should I narrow it down to things like marine radars, parts, GPS, etc.
Thank you in advance for your help, I hope to learn a lot from this program and further my progress with the help of you as well as the other members.
Before that, I just want to ask you for some insight into the niche I have chosen. Since I am training as a deck cadet on board a ship to become an officer, I was thinking of making marine equipment/accessories for pleasure boating my niche. Is this niche acceptable? Is it too broad, or should I narrow it down to things like marine radars, parts, GPS, etc.
Thank you in advance for your help, I hope to learn a lot from this program and further my progress with the help of you as well as the other members.
jghwebbrand
Premium
Nice niche idea here. So the way to get a better handle on how to proceed, pic a targeted audience you wish to help and determine how you wish to help them. A great way to get traffic is to think of niche related problems and questions people have. And then write content to help them. Answersocrates.com is a site you can get questions from. This will help you to see the types of inte4rets people And how you could narrow and focus your niche. A niche is much more that products. It is helping people solve their problems and recommending solutions which are many times products.
You will be writing posts for people to read on your website - who would be the audience you wish to write for and help? You will be writing both informational posts and product reviews. Your informational posts are important to grow your traffic.
A niche should be for a targeted group of people A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff How to narrow a niche down How to find your passionate niche topic and narrow down broad niches. How To Expand Your niche later Succeeding With Golf Balls, Scaling With Shoes! We wish you well.
You will be writing posts for people to read on your website - who would be the audience you wish to write for and help? You will be writing both informational posts and product reviews. Your informational posts are important to grow your traffic.
A niche should be for a targeted group of people A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff How to narrow a niche down How to find your passionate niche topic and narrow down broad niches. How To Expand Your niche later Succeeding With Golf Balls, Scaling With Shoes! We wish you well.
wrineberg
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My personal opinion would be marine equipment would be a good niche. All of the other narrowed down niches you mentioned could be good posts for your website. You can as direct as you want. You will learn this through training. Don't ever be afraid to ask questions. The Wealthy Affiliate family is here to help.
Julia39
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Welcome Kober to WA ye I believe you are on the right track, you do what your expertise is. It's your knowledge, your talent, your experience that will help you with building up your content.
In otherwords, you will need to provide your public with eye catching interesting, information on you choice of niche.
You can have your own take on this, like a personal account on 'how to' and 'what to do' to become an officer. Explore this by taking relevant photos your own images, videos etc.
Easy, hey you can ride the waves so to speak!
By following training if you decide to go premium it will be come more clearer.
You can have sections, within sections. As an affiliate you can promote anything to do with your subject, when you choose the appropriate programs that tie in with your niche.
That's my take on this, plan how and what you want your website to be. Checkout similar websites and see what the competition is like, then you can do your spin on it.
Hope that helps a bit.
Sounds great though, good luck with it all and enjoy the process! 👍 😀
In otherwords, you will need to provide your public with eye catching interesting, information on you choice of niche.
You can have your own take on this, like a personal account on 'how to' and 'what to do' to become an officer. Explore this by taking relevant photos your own images, videos etc.
Easy, hey you can ride the waves so to speak!
By following training if you decide to go premium it will be come more clearer.
You can have sections, within sections. As an affiliate you can promote anything to do with your subject, when you choose the appropriate programs that tie in with your niche.
That's my take on this, plan how and what you want your website to be. Checkout similar websites and see what the competition is like, then you can do your spin on it.
Hope that helps a bit.
Sounds great though, good luck with it all and enjoy the process! 👍 😀
TheAbie
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Firstly as a niche is not a product vs a subject you would help people by giving them advice on an aspect, walk them through your journey and then promote products however relevant.
You ought to discuss an aspect of marine to a qualified group of people who would be your target audience.
Marine technology and for beginners as an example.
The more focused a niche website is starting out, the better chance it has to start having traction and traffic.
Please be aware you also need to create lots of content addressing issues related to your focused niche website.
Most important is to be passionate and genuinely interested in your niche A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff
You ought to discuss an aspect of marine to a qualified group of people who would be your target audience.
Marine technology and for beginners as an example.
The more focused a niche website is starting out, the better chance it has to start having traction and traffic.
Please be aware you also need to create lots of content addressing issues related to your focused niche website.
Most important is to be passionate and genuinely interested in your niche A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff
