Penguin 2.0 really took the SEO world by storm. More than a month after implementation, people are still focused on it. That's well and good. Search engine optimisation experts should really be concerned about their sites' link profile, the focus of this round of Google updates. But then again, they shouldn't forget about their pages' content, or specifically, their on-page SEO.
The URL, on the other hand, should also describe what the page is about. For example, you have a winery in NSW. A page that talks about the winery can be named wineryNSW.html. In the same way, if you want to talk about the history of your winery, your URL should be named and organised optimally. This is a factor too. The history page about the winery can be named history.html, but it should be a page within the wineryNSW folder.
And then we have content; this is the most important aspect of on-page search engine optimisation.Your content should be helpful and informative. It is important to not think about search engine spiders when you do content. Many make the mistake of focusing on keywords, and they end creating spam content. Write naturally, and about people actually search about.
The relevance of your content is also important. Let's say that you want to write about tips on keeping whales as pets. No one keeps whales as pets so no one will search for your content. The search engines will not rank your content high for "whales" and "pets" separately neither. You should write about something that people will want to know about. That's the supply and demand side of SEO.
When you do write about something people will read, your page becomes linkable. It is relevant enough to be read, shared and even reposted. This is plus points in on-page SEO.With all this, plus the usual details (meta text and alternative text on images), you are all set to optimise your website.
When we say on-page SEO, we are talking about the optimisation done within a website so its pages rank high in the search engines. Here, we need to focus on three elements: title, URL and content.When it comes to page titles, we need to remember that this appears in several places, such as the user's browser tab and the search engine results page. It is one of the first things seen by search engine spiders. So, it has to be descriptive of what's on the page. It should contain the site name, page name and a keyword or two. The title should be limited to 60 characters only.
The URL, on the other hand, should also describe what the page is about. For example, you have a winery in NSW. A page that talks about the winery can be named wineryNSW.html. In the same way, if you want to talk about the history of your winery, your URL should be named and organised optimally. This is a factor too. The history page about the winery can be named history.html, but it should be a page within the wineryNSW folder.
And then we have content; this is the most important aspect of on-page search engine optimisation.Your content should be helpful and informative. It is important to not think about search engine spiders when you do content. Many make the mistake of focusing on keywords, and they end creating spam content. Write naturally, and about people actually search about.
The relevance of your content is also important. Let's say that you want to write about tips on keeping whales as pets. No one keeps whales as pets so no one will search for your content. The search engines will not rank your content high for "whales" and "pets" separately neither. You should write about something that people will want to know about. That's the supply and demand side of SEO.
When you do write about something people will read, your page becomes linkable. It is relevant enough to be read, shared and even reposted. This is plus points in on-page SEO.With all this, plus the usual details (meta text and alternative text on images), you are all set to optimise your website.
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