It’s time for another SEO Advice post! Last month, I offered free SEO advice to Teach And Grow Rich. I’m going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader Josh Cunningham, from Josh Can Help.Josh Cunningham - http://www.joshcanhelp.com/
I would love to get some feedback on my site:
joshcanhelp.com
I’ve read all of your SEO advice columns and implemented as much as I was capable of doing. I think a possible problem could be keywords - I’m not sure how to pick them. I have a million and one words I use to describe what I do but many of them are very general and not something I expect to rank well for (computer training, technical support, content writing, graphic design).
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Josh C
My Recommendations
1) Focus On Specific Keywords
As you mentioned, you’re not sure which keywords to use and it looks like you’re trying to cast a really wide net. The problem is, if you don’t focus, you won’t rank for any of the keywords. In your title tag you mention css styles, company email marketing, search engine optimization analysis, and web development. All of those will be difficult enough to rank for on their own - let alone when they are all bunched together! Pick the one or two keywords that make sense and optimize only for them. If you want to add more keywords in later one, create new interior pages for them instead of jamming them into your home page.
2) How To Identify Your Top Keywords
Use the Google Keyword Tool to find out what people are actually searching for. Build a list of keywords that you think are relevant and check off the “Use synonyms” box to get even more keywords from Google. Then look for keywords that have low advertiser competition but a decent amount of search volume. Once you’ve figured out which ones those are, see which ones make the most sense for your business. Which ones are going to drive quality traffic (ie. free company email marketing might be easy to rank for but it won’t send you much business)?
3) Use Better Post Titles
It’s great to see that you put a lot of effort into your posts and they are very detailed. If you want to be seen as a small business technology expert I would suggest writing more posts like Good advice to a client about building a blog from the ground up as opposed to Haha but give them better names such as: How to Build a Blog That Makes Money From the Ground Up or 7 Ways To Build a Profitable Blog From the Ground up. More exciting titles will get people to read your posts, subscribe to your rss feed, and link to your blog.
Good luck Josh!
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