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011 – Top 10 Common WordPress SEO Mistakes

2023/11/15
logo of podcast The WP SEO Show – Demystifying SEO for WordPress Websites

The WP SEO Show – Demystifying SEO for WordPress Websites

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We come into contact with a LOT of websites – we audit them, we optimise them and we work hard to get them ranking in the SERPs. 

In this episode, Pete and Jeff take a look through the top 10 most common SEO mistakes they come across in dealing with client websites. 

**** SPOILER ALERT – here's the list  

  • Unchecking "Disallow the search engines from indexing this site"
  • Not undertaking keyword research
  • Overusing target keywords 
  • Leaving development URLs in place when a site gets pushed live 
  • Not optimising Images properly
  • Ignoring technical SEO features (particularly in the build) – See Ep 8 - The Importance of Technical SEO
  • Not running your SEO Plugin through it's Optimisation Process 
  • Having a flat URL structure
  • Not reviewing performance once built and populated 
  • Not building internal links to key target pages