Do you wanna rank number one on Google? Well, I hate to say it, it’s actually really hard. 10 years ago it used to be really easy but now it’s hard. Today, I’m gonna share with you three effective ways to achieve that top spot on Google with some valuable SEO tips.
What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of getting site traffic from having high search rankings on selected keywords that are commonly used with search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Each one of these search engines scans the internet (with robots) and has their own recipe (algorithm) to search the pages they have found (indexed). Although the public doesn’t know the search engine’s recipe for finding a site, there are tried and true methods to boosting your search engine results so that your site can get more visitors from search engines.
3 Powerful SEO Tips to Rank #1 on Google
1. Focus on content. See Google has this update called Hummingbird, and with Hummingbird what they decided to do is websites who just have content on everything won’t do as well as websites who focus on one single niche and are super thorough.
For example, let’s say you have a website around dating. If you have a website around dating, and your article is let’s say talking about Five Ways You Can Land a Date, or Five Ways You Can Land Your Dream Date, if you end up breaking down, they go to Match.com, sign up, and you’ll find a match after you create a profile, you’re not gonna do that well.
But if you write an article that breaks down how to create a profile on Match.com, the ideal picture, the ideal description, how to be funny, how to even maybe add video, I don’t know, I haven’t been on these dating sites in ages, but if you go really in-depth, and you breakdown every little thing that they should do, and then after you breakdown Match.com
You then talk about Tinder, you then talk about Bumble, you then talk about eHarmony, all the other platforms, you then even discuss how you should respond to people and engage with them, should you be hitting people up, what’s the first thing you should say to them, how should you respond, where should you go for your first date, right, how to carry from your first date and ask them on a second date, but if you’re super thorough and your content is so amazing that people are like, “Huh, wow, I read this article. “I don’t have any more questions. “And I know what to do next,” that’s how thorough you need to be.
So poke holes in your content, and as many holes, as you can, and fill them all up, so then that way people are like, “This is the end all site “that you should end up reading “if you’re interested in dating online.” Actually, what’s funny, I wish dating was this easy when I was younger. I couldn’t just swipe an app like Tinder and find the next match.
I was sitting next to my buddy, Terry, the other day, and he kept swiping on Tinder, and he’s like, “Check this out,” swipe, instant match, swipe, instant match. 30 plus matches within a few minutes. But back in my days, you would have to go to a bar and meet people and actually talk to them. Alright, let’s go into the second tip if you wanna rank number one on Google.
2. The second tip I have for you is optimize your title tag and your meta description. Have you ever done a Google search, and noticed that every time you do it, there is this link at the top, and then there’s this one sentence with a link at the top is called the title tag. And the description below is called the meta description.
Now think of it this way, if you search for the phrase online dating, and you don’t see the word online dating in either the title or the description, are you gonna click on the result? Well if you are, there’s something wrong, ’cause why would you click on a result that isn’t related to what you’re looking for?
In addition to that, have you ever done a search for a term like online dating? And have you ever noticed that the word isn’t in the title or description? That’s because Google tracks who’s clicking on what listing, and they’ve learned that when a keyword is in the listing, that same keyword that you’re searching for, they know you’re way more likely to click through. So in your title tag and your meta description, make sure you include the keyword.
But you can’t just include the keyword like online dating, right? The easiest way and what I would do and I wish it was this simple, I will just put online dating, online dating, online dating, online dating. If I could put it 20 times so people would know that the article is on online dating, I wish I would get more clicks. But it’s not that simple.
Yes, you have to include the keyword in your title and your description, but it has to be appealing. If it doesn’t flow in a sentence, it’s not easy to read, and it’s not appealing or evoking curiosity, no one is gonna click through.
3. The third thing I have for you is to use Google Search Console. Did you know that Google gives you a tool that teaches you how to rank number one on Google? Yes I know that sounds ridiculous but it is true, and it’s called Google Search Console. If you’re not already a user of it, sign up. It doesn’t cost a dollar.
You’re missing out if you’re not using it. I can’t emphasize that enough. So now that you’re using Google Search Console, give it a few days ’cause it takes some time to populate data. You’ll see a screen that shows Search Analytics and this shows you all the pages on your website that are getting you traffic.
But the cool thing about Google Search Console is they also show you which articles are getting impressions. And here’s what I mean by impressions, you know when you do a search on Google, you don’t always click through on a result, right? If you did, then you would be clicking through on 10 results every time you did a search. That would be insane. What Google shows is how many people are seeing your listing and clicking through, and how many people don’t click through.
So they show you how many Impressions you’re getting, the Clicks, and the Click Thru Rate. And what you’ll find is, in general, you’re lucky if you’re getting around a 5% click thru rate, sometimes 10, 15. But in most cases, most of your pages are gonna be getting less than 5% click thru rate. Now the cool part about Google Search Console is they show you all the keywords that you’re getting impressions for, and all the ones you’re getting clicks for.
So now let’s recap on the tips. One, make your content super thorough. Two, make sure you include the keywords within your title tag and meta description, but also when you’re doing your title and description, make sure you’re evoking curiosity, and you’re creating amazing title that everyone wants to read and click through. And number three, use the free tool that Google gives you that’ll help you rank number one. That’s Google Search Console. Use those three things and you can rank number one, not just in the future, but also right now. Now that you’ve learned these three tips.