SEO basics archives

Recent SEO basics articles

What’s technical SEO? 8 technical aspects everyone should know

25 August 2022 Edwin Toonen

In this post, we’ll go into the basics of technical SEO. Now, discussing the basics of technical SEO might seem like a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, some basic knowledge about the more technical side of SEO can mean the difference between a high-ranking site and a site that doesn’t rank at all. Technical SEO isn’t …

Read: "What’s technical SEO? 8 technical aspects everyone should know"
What’s technical SEO? 8 technical aspects everyone should know

What is cornerstone content?

15 February 2022 | 2 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

This post explains everything you need to know about cornerstone content – or evergreen content, as it’s also known. You’ll learn what it is, why it’s important for SEO, how to write this kind of content and how you should link from your posts to your cornerstone articles. What is cornerstone content? Cornerstone content is …

Read: "What is cornerstone content?"
What is cornerstone content?


SEO certification: How can you get it and why should you?

24 November 2021 | 2 Comments Fleur Heesen

Once you finish a Yoast SEO academy training course, you get a shiny certificate of completion and a badge you can embed on your site or share on social media. This way, you can let everyone know about your newly acquired SEO expertise. Awesome! But how useful is an SEO certification, really? Does it make …

Read: "SEO certification: How can you get it and why should you?"
SEO certification: How can you get it and why should you?

What is search intent and why is it important for SEO?

23 September 2021 | 4 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

SEO is a way to get more traffic to your website. By ranking high on Google, you attract more people to your site which leads to more sales and returning visitors. To get people to your site, you need to optimize your content for the right words. However, to increase your chances of ranking, convincing …

Read: "What is search intent and why is it important for SEO?"
What is search intent and why is it important for SEO?

What is a keyword?

15 September 2021 Willemien Hallebeek

When looking for information about keywords in relation to SEO, you get bombarded with information about keyword research. And of course, this is crucial if you’d like your page to rank. But it’s also important to understand what the basic principle of a keyword is. And that’s the thing I’ll explain here. I’ll also share …

Read: "What is a keyword?"
What is a keyword?


SEO for a new website: the very first things to do

5 August 2021 | 8 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

How does a new website start ranking? Does it just magically appear in Google after you’ve launched it? What things do you have to do to start ranking in Google and get traffic from the search engines? Here, I explain the first steps you’ll need to take right after the launch of your new website. …

Read: "SEO for a new website: the very first things to do"
SEO for a new website: the very first things to do


SEO tutorial for beginners: How to start with SEO?

14 April 2021 | 17 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

If you’re not already working on it, now is definitely the time to start with SEO. You need to rank high if you want customers to find you online. So, what should you do? How do you get started with SEO? Or, how do you start with SEO on a brand new site? In this …

Read: "SEO tutorial for beginners: How to start with SEO?"
SEO tutorial for beginners: How to start with SEO?