The sentence length check in Yoast SEO warns against using too many long sentences. But what makes a sentence too long? Why should you avoid too many long sentences? And how do you chop up one longer sentence into several shorter sentences? This article will explain why you shouldn’t use too many long sentences and …
Read: "Why and how to write shorter sentences for SEO"
Optimizing your posts and pages with a keyphrase makes it easier for people to find your content. Here, we’ll dive into a particular aspect of the keyphrase – its length. We’ll tell you how the length of your keyphrases relates to SEO. And, you’ll get a few essential tips on when to use short or …
Read: "Why keyphrase length matters for SEO"
Branding is an essential aspect of your marketing strategy. If you develop an awesome branding strategy, people will get to know your brand, your company, and your website. In this post, I will first explain what branding is and why it can help you with your SEO. After that, I’ll give 5 practical tips you …
Read: "5 tips to improve your branding"
The structure of the texts on your site is important for SEO. If your content is clearly structured, your chance to rank well in Google will be higher. In this blog post, I’ll tell you why text structure is essential. How do people scan a text? Before deciding whether or not to read something, people …
Read: "Why text structure is important for SEO"
This ultimate guide covers all the important aspects of blogging. Find out how to set up a successful blog or how to make yours even better!
Read: "Blogging: The ultimate guide"
The consecutive sentences check in Yoast SEO for WordPress or Yoast SEO for Shopify warns against using the same word to start consecutive sentences. Why is this starting consecutive sentences with the same word a bad idea? How is this related to SEO? And, how should you rewrite those sentences? Are there any exceptions? Let’s see! Have …
Read: "Avoid starting consecutive sentences with the same word"
There is a subtle line between a crappy post and a perfect one. If you want to, you can endlessly tweak and improve upon your writing. So, how do you decide if your blog post is ready? When is a post good to go? In this blog post, I’ll share a checklist you can use …
Read: "When is your blog post ready for publication?"
Ever heard of keyphrase distribution? The SEO analysis in the Yoast SEO plugins provides feedback on your keyphrase distribution. But what does this entail? Why does it matter? And how can you balance your keyphrase distribution? That’s what you’ll find out in this post! Do you have an orange or red traffic light for the …
Read: "Keyphrase distribution: What it is and how to balance it"
Do you know what the passive voice is and why you should avoid it in most cases? In the readability analysis in Yoast SEO, we recommend using the passive voice in a maximum of 10% of your sentences. This post will answer some questions about our plugin’s passive voice and assessment. Firstly, we’ll explain what it is. …
Read: "The passive voice: What is it and how to avoid it?"
Sometimes, having a great website with great content isn’t enough. Even if you’re doing everything right, you might still fall behind a stronger, faster, better-resourced competitor. In almost every niche, SEO is about more than just improving your site — it’s about beating every other site. If you want to win, you have to do …
Read: "It’s not enough to ‘write content’. You have to publish resources."