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Why Yoast SEO?

Your trusted companion in your journey up the search engine ranks. Whether you’re a beginner, a blogger or a big business, Yoast gets your website into perfect shape to compete in the search results.

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Our mission is simple: to make SEO accessible for everyone wanting to grow their website. Empowering you to become the master of your online presence is what we strive for. Join the millions who’ve transformed their digital journeys with Yoast SEO.

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Let’s walk you through getting starting you SEO journey with Yoast.

Step 1

Download Yoast SEO

You’ll get a .zip file once the download is finished.

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Step 2

Log in to your website

Head over to your WordPress website and log in to the admin area.

Step 3

Go to Plugins

In the left sidebar, click on “Plugins“. This will take you to the section of the WordPress admin that lets you manage your plugins.

Step 4

Add a new plugin

At the top of the page, click “Add New“. This will take you to the next step.

Step 5

Upload Yoast SEO free

Click on “Choose file” and select the WordPress SEO .zip you downloaded. Then click “Install Now” and the Yoast SEO plugin will be installed on your website.

Step 6

Ready to activate

In order to use all the wonderful tools Yoast SEO offers, you first need to activate the plugin. Click on “Installed plugins” in your left sidebar.

Step 7

Activate Yoast SEO

Simply click on “Activate” and you’re good to go!

Congratulations!

You’ve just taken the first steps in you SEO journey! But don’t stop there. Head to the Yoast SEO menu in the left sidebar to start the First-time configuration.

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