Martin Huntbach

The Ultimate SEO Checklist for your Blog Posts

seo blog posts

• 1. Keyword research for your blog post

• How to do keyword research?

• Basic keyword research tips

• 2. Choosing a blog post title (Name of blog post)

• Blog post title tips - Include your main keyword, Use sentence form e.g. SEO Checklist to optimise your blog posts, Try to keep it short. I usually aim for less than 60 characters in length, Avoid keyword stuffing

• 3. Optimise your blog post URLs

• How to choose the best URL or slug for your blog post?

• 4. Structuring your headings and subheadings (H1-H6)

• How to use headings for SEO

• Top tips for headings and subheadings

• 5. Optimising your content

• Here are a few tips to help you content rank higher

• 6. Optimising your images

• Image file name

• Image size

• Image alt tags

• Tips for optimising images

• 7. Use internal links

• Include a few internal links to other relevant articles on your website

• Use keywords within your anchor text

• Don’t use too many links as this will affect visitor experience and look messy

• 8. Search engine title (Title Tag)

• How to choose the best title tags for your blog posts

• 9. Make the most of your meta description

• Top tips for meta descriptions

• 10. Categories and Tags

• Using categories 

• Using tags

• Related content

• Top tips for using categories and tags

• 11. Social media signals

• Include a social sharing bar like we have on the left of this article

• Include tweetables to make tweeting your content easier

• Ask for shares as your call to action

• Include links to online influencers and brands. They’ll likely share it too.