Optimize website on-page performance
Blog post Goal:
Sharpen your website’s on-page optimization for the pages that drive the most organic traffic.
Why It Matters:
Prioritizing on-page optimization is critical. It directly influences user experience, search engine rankings, and ultimately, your business success.
Monitoring and Maintenance:
Focus on consistent monitoring (weekly), periodic in-depth audits (every few months), and ongoing adjustments based on website changes, traffic patterns, and evolving goals.
Who Owns This:
A collaborative effort between SEO specialists and marketing managers, with input from the web developer.
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Streamline Your WordPress Site for Speed
- Outcome: Optimize your existing WordPress setup and content to achieve lightning-fast page load times.
Step 2: Craft and Optimize an XML Sitemap
- Outcome: Ensure your sitemap is successfully retrieved by Google, incorporates your core URLs, and is configured for optimal search engine crawling.
Step 3: Tailor the Perfect Robots.txt File
- Outcome: Establish a robots.txt file on your website that instructs search engines to index your site precisely as you desire.
Step 4: Implement and Analyze Website Heatmaps
- Outcome: Put a system in place to effectively record, log, and analyze user behavior through heatmaps.