How to Optimize an SEO Blog Post

Chapter
How to Actually DO the Services You Sell
Experience
Just Starting Out
Format
ChecklistGuide
Lesson Description

A quick checklist you can follow to optimize your blog posts.

Suggested Order
Tags
SEOBlog WritingContent Marketing
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Primary keyword Use phrase in title, intro, and naturally throughout at least a few

times per article (+ meta title and description)

Meet user intent - Answer the search query in the intro (quick summary so readers

know they’re in the right place)

Write helpful content If someone is reading on this topic, what do they want to

read? Share helpful info, including relevant examples. Leave out irrelevant fluff.

Include AI overview info If there’s an AI overview, include at least a few of the

points you see there

FAQs - Great for additional helpful info, especially if you need to increase word-count.

Google your keyword and look at questions from People also ask section

Visuals - Include engaging, helpful visuals (e.g., screenshots, graphics, videos, etc.)
Links - Include internal and external links
Request indexing - When article is published, request indexing via Google Search

Console

I cover all of this plus more in my SEO blogging course!