SEO The Share an SEO Tip Thread.

[ken_gitahi]

This is for a site I was working on, not a community.

Long-tail keywords.

Google's "People Also Ask" feature and related searches has been a gold-mine for uncovering long-tail keywords as well as new topics to write about. Because people are already asking these questions, I know there is interest and intent, and likely traffic and better rankings to be harvested from exploring this area.

Since we are here, don't overlook online communities like forums, social media platforms, and Q&A sites because these can also be goldmines for niche-specific long-tail keywords. By monitoring these sources, you can stay informed about the language and concerns of your target audience. Both of these are crucial for creating targeted content that resonates with a specific audience.

Once you've identified potential long-tail keywords, consider grouping them into content clusters. Doing this will help you create comprehensive, authoritative content around related topics, which can boost your overall SEO performance.

Everyone knows this, but it's a nice bonus. Use tools like SEMrush and Ahrefs to keep an eye on your competitors' keyword strategies. They may be ranking for valuable long-tail terms that you've overlooked. If you find such keywords, try to create content and topical clusters that are better than what is already available to outrank them.

Remember to use keyword modifiers like "best," "how to," "vs," or location-based terms (especially if you are doing local SEO) to further refine your main keywords and target more specific search intents.

As @Cpvr said, these keywords are less competitive, so it is much easier to rank for them. Finding them might take some work, but the benefits are worth it.

 

[Cpvr]

Get easy SEO content ideas from Reddit in 1 minute:

1. Search inside a relevant subreddit

2. Find a thread with user engagement

3. Use this ChatGPT prompt:

"Extract content ideas from this that are relevant to a company that sells dark roast: [CONTENT]"

4. Boom:

️ BONUS: Prioritize topics with proven search demand. Creating content is riskier if an idea doesn't have a quantifiable demand.

Risk = no guarantee that you'll get an ROI from your content investment.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Create list articles or listicles - strategically.

Look up your keyword on Google. Look at all the listicle results. Find the highest numbered list result. Create something that nearly doubles the amount of listed items. Go with an odd number because it tends to stand out and become eye-catching.

Listicles and how-to articles are your best friends in terms of SEO.

I get most of mine on page one every time.

 

[Cpvr]

Be sure to diverse your backlink profile, which means, you need a mixture of directory links, profile links, social media links, forum signature links, links from reddit/quora, tumblr, etc. A diversified backlink profile goes hand to hand with good rankings on Google. It's not a good idea to ever build links to just your homepage alone, be sure to build links to all pages that you consider your "money" pages, which are the pages that you believe are highly important and the core foundation of your site. Social media shares have an indirect ranking signal on search as well, so if a post gets multiple likes on twitter, tumblr, bluesky or shares, you'll see an impact. Tumblr reposts are important as repost from another each user's profile is considered a new backlink, which can boast your backlink profile quite easily and fast.

Whether that includes articles, or resources, you'll need to interlink your forums posts to other related content, so it's easier for the search engines and visitors to browse & navigate your forum. A site's that easy to navigate, is one that performs well on the search engines.

Also, if you have images on your forum, be sure to include the "Alt" tag on them, that way, the search engines know what the image is about and can rank your image as well. Search engines aren't able to read images directly and the alt tags help screen readers as well.

The alt text can be added via the "pencil" icon if you click on an image on the attachment if it's an Xenforo forum.

If you want quick backlink gains, you can also release a press release, whether it's a paid campaign or a free one, which will get you backlinks from various news websites. The added attention from the media can help your forum a lot. A free press release can be done via prlog.org or a paid one can be done via https://www.einpresswire.com/