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One or more of these pages ranks for. Because there will often be a lot of keywords and noise here, it’s worth using the intersections filter to find keywords that two or more of the pages rank for. In this case, many of the keywords are just different ways of searching for our main keyword. But there are a few that map to subtopics like “what is flank steak,” “flank steak marinade,” and “how long to grill flank steak.” Check the “also talk about” report Plug your main keyword into Ahrefs’ Keywords Explorer, then check the Also talk about report to see frequently-mentioned keywords on the top-ranking pages.
If we do this for “flank steak,” we see keywords like: carne asada brown sugar red wine soy Armenia Email List sauce olive oil This pretty much tells us exactly what searchers are likely looking for and even gives us some ideas for the kind of marinade they’re after. 5. Write the post It’s finally time to start tapping away on your keyboard to write your first draft. The good news is that because you’ve already created a data-driven outline, there’s no need to concern yourself with “sprinkling in keywords” or anything like that. Just write and fill the gaps. How to optimize your blog posts for SEO Most of the hard optimization work is already done by aligning your blog post with search intent and taking a data-driven approach to the content itself. But it’s worth making a few more optimizations to give your post the best shot at ranking in Google.
Here’s a quick SEO checklist you can follow for each post you publish to put the icing on the cake: Include your keyword in the title Keep your title tag short Use an evergreen URL Craft a compelling meta description Optimize images Add a table of contents Include ‘linkable snippets’ Add schema markup Add internal links Include your keyword in the title Most blogging platforms like WordPress will wrap your page title in an H1 header, which is probably why including your keyword in your title is SEO 101. If you’ve read any of our posts before, you’ve probably noticed that we include the keyword in most titles. Is this going to make or break your rankings? Definitely not. But every little helps. Just be aware that it doesn’t always make sense to include your keyword exactly as it’s written in your title. Sometimes it’s better to use a variation for improved readability.
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