On Page Optimization Tips - Internet Marketing Podcast Number 203

Episode30 min2013-09-25

On-page optimization requires uniquely valuable content, proper keyword placement in titles, headers, URLs, and image alt tags, plus authorship, schema, and rich snippets for strong modern rankings.

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Key takeaways
the search engine isn't going to pick up the phone and call you. The user is, and so you need to make sure your content is talking to them.

About this episode

Join us this week as we talk about using Google Web Master Tools, On Page Optimization Tips, Making sure your site is built for sharing, and finally, We talk about Search Engine Optimization Video in Houston Texas. The most popular Internet Marketing Podcast on iTunes. E-Webstyle provides Houston SEO .

Questions this episode answers

Does the meta description affect Google rankings?

The hosts explain that Google does not use the meta description directly in its ranking algorithm, but it is often displayed on the search results page. They recommend treating it as your first sales opportunity and including a subtle call to action tied to the keyword and your offering.

Why are authorship, schema, and rich snippets important for on-page SEO?

The hosts say these are now must-haves. Authorship tells Google who wrote the content and pages with authorship set up get clicked more. Schema markup helps search engines understand what the content is about. Rich snippets require good media, images, and videos that are both user-accessible and indexable by search engines.

What should you know about internal and external links for on-page SEO?

Internal links help users navigate, improve crawlability, and are endorsed by Google. External links pointing to your site should come from proper sources. Outbound links from your site are valuable when they point to relevant, non-competitive pages, because the goal is providing a good experience rather than letting pages dead-end.

In their words

Long gone are the days where it can just be unique. This content must provide some sort of value. It needs to be useful.

Charles Lewis

SERP results that have authorship set up get clicked more. So set that up.

Charles Lewis
Terms defined in this episode
Uniquely Valuable Content
Content that is not only unique and non-duplicate but also provides real usefulness and takeaways that prompt visitors to share it.
Authorship
A setup that tells Google who wrote a piece of content, described in this episode as about a year and a half old at time of recording, which also increases click-through rates on search result pages.
Schema
An advanced markup that helps search engines recognize what a page's content is really about, which Yoast for WordPress can help implement.
Rich Snippets
Search result enhancements that depend on having good media such as images and videos, citations, and other elements that are both user-visible and indexable by search engines.

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Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast
Matthew Bertram
AI keynote speaker · Owner & CEO, EWR Digital · President, ModalPoint

Matthew Bertram is an AI keynote speaker, creator of DIG™ (Digital Information Governance), and owner and CEO of EWR Digital. He helps energy and industrial leaders win visibility in AI search (GEO and AEO), is President of ModalPoint and CMO of the Oil & Gas Global Network, hosts The Best SEO Podcast, and has authored eight books including LLM Visibility. More about Matthew Bertram.

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