“I have worked with Joost over the past few years at The Guardian. He has made a strong contribution to our technical seo performance and in particular played a critical role when The Guardian did its ambitious domain move from guardian.co.uk to theguardian.com. He is also just a great person to have on your team.”
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I work with and invest in founders and leaders who want clarity in the noise. I don’t…
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In 2008, I wrote WordPress SEO: the definitive guide. It became one of the most-linked SEO articles on the internet and laid the groundwork for what…
In 2008, I wrote WordPress SEO: the definitive guide. It became one of the most-linked SEO articles on the internet and laid the groundwork for what…
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Couldn’t agree more. I’m curious if these “stack options” will change over the next few years, but I think there’s categories will remain broadly the…
Couldn’t agree more. I’m curious if these “stack options” will change over the next few years, but I think there’s categories will remain broadly the…
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Most websites are built on the wrong stack. Not because the tools are bad. Because the teams are solving the wrong problem. There are really only…
Most websites are built on the wrong stack. Not because the tools are bad. Because the teams are solving the wrong problem. There are really only…
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Content SEO
Yoast
A lot of blog posts and books around SEO focus on the technical aspects. However, 90% of your ranking is not determined by the technical aspects but by your content and how you’ve optimized that. This book on Content SEO tells you everything you need to know about creating SEO and user friendly content. Besides in-depth explanations to help you understand content SEO, the book also has lots of practical tips that you can implement right away. Whether it’s how to do keyword research, how to…
A lot of blog posts and books around SEO focus on the technical aspects. However, 90% of your ranking is not determined by the technical aspects but by your content and how you’ve optimized that. This book on Content SEO tells you everything you need to know about creating SEO and user friendly content. Besides in-depth explanations to help you understand content SEO, the book also has lots of practical tips that you can implement right away. Whether it’s how to do keyword research, how to structure your site or how to write that piece of content that people want to link to, this book covers it all.
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Yoast SEO
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The most complete WordPress SEO plugin, currently active on over 4 million websites.
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Italian
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Dutch
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English
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