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WordPress and Yoast SEO can kickstart your site’s SEO. Our plugin takes care of a lot of things and it will make your life easier. But our plugin can’t do your SEO for you completely. In this video, we’ll show you what you need to do for yourself to make your SEO strategy successful!
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► Items discussed in this video
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:00:42 – 1. Configure your plugin
0:01:14 – 2. Choose a good theme
0:01:27 – 3. Install a caching plugin
0:01:31 – 4. Invest in a good CDN
0:01:55 – 5. Optimize your images
0:02:12 – 6. Don’t add too many plugins
0:02:36 – 7. Always back up your site
0:02:52 – 8. Do keyword research
0:03:49 – 9. Write awesome content
0:04:16 – 10. Set up your site structure
0:04:49 – 11. Social previews & redirects
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