How to write an SEO-friendly introduction for a blog post

21 February 2024 Cindy Paul

What is the most important part of a post? The first paragraph! It’s the introduction of your article, and tells your audience what your post is about. But the first paragraph is also important to Google. That’s why you should give it extra attention. In this blog post, we’ll explain why an SEO-friendly introduction is so important, and give practical …

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How to write an SEO-friendly introduction for a blog post

Yoast SEO 22.1: AI update and better language support

20 February 2024 Beth Parker

In our most recent update, Yoast SEO 22.1, we are pleased to announce significant enhancements in our generative AI features. This improvement allows our Yoast SEO Premium customers to benefit from more advanced AI-generated meta descriptions and titles. This also means that you, our customers, will benefit from better support for languages other than English. …

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Yoast SEO 22.1: AI update and better language support



Paragraph length check: Why and how to write shorter paragraphs

13 February 2024 Marieke van de Rakt

The paragraph length check in Yoast SEO (for WordPress or Shopify) tells you to write shorter paragraphs when they are too long. But why is this important? What does a good paragraph even look like? And lastly, what should you do to keep your paragraphs concise? Let’s explore! Why your paragraphs shouldn’t be too long Properly sized …

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Paragraph length check: Why and how to write shorter paragraphs

A successful link building strategy in 6 steps

8 February 2024 Camille Cunningham

SEO is all about creating a great experience for people visiting your website, or seeing your snippet in the search results. That’s why a lot of your SEO efforts will likely be focused on things like content, UX and pagespeed. Efforts that help you optimize your page or website overall. As they should be! They …

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A successful link building strategy in 6 steps


Yoast SEO 22.0: Supporting Organization schema

6 February 2024 | 6 Comments Edwin Toonen

Recently, Google announced an update on how it uses business details in search. To help you make the most of that, we are happy to announce Yoast SEO 22.0, which expands support for Organization structured data. Here, you’ll find how we help Google understand everything about your company. Expanded support for Organization schema Yoast SEO …

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Yoast SEO 22.0: Supporting Organization schema

Local business listings with Schema.org structured data

1 February 2024 Edwin Toonen

One of the things you can do to present your local business better in search results is Schema.org data for rich snippets. Adding structured data to your site can help search engines understand your business and how it performs. For this reason, you must add your NAP details, store/location map, reviews, and images. Find out …

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Local business listings with Schema.org structured data