{"id":8874,"date":"2019-05-06T08:55:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2019-05-05T23:09:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:09:48","slug":"12-seo-mistakes-you-might-be-making-and-how-to-fix-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/06\/12-seo-mistakes-you-might-be-making-and-how-to-fix-them\/","title":{"rendered":"12 SEO Mistakes You Might Be Making and How to Fix Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Google is constantly tweaking its algorithm, several times each year, it’s hard to be 100 percent sure that the SEO practices in your site are up to date. <\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, you could be making SEO mistakes that could make you lose your traffic, revenue, and conversions. You should understand what is search engine marketing<\/a> and how it can help you.<\/span><\/p>\n

SEO is a fast-changing industry and what might have worked a couple of months or years ago may not work today.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll talk about the top SEO mistakes that you could be making and how to fix them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Failure to use the proper keywords<\/span><\/h2>\n

Keywords continue to remain a vital part of SEO. But many brands and businesses make the mistake of failing to use proper keywords. So, they would rank for different keywords and key phrases that don’t lead profitable results. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why you should target for the keywords that you should realistically rank for. For you to be able to rank for SEO, you need to be on the top of the Search Engines Results Page (SERP.) <\/span><\/p>\n

Next, you need to target keywords that carve out a particular niche that you can capitalize on. Look for the ones that have a reasonable volume, CPC, and competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoiding long-tail key phrases<\/span><\/h2>\n

Primary keywords are still relevant, but think of it this way \u2012 most of your site traffic will come from long-tail keywords. That’s why you need to <\/span>optimize your page<\/span> correctly. <\/span><\/p>\n

For instance, you published a blog article about on-page SEO. It’s targeting the primary keyword phrase “on-page SEO.” However, you should also be targeting other long-tail variations as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keyword stuffing<\/span><\/h2>\n

Back in the day, webmasters would usually stuff keywords in their content with very little consideration to the readers, knowing that Google would still rank their sites high. While it may have worked in the past, Google has now changed its algorithms. It can now effectively recognize and penalize sites that are doing keyword stuffing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since keyword stuffing is a black hat technique, it goes against the SEO best practices. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are practical ways how you can avoid keyword stuffing:<\/span><\/p>\n