<![CDATA[Basic SEO for Web Developers Part 1]]>Important HTML Elements

1. Title Tag

<head> 
    <title>Page Title</title>
</head>

Best Practices

  • Less than 512px (50-70 characters)
  • Important keywords near the beginning
  • Each title should be unique

2. Meta Description Tag

<head>
    <meta name="description"content="This is an example.">
</head>

Best Practices

  • Best under 155 characters
  • Each description should be unique
  • Well written descriptions influenceclick-through rate

3. Images

<img src="img/keyword.jpg" alt="keyword" width="100" height="100">

4. Hyperlinks

  1. Text Link

    <a href="https://www.example.com/webpage.html">Keyword in Anchor Text</a>

  2. NoFollowed Link

    <a href="https://www.example.com/webpage.html" rel="nofollow">Keyword in Anchor Text</a>

  3. Image Link

    <a href="https://www.example.com/webpage.html"><img src="/img/keyword.jpg" alt="keyword" width="100" height="100"></a>

Best Practices

  • Preference: HTML links over JavaScript
  • Use "nofollow" for paid links and un-trusted content
  • For image links, the alt attribute serves as anchor text

5. HTTP Status Codes

  • 200OK/Success
  • 301Permanent Redirect
  • 302Temporary Redirect
  • 404Not Found
  • 410Gone (permanently removed)
  • 500Server Error
  • 503Unavailable (retry later)

6. Webmaster Tools

  1. Google Webmaster Tools - https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home
  2. Bing Webmaster Tools - http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster/
  3. Yandex Webmaster - https://webmaster.yandex.com/

7. Canonicalization

Common Duplicate Homepage URLs

Canonicalized URL Best Practices

8. URL Best Practices
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SEO Tips for URLs

  • Choose shorter, human-readable URLs with descriptive keywords
  • Exclude dynamic parameters when possible (see Canonicalization and Pagination)
  • When possible, place content on the same subdomain to preserve authority
  • Recommended: https://example.com/blog
  • Less Ideal: https://blog.example.com

I'll post next part asap.
Thank you all for your time in reading this!

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