SEO guide: 12 steps to improve your rankings
Twelve practical SEO tasks with exact steps, a way to check each one worked, and the mistakes to avoid.
Example Blog
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How to Start a Blog in 2026: A 30-Day Plan
Choose a topic and platform, publish your first posts and follow a simple 30-day plan, with the legal basics covered.
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Writing a title and description that work
- Put the specific topic first, in the words a reader would search for.
- Give every page its own title and description.
- Say what the reader will get, and do not promise what the page does not deliver.
- The description is not a ranking factor, but a clear one can help people choose your result.
Want the full steps? Read step 1 of the SEO guide, then run the SEO checker on your page.