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How to start a blog

5 January 2022 | 6 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

A blog is a great marketing tool. It might feel like an ‘old-school thing’, but it’s still a really strong SEO tool in 2022. Google just loves great content! So if you’re thinking about starting a blog, I only have one thing to say: go for it! Let’s make 2022 the year in which you …

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How to start a blog

Blog or vlog, which one is better?

24 February 2021
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Marieke van de Rakt

A great blog or an entertaining vlog helps you attract people to your site. Both also allow you to engage with your audience, increase brand awareness and show your expertise. That’s because you can use blogs and vlogs to dive into a certain topic related to your site or business. So which one is better? …

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Blog or vlog, which one is better?

Blog post structure: How to set up an easy-to-read text

30 September 2020 | 9 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

When blogging, it pays dividends to lay out the structure of your piece before you begin writing. The structure is the skeleton of your text and preparing it has multiple benefits. Firstly, it’s easier to write a text when your structure is already there. Secondly, a clear structure helps the reader to easily read your …

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Blog post structure: How to set up an easy-to-read text

Increase blog engagement: 8 tips to boost shares and comments

23 September 2020 | 23 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

Do you want your readers to engage with your blog? Want them to comment and share your post on social media? Want them to come back to your blog and read your next post? Then you want to increase your blog engagement. In this post, I’ll explain what this is, why it’s important for SEO …

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Increase blog engagement: 8 tips to boost shares and comments

How to get blog post ideas: 11 tips to find inspiration

4 May 2020 | 14 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

What do you do when inspiration for your umpteenth blog post is low? What’s the solution to a writer’s block or a general lack of ideas? Every writer will encounter a lack of inspiration every now and then. You’ll be staring at your screen, not knowing what to write about. Nevertheless, you are determined to …

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How to get blog post ideas: 11 tips to find inspiration

Why text structure is important for SEO

29 January 2020 | 8 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

The structure of the texts on your site is important for SEO. If your content is clearly structured, your chance to rank well in Google will be higher. In this blog post, I’ll tell you why text structure is essential. How do people scan a text? Before deciding whether or not to read something, people …

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Why text structure is important for SEO

Blogging: The ultimate guide

22 January 2020 | 10 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

This ultimate guide covers all the important aspects of blogging. Find out how to set up a successful blog or how to make yours even better!

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Blogging: The ultimate guide

When is your blog post ready for publication?

13 January 2020 | 12 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

There is a subtle line between a crappy post and a perfect one. If you want to, you can endlessly tweak and improve upon your writing. So, how do you decide if your blog post is ready? When is a post good to go? In this blog post, I’ll share a checklist you can use …

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When is your blog post ready for publication?

Allure of the green traffic light in Yoast SEO: Pitfalls to avoid

2 August 2019
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Marieke van de Rakt

Since I started using the Yoast SEO plugin, I’ve been amazed by its ease of use and many features. Our analysis offers everything you need to fine-tune your text so that search engines will be more likely to rank your content. I genuinely believe that the SEO analysis features in Yoast SEO can help you …

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Allure of the green traffic light in Yoast SEO: Pitfalls to avoid

Why the purpose of your text is important for SEO

4 June 2019 | 15 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

As text makes up a large part of most websites, it’s an important thing to focus on. You can work on the structure of your text, or the style of your post. In this post, we will focus on another aspect: the purpose of your text. A lot of people forget to properly formulate the …

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Why the purpose of your text is important for SEO