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Adapting your content strategy to changing times

20 April 2020 | 8 Comments Edwin Toonen

We don’t have to remind you of the drastic changes that are happening in the world. There’s a good chance that these changes impact how you do business. But they also bring opportunities. While people are stuck at home, they spend a lot of time online. And they behave differently — they search differently and …

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Adapting your content strategy to changing times

4 tips to quickly improve your website in the current situation

10 April 2020 | 33 Comments
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Willemien Hallebeek

Everything is happening online, now that the situation with COVID-19 has everyone staying at home as much as possible. You’re not going to events, you’re not sitting down with customers. So, your online presence is more important than ever. Your website is your business card. And you want it to be found! But many people …

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4 tips to quickly improve your website in the current situation


Semantically link entities to your content with Yoast SEO

25 February 2020 Edwin Toonen

Search engines love entities. Entities can be people, places, things, concepts, or ideas, often appearing in the Knowledge Graph. Many search terms can be an entity, but specific search terms can also have different meanings and, thus, be separate entities. Take [Mars], for example; are you talking about the planet or candy bar entity? The …

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Semantically link entities to your content with Yoast SEO

Is readability oversimplifying or opening up?

24 February 2020 | 3 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

Writing a readable text can be daunting, especially if the topic of your blog is difficult or extremely technical. Is it necessary to focus on readability if your audience is used to your jargon? Well, although your audience might be up to the task of reading your lingo, the entire purpose of SEO is to …

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Is readability oversimplifying or opening up?

How to improve your writing style: 6 tips to write an attractive text

17 February 2020 | 6 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

Some of us are natural writers. They can write an attractive, fun, readable text in a matter of minutes. Others lack that skill. Unfortunately, they’ll have more difficulties keeping visitors on their website. But, while attractive writing is partly a matter of talent, practice sure helps! In the current situation, it’s extra important to write …

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How to improve your writing style: 6 tips to write an attractive text

Why and how to write shorter sentences for SEO

11 February 2020
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Marieke van de Rakt

The sentence length check in Yoast SEO warns against using too many long sentences. But what makes a sentence too long? Why should you avoid too many long sentences? And how do you chop up one longer sentence into several shorter sentences? This article will explain why you shouldn’t use too many long sentences and …

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Why and how to write shorter sentences for SEO

Why keyphrase length matters for SEO

5 February 2020
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Marieke van de Rakt

Optimizing your posts and pages with a keyphrase makes it easier for people to find your content. Here, we’ll dive into a particular aspect of the keyphrase – its length. We’ll tell you how the length of your keyphrases relates to SEO. And, you’ll get a few essential tips on when to use short or …

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Why keyphrase length matters for SEO

5 tips to improve your branding

3 February 2020 | 21 Comments
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Marieke van de Rakt

Branding is an essential aspect of your marketing strategy. If you develop an awesome branding strategy, people will get to know your brand, your company, and your website. In this post, I will first explain what branding is and why it can help you with your SEO. After that, I’ll give 5 practical tips you …

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5 tips to improve your branding

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