{"id":6430,"date":"2017-01-05T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:16:09","slug":"5-silly-seo-mistakes-must-avoid-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/5-silly-seo-mistakes-must-avoid-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Silly SEO Mistakes You Must Avoid In 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the rise of other online marketing channels, such as Facebook Marketing, Google AdWords, email marketing, an average online businessman is spoiled for options. But we should remember that most of these marketing methods require a constant influx of advertising money.<\/p>\n

Although a bit ignored, SEO is still one of those online marketing methods that bring the best ROI. If done correctly, it can be very cost-effective, and the results are long-lasting. You manage to rank your website on Google\u2019s top search results pages, and you can get free organic traffic for months to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, SEO is still in and well worth the effort. However, many business owners and digital marketers often do it the wrong way. Because of their SEO mistakes, they fail to get the desired results.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t fall into that trap.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this post, we highlight 5 silly SEO mistakes that you must avoid in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

1. Keyword Stuffing<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Keyword stuffing has been long dead, but there are still many SEO professionals and online businessmen who rely on this outdated practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google has evolved over the past few years, and now it is smart enough to understand whether you are stuffing keywords or providing genuine value. In short, you can\u2019t game Google anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a mistake to select a primary keyword and repeat it over and over in your website\u2019s content hoping that it would get picked up in Google search results. Do not do it. Instead, build a list of relevant keywords and keyword phrases that searchers might use.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then use that list of keywords as naturally as possible in your website\u2019s content. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, when you are done, use a tool like Moz<\/span><\/a> or SEO Book<\/span><\/a> to check keyword density. If it is more than 3%, it\u2019d be better to replace some keywords and use synonyms instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can use LSI Graph<\/span><\/a> (a free keyword research tool) to find those synonyms or LSI keywords as most SEO professionals call them.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Creating Unrelated and Unfocused Content<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

This is one of the most common mistakes amateur website owners make.<\/span><\/p>\n

They get greedy and, therefore, target a whole bunch of keywords that aren\u2019t very tightly grouped together. It\u2019s a mistake from an SEO perspective as well as from a user perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google ranks those websites higher in its search results pages that are more focused towards a particular group of topics. In other words, Google ranks websites that can be termed as \u201cauthority websites\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you are writing about gardening, fitness tips, meditation, and making money online, that\u2019s too much.<\/span><\/p>\n

Focus on what you want your website to be and then select a group of very focused topics (and keywords) and then start creating content around those keywords. You will also get more backlinks and better opportunities to create internal links to your own blog posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, you are more likely to convert website visitors into subscribers and paid customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Not Adding \u201cnofollow\u201d Tag Attributes to Outbound Links<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Links are important for ranking websites in search engine results pages. But there are two kinds of links:<\/span><\/p>\n