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How I Find Keywords for My Blog (Without Paying for Tools) Posted on: June 26, 2025 I used to feel lost when someone said “You need to target better keywords.” What keywords? How do I find them? And do I really need to buy those expensive SEO tools everyone talks about? The answer is no. Today, I’ll show you exactly how I research blog topics that people are already searching for — using free tools and some common sense. 🔍 What Is a Keyword (Really)? A keyword is just the exact phrase someone types into Google. Examples: “how to start a blog on blogger” “easy lunch recipes without onion” “best books for personal growth 2025” Your goal is to write posts that answer those exact searches — in a clear, helpful way. 📌 My 5-Step Free Keyword Research Process 1. Use Google Auto-Suggest Go to Google and start typing your blog topic. Don’t press enter. Just see what Google auto-suggests. Example: Type “how to start a blog” → You’ll see suggestions like:...
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How I Fixed My robots.txt and Sitemap to Help Google Index My Blog Faster Posted on: June 24, 2025 When I first heard about robots.txt and sitemap.xml , I thought: "That sounds like stuff only web developers touch." But once I learned what they really do — I realized I had been ignoring a simple SEO fix that could help Google crawl and index my blog properly. This post explains what they are, why they matter, and how I set them up correctly in Blogger — in under 10 minutes . 🤖 What is robots.txt? robots.txt is a small file that tells search engines (like Google) what parts of your blog they can and can't crawl. If it's set up wrong, Google might skip over important posts — or try to index pages you don’t want to show in search (like label pages, tag pages, etc). 🧭 What is sitemap.xml? sitemap.xml is like a map of all your blog posts and pages. You submit it to Google to help it find and index your content more efficiently. Think of it as: ro...
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SEO Clean-Up Checklist: What I Fixed on My Blog to Boost Search Rankings Posted on: June 22, 2025 My blog was online for months... but barely getting any traffic. I thought my content was solid — but I didn’t realize how many small SEO issues were holding me back. After a weekend of clean-up (no coding, no paid tools), my blog started ranking higher and getting more clicks — without writing a single new post . Here’s the same checklist I now use monthly to keep my site SEO-friendly and Google-happy. ✅ 1. Fix Broken Links Broken links hurt user experience and SEO. I ran my blog URL through BrokenLinkCheck (free tool) and removed or replaced any dead links. Why it matters: Google lowers trust if your site leads to 404s. ✅ 2. Optimize Meta Titles & Descriptions I reviewed my top blog posts and wrote short, clear, human-friendly descriptions in the “Search Description” section in Blogger. Meta title: Under 60 characters Meta description: Under 155 chara...
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