If you are using the sitemap plugin for Wordpress from Arne Brachhold, you may have the need to add additional pages which are not generated by your blog. If you’ve got a handful of pages, the sitemap plugin gives your the possibility to add them manually through the option page. There is also an option that allows the plugin to build the sitemap based on requests sent to your web server.

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Finding the right keywords to focus on when you’re writing content for your website is sometime hard. I used to put up some content, wait for sometime, check my stats and over time I’d be able to figure out which keywords my visitors were using to find me.

One way to speed up thing is by finding out the keywords that lead visitors to your competitors’ website (assuming you know your competition of course). To find out what keywords is sending them traffic, I use SeoDigger.com. It’s a free online tool that detects which keywords leads to a particular URL.

SeoDigger.com is pretty easy to use: simply enter the URL of the website you want to do keyword research on.

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When I build a website and write content, I try to find the right balance between SEO and the visitors experience. A sure way to optimize your website for search engine without altering your visitors’ experience is to use CSS.

One important thing to consider when it comes to SEO is your webpage’s first sentences. Your most important keywords should be at the beginning of your webpage. Unfortunately for most websites, the first thing that’s appearing on their website is… the header and the top menu! And usually this menu consists of keywords like: home, contact, about us, privacy, etc.

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