10 Tips to Rank Higher on Google With Your Blog

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10 Tips to Rank Higher on Google With Your Blog in 2024
How can you get your blog (and your blog posts) to not only show up in Google’s search results, but actually rank higher than your competitors? Here’s what you need to know.

1. Make Sure Your Blog is Live (Not “Coming Soon”)
First, check that your blog or website really is live on the internet. If you’re using a “coming soon” plugin, then you might be able to see your blog, but no one else can.

To check this in WordPress, log in to your dashboard and find your co to za numer nl Soon plugin’s settings, usually under the Settings menu. Check that your Coming Soon plugin is set to “off” or “Deactivated”:

WordPress Maintenance Mode Screenshot (Make Sure Your Blog is Live to Show Up on Google)
You can also double-check by using an incognito browser window to visit your site: it should show up live, without a Coming Soon message.

2. Check Your Search Engine Visibility Settings
When you were setting up your blog, you might not have wanted search engines to find it – as it wasn’t yet ready for visitors. (If a web developer created your blog for you, they may also have activated this setting.)

In your WordPress admin area, go to Settings → Reading. Make sure the search engine visibility box is not checked.

Search Engine Visibility Settings (Yoast SEO Plugin for WordPress) Screenshot
If it’s checked, then uncheck it and click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page.

Tip: Got pages under construction or private pages that you don’t want to show up in Google’s search results just yet? I highly recommend the free Yoast SEO plugin, which lets you “noindex” specific pages.

3. Create Google Search Console and Google Analytics Accounts
Google provides lots of free tools that can help you get your website to rank higher on Google—and get your blog posts driving more traffic.

I strongly recommend creating accounts with: