How to Improve your Google Rankings for your New Website/Blog?

Every blogger/website owner wish to see their website on the first page of Google as it is the place where maximum traffic comes from. So, you can assume how much competition you have to face to reach on the first page of SERP. It is not an easy task, however, it can be achieved with proper SEO implementation.

Here are few things to keep in mind

Before looking into the key metric, first thing is to buy a good hosting and connect to a CDN like Cloudflare (Free) or from your hosting providers. You can also upgrade or migrate to a better plan or provider later. Lets begin.

1. If your website is new or having a website with low Domain Authority, don't target high keyword density terms and waste your time. Go for long tail keywords with low competitive (below 1 Keyword difficulty) having good amount search volume. Make sure you focus on the search intent as well (Navigational, Commercial, transactional, Informational). You can use tool like AHREFS, SEMRUSH, MANGOOLS to check the KD with their free tools (LIMITED). Note that each tool metrics differs so do their KD.
2. After selecting the desired keywords, go to google and check what websites are ranking for that keyword. Analyze the content and you will get a better idea of the outline. Write a high-quality, better content than your competitors to have an edge over them.
3. Start writing long form content. You can take the help of AI tools like chatgpt, Gemini or other writing tools to guide you but don't depend on them completely because Google loves original and unique content that serves user intent.
4. Include optimized images (webp format), embed videos (if needed). Add alt text.
5. Include your seed keyword in the Title, Meta description, URL, first paragraph, in the body and in the conclusion. Don't stuff your keyword, instead you can use semantic keywords (words or phrases that are related to a given keyword or topic).
6. Format your content. Include bullet points. Keep your paragraphs short and concise for a better readability.
7. Make sure your website loads fast. Check your website performance on pagespeed Insights or GTmetrix.
8. Link building is an important factor. Get high quality and relevant backlinks (do follow & no follow) for your website. It is not a one time process. Keep growing your backlinks to improve your DA.
9. Don't target multiple pages for the same keyword. It will affect your overall performance of your keyword as they compete against each other.
10. If you are using WordPress, SEO plugins like RankMath or Yoast help you with the SEO basics.
11. Link internally and externally (if required). Use anchor text for linking URLs.
12. Promote your content on social media platform for a better reach. Check if there is any crawlability errors.
13. Do to Google search console and monitor your website performance, errors. Rectify then ASAP. Check Core Web Vitals to improve.
14. Other factors include a good UX/UI website, minimal ads, https, mobile friendliness, limited annoying popups. The content should be fresh nd relevant.
15. Include a n Author bio with a dedicated social link.
16. Last but not the least, another important factor Google consider for ranking is E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness). If someone is writing an article on a particular topic, they should be someone who has first-hand, life experience.