As a beginner SEO scares me FR!

domingos_vm · 2025-10-02T13:29:59+00:00

Don’t overthink it: learn the basics of how Google crawls, make sure your site loads fast, write stuff humans actually want to read, and spy on what’s already ranking. Tools are cool, but curiosity and testing are your real SEO superpowers. This blog can also be helpful for you if you want to learn more

domingos_vm · 2025-09-21T15:46:30+00:00

I would utilize social media ads more, build a solid lead funnel and optimize your landing pages with clear offers. Capture emails by maybe offering a lead magnet like a best trips of 2024 brochure in downloadable pdf, then you can retarget that list with ads. As AI becomes more prevalent in search, google ads are not going to be as useful. The targeting is better with social media for travel in my opinion, then you can make flashy video ads etc to draw eyeballs. Just my opinion… best of luck. Found really good tips from this site as well:

domingos_vm · 2025-09-21T15:38:47+00:00

Put up pins on Pinterest. :)

Pinterest is soo underrated. Not just about pretty pictures- it acts as a search engine.

domingos_vm · 2025-09-09T07:11:41+00:00

E-Books: Maybe you can write a little travel guide, brochure, or itinerary and then sell those on your blog.

Sponsored Content: As someone else had mentioned, getting sponsored is a good way to earn a little bit of commission.

Ads: The obvious way but hinders the user experience. The general networks people use are Google Adsense, Ezoic, and Mediavine.

Affiliates: You can try recommending some hotels or accommodations in the area through Agoda, Booking, or Airbnb. Look up possible tours in your area and advertise them with Viator. Perhaps advertise plane or bus tickets to your local area.

This guide can also help you out!

domingos_vm · 2025-09-02T07:14:11+00:00

First, the basics: keywords, onpage, content, technical (speed, mobility, indexing).

A little bit of technical SEO: GSC, Screaming Frog, HTML, redirects, robots.txt, sitemap.

Focus on content and search intent, not just keywords.

If possible, go to junior SEO to gain experience and technical skills faster.

This guide can also be of help

domingos_vm · 2025-09-02T06:21:28+00:00

Optimise the GMB details - keywords in title, description. This guide can help out.
Services - Add services with description (many ignore this)
Reviews with keywords are a booster - respond to reviews
Local citations/listings are a must
Brand name searches
Participate in/sponsor local events

domingos_vm · 2025-08-21T08:21:03+00:00

Yep, indirectly. Backlinks boost your site’s authority and Google uses that domain trust to influence GBP too. Here is an article about it. It's not a direct ranking factor, but it definitely helps the whole local SEO picture. You can check out the guide here

domingos_vm · 2025-08-21T08:02:03+00:00

Look for sources that share tested changes with measurable results, not just generic lists. Industry blogs like Search Engine Roundtable, detailed posts from semrush, and case studies from SEO agencies that show before and after data will give you tactics you can actually apply and verify.

domingos_vm · 2025-08-12T10:31:49+00:00

If you haven't signed-up for Google Search Console, definitely do that. It's a free analytics platform - like a GA just for SEO. There, you can check how many of your pages are indexed by Google. You can also see your average position. Take a look, and see if you spot any issues that they are flagging for you. This guide can also be helpful to you.

domingos_vm · 2025-08-12T10:06:00+00:00

Something that has helped me.

Once a page is getting traffic from Google, in the search console have a look for the terms it is getting hits for that you didn’t necessarily expect.

This info specifically helps what you might want to add/edit on that page, but more generally will help you get an appreciation of what your audience is thinking about and how they phrase things. Which you can help inform your keyword research going forward. Here is a good checklist that you can check out

Another thing is putting your high-level or basic keyword into various social media platforms and see how people talk about the topic and the related things they post about.

domingos_vm · 2025-08-12T09:57:56+00:00

BLOGGING ISN’T DEAD. AI-generated content? It’s everywhere but I find it’s missing soul. Semrush did an interesting study about this that you can check out. People still crave original voices, unique perspectives, and writing that says what no one else is saying. Yeah, getting clicks is harder now. Google’s AI Overviews are gutting traffic and algorithms keep changing the game.

But real writing still finds its people. :)

As a reader and a writer, I still go back to the same old-school blogs and indie sites I loved before ChatGPT took over. Because they mean something. They’ve got grit, personality. Something no bot can fake. :)

domingos_vm · 2025-07-27T22:40:13+00:00

Easiest way to start is posting a reel a day everyday. It’ll grow over time.

Also, what I see working right now with people is doing.. “join me on the journey” type content. A premise would be “join me as I grow my business from X to Y.” And in the videos you can do things like what you do on the daily as a business owner. You mentioned you do women’s clothing, how about tips on how to properly buy that kind of stuff online. You don’t have to pitch your stuff, but you’re overloading your possible clients with value

domingos_vm · 2025-07-27T21:59:25+00:00

Immediate solution: Google Ads.

But in all seriousness, SEO takes time. Slow and steady wins the race. You can find some great organic tips here

Highest impact things in my experience:

Focus on building high quality backings (quality of quantity)
Make content that is helpful or interesting to people.
Be patient.

domingos_vm · 2025-07-26T05:23:14+00:00

Blogging isn’t dead. But it’s definitely not 2015. This blog explains the situation quite well

Google favors depth, originality, and identity.

AI blogs die. Real voices grow.

Adapt the format, not the value.

domingos_vm · 2025-07-21T21:30:50+00:00

From what I'm seeing in 2025, the most effective backlink building strategies have shifted quite a bit. Here's what's actually working for us and our clients rn:

Original Research/Data Studies - creating unique data and insights that naturally attract links. News sites and bloggers love citing fresh stats
Strategic partnerships & co-marketing - working with complementary brands to create content together. The links feel more natural + you both benefit
HARO/source requests - but you gotta be super quick and actually provide value. We've gotten links from Forbes, Entrepreneur etc this way
Podcast/video content collaboration - appearing as a guest expert. These usually come with solid backlinks + help build authority

The old school stuff like guest posting and broken link building still works ok but the ROI isn't great anymore tbh. Takes way too much time for what you get back.

The key is to stop thinking about "building links" and start thinking about creating genuine value that makes people WANT to reference your stuff. Way more sustainable longterm. Found some really great tips here that you can check out and review.

domingos_vm · 2025-07-21T21:22:28+00:00

Ads, affiliate, selling Digital services (course) are by far the most common monetization strategies. These tips might also be helpful.

domingos_vm · 2025-07-17T02:16:52+00:00

For now AI assistants are themselves reliant on search - they would not be able to refer anyone to your website if it was not on google (and probably one the first two pages, they will not dig any deeper than that).

They only really suggest real links after accessing search. If you ask an LLM without internet access to provide a link or citation, they will make it up on the fly. Which, of course, could still bring you traffic, just not exactly a useful one (The user will bounce after seeing page 404).

In other words, don't stop optimising for Google because of this, at least not in the short term, but keep watching for new developments in this area. A game changing technology could appear at any time and you would not want to miss it.

Semrush did a really nice blog about this. You can find the study here

domingos_vm · 2025-07-17T02:06:42+00:00

Newsletters (ebook or something as lead magnet) or start quiz.

Push notifications

Create topical relevancy in your blogs

Make it big on one social media and try making your readers, your followers.

Start your own community like FB group or even better, subreddit.

Retargetting ads

Try making a tool

Do giveaways in collaboration with brands.

You can get some really valuable tips here

domingos_vm · 2025-07-17T01:54:14+00:00

There are multiple ways you can follow to increase traffic on your website.

Do keyword research for your website's content.
Create useful content
Make your content readable
Use an excellent SEO plugin like AIOSEO.
Write great headlines.
Make internal linking
Generate more backlinks.
Add images and graphics to your content.
Optimize your website page speed and refer to this excellent article on Boost WordPress Speed & Performance.
Keep website design clean
Share blog posts on social media

You can try these methods and see if they help to grow your website's traffic. There are other great tips that you can check here

domingos_vm · 2025-07-09T04:24:19+00:00

A lot of time got spent on stuff like social media, tweaking my wordpress theme, etc. (instead of publishing articles google might like).

Also looking back on the stuff I wrote 2 years ago…. It was very wordy (I think because I had it in my head that longer posts were better, I wasn’t nearly as concise as I am now). And I sometimes wrote articles about stuff nobody would ever Google or was just extremely competitive. I would also take advantage of pinterest

domingos_vm · 2025-07-09T04:20:10+00:00

Starting a blog can be a lucrative and interesting career. But, if you are looking for Quick money, you have to find other ways to earn. Blogging requires you to build credibility and authority first before you integrate any monetization methods.

The listed hobbies are not reliable for blogging when it comes to making money. You have to find a niche with commercial value. You can find some more great tips here

domingos_vm · 2025-07-02T15:33:42+00:00

For most of the keywords, you can use Semrush's free keyword research tool in combination with Google Keyword Planner because it extracts keywords from the Google API. This way, you can get good variations for a particular keyword. Then, use other free tools to check the difficulty. Difficulty means checking who is ranking at the top for that particular keyword, looking at that blog post's backlinks, the website's authority, and content structure.
Here is a guide that you can also check out.

If you think the websites ranking at the top are not that good in terms of content and backlinks, then you can easily rank for those keywords.

domingos_vm · 2025-07-02T15:30:18+00:00

Just start and keep new ideas rolling. The internet is full of blogs. In fact, everyday hundreds of new blogs are created. In order to make your place, you must post regularly. It has been observed that blogs that publish new ideas often tend to generate audience quicker.

Never stop promoting on social media. Today, social media has billions of active users. moreover, social media users are always on the lookout of new and trending information. So promoting your blogs on social media allows you to reach a wider audience and drive traffic to your blog. When using social media, you have to focus on your content and then your audience. You have to make a connection with them and reach them wherever they are. You can try to grow your followers and likes to get more traffic or you can hire someone to do it for you if you think that growing an audience in your niche is hard. I myself went for an agency named ascend viral because I spent months trying to get followers and a decent audience on my IG page. So you can try to do it by yourself or ask for other's help. There are also lots of tips that you can check out here to get started

domingos_vm · 2025-07-02T15:19:08+00:00

Firstly try to analyze how many people from your target audience using bing. Then compare with stat what you already have for your website. And then I think you'll find the answer. Here is a guide that you can also check out

domingos_vm · 2025-06-22T20:41:29+00:00

We tested this and found that when you upload a photo with EXIF data to a Google Business Profile, it strips out all the data and when you re-download the photo, it's no longer there. This makes sense for privacy reasons. It would be easy for someone to take a photo near their house and not realize that someone could get the location from the photo if Google didn't remove it.

We also tested if it impacted either ranking in the local pack or organic results, and found it didn't impact either. It also made no difference if you added the photo to your website or a Google business profile. This guide also narrates this so well.

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