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here’s some tricks to increase the website traffic ;

Know Your Audience – Understand what your target users are searching for.
Use Tools – Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs, Uber suggest, and Google Trends work best.
Choose Keyword Types – Mix short-tail, long-tail (eg: digital marketing freelancer Kerala) and LSI keywords.
Check Metrics – Look for high search volume, low competition, and relevant intent.
Spy on Competitors – Use SEMrush/ Ahrefs to see what’s working for others.
Map to Content – Align keywords with blog posts, service pages, and FAQs.
Track & Optimize – Monitor through Google Search Console and refine regularly.

Backlinks are extremely important factor to rank a website, but with that on page seo must be very good. Without on page, there is not such benefit of off page seo. SEO services works best when both performed together.

Use ahref keywords explorar. Now you can see the DR of the domain of your compitotor to finding niches or keywords. it will help to find low DR and highy traffic keywords and niches instently.

i selected low competitive and low volume keyword on my portfolio website but not even seem to serp

If you want to increase traffic to your website, start by thinking about what your visitors are actually searching for. Make a list of topics related to your business and then explore what phrases people use to find those topics online.

You can use tools like Google Keyword Planner or Ubersuggest to find keywords that people search often but don’t have too much competition. These are easier to rank for.

Also, check what your competitors are doing many tools like SEMrush or Ahrefs let you see what keywords they’re targeting.

Avoid stuffing keywords just for SEO. It’s better to write helpful content for real people. When your content matches their intent, traffic grows naturally over time.

There are many ways you can drive organic traffic to your website. But make sure you put enough emphasis on creating high-quality content.

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Hey, thanks so much for sharing this! 🙌 Totally agree, SEO can feel overwhelming at first, but even small tweaks can bring huge results. I’ve had a similar experience just by fixing page speed issues and updating my content with better keywords. It’s amazing how just being consistent and focusing on what people actually search for can drive traffic. Love that you mentioned making the site easy to navigate too, it’s such an underrated tip! Appreciate you putting this out there. It’s super motivating for those of us still working on our sites. Keep the tips coming! 🚀🔍💡

Hey Warren!

Thanks for putting this together. It's so true that simple, consistent effort on the basics can make a huge difference, and it's easy to forget you don't need to be a full-on tech wizard for SEO.

A quick, helpful tip I've picked up, especially for finding new content ideas or expanding on existing ones: take a look at the "People Also Ask" boxes that show up in Google search results for your main keywords. They're a goldmine for understanding what related questions your audience has, and you can create specific content to answer those directly. It's a straightforward way to ensure you're targeting exactly what people are searching for.

Great post, always appreciate these practical reminders!

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First, find your niche-related topic.
Search in Google for the search query to search topic and try to auto-complete suggestions.
Use keyword research tools like semrush, Ubersuggest, Ahrefs, and Keyword Planner
You already have a topic that use the Answer the Public tool for the most searched query to show in Google.

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This is are platform you will try and find trending keywords from a user perspective

Many tools to find a keyword to your website.

1. Keyword Planner
2. Ubersuggest
3. Ahrefs
4. semrush
5. kwrds.ai
6. Answer the public
7. people also ask
8. google auto complete search query

SEO is important for an ecommerce website or a business website.

A title tag or meta description is clickable for the user and the search engine.

IF you are running an ecommerce website, keep your product searchable and easy to understand for all users.

SEO is slow by nature. While some small changes (like better titles or fixing technical errors) may show results in a few weeks, full impact often takes 3–6 months depending on competition and your site's authority.

I posted a question over in Google's webmaster forums for some more details. As a status update, the mass deindexing seems to be happening on a large enough scale, across enough sites, that Barry Schwartz wrote an article about it last week.

It's frustrating, of course, but it's also a relief to know it's not just a problem on your end, and that it's getting mainstream attention.

This post is late to the party, but I need to recommend DaniWeb’s own backlink checker tool.

https://www.daniweb.com/tools/backlinks

What simple seo fixes did you start using? How quickly did you see results?

I realize this is a super old topic, but I would like to recommend DaniWeb’s free backlink checker which IMHO is more powerful than Ahrefs, etc. because it lets you check your backlinks on demand, and also has more robust checking for the backlink’s indexability.

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share a quick thought on SEO and search engine strategies.
Recently, I’ve worked on my own products and discovered something really exciting that I’d love to share.

If you're running a website or blog, SEO isn’t something to ignore. It’s all about helping people find your content on Google and other search engines.
Simple things like using the right keywords, writing helpful content, and speeding up your site can make a big difference.

You don’t need to be a tech expert — just focus on creating content people are actually searching for, and make sure your website is easy to read and navigate. That’s the key.

Jumping in here—thanks @toneewa, that actually clears things up quite a bit. I was also scratching my head about the distinction between "Added" and "New" until you explained how the filters (like Internal vs. External, etc.) play into it. So if a URL moves from one filter category to another between crawls, it’s considered “Added” or “Removed” depending on the direction, even though it still exists in both crawls. Makes more sense now. Appreciate the breakdown!

For laughs, see AI/ML get it all wrong at https://imgur.com/gallery/XiWSgjR

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

There are many more examples where AI again and again proves itself to be untrustworthy. While the shop and I use such I won't trust it with finances, medical and other areas. But hey, maybe you'll take that cod liver oil and vitamins answer?

Yes, I've started shifting some of my content strategy toward AEO, and the results have been promising-especially in terms of capturing featured snippets and improving voice search visibility. While SEO fundamentals like backlinks and keyword structure still matter, AEO helps align content with user intent more directly. It's definitely not just a buzzword-it complements SEO by making your content more accessible to Al-driven tools like Google Assistant and ChatGPT.

Let's try again.

The filter is the filtering option tabs. E.g., internal, external, security, canonicals, page titles, url, etc...
The labels are Added, New, Removed, Missing...
When comparing 2 crawls, the URLs exist in both the current and previous crawl for Added and Removed.
Added is URLs in previous crawl that moved to filter (internal, external, security, canonicals, page titles, url, etc...) of current crawl. If it appears e.g., in Internal and then appears in External, it would be "Added".
Removed is URLs in filter (internal, external, security, canonicals, page titles, url, etc...) for previous crawl, but not in the filter (internal, external, security, canonicals, page titles, url, etc...) for current crawl. "Removed" means it no longer meets the criteria for that filter (internal, external, security, canonicals, page titles, url, etc...).

Hope that helps. :)

Hello.

Thank you for trying. The descriptions you're quoting already show up within tooltips in the application. Per the tutorial you linked to, "‘New’ and ‘missing’ are URLs that only exist in one of the crawls." That makes sense to me. However, when it says, "In summary, ‘added’ and ‘removed’ are URLs that exist in both the current AND previous crawls." I'm confused what the difference between them is? What filter? They show up even when I'm not filtering?

Here's a link to their tutorial on how to compare crawls. I don't have a license for this.

Added – URLs in previous crawl that moved to filter of current crawl.
New – New URLs not in the previous crawl, that are in current crawl and filter.
Removed – URLs in filter for previous crawl, but not in filter for current crawl.
Missing – URLs not found in the current crawl, that previously were in filter.

I posted a question over in Google's webmaster forums for some more details. As a status update, the mass deindexing seems to be happening on a large enough scale, across enough sites, that Barry Schwartz wrote an article about it last week.

Yesterday I ran a Screaming Frog SEO spider crawl of my site as a Googlebot user agent to see if there was some reason that Google was being blocked, and nothing unusual showed up.

Google crawl stats in search console don’t indicate anything out of the ordinary such as 4xx or 5xx errors.

I posted yesterday in the Google Webmaster Central forums and encountered someone else who posted that the exact same thing happened to them on the same exact day.

IMO, If other people are noticing this same deindexing right after a spike in Other agent type, it seems more like it could be a Google bug that hasn’t been reported yet or a new, really strict automated filter that’s hitting certain types of sites or setups rather than something wrong with your site itself.

Perhaps I'm having a bit of a brain fog moment, but I can't wrap my mind around the difference between Added and New, Removed and Missing when comparing current vs prevous Screaming Frog crawls.

Anyone use that software who can explain it to me better than ChatGPT was unsuccessfully able to?

As a company operating in the building materials and roofing space, <Promotional plug removed by moderator> has been closely watching the evolution from traditional SEO to AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), especially with the increasing reliance on AI-powered assistants and zero-click searches.

We haven’t abandoned SEO fundamentals — they’re still essential for long-term performance. However, we've definitely started integrating AEO strategies into our content planning. Here’s how:

We structure our content around specific questions that homeowners, contractors, and building professionals are likely to ask — especially related to roofing choices, sustainability, and material performance. For example:
“What type of roof lasts the longest in a cold climate?”
“Is metal roofing more sustainable than asphalt?”

We use schema markup and FAQs on our product pages and blog articles to help search engines (and AI tools) better understand the context and deliver clear, actionable answers.

We simplify our language and prioritize clarity. Unlike traditional blog posts overloaded with keywords, our newer content goes straight to the point — the kind of structure answer engines prefer.

We’re optimizing for local and voice search by integrating natural-sounding queries like “best roofing company Oakville” or “trusted Oakville roofers for metal roofing.”

Has it made a difference? While it’s still early, we’re noticing improved visibility in featured snippets and local search results — especially for questions related to residential roofing Oakville, commercial roofing Oakville, and sustainable construction trends.

We view AEO as a natural evolution of SEO, not a replacement. As more people turn to AI tools …

Not completely dead, but definitely not what they used to be.

Web directory submissions used to be a solid way to build backlinks, but Google’s algorithm has gotten a lot smarter. Submitting to low-quality or spammy directories can actually hurt your SEO now. That said, reputable, niche-specific directories or local business directories (like Yelp, Yell, or industry-specific ones) can still be useful—especially for local SEO and brand visibility.

So in short: directory submissions aren’t totally dead, but they should be used carefully and sparingly as part of a broader SEO strategy. Focus more on quality content, good technical SEO, and getting backlinks from trusted sources.

Yesterday I ran a Screaming Frog SEO spider crawl of my site as a Googlebot user agent to see if there was some reason that Google was being blocked, and nothing unusual showed up.

Google crawl stats in search console don’t indicate anything out of the ordinary such as 4xx or 5xx errors.

I posted yesterday in the Google Webmaster Central forums and encountered someone else who posted that the exact same thing happened to them on the same exact day.

No manual actions or security issues.

Okay, Dani, that's genuinely good news about no manual actions or security issues, at least that rules out the scariest stuff! But it makes the 80% deindexing even more puzzling.

Since it's not a penalty, my mind immediately jumps to some kind of technical configuration problem that might have happened on your end, possibly right around that Other agent type crawl spike.

You should thoroughly review your robots.txt file and check for any noindex tags that may have been added. Additionally, could you please check your server logs for any sudden increase in 404 errors or server errors? That rapid deindexing suggests that Google is being blocked or instructed not to index a significant portion of your site.

No manual actions or security issues.

Unless you're experiencing significant issues with your site

Oh, but I am experiencing significant issues with my site. I also just noticed that within 72 hours of the spike, 80% of our URLs have been deindexed by Google. This is the first time this has ever happened in our 23 years.

Oh wow, Dani, that 80% deindexing changes things – that's a massive issue and sounds connected to that "Other agent type" spike. For a site of your age, my first thought is usually a manual action or a security issue from Google. Have you had a chance to check your GSC under Manual actions and Security issues yet? That's usually where Google will tell you directly if something severe happened. Please keep us posted; this needs a thorough review.

Unless you're experiencing significant issues with your site

Oh, but I am experiencing significant issues with my site. I also just noticed that within 72 hours of the spike, 80% of our URLs have been deindexed by Google. This is the first time this has ever happened in our 23 years.

If you’re not running Google Ads or producing a large volume of new content, chances are it’s not AdsBot or something new being discovered. Unless you're experiencing significant issues with your site, it’s usually nothing to stress over and could simply be background activity from Google.

I honestly think sometimes Google's little robots are on some sort of secret mission, checking things out or finding new ways to explore the web. They don’t always let us know what they’re up to!

Or you could see it as a cool job by Google’s bots: Maybe they’re searching for something super specific in your little corner of the internet that only those curious bots know about.

So really, there’s probably no reason to freak out. It simply means that Google sent some of its less common, specialised bots to see what’s going on in your space. They're just doing their thing to help people discover your corner of the internet!

In Google Search Console, I see a giant spike in "Other agent type" in crawl stats a few days ago. We don't use Google Ads (haven't for many years), and didn't add any large amount of content recently that I could imagine would constitute Google AdSense crawl. What could this be attributed to?

I use semrush and kwfinder for keyword research.

Along with keyword tools like Google Keyword Planner and SEMrush, don’t overlook using an SMM panel to test keyword performance in social media posts. It’s a great way to see what resonates with audiences in real time and boost reach on trending topics.

Step 1. Use Google Keyword Planner to cut down your keyword list. In Google's Keyword Planner, you can get search volume and traffic estimates for keywords you' ...

I’m using Ahrefs, SEMrush, though these are premium tools.

On the free side, I rely on Google SERP to research topics and find keywords. There are several valuable methods for keyword research using Google, such as:

• Exploring auto-suggestions to uncover LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) and long-tail keywords
• Checking the "People Also Ask" (PAA) section
• Reviewing related searches at the bottom of the page
• Using keyword modifiers to expand your keyword list

There are a number of good keyword tools - Google Keyword Planner, SpyFu my preferred and has a free version to start and see if works for you - SEMRush and others

Building backlinks is an important part of any SEO strategy, but Google has banned the buying/selling/trading of backlinks.

Back in the before-times, you could purchase backlinks and be very strategic about the keywords used in doing so and exactly how that link looked, since it was essentially a paid advertising campaign.

Nowadays, building backlinks is more about creating great content that entices people to want to link to it naturally. When that happens, you don’t have any control over how it’s linked to. For example, if someone links to an article from a Reddit post, the website publisher of the article isn’t around to whisper in the person’s ear what text to use in the Reddit post.

I'm confused. In this thread you recommend creating backlinks, but here you say Google banned them.

I don't. All of the content on DaniWeb is user-generated, so I have very little control over the words that appear on each page. Years and years and years ago, back when backlinks weren't banned by Google, I used to be a little intentional when it came to keywords in anchor text, but we're talking over 2 decades ago.

Because Google doesn’t think your website has enough to offer, has a strong enough brand name, is not spammy, etc.

Create high quality, non-AI generated content, and build backlinks pointing to your site.

Also, if you have not already done so, create a Google Search Console account.

Write Answer about that?

What tools or methods do you use to find the best keywords?