SEO is critical for any blog or website to gain organic traffic. Having great content is not enough if search engines cannot find or understand it. Here are the core pillars of basic SEO:
- Semantic HTML: Use tags like <header>, <article>, and <h1> correctly so spiders can parse content hierarchy.
- Meta Tags: The <title> and <meta name="description"> tags are shown directly in search results. Keep titles under 60 characters and descriptions under 160.
- Clean Slugs: Search-friendly URLs (like /post/seo-guide instead of /post.php?id=5) perform better and look trustworthy.