There are hundreds of SEO factors to consider when optimizing a website for search engines but not all rules are equal.

Some rules are more important than others and, in this post, you’ll learn the 19 SEO practices to follow for the best possible results.

The list was carefully crafted to include tips that cover all SEO concepts including on-page SEO, technical SEO, and Off-Page SEO.

For each item in the list, you will get an explanation of why it’s important, best practices to follow and a pro hint for even better results.

So, if you want to improve your Google rankings and get more traffic to your website from search engines, get a cup of coffee and go through the checklist below.

Users don’t like to read long introductions, and they don’t want to read more information that they really need.

Keeping you post introductions short and having keywords that users can recognize high in your opening paragraph, makes the content more relevant to their search query and it increases the chances of staying on your page to read the rest of the content.