Using Bluehost SEO tools is easy.
First, you’ll want to log into your Bluehost control panel and click on the Marketing tab. The SEO tool is one of the most popular features of this tab.
Once in the SEO tool, you can choose different keywords to help your website rank higher in search engines like Google. You can also select a keyword that you want to rank for and see how it performs over time.
How To Use Bluehost Seo Tools
With Bluehost SEO Tools, we make it easy to boost your online search rankings by providing you with the insights and tools needed to get found across the top search engines. You may also get more traffic, resulting in higher search rankings, leads, and more sales. You don’t need to be an SEO expert to use our tools. We will analyze your website on an ongoing basis to create a comprehensive report. Then, we will present data and explain in easy-to-follow steps to optimize your site.
Your first step will be to enter your website and perform an initial scan to begin using our tool. Then, you’ll be able to review your SEO dashboard, which consists of several tabs: Overview, Audit your Site, Optimize your Pages, Increase your Popularity, and Settings.
Did you know? We also have Bluehost Builder (Express Editor) and Bluehost Website Builder (for WordPress) that can provide you a fast-loading, secure site through SSL encryption and mobile-responsive features, helping you become more discoverable online.
Getting started
To get started using our Bluehost SEO Tools:
Rock Accounts
- Log in to your Bluehost control panel.
- Click the Marketplace tab from the side navigation menu to the left.
- Click the Add-ons submenu button.
- Look for Bluehost SEO Tools, then click the logo to see the details.
- Look for the domain name you prefer and click the Manage button to start managing your Bluehost SEO Tools.
To be redirected to the SEO tools page of your account’s Marketplace, you may click here.
Legacy Accounts
- Log in to your Bluehost control panel.
- Click the addons tab from the navigation menu that stretches across the top of your screen.
- Enter the word SEO inside the search addon box, then click the learn more button.
- Look for the domain name you prefer and click the Manage button to start managing your Bluehost SEO Tools.To be redirected to the SEO tools page of your account’s Marketplace, you may click here.
You’re now ready to explore the SEO Tools dashboard and begin optimizing your website!
Overview Tab
At the top of the Overview tab is your overall SEO Score. This score is calculated based on an algorithm that considers all aspects of your website that influence SEO. The higher the score, the better.
In the Overview tab, you also have access to the following features:
- Re-Scan – when you’ve worked on your site and want to see results immediately, you have the ability to check and generate your score on demand.
- Score Progress – As you optimize your site, this part will present how your score changes.
- Download Monthly Report – Download your report in a PDF format, and then you may share or print it.
Your SEO progress
The SEO Progress section displays at a glance the current status of your website’s optimization. Click GO within each block to continue increasing your score.
Your Site’s Traffic
Displayed in this section is an estimation of your website’s traffic along with your global position.
Search Engine Indexing Status
This section displays whether Google, Bing, and Yahoo have indexed your website. A site that is indexed means that it will appear in search engine results. Keep in mind that if your website is brand new, it will take 8-10 weeks for your site to be indexed and at least several months for your site to improve its ranking.
Keyword Rankings
In the Keyword Rankings section, you have the ability to review how your website is ranked for your selected keywords for Google, Bing, and Yahoo. You may also compare your ranking to your business competitors’ rankings and use that information to improve your business strategy.
If you haven’t added any keywords yet, you’ll see a Configure Your Keywords button. Click it to get started!
Pro Tip! If you are interested in having more keywords, our Bluehost SEO Tools Grow Packages is precisely what you need. For more information, visit your SEO Tools Plans.
Audit tab
The Audit tab provides you with tasks to complete to resolve any technical issues found on your site and improve your site’s content and mobile readiness. As you progress, you’ll get closer to improving your website and achieving your SEO goals.
On Page Optimization
This section highlights the user experience elements of your website. If potential visitors see clear and accurate titles and descriptions of your site in a search engine result, it will drive more traffic to your website. And once on your site, if visitors see your web pages have detailed, up-to-date, and useful content, your site is more likely to rank higher.
Mobile
Many web searches are done from mobile devices, so it’s important that your site is optimized for phones and tablets. Otherwise, Google may demote your rankings in the smartphone search results. This section displays how fast your site loads and how mobile-friendly it is. Don’t be alarmed if your site doesn’t pass. The tool will also give you an overview of your site’s problems and how you can fix them.
In general, there are three things you want to watch out for when it comes to mobile SEO:
- Blocked JavaScript, CSS, and image files – Ensure each of these elements on your site isn’t blocked and can be seen on a mobile device.
- Unplayable Content – Make sure that video content can be played on a mobile device.
- Slow page load – Make sure that your pages don’t load too slowly.
Optimize tab
The optimization tool can be found inside the Optimize tab. It allows you to select pages to optimize and assign a keyword to each and makes it easier for search engines to access to increase your rankings over time. Once you have selected the keyword for a particular page, a list of tasks will display. Complete all the tasks in order to reach 100% optimized status for that page. You can work to optimize pages to 100% one at a time or optimize several pages at once.
Popularity tab
The more popular your site is, the higher it will rank with search engines. Popularity is measured by the number of links pointing to your website or backlinks. The more links, the more credible your website is. This section displays how many websites currently link to your website, including social media. Content is frequently shared on social media, so it’s important that you have a social media presence.
Depending on your results, there may be tasks to complete within this tab. To complete a task:
- Click on the Add your competitors!.
- To mark the Add your competitor’s section as complete while it’s expanded, click Done! Check it now button.
Settings tab
The Settings section is where you manage your keywords and competitors. You can also fill out your company profile, set email preferences, and connect your Google Analytics account.
Company profile
After selecting the Settings tab, select Company profile from the menu on the left.
To complete your company profile, fill out the following fields:
- Name of your business or brand – This is an optional field. If you prefer, enter the name of your business or brand on the box.
- SEO Target Country Country – Select the country that your business resides in. Choose either the United States or select “Choose a different country” and select the appropriate country from the dropdown.
- Your Website’s Main Goal – Select the primary goal of your website from the list.
- Is your business local? – select either “No, I sell nationwide or overseas” or “Yes, I only sell in my city or nearby.” If you select “Yes,” you will be prompted to enter your business location.
- Interface Preferred Language – Choose your preferred language from the dropdown.
Once you’ve completed the above fields, click Save Settings at the bottom.
Email notifications
This section will help you manage email addresses you would like to send communication to; just enter your SEO website manager’s name and email.
Once you have entered the email address, don’t forget to click the Save notifications preferences button.
Connections
To display more accurate data about your site’s success, view the specific details of your site’s traffic, and connect external services or link your Google Analytics account, you just have to click the Connect button.
seo bluehost wordpress
WordPress was developed as a platform for online publishing, and that means it is inherently search friendly, with a substantial set of built-in, basic SEO tools that anyone can use to improve a site’s searchability on every level. From the user-friendly Settings panel in the site’s Admin dashboard, you can use the many available customization options to add elements that enhance searchability and boost its search engine rankings.
Keyword Rich Site Titles and Taglines
Every part of your site can play a role in boosting your search visibility, and that starts with the site’s name. When you install a new WordPress theme, its Appearance tab offers the option to set the title and tagline, both of which are searchable. Adding keywords wherever possible in these two lines can help make your site more search friendly – especially if your domain name itself doesn’t actually contain keywords or a description of your site.
Link Management
Every page and post on your site has its own unique URL, but the default WordPress format is to simply assign a set of numbers to each piece of content. Adding keywords to these permalinks can help to make individual pages searchable. From the Settings tab in your dashboard, select Permalinks and choose a structure from the available options that include elements of your post and page titles – which should also contain keywords relevant for your niche.
Quality links help to boost search rankings, and this includes internal links, as well as backlinks from external sites that reference your site and its contents. For every post or page you create, add links within the content to other pages or posts on the site, such as archived posts or pages that add more information.
Optimizing Content with Keywords
Every bit of content on your site, from bios and About pages to posts, pages and media, offer opportunities for SEO. Including keywords – especially “long tail,” or keyword phrases – in all kinds of content as well as titles, tags, and descriptions can help to increase visibility naturally in organic searches.
Optimizing Media Data
Images and media can also be optimized for SEO by adding keyword rich titles, captions, and “alt,” text from your site’s media management tools. Customizing these settings whenever an image is added, or video or audio is embedded on the site can add more opportunities for increasing a site’s searchability.
SEO Plugins: A Complete Solution
WordPress itself offers many ways to optimize a site for search, but that can be a time-consuming process. A number of SEO plugins offer comprehensive, advanced SEO management for every part of your site, with both free and premium versions of SEO plugin options, like All in One SEO Pack, JetPack, and Yoast, available from the WordPress plugin directory and third-party developers from all over the world.
Yoast is one of the most popular WordPress SEO plugins, with tools to make sure that every part of your site is SEO friendly. The free version of this SEO plugin can be installed from the WordPress plugin directory, and it adds customizable SEO settings for all the content on your site to your WordPress dashboard.
Yoast SEO includes tools for setting keyword rich meta description on posts and pages, and analyzes each piece of content for the keywords you list. Well-optimized content gets a green light, poor content gets red, and a yellow light means that the piece needs improvement. Yoast and similar plugins also offer premium versions with more features that relate to specific needs, such as Yoast’s Local SEO extension, which tracks your site’s visibility in local area searches, and Video SEO, which specifically optimizes video content. With extensions like these, SEO plugins can save you time and effort, and ensure that all parts of your site are optimized.
WordPress powers nearly a third of the world’s websites, and it is designed to follow SEO best practices. From the tools available within every site’s dashboard to the many plugins that support site-wide search engine optimization, WordPress was made with SEO in mind.
Still wondering why is WordPress best for SEO? To learn more about our WordPress hosting products, please contact our customer support team today. Our Bluehost experts can help you find the best web hosting solutions for you and your website.
Desiree Johnson|Content SpecialistDesiree Johnson is a Content Specialist at Bluehost where she writes helpful guides and articles, teaches webinars and assists with other marketing and WordPress community work.
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