Getting your blogs to rank in Google search engines is hard, but there are tools we can use to greatly increase our chances of this happening, so what is AIOSEO and how can it help our blogs rank?
What Is AIOSEO?
The AIO SEO plugin stands for All In One Search Engine Optimization.
It is a plugin tool that we can install on our WordPress websites to help us optimize blogs for better rankings, by informing us of crucial aspects that need to be included, or excluded in our blogs.
The plugin is 100% free and is a ‘must have’ plugin for all content creators.
What Is AIOSEO Tool Used For
After the free plugin is installed you will be able to access metrics on your article that need to be met to increase your chances of ranking in Google.
These metrics range from headline titles and meta descriptions, image alt text, inbound and outbound links, as well as how the tone of your blogs comes across.
These are all crucial aspects to nail, when looking to increase impressions and clicks to your website or online business.
What The AIOSEO Tool Tells Us:
- Heading Title Length
- Meta description length
- Choose a focus keyword
- Image alt text
- Internal link
- External link
- Focus keyword density
- Focus keyword in the title
- Focus keywords in the meta description
- Focus keyword in the introduction
- Content length
- Sentence length
- Transition words
- Use of images ( Rich media content )
- Paragraph length
- Consecutive sentences
How To Install The AIOSEO Plugin
Installing the AIOSEO plugin into your WordPress website is easy and can be done with just a few clicks of the mouse.
How To Install AIOSEO Plugin:
- Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
- Click on the plugins tab ( Left Column )
- Click “Add New Plugin”
- Search for the “AIOSEO” plugin
- Click on “Install”.
- Click on “Activate”.
If you need further instructions on adding a new plugin please view my video tutorial “How To Install Plugins For WordPress Websites“.
How To Use The AIO SEO Plugin
After adding a new post and beginning to type you may notice a few more indicators appearing.
These indicators are the AIOSEO plugin working.
There will also be a few sections at the very bottom of the page. If you keep scrolling down past the bottom of your post you will see a few more options including you Title, Meta description, and a place to insert you focus keyword.
After you insert your focus keyword, the AIOSEO tool will start working its magic.
Here are the AIOSEO results for this post:
My focus keyphrase is “What is AIOSEO”
As you can see I have everything exactly where it should be to get maximum chance of Google favoring my blog.
This next image is of my snippet previews. This includes the meta title and the meta description.
As you can see I have not written a meta description yet! That’s ok, I normally do this last, just so you can see:
My meta title is 55 characters long, and my meta description is 3667 characters which needs to be reduced to 160 or less.
I can do this by clicking in the box where it says “Post Excerpt” and pressing backspace to delete the tag, then write our own.
The AIOSEO plugin is an absolute must have in all situations where keywords and ranking are involved.
After you use the plugin for a while you will naturally get better at completing these tasks as you write the blog.
When first starting out, you may need to go back and forth to fix certain points.
NOTE: If you are using Elementor as your editor, your AIOSEO checklist is up the top left in the hamburger menu.
Summary Of the AIOSEO Plugin Tool
As mentioned earlier, this tool in my opinion is a must have tool to help increase your chances of getting ranked in Google search pages.
The plugin is free and easy to install, and I am certain, that if you do install the plugin, you will have nothing but positive outcomes.
I now have several websites for my online affiliate marketing business and understanding the basic SEO principles is a must.
If you are in doubt, install the plugin.
