Top 10 On Page SEO Techniques (Backed by Data)

[@veracitywindowanddoor7137]

TO THE POINT! Even though your video's are short and to the point, there is sooooo much great information I had to stop the video three dozen times to really conceptualize everything. Completely Awesome! Thanks again

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandervanderpoel3542]

I would certainly try to add the main keyword to the URL, maybe not for direct ranking impact, but it may also help increase CTR and by that way increase rankings.

[@AhrefsCom]

Right, CTR should go up, as people will clearly see URL represents something they looked for

[@mostofakamal9107]

Sam Oh, I feel great plesure from my heart, All of SEO technic were on page optimizing Each of data will use, when I will pratice properl, You told all of the points independently and confidence were natural&easy.You proved expertized my mind concentration through me in side of all practical lessons. Thanks a lots to you. Mostofa.

[@Getfoundmadison]

Love the idea of finding internal linking opportunities using Google @6:00!

[@AhrefsCom]

Simple yet effective, right? 😀

[@ProGamer-ed8sq]

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to implement them.

[@AhrefsCom]

Great, Anthony. Glad you found some actionable tips in this tutorial.

[@MastechKnowledge]

Which software you use to video editing

[@AhrefsCom]

Mostly Adobe After Effects - Max

[@blessings427]

Thanks for these techniques.

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@cuteandfunnypets6527]

Great Knowledge Video Tutorial.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@minthuko]

This video is a great source of latest SEO tips. Thank you.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Min and you're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Vee-kz2ic]

Wonderful video as always, Sam! The only thing that sucks is that I'll have to wait for another week for the next one!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Vincent. Glad you're digging our videos!

[@mesteme]

There weren't any techniques I wasn't aware of and haven't used but I was surprised at the data behind some of these. It was an interesting video, thanks!

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed it, Stefano 🙂

[@bankauctionpropertie]

Great information. Thanks for sharing

[@AhrefsCom]

My pleasure, Alejandro. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@everythingcontroversial4288]

Hey Sam You always say dominate your niche but on ahrefs site it is monitor your niche ??

[@AhrefsCom]

Those, who watch our KZbin channel will dominate the niche ;)

[@HenrikKepler]

Great to see some solid and high value SEO videos - keep pushing!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Henrik. More good stuff on the way :)

[@PrakharVerma236]

Great, video. Thanks! One question: How do I add Table Of Contents like that?

[@AhrefsCom]

You can either have it custom coded or if you're a Wordpress user, there are different plugins available. Just search in the Wordpress plugin database and choose the one that best suits your needs.

[@PrakharVerma236]

Thanks! Yes, I use wordpress. However, I couldn't find the plugin that makes the TOC go on the side as we scroll down. May I know which plugin you guys use at ahrefs? (if you use wordpress)

[@sametaydilek988]

@@PrakharVerma236 I'm also searching the same plugin... Did you find any?

[@PrakharVerma236]

@@sametaydilek988 Nope! :(

[@CromaCampusOfficial]

Thanks for sharing these SEO tips really helpful.

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@TecnoProMaster]

Eres el mejor la verdad que si,me suscribí al video por como eres,gracias por mostrarnos lo que sabes

[@AhrefsCom]

You are more than welcome!

[@MattGerchow]

Love data backed statistical videos on SEO!!

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ZahidAliAyub]

Hi! Should we use forward domain! What does impact on DA PA of main domain & what about forward domain DA PA, is this good practice?

[@AhrefsCom]

Link authority will be forwarded to a main domain, but make sure original domain's backlinks are relevant to your new domain to avoid possible penalties for link schema. - Max

[@justinh5076]

Great video. Thanks so much!

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jjavid8663]

what plugin do you use for table of content in 14:05 ?

[@AhrefsCom]

Our Table of Contents is custom coded :) - SQ

[@mdehsanulkabir1790]

Thanks for sharing great idea

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@sandeepchandrayadav5813]

It's one of the best and great video on On Page SEO.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Sandeep :) We have a new one coming soon that's focused more on process. Stay tuned. -Sam

[@seocompanymalaysia8384]

Excellent Video with tons of information. I must have to appreciate your research and quality of the videos. The only question left with me is about CDN. If my website speed is quite good in google page speed test, should i still buy a CDN for this or no??

[@AhrefsCom]

That's entirely up to you :) CDNs can help with visitors that may be further away from your origin server.

[@MemesOfMirzapur]

Hey which editing software you use to edit videos?

[@AhrefsCom]

Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator

[@nileshkadivar1248]

If we increase engagement affort with our blog post after publishing, could it help to rank higher?

[@AhrefsCom]

I think increasing engagement is definitely worth doing. Not necessarily from just an SEO perspective, but for a good user experience 🙂

[@embracetheglobe]

Does it make sense to link from articles to my home page?

[@AhrefsCom]

Marcel, if your articles have some backlinks, then it will share some 'link juice' with your home page, if linked to it. So I guess it should be a good practice to link back to home page. - Max

[@SuperXrunner]

I just found your site. I'm glad I did. I have soooooo much to learn

[@AhrefsCom]

And then you will have even more to do😁

[@mrstyles7073]

Helpful video for me

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@mrstyles7073]

Please Share your video about off page

[@AhrefsCom]

Here's a video on link building: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJu3XoSFptidsJY

[@alamin-pro]

Should we give do-follow attribute while making an external link?

[@AhrefsCom]

That's up to you :)

[@kaludactn]

Great. I am so frustrated when I see new competitors using short URLs, with my key word, starting to take my position. My page URL is so Long....I am wonder if it will be better to change it? The page still ranking in top 5 .☹️

[@AhrefsCom]

I think there are more things you can do to try and optimize your page better for your target keyword than changing the URL slug. - SQ

[@gerardpatrick8960]

Absolutely first class. There's nothing else to say.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@RealNaps]

You’re the biggest, my number SEO guy

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@irfanullah6930]

A bundle of thanks sam oh. I have learned alot from your videos. Stay Blessed

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@RohitSharmaYT]

Really #great video.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@Advanceitcenter]

Incredible video as always, Sam! Love you !!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks! 🙂

[@nirman6815]

Hi sir as usual very bambooo and perfect quality content .I have a question sir ,can I make site sturcture same as high performing site in my niche .and also can I choose my topic similar to competetitor site and create my unique content .here I only cope the catagories and the similar headings for my peace of content .can we do this or Google penalize my site ..plz need help

[@AhrefsCom]

I don't see anything wrong with having a similar site structure or targeting the same topics as your competitor. As long as you're not merely duplicating, like the content, etc. - SQ

[@nirman6815]

@@AhrefsCom thank u siry problem solved

[@WebyogiCoUk]

Love this demystifying some myths!

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you loved it :)

[@ricotoet8707]

Amazing Video! I just have 1 question : We have a directory website. How should we structure our links? Should we do /categories/name-category/name-list-item OR Should we do /name-category & /name-list-item , so without their parent link name before them? I would love to hear from you and keep up the great work! Happy we're using Ahrefs for our site, it's the best! :)

[@AhrefsCom]

Hi Rico. Would love to give you a direct answer, but there are a lot of variables that could come into play. I suggest seeking advice from a consultant/agency or to assess your options and make a decision from there internally.

[@garimakuldeep7544]

Grt video, thanks for sharing

[@AhrefsCom]

You are welcome!

[@chiragartani]

Hi Sam, I don't know how this 15 mins 🕝 gone really this one video and on-page seo 📊 Technique's was honestly awesome. 📕 Thankyou for share this amazing one. 💫 (In last survey my vote was for on page seo and Boom 💥 you posted it) Thankyou.

[@AhrefsCom]

Just for you, Chirag ;) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@chiragartani]

Ahrefs :) love it... 👏

[@wealthsuccessltd]

Great advice, thank you!

[@AhrefsCom]

You're very welcome!

[@MartyM.]

Thanks for another good one!

[@AhrefsCom]

My pleasure, Marty. Glad you're finding some takeaways in our tutorials.

[@loading.express]

Ещё надо бы добавить про переменные в тайтл и дескрипшен. Например, у вас интернет-магазин. Цена в тайтл должна быть всегда актуальной. Тогда тайтл должен быть динамическим. Пользуемся этим на проекте.

[@NickChurick]

Возможно, слишком advanced совет для в общем-то newbie friendly гайда ) И кстати, как быстро гугл подхватывает изменения в тайтле на вашем сайте?

[@beautifulno1480]

superb video

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks :)

[@StayInspired]

*Love From India*

[@stanislawwolniewiczduda]

great video, thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@webhostsg]

Great Stuff!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@himanshu_choudhari]

I would really appreciate if u make video on how to write perfect article.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe in the future 🙂

[@MonMohonSinha]

Thanks for sharing....

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :)

[@bhaveshdewasi9577]

Hello sir, i want to use images from others website for my website images gallery, can i do that ? " my website is in India but those are not dealing in India" and is it affect seo ranking ?

[@AhrefsCom]

You may want to ask the original image owners if you can use their photos.

[@bappyfahad2253]

As always, its a great tips for us. I personally thanks to you to help me to increase my on page knowledge (y)

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad the tips were helpful!

[@davenilsson5443]

Sam the absolute legend!!

[@AhrefsCom]

Ha! Thanks, Dave :)

[@deepakjha2971]

Hey Please tell me some On Page SEO Tips for my blog targeting local audience. Thanks in anticipation :)

[@AhrefsCom]

The on-page optimization tips would be the same. However, in your keyword research, you'd likely find different results (ie. city name).

[@acharyavikasdev4166]

awesome (miz style)....

[@loading.express]

Отличная подборка! Молодцы! Для yandex тоже это всё работает.

[@NickChurick]

Ждем когда в Ahrefs будут данные из Yandex и других поисковиков :D

[@drw-007]

5:01 outdated information. Anyone know of an up to date source that really helps?

[@AhrefsCom]

Have you seen our new video on on-page SEO (published a few months ago) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXW8m52hq9mCjNE

[@aaronvigil9910]

Sam Your Killing it! BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM! Sam is a keeper. He does such an amazing job. He's entertaining, video editing is great, and expert knowledge!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for the raving review, Aaron. Team effort :)

[@amolsarise5812]

Amazing.....!!!

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Amol!

[@royalerequiem823]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH IM STILL STARTING OUT BUT YOU ARE SOOOOOOO HELPFUL THANK YOU!!!

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :) Glad you're enjoying our channel!

[@BenjisDad]

Great stuff as always. These videos are night and day different from Ahrefs earlier content... keep going. I have a very similar post on my channel 15 Blogging Tips that mostly talk about on page SEO factors. I won't link out of respect, but thought it was funny that a lot of tips are exactly what you guys have pointed out. So at least I'm doing something right!

[@AhrefsCom]

Good to hear that you're enjoying our new videos and it sounds like you're creating killer content. Good hearing from you again, Chris.

[@justinwilliams5070]

Benji's Dad - Affiliate Marketing Blogging Coach I’ll check that out, Benji’s Dad. You always have really good stuff.

[@anaconcepion8268]

Could somebody tell me that some of the websites have a very good DR PR but their traffic value is almost less than 100$, while there are sites who have low DR and PR but their traffic value is estimated in Thousands of Dollars. What is the scale to measure the site improvement? If my intention is to get more visitors to generate leads, why should I bother to gain the DR AND PR when my competitors have low DR AND PR but they are getting lots of organic traffic according to ahrefs tool.

[@AhrefsCom]

If you're referring to "traffic value" inside our tool, this number represents the equivalent cost of monthly traffic from all keywords that the target website/URL ranks for (if paid via PPC instead of ranking organically). If your goal is traffic and leads, focus on getting relevant traffic to your website rather than focusing on the CPC/traffic value. Domain rating and URL rating are proprietary metrics in Ahrefs. You'll get a better idea of what these mean here: ahrefs.com/blog/seo-metrics/

[@Kenh68]

thanks

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome!

[@tasadduqhussain1756]

YOU GOT A NEW SUBSCRIBER

[@AhrefsCom]

Awesome! Welcome to our KZbin community :)

[@jasonirwin5628]

Showing some love

[@AhrefsCom]

Thank you😍

[@TecnoProMaster]

Tienes que hacer los videos a español plz

[@AhrefsCom]

Unfortunately we create video content in English only

[@GuideFuel]

Thanka

[@AhrefsCom]

You're welcome :)

[@jackdom2873]

this is a nice video tutorial

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Jack!

[@Brainbuster]

You said most (85%) of top-ranking sites do NOT use the target keyword in H1. So 15% of top-ranking sites DO use the target keyword in H1. Did you *compare that with the bottom ranking sites?* Maybe 0% the sites on the 4th page have the target keyword in the H1. Or 85% as well. Knowing the comparison will make the 85% figure meaningful.

[@AhrefsCom]

These are top 10 ranking pages. So 15% of these use target keyword in H1, where 85% do not use it. This should add some clarification. - Max

[@Brainbuster]

@@AhrefsCom Yes, but it's possible that the 10 pages ranking beneath those top 10 ranking pages have exactly the same %. For that reason, we cannot conclude anything from the data. It's like saying "85% of the fastest Olympic swimmers do not have blonde hair," but neglecting to mention that *85% of the slowest swimmers also do not have blonde hair.*

[@AhrefsCom]

@@Brainbuster Not sure I got your point. Why do you care about those, who do not rank? I guess this study shows, that it is not that important to have your target keyword in H1 tag. So you do not need to go through all of your pages and update your H1s to rank better, as it would not bring too much impact. - Max

[@Brainbuster]

@@AhrefsCom ​ Ahrefs I see. You concluded from the data that "it is not important to have your target keyword in H1 tag." However, we cannot draw this conclusion. If 6% of the sites on page 4 have the KW in H1 tag (and 15% of the top-ranking sites have it), then *the conclusion is the opposite*. It is important to have your target keyword in H1 tag, because 15% of the top-ranking sites have the KW in H1, whereas 6% of the poorly-ranking sites do not do that. Unfortunately, because we have no idea what the poorly-ranking sites do, we cannot draw any conclusion. Rather than viewing only one Data Pool A (top-ranking pages), it is necessary to *compare* Data Pool A with Data Pool B. The data will be useful when we know what the baseline or average is.

[@AhrefsCom]

It makes sense to me, but I still care about importance of a ranking factor. If you can rank without a target keyword in H1 - that tells me I am OK if I do not have it there. So I would skip H1 tags question and move forward to something more important for me at this moment. Later on, I might test updating a couple of H1s to see if the page can get a better position. Thanks for sharing your idea on that, I passed it over to Sam as well. - Max

[@davidklein4980]

Awesome

[@AhrefsCom]

Glad you liked the video, David.

[@davidklein4980]

Ahrefs you guys got any t-shirts made up yet? :-)

[@AhrefsCom]

Swag is in the works :)

[@davidklein4980]

Ahrefs Great, I'll be waiting ;-)

[@nisaac86]

Top 10 On Page SEO Plays in 2018

[@rijoab]

Hit Like and then start watching.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Rijo :)

[@kashio4300]

man you rock

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks!

[@JaredWilliamScott]

Honestly one of the best SEO videos I have ever watched, holy hot damn! I was hoping that the last one would be SSL, and while I know that Chrome is displaying warnings about that shortly, it’s more secure, blah blah, would love to see some data based feedback. Anything on that?

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Jared :) We do have data on HTTPs/secure sites. Here's a quote from our on-page SEO study: "Looks like over 80% of pages that rank #1 in Google are not secure (based on our data sample). But at the same time you can clearly see that the percentage of secure pages in positions 1-3 is visibly higher than in positions 4-10." Here's the link if you want to see the graph + more on-page factors yourself: ahrefs.com/blog/on-page-seo/

[@justinwilliams5070]

Not sure if anyone else bothered to reference your link, but your data was collected over two years ago. I’m no SEO expert, but doesn’t Google amend their SEO annually? For example, Google emphasized CTR will play a more prominent role this year. Tons of other experts cite this, yet your study mentions nothing about it. I just don’t understand why a two-year old study is utilized for something that gets modified so frequently.

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks for your feedback, Justin. As far as I know Google is constantly making little tweaks to their ranking algorithms, which makes it impossible to be completely "in the loop." But we do know that a lot of the on-page "ranking factors" that have been discussed over the past several years appear to hold validity to a certain extent. Regarding CTR, tip 5 (in this video) does touch on improving CTR on underperforming page one Google rankings and how to do it. While we do make many references from our on page SEO study, this video also includes more recent techniques based on newer data (ie. Google's mobile page speed announcement). Hope that clears things up a bit.

[@ashokpolra239]

Ankir agrwal recommend your chenl

[@nagendrareddy4795]

How to remove Google search keywords

[@AhrefsCom]

What do you mean? - Max

[@Rajkotvado]

can i got ahref in life time i mean i buy ahref in life time

[@AhrefsCom]

Unfortunately, we don't have a 'lifetime access' offer. Right now, we offer monthly and annual billing.

[@Rajkotvado]

ok no problem all most i like it

[@TheBeast-cr2ps]

Please upload English subtitles Please......

[@AhrefsCom]

Subtitles are there, you might just need to turn it on ;) - Max

[@rogermarquez1314]

So, most of those On-Page SEO techniques doesn´t have any impact on google rankings directly and has to do more with UX

[@AhrefsCom]

Some of these tips are the ranking factors, like titles and H1 tags, page speed. Try this out and share your experience with us😉 - Max

[@musictorelaxandunwind]

Hi Can u make video on affliate marketing for brining website to my website. Is it real or scam , how good it does bring traffic.

[@AhrefsCom]

Maybe some time in future - Max

[@hazaarbar1]

Okey I got it..I will subscribe for your plan next week but I need you or any one of you to suggest some best practise for my website ..I need your help..As the my company owners are new to seo ..I know you can easily lgnor this ..But if can help.it will be immensely appreciate and will be of commence benefits...As there is a. Dry big media house that is associated with us..They are the largest media industry in the world...And pls look into this on a very serious note..Sir.. .Plz don't ignore this

[@AhrefsCom]

I'm afraid we don't provide individual consulting. But we DO have a lot of information on using our toolset in every day SEO strategies on our KZbin channel and blog.

[@developermonir]

Just finish your all videos

[@AhrefsCom]

👍

[@random_lynn]

Maybe this video needs an update since Google Search Console has changed in the last 2 years.

[@AhrefsCom]

There is an updated video for this topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXW8m52hq9mCjNE - SQ

[@tenshisakurai9873]

@@AhrefsCom Cool! Thanks for the update!

[@leninramos1980]

I really meant to give you 3 thumbs up, but I can only do 1. sorry

[@AhrefsCom]

Thanks, Lenin :) One will do. -Sam