This episode is a continuation of our Search Engine Optimization series. The 3rd episode in a series of 9. Back in episode 4, I talked briefly about SEO and gave an overview of each of the pillars that make up a solid SEO strategy. If you’re not caught up, I suggest you go and listen to it first. It will give you a good idea of where we are going with this series, and it is only 12mins long. After that, I published the episode on SEO Fundamentals. Go and listen to Episode 6, that’s essentially where you want to start. In this episode, I’ll talk about the second pillar, SEO for User Experience. Think of the partnership of SEO and UX this way. SEO targets search engines and UX targets your website visitors. Both share the same goal: Providing your visitors the best experience possible. Now, you may not initially think so, but, UX has a direct and very powerful impact on your SEO rankings through the various metrics that search engines use to track user engagement. It considers things like URL structure, mobile responsiveness, web accessibility, usability, readability, page speed, and so on. It is all about ensuring your website is designed and structured in such a way to ensure the best user experience. If you haven’t done so already, Subscribe to our Podcast on Apple and Spotify, check out our website at ultimatewpguide.com, our YouTube channel, The Ultimate WordPress Guide, and follow us on social media for tips, tricks, reviews, and great resources on everything WordPress. ☕️ Please show some ❤️ and support the show to help us put out more great content and to keep this Podcast on the air. ▶ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ultimatewpguide (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ultimatewpguide) Chapters:00:00 - Introduction 02:33 - URL Structure 03:57 - Mobile Friendliness 06:22 - Website Loading Time and Performance 07:33 - 404 Pages 08:43 - Website Search 09:34 - Web Accessibility, Readability, and Usability 13:40 - Heatmaps 14:10 - Outro Links:https://ultimatewpguide.com/review/rank-math-seo/ (RankMath) https://ultimatewpguide.com/review/aioseo/ (All in One SEO) https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ (Yoast SEO) https://pagespeed.web.dev (Google Pagespeed Insights) https://gtmetrix.com (GTMetrix) https://tools.pingdom.com (Pingdom) https://www.webpagetest.org (WebPageTest) https://www.uptrends.com (Uptrends) https://www.site24x7.com (Site24x7) https://ultimatewpguide.com/review/wp-rocket/ (WPRocket) https://wordpress.org/plugins/nitropack/ (NitroPack) https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/ (WP Fastest Cache) https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/ (WP Super Cache) https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/ (W3 Total Cache) https://wordpress.org/plugins/sg-cachepress/ (Siteground Optimizer) https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/ (AutoOptimize) https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly (Google Mobile friendliness test) https://www.bing.com/webmaster/tools/mobile-friendliness (Bing Mobile Friendliness test) https://ready.mobi (MobiReady) https://smallseotools.com (Small SEO Tools) https://www.rankwatch.com/tools/mobile-friendly-check.html (RankWatch) https://wave.webaim.org/ (WAVE) https://www.webaccessibility.com/ (Web Accessibility) https://achecker.achecks.ca/checker/index.php (AChecker) https://tenon.io/ (Tenon) https://www.smartlook.com/website-heatmap-tool/ (SmartLook) https://www.hotjar.com/ (HotJar) https://www.crazyegg.com/ (CrazyEgg) https://www.plerdy.com/ (Plerdy) https://heatmap.com/ (Heatmap) FTC Disclaimer: Some of these links are Affiliate links. If you purchase a product or sign up through one of them, I will receive a commission (at no additional cost to you). I only endorse products that I have personally used. Thanks for your support! Support this podcast