Best theme for google SEO

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  jalsapettravel · Member · Aug 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm

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  Hi there
  can anyone tell me which theme is the best for google SEO. I can’t purchase elsewhere as I do not have the know how for all the downloading and importing etc etc So basically any of the themes that are currently on offer via wordpress even if they cost. thanks

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  kokkieh · Staff · Aug 5, 2015 at 1:00 pm

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  Hi there.

  I can’t purchase elsewhere as I do not have the know how for all the downloading and importing etc etc

  You can’t do that in any case as it is not possible to use themes bought anywhere else on WordPress.com. We can only use the themes in the Theme Gallery: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  As for the SEO, your theme makes no difference to that as far as I’m aware. WordPress.com provides excellent SEO for all sites hosted here, so you can focus on creating content. So pick the theme with the appearance and functionality you like and focus on filling it with posts Google can index. You can read more about how SEO on WordPress.com works at these links: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/seo-and-your-blog/
  http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/seo-on-wordpress-com/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/search-engines/

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  jalsapettravel · Member · Aug 5, 2015 at 1:16 pm

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  So these aren’t worth buying as they can’t be used, is that what you are saying? http://themeforest.net/item/amax-responsive-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/11458572?ref=cirvitis
  I do believe theme types can make a difference in addition to it’s content.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Aug 5, 2015 at 2:02 pm

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  No, you can’t use any theme from themeforest here.

  The only place where I can think that theme can make a difference on WordPress.com is that some themes take a little longer to load than others, and loading time can to some degree influence search ranking. But all sites on WordPress.com have the same metadata, regardless of theme. The underlying structure of the site, the way search engines are pinged, that works the same across themes.

  If you do want to use themeforest themes and want more direct control over SEO through, for example, plugins, the you’ll need to look into the self-hosted option through WordPress.org. You can learn more here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  jalsapettravel · Member · Aug 5, 2015 at 3:08 pm

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  Great thank you all sorted now :)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Aug 5, 2015 at 3:22 pm

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  Glad I could help :)

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Aug 6, 2015 at 2:22 pm

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  Just to add one more thing to add to kokkieh’s great advice, I’d suggest you choose a theme that meets Google’s latest mobile-friendliness check. You can find out more here:

  Ensuring Your Site is Mobile-Friendly

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  jalsapettravel · Member · Aug 6, 2015 at 2:24 pm

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  Hi thanks for that, I do already check with that tool.

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Aug 6, 2015 at 2:26 pm

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  Perfect! Glad you’re all set!