Site isn't searchable on Google

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  ophirb25 · Member · May 26, 2020 at 7:26 pm

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  Hi!

  I’ve tried to make my blog searchable on Google, but for some reason that hasn’t worked. Would be grateful if someone could help me.

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  writer0001 · Member · May 27, 2020 at 9:18 am

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  Hi there,

  You can find out more about SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) here:
  https://wordpress.com/support/seo/

  One way is to use a mix of appropriate broad and specific tags. For example, if your site is about reviewing books, you might create a tag ‘book reviews’, but also a more specific tag ‘book review about [book title]’. Someone who wants to find a book to read might type in ‘book reviews’ to Google, so might find your site. Someone who wanted to know whether a certain book was what they wanted might type in ‘reviews about [book title]’, which is why the more specific tags are helpful. If you wanted to appear on the WordPress reader, make sure not to use more than 15 tags and categories combined; if there are any more, the Reader won’t index your site. You can read more about that here: https://wordpress.com/support/topics/
  It’s also an idea to use keywords. For example, if your blog was a book review blog, use keywords such as the book’s title or themes within it. Make sure it doesn’t turn into ‘keyword stuffing’, though; if you use so many keywords that the sentences become unnatural, this could affect your site negatively.
  It’s important to keep posting. Search engines like it when blogs are being updated regularly.
  You can find a support post on these ideas: https://wordpress.com/support/getting-more-views-and-traffic/

  You can find more ways to increase traffic on the WordPress blog. Here are a few ideas:

  Stats Wrangling V: The Words that Bring You Traffic

  Simple SEO

  Traffic Dos and Don’ts: A Checklist

  I hope this helps!