From 1653680d3983606c0d0f676d0bfe7ebd9d14a95e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dylan Peter Hayward Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 19:35:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix minor typos, formatting, grammar. --- readme.md | 152 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 1e5bb05..b384a99 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ A helpful checklist / collection of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tips and te * **[www or no-www](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/44231):** provide both domains, but set a prefered version in Google Webmaster Tools * **[Localisation](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/62399):** choose a country-specific domain, for better local search results * **[HTTPS](https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal.html):** Security is a top priority for Google -* **[URL builder](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867):** Use this tool to add custom compaign parameters to your URLs +* **[URL builder](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867):** Use this tool to add custom campaign parameters to your URLs * **[File extension](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSG6C33GwsE)**: do not strip out the file extension on URLs ## Accessibility @@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ A helpful checklist / collection of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tips and te * **Robots:** block pages which should not be indexed via the `robots.txt` file or `` * **File not found:** avoid `404 FILE_NOT_FOUND` errors -* **Redirects:** Avoid redirects if possible. Use 301 redirect instead of 302 +* **Redirects:** avoid redirects if possible. Use 301 redirect instead of 302 * **[Pagination](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663744):** implement the `rel="next"` and `rel="prev"` attributes to links * **Moving a website:** redirect all your links to the new location via `.htaccess` * **[Performance](https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/common-mistakes/slow-mobile-pages):** performance and loading time is important * **Validation:** write valid code ([HTML Validator](https://validator.w3.org/) [CSS Validator](https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/)) -* **[WAI-Aria](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/):** use WAI-Aria tags to help machines understanding your code +* **[WAI-Aria](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/):** use WAI-Aria tags to help machines understand your code * **[RichSnippets](https://schema.org/):** markup your code with rich snippets, they show up on the search results page -* **[Custom Search](https://developers.google.com/structured-data/slsb-overview):** with sitelink Google Sitelink search box, people can reach your content more quickly -* **Layout:** Use `divs` instead of `tables` for layout. Using `tables` is semantically not correct. +* **[Custom Search](https://developers.google.com/structured-data/slsb-overview):** with Google Sitelink search box, people can reach your content more quickly +* **Layout:** use `divs` instead of `tables` for layout. Using `tables` is not semantically correct. ## Meta Information -* **Title:** each page should have a unique speaking title (60 - 100 characters) +* **Title:** each page should have a unique speaking title (60 - 100 characters) `Website Title` -* **[Description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4gr88oHb-k):** each page should have a unique description (max. 160 characters) +* **[Description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4gr88oHb-k):** each page should have a unique description (max. 160 characters) `` ## Keywords @@ -68,88 +68,88 @@ A helpful checklist / collection of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tips and te * **[URL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAWFv43qubI):** keyword should appear in URL name * **Title:** keyword should appear in page title * **Heading:** keyword should appear in headings -* **Content:** keyword should apear in ~3% of article length +* **Content:** keyword should appear in ~3% of article length * **[Meta Tag](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK7IPbnmvVU):** you can ommit the ``, search engines do not use this meta tag ## Content -* **Content:** Content matters the most in SEO -* **Headings:** Clear structure `H1` -` H6` max. 70 characters long +* **Content:** content matters the most in SEO +* **Headings:** clear structure `H1` -` H6` max. 70 characters long * **Strong:** use `strong` tag to highlight your targeted keyword * **[Uniqueness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZY7EmjbMA):** do not provide duplicated content, use unique content types * **Length:** article should be at least 300 words -* **Freshness:** new content is important. Updating pages or regulary posting is recommended -* **Flash:** avoid Flash content and flash pages. They are not accessible on mobile phones and will be ranked lower +* **Freshness:** new content is important. Updating pages or posting regularly is recommended +* **Flash:** avoid Flash content and Flash pages. They are not accessible on mobile phones and will be ranked lower ## Images * **[File name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SWuUobbr0):** use a short descriptive name * **[Alt tag](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/114016):** add an alt-tag this a description of the image (60 - 70 characters) -* **Dimentions:** add the `width=""` and `height=""` attributes to the image +* **Dimensions:** add the `width=""` and `height=""` attributes to the image * **[Responsive Images](https://www.w3.org/TR/html-picture-element/):** serve the most optimized image corresponding to the window size * **Size:** keep the filesize as low as possible * **[Optimization](https://imageoptim.com/):** Optimize images by removing some meta information ## Videos -* **Controls:** Add controls to playback and control your video -* **Embed:** Allow others to embed your videos +* **Controls:** add controls to playback and control your video +* **Embed:** allow others to embed your videos * **Transcriptions:** use transcriptions for indexing, usability & content -* **[Unplayable content](https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/common-mistakes/unplayable-content):** Avoid unplayable video content. Use HTML5 `