How I Improve My Blog's SEO: Analysis and Future Plans

In the first part, I explained how I optimized my blog from a technical perspective — improved the site structure, simplified navigation, and made it faster. This yielded initial results: traffic began to grow, articles were indexed better, and some even reached top positions for certain queries.

Now it's time to dig deeper: understand where traffic is really coming from, what works and what doesn't, and outline a strategy for developing the blog in the coming months.

What about traffic?

Although the initial focus was on SEO and organic search, visitor geography tells a different story: the main audience came from social networks — YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Reddit.

This aligns with YouTube and TikTok analytics: same countries, same views. Most likely, the blog doesn't yet strongly influence social media, but rather social media drives traffic to the site. New videos or Twitter posts create waves, and some people navigate to the website.

Next Steps

I still believe that SEO is the foundation for long-term growth. Here's what I plan to do next:

Focus on long-tail keywords

In 2025, using long-tail keywords remains one of the most effective strategies. People formulate detailed queries, especially with voice search and in topics that require specificity.

Examples of popular long-tail keywords in SEO:

• How to use artificial intelligence to improve SEO in 2025
• Best practices for optimizing content for voice search
• How to adapt a website to Google algorithms in 2025
• Promotion strategies in alternative search engines
• The impact of artificial intelligence on content marketing

In the programming field:

• Best practices for using Python for machine learning in 2025
• How to create a web application using JavaScript and React
• Comparing the performance of C++ and Rust in system programming
• Developing mobile applications with Swift for iOS 16
• Introduction to functional programming in Kotlin

Creating content for such queries is an opportunity to occupy narrower but targeted niches with less competition and higher chances of ranking well.

To find such queries, you can use tools like Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs, SEMrush, etc.

Improving Headlines and Meta Descriptions

This is not just a formality, but a factor affecting CTR and perception in search.

1. Optimizing Headlines (<title>)

• Keyword — closer to the beginning
• Length — up to 60 characters
• Numbers, specificity, clarity
• Examples:
  • Poor: How to improve SEO with headlines
  • Good: SEO Headlines: How to Increase CTR in 2025

2. Meta Descriptions (<meta name="description">)

• Length: 140-160 characters
• Include keywords, but avoid overstuffing
• Call to action
• Example:

  Learn how to optimize SEO headlines and increase traffic in 2025.

3. Internal Headings (H1-H3)

They are important not only for readability but also for search engines.

Example structure:

H1: How to Improve SEO Headlines and Meta Descriptions (Complete Guide)
 ├── H2: Optimizing Headlines (Title)
 │   ├── H3: How to Properly Use Keywords
 │   ├── H3: Optimal Headline Length
 ├── H2: Improving Meta Descriptions
 │   ├── H3: How to Increase CTR in Search
 │   ├── H3: Mistakes When Writing Meta Descriptions

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Internal Linking

What is it? It's placing links to other blog articles within the content. For example, as I did in the first part.

Why is this necessary:

• Good: Improves indexing — search engines see the site structure
• Good: Keeps users on the site longer
• Good: Transfers "weight" between pages

How to do it right:

• Use natural anchor links
  • Poor: Read here
  • Good: More about headline structure
• Connect similar articles
• If an article is about Next.js — add links to SSR and SSG
• Don't overload: 3-5 links per article is the norm
• At the end of the article — "Recommended Materials"

Further Steps

After the technical part and content improvement — it's time to work on audience retention.

Plan:

• Add subscription and newsletter
• Make regular updates
• Expand on topics that resonate

If you're also developing a blog — join the community, follow my progress, and share your experience. I'll continue to publish updates on results, ideas, and mistakes.