On-page SEO

On-page SEO is the practice of optimizing individual web pages in order to rank higher and earn more relevant traffic in search engines. On-page refers to both the content and HTML source code of a page that can be optimized, as opposed to off-page SEO which refers to links and other external signals.

For those new to on-page SEO, we highly recommend reading our On-Page Ranking Factors. On-page SEO has changed over the years, so it's important to keep up with the latest practices. Below are the latest post about on-page SEO from the Moz Blog, and we have chosen our favorite resources to help you along your journey.

On-Page SEO : The Beginner's Guide to SEO: Everything you need to get started to optimize your pages.

On-Site SEO Learning Center : Our free on-site SEO learning hub. Here, we’ve gathered our top resources in one place.

More than Keywords: 7 Concepts of Advanced On-Page SEO : On-page SEO starts with keywords, but Google uses tons of advanced methods to determine content relevance.

Illustrated Guide to Advanced On-Page Topic Targeting for SEO : A simple framework for on-page topic targeting that produces satisfying content and makes optimizing easy.

On-Page SEO for 2019 - Whiteboard Friday : No matter the year, this advice from SEO expert Britney Muller will help you to rank.

Most Recent Articles on On-page SEO

How to Detect and Improve Underperforming Content: A Guide to Optimization
Samuel Mangialavori

How to Detect and Improve Underperforming Content: A Guide to Optimization

Today, content is consistently one of the most popular topics covered at digital marketing conferences, there are way more tools that focus on content analysis and optimization, and overall it seems to dominate most of SEO news. So, how can you be content with your site’s content? Puns aside, this post aims to help you figure out potential causes of your underperforming content and how to improve it. Don’t believe...

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How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Kristin Tynski

How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]

By leveraging data-centered campaigns, paired with personalized outreach to top publishers, we regularly garner earned media placements for our clients. In rare cases, we create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. I’m going to walk through one such instance to reveal how it all works together, what can be learned from this experience, and the type of result it can achieve.

How to Write Content for Answers Using the Inverted Pyramid - Best of Whiteboard Friday
Dr. Peter J. Meyers

How to Write Content for Answers Using the Inverted Pyramid - Best of Whiteboard Friday

If you want a quick hack to write content for featured snippets, this isn't it. But the inverted pyramid method of writing *can* help you craft intentional, rich content that will help you rank for multiple queries and win more than one snippet at a time—learn how in this classic Whiteboard Friday featuring the one and only Dr. Pete!