Want all the SEO settings for Blogger to help you get more traffic. I'll break it down clearly for you. Here's everything you should do:
✅ BASIC SEO SETTINGS IN BLOGGER
1. Enable Custom Robots.txt
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Go to Settings → Crawlers and indexing → Enable custom robots.txt.
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Add this optimized robots.txt file:
User-agent: * Allow: / Disallow: /search Sitemap: https://yourblogname.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml
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Replace
yourblogname.blogspot.com
with your actual blog URL.
2. Enable Custom Robots Header Tags
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Go to Settings → Crawlers and indexing → Enable custom robots header tags.
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Set like this:
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Homepage: all ✅, noodp ✅
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Archive and Search pages: noindex ✅, noodp ✅
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Post and Pages: all ✅, noodp ✅
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3. Enable Search Description
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Go to Settings → Meta Tags → Enable Search Description ✅.
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Write a short blog description (under 150 characters) using your main keywords.
4. Custom 404 Page
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Set up a custom 404 page (under Settings → Errors and redirects → Custom 404).
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Example:
"Oops! Page not found. Try searching again or visit [Homepage Link]."
5. Redirect Old Links
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In Settings → Errors and redirects → Custom redirects, redirect any broken or old links to new ones.
✅ POST LEVEL SEO SETTINGS
6. Optimize Post Titles
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Put main keywords in the title.
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Make it catchy and user-friendly.
7. Use Proper Headings
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Use H1 only once (usually automatic for blog title).
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Use H2, H3 inside posts for subheadings.
8. Labels
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Add 2-3 relevant labels (tags) per post.
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Don't spam with too many tags.
9. Permalink Settings
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Before publishing, click Permalink → Custom Permalink.
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Short and keyword-rich URLs are better.
Example:
Bad:yourblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/27/some-random-title.html
Good:yourblog.blogspot.com/best-seo-settings-blogger
10. Image SEO
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Always add Alt Text and Title Text to every image you upload.
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Use keywords naturally.
✅ OTHER IMPORTANT SEO TIPS
11. Mobile-Friendly Theme
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Use a responsive and fast-loading Blogger theme.
12. Speed Optimization
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Compress images.
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Avoid too many heavy widgets (like auto-playing videos, heavy sliders).
13. Internal Linking
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Always link your old blog posts inside your new posts.
14. External Linking
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Link to high-quality, relevant external websites (open links in a new tab).
15. Submit Your Blog to Google Search Console
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Go to Google Search Console.
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Add your blog and submit your sitemap:
https://yourblog.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml
16. Submit to Bing Webmaster Tools
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Extra traffic! Submit your blog to Bing too.
17. Add Meta Tags
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Add Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags for better social sharing.
✅ BONUS: Content Strategy for More Traffic
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Write longer posts (800+ words are better).
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Target low competition keywords first.
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Update old posts regularly.
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Write clickable titles (like “Top 10”, “How to”, “Best Tips”).