Excellent video, Charlotte! This helped me a lot to get started with SEO on my website. Subscribed and will be checking out more of your videos. Thank you!
@CharlotteOHara14 күн бұрын
Love to hear it, thanks Chris!
@robharrand19 күн бұрын
Do I need to separate words (when naming photos) with a hyphen? Thanks.
@CharlotteOHara119 күн бұрын
Hey Rob! No you aren't required to do that - it's just something I do for my own organization & to make it easier for me to read the full image file name :)
@robharrand19 күн бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 Oh ok cool. I was reading where Google wants photo names separated with hyphens for SEO (when crawling a website) but you're 100% sure there's no need to do that or anywhere on SquareSpace? Much appreciated. Great channel.
@user-qe2di2bw6k27 күн бұрын
How often do you find SEO needs becoming more important that usability needs? If a user is forced to first, view the services page, then click the call to action button to go to a different page so that the user can then go to a separate page to a booking page or a contact page?Web design has so many cooks in the kitchen, it's hard for me to assess how a developer prioritizes one set of data points over another.
@CharlotteOHara127 күн бұрын
Very valid question! There are many factors to consider with regards to SEO and web design - what works best for one website might be different from another, but generally speaking it's important to have standalone services pages even if you do make people click through a bit to get to them from the main home page :)
@livelife189928 күн бұрын
Once we've created the Google Business, do we need to take action on the Squarespace website to amplify it in any way?
@CharlotteOHara127 күн бұрын
Nope :)
@lydiarachel48029 күн бұрын
do i connect to google search console even if my page isnt published and i havent bought a domain?
@CharlotteOHara128 күн бұрын
Wait until you have purchased your domain and the site is live :)
@livelife1899Ай бұрын
Very cool, thank you. I am binging your videos right now. Really appreciate the step-by-step walkthrough
@CharlotteOHara128 күн бұрын
Awesome to hear, glad this video is helpful!
@livelife1899Ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video! If you are taking volunteers to do an SEO site audit video, I would love for you to critique my new website and offer improvements. :)
@CharlotteOHara128 күн бұрын
If you're interested in a Squarespace website audit, I offer that paid service :) www.charlotteohara.ca/ss-seo-audit
@livelife189927 күн бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 thank you!
@scarlettfionareedАй бұрын
This was super helpful, thank you! I'm saving it to come back to and also liked and subscribed. Also, the business you pulled up in Santa Cruz, Elite construction is a great company! Such a small world, I did business with them when I lived in Santa Cruz.
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Glad to hear that you found this video helpful, Scarlett! I actually made up a fake company for demonstration purposes in this video, it's not a real construction business :)
@scarlettfionareed27 күн бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 Yes I realize you made up a company for demonstration, but the one you used as an example exists :) Either way, love your content!
@roxsacksАй бұрын
Thanks for a great video! I would like to know how language affects Google Searches. For example, if I have French clients searching in French for something similar to my service but I am based in Brazil and therefore the site is in Portuguese, can do they find it? Do I need to make multiple language sites? Or does Google translate automatically? Thanks
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Hey! Multilingual SEO not my area of expertise but you could use a tool like Weglot to help with website translations to reach a wider audience :)
@rachaeldavies8146Ай бұрын
where is the link to the spreadsheet please?
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Hi Rachel, do you mean the Squarespace SEO Checklist? Here's the link :) www.charlotteohara.ca/ss-seo-checklist
@MikeWatkins-e5bАй бұрын
Thank you for your in depth videos. New to the SEO world. I have watched many of your videos. regarding the SEO description, i know they are each specific to the page however, do you/ should you start each description with the 3 major parts, Name, what you do and where your located on each one?
@carey-loujones7860Ай бұрын
Thank You - this is great info !
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful Carey!
@rootrevivalsalon2024Ай бұрын
Excellent thank you so much
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
You are very welcome
@HonorOfSonshipАй бұрын
You really deserve a lot more likes and subscribers! Thanks for a short and to the point explanation.
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and glad you found this tutorial helpful!
@michellegauthierlifecoach9316Ай бұрын
This was super helpful, thank you so much for this great content.
@CharlotteOHara1Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Michelle!
@JasonColeMBCSMIETАй бұрын
I have a straw hat and a red hat qualifactions some were
@H4Built2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great video. One question, what is the vertical character after the %s in the "SEO TITLE FORMAT"? That's not showing on mine.
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
It's just a dash - on my Macbook it's above the Enter key (right side of the keyboard) :)
@AlteredMind_MH2 ай бұрын
Excellent information for a beginner on backlinks and SEO... thank you! --Ryan Urzen, LMHC
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Thanks Ryan!
@RiskyBiscuit5612 ай бұрын
Great video! Extremely helpful! Thank you!
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
That's what I like to hear, thanks for watching :)
@Alex-gu5ei2 ай бұрын
Its unbelievable that Squarespace do not have facility (still, after tons of devs complaining) to change the name of an image in the assets library. Shocking considering they tout themselves as a superior platform. It means that if youve built your site and then do SEO after, you have to rename ALL your images on your PC then reload them ALL again into the correct pages. Most people do multiple edits of a photo before choosing the one to use, and even if you are organised, this is a huge headache. Im beginning to really go off SqSp. They charge a premium but do very little to respond to users who know how things should be,
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
I can't wait for that functionality to be available!
@carolinewaltergardendesign57052 ай бұрын
Hi, have you done any tutorials about meta data ? Do I need to worry about meta data? I used screamingfrog to crawl my website and it listed this as an area to sort. Thanks from England :)
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Hi Caroline! Start with this video :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndunodOAyqq6ZIk.htmlsi=W104KqKADur-rcXD
@i_am_that_dreamer2 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for another great video! You're helping me learn so much and I'm so grateful!! I love SEO and it's very complex, but you make it more fun learning. MORE VIDEOS!
@i_am_that_dreamer2 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to do these videos... They are very helpful and easy to understand. You do a great job. Thank you! .... PS.... MAKE MORE!! 😂😂🏋️
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Aw, thanks for the feedback and I'm so glad you enjoy my content! LOL my YT hiatus is coming to an end soon, any topics you'd like me to cover in future videos?
@i_am_that_dreamer2 ай бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 yes, you may already have the videos, I'm not familiar with your content, but I need help in understanding how to structure my homepage in its design, what content needs to be there for SEO optimization, and just a walk through of setting up a professional landing (home) page with SEO in mind. I'm slowly learning and I'm starting to get it much more now that it's been 6 months or so into SEO. But another thing I would like to see you cover is HOW to Choose meta titles appropriately for the page, service, blog post, or product for optimal CTR and not be too wordy. Just what aspects do I focus on when crafting an SEO title, description, URL slug and the page title is a little bit easier to deal with, but basically just a complete tutorial from brand new site, to fully optimized e-commerce site with blog and digital product features. The thought processes behind what you're doing and exactly how to do them to have optimal SEO in every aspect and in every area of my page, pages and entire site. I really like the way that you break things down you make them very simple and friendly an approachable and that makes it easy to digest and Trust what you're saying plus you show expertise in the area. So if you could do a series on a brand new page blank page add populating it from beginning to end as an e-commerce slash blog slash digital product site with SEO optimization in mind in every square inch that would be excellent and I would definitely reference you give you back links and watch your content. Thank you for what you do
@serenashanks40132 ай бұрын
Hi Charlotte Wow and thank you for the great video to get me started with SEO on my squarespace website....you have made it sounds so easy thanks again
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Yay so glad to hear it Serena, glad you found this video helpful !
@SergeantSudsLaundryPowder2 ай бұрын
Very helpful info... I'm working on SEO on my site, I'm slow to publish, but that's because I saw several things on the backside and you have now cleared that all up for me❣️ I'm working thru your segments ❤TY 😊👍 LOVE your channel ❤️
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Yay so glad it's been helpful, good luck with your SEO & website updates!
@DM-ev8er2 ай бұрын
Thanks, that was very useful
@CharlotteOHara12 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@LindaHendershot-ss7sp3 ай бұрын
Charlotte, I am NEW at working on the backend of my Squarespace website. Your demo was so very clear and super helpful to me. I cannot thank you enough! I look forward to watching your other videos. Thank you SO much! Linda Hendershot Interiors, Sarasota, FL
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Love to hear it, Linda! Thanks so much for the sweet comment :)
@temitopesiyanbade71033 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting this!!! It's soo helpful.
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
You're very welcome, thanks for watching!
@LeeAnneRosePhotography3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. I was watching another video and someone mentioned that using tags and categories on your blog for seo is actually hurtful for your website since google labels it as repetitive content. Is this something to keep in mind when using tags/categories or is that just bad advice? They mentioned to make sure that it’s hidden from search results and to turn it off if you use them.
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Great question LeeAnne! The CONTENT of the blog post is wayyyyyy more important/weighed more heavily for SEO by Google/other search engines than tags & categories. You should be focused on creating high quality long form blog posts.... and then I recommend still using T&Cs especially if it helps with organization of your blog post content :)
@LeeAnneRosePhotography3 ай бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 thank you! I’m working on my blog posts now and doing exactly that. I’ll probably be in touch next month to book a session with you :)
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Yay!
@buzzardsbayyachtcharters3 ай бұрын
Thanks Charolotte, off and running
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Way to go Steve!
@leegee1233 ай бұрын
Great video- I have a question please- I updated me SEO appearance but when I search my site in Google it hasn’t updated- I waited 2 days but still no update- Google uses information from another part of my website 🤷🏽♀️
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Hey Lee! It's not uncommon for Google to take longer than 2 days to re-crawl & re-index your Squarespace website, still showing the old info from your site in the meantime. Just sit tight for a few more days :) you can always manually request if you need but patience is what i'd recommend haha
@leegee1233 ай бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 great thank you for your reply
@erindufraneart3 ай бұрын
This was so helpful. I got my squarespace website up and running this week but knew nothing about SEO. Did a SEO help search on youtube and found your channel. So now I'm working through all your suggestions. Thank you so much!!
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Yay so glad to hear it Erin! Enjoy :)
@CathyCatieStrings3 ай бұрын
thank you for a very helpful video - off to watch more!
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
You're very welcome Cathy, thanks for watching!
@buzzechonomic3 ай бұрын
do you have a more updated content about this? Does I really need to? I thought Squarespace has its own GA added to the code
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Ahhh I don't have a more recent Squarespace/Google Analytics video, sorry about that, BUT here's a link to the most current info :) support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815608-Using-Google-Analytics-with-Squarespace
@MarkLandonJarvis3 ай бұрын
Friendly, informed, and so very helpful. THANKS, Charlotte. Liked and subscribed!
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark!!
@KunkelWorksUSA4 ай бұрын
Question: each page has “page settings” for GENERAL and for SEO. Both have the field for Optional page description. which one is more important for SEO?
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
SEO description field
@RMDcrystals4 ай бұрын
I'm an online only shop, and i have enabled reviews on my website. Is there any way to link those to the Google profile?
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Hmmm I'm not sure if you can automatically pull reviews on your website over to your Google Business Profile, Google might be able to tell you and if so, give you proper instructions :)
@RMDcrystals4 ай бұрын
So helpful! I've had my website for a little over a year now, and have just recently started to try and understand SEO. I'll definitely be checking out more of your videos 😊
@CharlotteOHara13 ай бұрын
Amazing news RMD, good luck with SEO on your site - you've got this!
@davidrivers27344 ай бұрын
Great video, your Squarespace SEO tips are really helpful - thank you 😀
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Yay so glad to hear it - thanks for watching David!
@randellmessina61794 ай бұрын
Awesome explanation. Love the videos. Keep them coming!
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Glad you like them, let me know if there's any topic you'd like me to cover!
@e-ken-mac73964 ай бұрын
AMAZING! Thank you for sharing this AND walking through the steps where we can understand!
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
You're so welcome, thanks for watching :)
@HariSinghphoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. Very informative.
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Yay so glad you liked it!
@tagorimazzoni90604 ай бұрын
Really good content, very specific. 1 comment, you got to start posting videos at least in 1080p, 720 looks very low resolution in bigger screens.
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, that's a great point :)
@Wraptious4 ай бұрын
Hi Charlotte. Is there a concern that adding too many tags, even if they are relevent and not repetitive, is seen by Google as Keyword Stuffing? Loving the content, thank you!
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
How many is too many??? LOL jokes aside, if you are using keywords for tags/categories in a natural way that makes sense given the content it's associated with, you should not be penalized by Google :) Glad you found my content helpful, thanks for watching!
@OrincyWhyteDesigns4 ай бұрын
I knew all this stuff but this is absolutely so well put together!! Will be sharing with my clients👌🏾
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Love to hear that, thanks so much Orincy!
@VeronicaMezzettiDraia4 ай бұрын
Really helpful thank you 🙂
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
You're so welcome Veronica!
@And-vc7zx4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! The video is super helpful. :)
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
That's what I like to hear, thanks for watching!
@grahamgosling56464 ай бұрын
Really useful thanks so much - one point though, your own website seems to be down and it says that the domain is available from GoDaddy?
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Ahhh please try again now !
@grahamgosling56464 ай бұрын
@@CharlotteOHara1 Perfect, working now - thanks
@TheDeny11214 ай бұрын
A very helpful video! I only have one question regarding the language everything should be written in: Should I write it in English or in my native language since my clients would search in Google in my native language?
@CharlotteOHara14 ай бұрын
Great question! If the entire website is in another language then I would set up all the SEO settings in that other language because that's what your ideal website visitors will be using when doing online searches. However if your website is multilingual then that's a different story.... SEM rush has a great article on multilingual SEO that you can read HERE www.semrush.com/blog/multilingual-seo/
@rasheenacarter81634 ай бұрын
&& here I am again. Your dropping Gemsss queen thank you 🙏🏽 ❤ I plan to watch all your videos 😅😅.