Hey alluser,
After the redesign of WPBeginner few weeks ago, several of you noticed that I switched away from Yoast.
I did it because one of my goals for 2022 is to improve my SEO rankings even higher, and I firmly believe that Yoast is no longer the best solution.
Before you ask, the plugin I'm now using is called All in One SEO for WordPress a.k.a AIOSEO.
This is the original WordPress SEO plugin that was first started in 2007.
Last year, I was able to buy the company and since then I had my team completely revamp the tool.
We tested the plugin's new features on our smaller sites, and have seen major ranking improvements.
So I finally decided that it's time for me to switch it on WPBeginner.
Btw, there's a free version of AIOSEO available as well, and it's used by over 3 million website owners.
It has grown by over 1 million sites just last year!
And right now during Black Friday, you can get the Pro version for 65% off.
Ok so what makes AIOSEO better?
- Smart Schema Markup - by default AIOSEO will automatically add the proper schema code on your site, so your site has the highest chance of getting in the featured snippets of Google.
- Powerful Sitemaps - aside from the basic XML sitemap, AIOSEO also has video sitemaps and news sitemap that helps you get additional ranking opportunities. My team also added the RSS sitemap which helps your content index faster in search engines.
- TruSEO Analysis + Headline Analyzer - these two free tools are basically your writing assistant that help you optimize your content for SEO even when you're a non-techy user.
- Redirection Manager - this helps you detect 404 errors and setup smart redirects so you don't lose any SEO rankings.
- Local Business SEO Module - I have many friends who're local business owners, so we built the most advanced local SEO features that help your business get discovered.
- eCommerce SEO Features - Want to improve your product page rankings? We built WooCommerce SEO features to help you rank higher. If you're using WordPress as your main site and Shopify or BigCommerce for your shop, you can now include your store in your main sitemap to boost rankings.
- Other Advanced SEO features - From image SEO, custom breadcrumbs, to social media and webmaster tools integrations, AIOSEO has all the features that you need to rank higher.
- Secret Links Feature coming soon - Also I have insider look at the smart links feature that will be coming over the next month that's going to be a game-changer. I wanted to use it on WPBeginner, and this was a big motivator for me to switch away from Yoast.
The good thing is that AIOSEO team has a quick importer that makes it easy to switch away from Yoast with just a few clicks (no coding needed).
If you're serious about improving your search engine rankings in 2022, then I highly recommend taking advantage of the Black Friday offer and get 65% off AIOSEO Pro.
Have a great rest of your week :)
Cheers,
Syed Balkhi
Founder of WPBeginner | | | |
