The Complete Blogspot SEO Setup You Will Need In 2022

Some people chooses to stick with blogspot hosting service because of one thing or the other. For some it is because one doesn't ever need to pay for blogspot hosting, yes completely free. While for others it's because blogspot is not complex and thus very easy to use. Well, if you are the type of person that chooses to use blogspot then you must know how to really set it up so that it will rank in search console.

As an example this my website in particular is hosted on blogspot. It has Zero Domain authority with few backlinks. Yet, it ranks so well on Google search console. It has generated hundreds of thousands of visitors so far. And even after not posting for a while it would keep generating traffic. Cool isn't it?

Yea i know it's a custom domain but it could be limited to ranking since you can't install plugins on it that can help you rank. E.g Rank Math, Yoast SEO, etc. But in my setup I'll show you you'll be able to rank without needing these plugins. So what helped this blog to be so visible? Complete Blogspot/Blogger SEO setup.

So today I'll be talking about how you can set up your Blogspot hosted domain in a way that it will rank and compete or even do better than your competitors website hosted on WordPress, like this website has done overtime. So pay close attention as I'll be giving step to step instructions that would be helpful to you.

1. Buy A Custom Domain

Yes that's right! You buy a custom domain and connect it your blogspot host. What's a custom domain? Simply put, it's a premium domain name extension. E.g .com, .com.ng, .ng, .org, .net, etc. Instead of the default . blogspot.com. Getting a custom domain will help increase your visibility since it has more authority.

 A custom domain doesn't cost much at all. Infact you can get one for as low as N1,500 per year from domainking.ng. So it's not something you'll say you can't not afford it. Unlike hosting service which would require that you renew it monthly and thus costly. Infact if you want people to take you seriously then you should consider getting a custom domain.

2. Get A Customized Template

Yes it's true that blogspot already has beautiful default templates you could make use of but honestly you need something more than that. Remember that you are doing your best to compete or do better than someone WordPress hosted websites. So that means that you should also try to look like them or better. Blogspot default templates do no look like anything close to what WordPress could be using, so it means that you will need something else more better.

Fortunately there are beautiful customized templates available for blogspot users which looks just the same as someone that's using WordPress templates. You can get such templates at gooyaabitemplates.com. On the website you will find both free and premium templates for blogspot. Premium has more features than free but still works similar. For the fact that you want to cut your expenses, you could go for the free version.

So browse through their available templates and download the one you like. All blogspot templates files are initially saved with .zip and you will need a file extractor to convert it to .xml extension before uploading it to your Blogspot. So after you are done downloading the template head back to your Blogspot and upload the template. You might want to back up your current template before uploading a new one incase something goes wrong.

3. Set Your Layouts

After you must have successfully installed the template you will need to organize it by making adjustments. There might be features you would want to do away with on your installed template. One way to make this adjustments is by clicking on the layout tab on your blogspot. A page will open that shows the structure of your website from header, body to footer. You can either delete the features you don't need or you hide them depending on wether you will need them in the future.

To make it easy for you just make a drawing of your own website's structure in a piece of paper and make a list of things you would want to keep or add and those things you don't want. You will eventually find that most of the gadgets on your downloaded template aren't necessary or doesn't apply to you. So just edit them to your own taste.

4. Add Custom Pages

A whole lot of websites you visit today tend to have pages which helps a visitor to easily navigate. Your pages may include About us ( A short details about your website and it's aim ) Contact us ( On this page you add your contact details your visitors could contact you with ). You could also add privacy policy, terms of service and disclaimer. These pages helps your website stand out and thus be more visible.

5. Adjust Your Settings

Now head over to settings and make some adjustments. In the title enter the title of your blog. For example, the title of a tech blog called Techrank would be "Techrank - A tech Insider". There are a lot of similar title you could put but let it be at least related to your blog niche so that people could easily know what your website is all about at a glance. Without a title one could find it hard to tell what your website is really about

After that enter your website's description in the description box. For a tech you could enter "Techrank is a tech blog that gives updates on technology news". Just use simple and straight to point description that could be easily understood by your visitors.

6. Index Your Website

After setting up everything on your website proceed to index it on Google search console. Do well to index important pages you have created. Especially the about us and contact us page. If you have posted some articles already ensure that you index it as well. So articles will appear sooner on Google search engine if u index your website.

Conclusions

This is the end of blogspot SEO setup guide. Your website will see improvements if you follow through these instructions I've taken time to explain. Check for other contents in this blog that will help you in your blogging journey.