{"id":280,"date":"2026-07-16T21:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/?p=280"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:46:19","slug":"how-to-write-blog-posts-that-actually-rank-on-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Blog Posts That Actually Rank on Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most business blogs fail because they write for themselves, not for Google. Here is how to write posts that actually rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with keyword research. Use free tools like Google Keyword Planner or Ubersuggest to find what people actually search for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write for one keyword per post. Put it in your title, first paragraph, and headings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write at least 1000 words. Google prefers comprehensive content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use subheadings (H2, H3) to break up text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add internal links to other pages on your site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include images with descriptive alt text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End with a clear call to action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish consistently, not all at once. One post per week beats twelve posts in January and nothing for the rest of the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blogging is a long game. Start today, see results in 3-6 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I set up and manage Google Business Profiles for local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call: 067 863 2867<br>Email: hello@mvisionweb.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most business blogs fail because they write for themselves, not for Google. Here is how to write posts that actually rank. Blogging is a long game. Start today, see results in 3-6 months Need Help? I set up and manage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions\/281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}