The SEO Plugin for Beginners
Overall Satisfaction with Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugins
Yoast SEO is a popular WordPress plugin that helps websites to rank higher in various search engines. I started using the plugin back in 2016, as it was a free tool recommended for beginners and said to be easy to get started with. Yoast is the only tool I currently use to help optimize blog post content, images, and for social integrations.
Pros
- Free plan: for startups not yet ready to invest in an SEO tool, Yoast provides a free option with plenty of useful features.
- Insights and analytics: Yoast provides a useful comprehensive analysis with the use of meta descriptions, keywords, and post length.
- It's useful in helping to customize the text snippets when blog posts are shared from the website to Facebook and LinkedIn.
Cons
- Lack of useful tutorials and tips on how to improve scores.
- We've found that it frequently marks down scores due to passive voice assumptions, even though you might not have spoken with a passive voice.
- I've found that at times it can slow down my site.
- For it to truly help with SEO, you’ll need the advanced premium features.
- When getting started, it provides a good step-by-step getting started installation guide to ensure you’re all ready to go.
- Trying to improve the scores can be frustrating and time-consuming, especially if you're unsure how to improve the scores.
Do you think Yoast delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Yoast's feature set?
Yes
Did Yoast live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Yoast go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Yoast again?
No
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