1. 1. Title and meta:

2. Ensure that the target keyword is in the <title> tag (name) at the front.
3. Ensure that the target keyword is in the <meta> description (short description) at the front.
4. Try to make the title tag <65 characters.
5. Ensure that the target keyword is in the slug.

6. 2. In-post:

7. Ensure that the target keyword is in the first <h1>.
8. Put your keyword or synonyms in other header tags (<h2>, <h3>, etc.).
9. Check that the length of the post is in the ballpark (minimum 300 words).
10. Ensure that the target keyword appears in the first paragraph of the post.
11. Make sure that your keyword (or synonyms; Google recognizes them now) is used other times throughout the page. Your keyword density should be between 0.5%-2.5%.
12. Add <alt> tags to all of the images in the blog post that contain your target keyword.
13. Tinypng all of the images.

14. 3. Links:

15. Add links to past articles where relevant.

16. 4. Editing:

17. Edit using Hemingway Editor.
18. Edit using Grammarly.
19. Original Article by @matthewbusel