Saying goodbye to Marieke

It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to Marieke van de Rakt, who has decided to leave Yoast. Everyone at Newfold Digital and Yoast will miss her dearly,…

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Schema – why you NEED Yoast SEO to do it right!

You might have heard that you need structured data on your website. Not only will Google understand your content better, but it will also increase your chances of getting those…

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The readability checks in Yoast SEO: a closer look with our linguists

This month we are commemorating 5 years since the Yoast SEO readability check was first released! Since then, we’ve continued making improvements. We sat down with our Linguistics team lead,…

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5 years of writing readable content with Yoast SEO

Writing seems simple enough, but writing a compelling text that keeps the attention is quite hard. Especially online. To keep people on your page, you need to write quality content…

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Yoast SEO 16.0: Sweet sixteen!

Many years ago, Joost de Valk launched version 1.0 of a plugin the world would know as the number one WordPress SEO plugin: Yoast SEO. Today, we’re celebrating the sweet…

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Towards a trusted web: Timestamping content with WordProof

The worldwide web is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. It has revolutionized communication and allowed for a stunning amount of innovation to happen. As a place without regulation,…

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New and temporarily free Local SEO training: Learn how to rank locally!

With a website, you’re able to reach out to the entire online world. But what if you want to target a local audience? Then you need to practice local SEO!…

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