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      <image:caption>Did you know that nearly 75% of users never scroll past the first page of search results? For businesses that rely on their online presence, mastering SEO, especially on platforms like Squarespace, is vital.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Home page SEO title format: In the same screen, just above the description you can choose how you want your title to appear.  Use %s to dynamically add the site title and/or %p to use the page's SEO title. For the home page I prefer to add my own custom title. Page titles: Next, click on Pages in the same screen as above. You have the same options as the home page to use %s or %p to pull in the site or page title. Here I like to use the %p to automatically use my page SEO title by default.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Site availability: Go to Settings &gt; Website &gt; Site Availability and once you’re ready, ensure Public is selected  Favicon: Add or update an icon that will appear in the browser tab to help with brand recognition Crawlers: Make sure the “Block Search Engine Crawlers” is unchecked, and decide whether or not you want to block known artificial intelligence crawlers SSL and HSTS: Go to Settings &gt; Developer Tools &gt; SSL and choose Secure and HSTS Secure to ensure a secure website:</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Navigate to the page you want to optimize. Click on "Settings" and then select "SEO." Fill in the SEO title (should be under 60 characters) and SEO description (these are your page meta descriptions) (under 160 characters). Make sure to include your primary keyword here. URLs by default are the name of your page, but they aren’t always ideal - keep them simple and relevant Include keywords in your h1 heading tag, and use h2-h6 according to page content hierarchy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Click on the image and select edit (the pencil icon). In the settings, you’ll find an option for alt text. Here, provide a concise description of the image while including relevant keywords when necessary. Additionally, descriptive alt text can improve the accessibility of your site for visually impaired users.</image:caption>
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