Results of 3 SEO plugins after 2 years
I have been in IT Management and Consulting for 4 decades, mostly in Atlanta, and half with Fortune Corporations. I've recently retired as a Federal IT Mgr and created a few sites for myself. I researched the leading SEO plugins from 2021 thru 2023 and here are my results.
Based on my professional experience, I studied reviews of SEO products and services for a couple of years now. I don't hesitate to ignore reviews that present a low emotional IQ and I embrace those with a higher level of critical thinking and explanation of pros and cons, for example.
So, from 2021-2023, I've used Yoast, RankMath, and SEOPress. I've had to deal with support with all 3 of them. And, like others, I've dealt with bugs or issues with all 3 of them. I am very detailed in researching issues before I resort to a support ticket. No app is perfect all the time and no support is 24x7 in these price ranges.
So, with that said, they all do basic SEO well but SEOPress makes the most sense in their use of terminology for SEO practices. Yoast was the oldest and was sticking with some old thinking for requirements. RankMath had a few things that weren't true anymore and clicking a button to use a feature crashed my site. Coupled with some other bugs that remained unresolved, I changed ultimately to the up-and-coming SEOPress. Their plugin and documentation were easier to understand. Their approach and terminology was current with today's SEO standards. They address all issues with a professional manner and a logical approach. And, they do have an unlimited site allowance as I've used it. I have the Pro version and it's extremely cost effective. Neil Patel has high praises for SEOPress and so do I, up to a point.
I've had a few support issues that were handled properly and nearly all of them required a minor version update release for the product. Eventually, in mid-2023, I began to notice that the past year for my site really was slowly declining. So, after several months of multiple different SEO attempts, I decided to abandon SEOPress and migrate over to AIOSEO (All in One SEO). After 3 weeks, I started to see an improvement and it continue for 3-4 more weeks so, I won't be renewing SEOPress. However, it's still a good plugin but I needed something with more details to show me where I needed site improvement and AIOSEO did this. The initial AIOSEO scores were showing most posts around in the 70s and 80s (after having been on SEOPress with their good scores). So, after working to attain AIOSEO scores in the mid to upper 90s, I noticed much improvement. AIOSEO is extremely expensive but you get what you pay for. Again, for the price, SEOPress is fine but I needed more features to show me where else to improve.
June 22, 2023
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