Configuring the DreamHost SEO Toolkit

Log in to the DreamHost SEO Toolkit

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open Website settings, which allows you to modify various configurations for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Click the Dashboard tab.
4. Scroll down to the SEO section.
5. Click the SEO Toolkit button.
6. Scroll down to the DreamHost SEO Toolkit section.
7. Click the SEO Dashboard link.

WordPress websites

Add information about your website

On the SEO Toolkit page, click the Get Started button. You'll then be asked several questions about your site's primary goal, industry, location, and competitors to help configure your website.

Implement the SEO Toolkit's suggestions

The SEO Toolkit then displays an optimization dashboard with the website's SEO score and personalized recommendations with suggested steps to take that can improve the site’s online visibility.

For non-WordPress sites, you will need to manually make the suggested adjustments.

WordPress websites

Add keywords

SEO keywords are the words and phrases in your website's content that make it possible for visitors to find your website in search engines. When your website is well-optimized for search engines, search engine robots can easily understand what your website content is about and relay that information to potential visitors.

1. Log in to your WordPress site.
2. Navigate to DreamHost SEO Toolkit > Optimize. The Pages inventory displays.
3. Click on the page or post to optimize, which opens the editor.
4. Click the DreamHost SEO Toolkit icon to the top right. The message 'Add your focus keyword first' displays.

5. Click the Add focus keyword button to open the keyword search box.

   An AI-powered suggested keyword is shown, which takes into account the content of your page or post and the keyword for which you’re most likely to rank.
6. Select one of the following options:
   • Continue and Optimize — use the suggested keyword.
   • Choose Manually — enter the desired keyword or phrase a visitor might type into a search engine. 
7. Click Search. After you select each desired keyword, click Add keyword.
8. When the Page SEO score displays, click Auto optimize below the score.
9. Click Apply all.
10. Click Publish and check to publish the changes.

WordPress websites

Add competitors

Your competitors are other websites that share a similar audience with your website. For example, they may be in the same industry, sell the same types of products, or provide the same type of content.

1. Navigate to DreamHost SEO Toolkit > Analyze.
2. Scroll down to the Your competition section.
3. Click on See your competitors.
4. In the left menu, click Competitors.
5. Click the Add a competitor box.

6. In the box, type in the full website address (https://example.com) of the competitor you want to track and compare with your results. Alternatively, you can click Show me suggestions.

   Show me suggestions provides AI-powered suggestions. If you see the message Oops, we haven't found any competitor suggestions for your website then you should enter a competitor’s website manually.
7. Click the Add Competitor button.

WordPress websites