{"id":6653,"date":"2025-07-30T21:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=6653"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:35:18","slug":"rank-math-setup-diy-seo-journey-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/rank-math-setup-diy-seo-journey-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My DIY SEO Journey: Setting Up Rank Math [Part 2]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rank-Math.jpg\" alt=\"Rank Math setup WordPress SEO plugin dashboard\" width=\"700\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rank-Math.jpg 700w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rank-Math-500x338.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a> setup journey continues! I&#8217;m Karmi, a solo blogger tackling SEO for Karmi&#8217;s Musings &amp; Tech. In &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/diy-seo-optimization-success-rankmath-part-1\/\">From SEO Confusion to DIY SEO Optimization Success: My RankMath Journey [Part 1]<\/a>&#8216;, I asked Claude AI about those spammy &#8220;SEO&#8221; emails: <strong>Karmi<\/strong>: What&#8217;s SEO, Sidekick? <strong>Claude<\/strong>: It&#8217;s making your blog easier for Google to find. Let&#8217;s audit karmismusingstech.com. Claude&#8217;s audit flagged messy URLs and no meta descriptions, pointing me to <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math&#8217;s<\/a> free SEO plugin.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve optimized 15\u201320 posts, with my first new post hitting a 71\/100 SEO score! Now, with my sidekick Claude, I&#8217;m installing <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a> on my <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> blog, using Multipurpose Blog Pro theme. Claude suggested skipping Google Services for now, which I&#8217;ll tackle soon. Follow my journey on my blog or X premium! #SEO #RankMath #WordPress<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/rank-math-setup-diy-seo-journey-part-2\/#Claudes_Advice_on_Rank_Math\" >Claude&#8217;s Advice on Rank Math<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/rank-math-setup-diy-seo-journey-part-2\/#Setting_Up_Rank_Math\" >Setting Up Rank Math<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/rank-math-setup-diy-seo-journey-part-2\/#Outro\" >Outro<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Claudes_Advice_on_Rank_Math\"><\/span>Claude&#8217;s Advice on Rank Math<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Claude&#8217;s audit showed my blog needed work\u2014messy URLs, no snippets\u2014so I asked about switching from AIOSEO to <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a>. Here&#8217;s our chat:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Claude<\/b>: Deactivate AIOSEO\u2014it&#8217;s not as user-friendly as Rank Math.<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: Okay, AIOSEO&#8217;s out. Why&#8217;s Rank Math better?<br \/>\n<b>Claude<\/b>: Rank Math&#8217;s free version has better tools, like easy setup and sitemaps. Go to Plugins &gt; Add New, search &#8220;Rank Math SEO.&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: Which one&#8217;s right?<br \/>\n<b>Claude<\/b>: Pick &#8220;Rank Math SEO &#8212; AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings&#8221; by Rank Math, 1M+ installations.<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: What about AIOSEO&#8217;s settings?<br \/>\n<b>Claude<\/b>: Import them in Rank Math&#8217;s wizard\u2014it&#8217;ll copy meta descriptions and titles.<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: Google stuff?<br \/>\n<b>Claude<\/b>: Skip Search Console for now. Connect in two weeks after optimizing posts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Claude&#8217;s advice was straightforward: <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math&#8217;s<\/a> free version is powerful, and I could import <a href=\"https:\/\/aioseo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIOSEO&#8217;s<\/a> settings to save time. Skipping Google Services kept things simple for a novice like me.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_Up_Rank_Math\"><\/span>Setting Up Rank Math<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> admin, I went to Plugins &gt; Add New and found &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a> SEO &#8212; AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings.&#8221; AIOSEO threw a &#8220;conflicting plugins&#8221; warning, but Claude had me covered:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Claude<\/b>: Ignore AIOSEO&#8217;s notice. Deactivate it under Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins.<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: Done. AIOSEO&#8217;s off. Now what?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I activated <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a>, and the setup wizard started. I chose &#8220;Easy&#8221; mode, perfect for a beginner. AIOSEO had encoded my blog&#8217;s name weirdly (&#8220;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Karmi&amp;#039;s Musings &amp; Tech<\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8220;), so I fixed it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Claude<\/b>: Clear those fields and type &#8220;Karmi&#8217;s Musings &amp; Tech.&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Karmi:<\/b> Fixed. Moving on!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I set my site as a Personal Blog and enabled the sitemap. Claude suggested turning on 404 Monitor and Redirections, but they weren&#8217;t visible in Easy Mode. I decided to keep it simple and stay in Easy Mode for now\u2014I can always switch to Advanced Mode later when I&#8217;m more comfortable with Rank Math.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Claude<\/b>: 404 Monitor helps find broken links; Redirections are super useful!<br \/>\n<b>Karmi<\/b>: Good to have them set for later.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I skipped Google Search Console, planning to connect it next week, and started optimizing 15\u201320 posts, hitting 71\/100 on my latest. Before publishing, I&#8217;ll edit the slug to my-diy-seo-journey-rank-math-setup in the Permalink box, and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math<\/a> SEO box, enter &#8220;Rank Math setup&#8221; and &#8220;DIY blog SEO&#8221; as Focus Keywords (on separate lines) and &#8220;Follow my journey installing Rank Math to boost my WordPress blog&#8217;s SEO with AI help. Part 2!&#8221; as the Meta Description.<\/p>\n<p>I checked &#8220;Enable auto update&#8221; and hit &#8220;Return to Dashboard.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math&#8217;s<\/a> menu appeared, with SEO options for posts. Multipurpose Blog Pro worked fine, and setup got me optimizing fast. #SEO #RankMath #WordPress<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outro\"><\/span>Outro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rank Math&#8217;s<\/a> set up, AIOSEO&#8217;s gone, and I&#8217;ve optimized 15\u201320 posts already. Claude&#8217;s advice has made Rank Math setup easier than I expected for a solo blogger. In Part 3, <del datetime=\"2025-07-31T22:51:13+00:00\">I&#8217;ll share how I used keywords, titles, and descriptions, and connect Google Services with Grok<\/del>, it will probably be about &#8216;<em>Fix Something, Break Something Else<\/em>&#8216; or similar.<\/p>\n<p>Follow my journey on Karmi&#8217;s Musings &amp; Tech or X premium: &#8216;My DIY SEO Journey: Setting Up Rank Math [Part 2]&#8217;. No schedules, just me and AI making SEO work. #SEO #RankMath #WordPress #Blogging #DIYSEO<\/p>\n<p><strong>PS<\/strong>: This post has a 77\/100 SEO score \u2013 <strong>\\o\/ \u2018<em>Hippity hip Hoorah<\/em>\u2018 \\o\/\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Rank Math setup journey continues! I&#8217;m Karmi, a solo blogger tackling SEO for Karmi&#8217;s Musings &amp; Tech. 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