40 SEO Tips from the Best SEO Minds in the Business

What is the best statement you have read about SEO? My favorite is – SEO basics “take an hour to learn and a lifetime to master” by Corbett Barr from Fizzle. Well said Corbett. Is learning the basics good enough? How long does it take to learn the advanced stuff? The answer is, you have to keep learning in the ever changing SEO world to keep up.

If you are a website owner or blogger then you would have read and learned the SEO basics. Basics like Keyword in URL, Title, H1 tag and so on. I don’t want to bore you with the basics, as I know you may hit me with the keyboard because you would have seen these repeated almost a 1000 times.

So what do we have here today? Here are 40 awesome SEO tips that are actionable and with a twist. They are not from your neighborhood SEO expert; they are from the best SEO experts in the online world. These celebrities are Neil Patel, Brian Dean and Rand Fishkin. Is your taste bud tingling yet?

Here is an infographic which lists 40 SEO Tips from the Best SEO Minds in the Business. [source]

The Best SEO Tips from Neil Patel:

• Focus on Commercial Keywords – New bloggers and website owners do not understand the difference between informational keywords and commercial keywords. For example ‘how to do gardening’ is informational, whereas ‘gardening products’ is commercial.
• Focus on Long Tail Keywords – Short keywords can be very competitive, depending on your niche and will be hard to get Google rankings. Focus on long tail keywords for better rankings.
• Grab Keywords from Your Competitor – You can use Google Keyword Planner to see what keywords your competitor is targeting by putting in the competitor’s URL rather than a keyword. You may find keywords you have not even thought of.

The Best SEO Tips from Brian Dean:

• Skyscraper Technique – Find a proven topic, build something bigger and better. Make it more in-depth and detailed. You can even bring an outdated article back to life with a modern design.
• Claim Missing Links – Use a tool like Buzzsumo to find brand mentions and ask nicely for a link back to your site.
• Google+ Profile – Have a link to your website in all your social media profiles in the bio or about section.

The Best SEO Tips from Rand Fishkin:

• Reduce Ads on Mobile Devices – The number of mobile devices in use is increasing by the minute and people use these devices to go online. Make sure your website is mobile responsive and loads fast on mobile devices. You can reduce ads on mobile devices to get rid of clutter and to speed up your page load time.
• Focus on Good User Experience – Good content, unique content and quality content are all over the web and why should anyone come to your site. Give them a good user experience and they will keep coming back.
• Help Before You Sell – Ads should not be a distraction to your viewers and also never try to sell off the top. Provide good useful information and help answer questions first.

Leave a comment and let us know what your favorite tip was. Remember taking action brings you rewards. You do get 2 brownie points for reading though!