How to Become an SEO Expert

https://www.campaigncreators.com/ You don't need a college degree to become an SEO expert.
  • Adopt an SEO Mindset

  • Learners Mentality https://www.zoho.com/cliq/blog/7-ways-to-develop-a-learner-mindset.html

  • Take action

  • Positive Attitude 

  • Solutions Oriented

  • Ask for Help 

  • SEO Keyword Research

  • Pick a niche you\'re interested in or passionate about

  • Do keyword research using free tools (Ubersuggest, Keywords Everywhere and Answer The Public are a good start) https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/

  • Make a list of keywords you\'re targeting and break them out into primary, secondary, and tertiary

  • Build an SEO-Friendly Website

  • Use Wordpress

  • Download a Theme

  • Choose a Hosting Platform

  • Technical SEO Checklist

  • Install Yoast SEO plugin

  • Have your hosting company install HTTPS

  • Install Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools 

  • On-Page SEO Checklist 

  • Do on-page SEO for every page on your website

  • Title Tags: Make them clickable, actionable, and use primary keywords

  • Meta Descriptions: Make them clickable, actionable, and use primary keywords

  • Make sure you add an alt tag and caption on ALL images

  • Target anchor text and inner link to sub pages

  • Blog once per month using your keyword list

  • Make sure all pages have 500 words or more

  • Write for people not search engines

  • Off-Page SEO Checklist

  • Start a Twitter around your niche

  • Engage in conversations that revolve around your website

  • Actively search for guest blogging opportunities

  • Create infographics

  • Share your blogs on social media (Twitter, Facebook are a good start)

  • Comment on the most popular blogs in your niche and link back to your website

  • Continuing Education for SEO

  • Read Neil Patel, Yoast, Backlinko, and SEMrush SEO blogs everyday https://backlinko.com/

  • Be helpful, approachable, and relevant

  • Join an SEO and/or digital marketing meetup group

  •  Pick up a simple freelance gig on upwork

  • Continued Education

  • Answer questions on Quora

  • Keep repeating the steps above for the same website, a new website, an agency, or as a freelancer!

This checklist was created by arashghaemi

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