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- Apr 3, 2019
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1. Stop making the biggest mistake when learning SEO
I see questions being asked all the time about SEO techniques, rankings ect. And I notice a very very common theme.
"xxxx said this works and he does it this way"
First of all, the biggest mistake beginners make, is accepting what they say as the truth.
Your mindset in SEO needs to be, don't believe anyone. Literally anyone. If you refuse this advice, then believe me, you are going to waste months even years following their concepts and realising they are burned out, or they don't have much effect.
Let's take one as an example. Brian, fricking, Dean. Is he good at SEO and getting traffic? Yes. He is brilliant. Does he share how he does it? Yes, when his methods are burned out. An example? On one video he said "Hey come use this software that shows brand new trends, it works because no one uses it"
*Proceeds to release the video for free on YouTube to 100,000s of SEO's.*
You see? He literally stated the method works because it's unknown, and then completely burned it by telling everyone. Yet so many people comment on it saying "Thankyou so much Brian dean, I love your tips so much"
2. Read Case Studies from Organisations like Ahrefs and Moz
So carrying on from the previous statement, stop listening to others, and read case studies! You need to act on data in SEO, not whatever Jim bob junior tells you on YouTube.
SEO is literally all about data, the only reason people succeed in SEO, is because they analyse data.
But don't headbutt the table, you don't need to collect the data. Organisations like Ahrefs and Moz are doing this for you. They are literally doing all the heavy lifting, and spoon feeding you a conclusion of the data. And they have more power than any SEO guru out there... they have literally 10,000s of servers collecting data.
So why would you trust some guy on YouTube with the power of one computer, when you can go directly to an organisation that benefit from you learning SEO and have 10,000s of servers willing to analyse that data for you?
3. Find AMA threads on BHW
Find people doing AMA threads for SEO related content. Most likely these are people who have had success, and these are people who are confident answering all and any questions because they have so much knowledge on a specific technique or strategy. And what's better is, 100s of questions have already been asked and answered.
You can actually get some amazing value from these. Like literally spot on answers.
But please, remember. Do not believe everything that is said, use all these methods combined, and when you think "Hang on, I've learnt a lot about this and this doesn't seem right for x reason" Go and post the question on the AMA thread on why you think that's wrong. And see if the OP can change your mind with their experience.
4. Test, Test, Test
So, you've found OP on an AMA thread has said "this works" but you can't find any data or case studies to back it up.
Your sat there thinking "This makes no sense, why would it work?"
Well guess what, sometimes it doesn't make sense, and it does work. That is google algorithm for you. It has flaws.
So get off your ass, and test that exact technique/strategy, see what it does for your rankings.
After you implemented it, did your rankings go down after a few weeks? If so, then remove that implementation and your rankings will go back up. But remember, give it at least 4 weeks before removing, and try not to make changes in the meantime that could break your testing.
You could make test websites, and if you want to know how, Kyle roof has some good content on YouTube about how to do that.
But personally for me, I like my main websites to test on, so when I find something new to test, I implement it, and work on my other websites whilst that test is ongoing. This stops me from making multiple changes that could interfere with the test.
Why do I do this on my main websites? Because I want to know what works for my websites. Websites are made up of multiple SEO tactics, and I believe I get a lot more insights testing on websites I've built with my tactics, because then I know exactly what other tactics synchronise well with my current tactics.
Just like a human, every website is different, and the google algorithm is dynamic. Some people disagree with this method of doing it, but I find it the best for me personally. As long as you have some logic behind your madness, try it, test it.
Hope this helps in some way or another.
I see questions being asked all the time about SEO techniques, rankings ect. And I notice a very very common theme.
"xxxx said this works and he does it this way"
First of all, the biggest mistake beginners make, is accepting what they say as the truth.
Your mindset in SEO needs to be, don't believe anyone. Literally anyone. If you refuse this advice, then believe me, you are going to waste months even years following their concepts and realising they are burned out, or they don't have much effect.
Let's take one as an example. Brian, fricking, Dean. Is he good at SEO and getting traffic? Yes. He is brilliant. Does he share how he does it? Yes, when his methods are burned out. An example? On one video he said "Hey come use this software that shows brand new trends, it works because no one uses it"
*Proceeds to release the video for free on YouTube to 100,000s of SEO's.*
You see? He literally stated the method works because it's unknown, and then completely burned it by telling everyone. Yet so many people comment on it saying "Thankyou so much Brian dean, I love your tips so much"
2. Read Case Studies from Organisations like Ahrefs and Moz
So carrying on from the previous statement, stop listening to others, and read case studies! You need to act on data in SEO, not whatever Jim bob junior tells you on YouTube.
SEO is literally all about data, the only reason people succeed in SEO, is because they analyse data.
But don't headbutt the table, you don't need to collect the data. Organisations like Ahrefs and Moz are doing this for you. They are literally doing all the heavy lifting, and spoon feeding you a conclusion of the data. And they have more power than any SEO guru out there... they have literally 10,000s of servers collecting data.
So why would you trust some guy on YouTube with the power of one computer, when you can go directly to an organisation that benefit from you learning SEO and have 10,000s of servers willing to analyse that data for you?
3. Find AMA threads on BHW
Find people doing AMA threads for SEO related content. Most likely these are people who have had success, and these are people who are confident answering all and any questions because they have so much knowledge on a specific technique or strategy. And what's better is, 100s of questions have already been asked and answered.
You can actually get some amazing value from these. Like literally spot on answers.
But please, remember. Do not believe everything that is said, use all these methods combined, and when you think "Hang on, I've learnt a lot about this and this doesn't seem right for x reason" Go and post the question on the AMA thread on why you think that's wrong. And see if the OP can change your mind with their experience.
4. Test, Test, Test
So, you've found OP on an AMA thread has said "this works" but you can't find any data or case studies to back it up.
Your sat there thinking "This makes no sense, why would it work?"
Well guess what, sometimes it doesn't make sense, and it does work. That is google algorithm for you. It has flaws.
So get off your ass, and test that exact technique/strategy, see what it does for your rankings.
After you implemented it, did your rankings go down after a few weeks? If so, then remove that implementation and your rankings will go back up. But remember, give it at least 4 weeks before removing, and try not to make changes in the meantime that could break your testing.
You could make test websites, and if you want to know how, Kyle roof has some good content on YouTube about how to do that.
But personally for me, I like my main websites to test on, so when I find something new to test, I implement it, and work on my other websites whilst that test is ongoing. This stops me from making multiple changes that could interfere with the test.
Why do I do this on my main websites? Because I want to know what works for my websites. Websites are made up of multiple SEO tactics, and I believe I get a lot more insights testing on websites I've built with my tactics, because then I know exactly what other tactics synchronise well with my current tactics.
Just like a human, every website is different, and the google algorithm is dynamic. Some people disagree with this method of doing it, but I find it the best for me personally. As long as you have some logic behind your madness, try it, test it.
Hope this helps in some way or another.
