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How to Become an SEO Expert

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!

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