15 free resources to get better at SEO (articles, videos...)

Hey guys, if you're interested in improving your SEO skills in 2021, I have curated a list of free resources that have helped me rank articles on brand new sites with almost no domain authority this year !
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Here’s the resources I have used and I would recommend :

#1 - Step 1 - keyword research & SERP analysis.

This is key. Basically, this is all about :

finding keywords you can actually rank for : I use the Keyword Golden Ratio formula for this (check this article if you want to learn how to do this) Keyword Golden Ratio: Learn How to Rank in 48 Hours
understanding search intent : this is about aligning your content with what the user is looking for. Read this to learn more about it : Search Intent: The Overlooked 'Ranking Factor' You Should Be Optimizing for in 2019
Learning to assess a keyword’s difficulty. here’s a guide that shows how to do that : https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/ultimate-guide-how-to-analyse-serp-and-keyword-competition.1118710/

#Step 2 : On-page SEO

Long gone are the days where all you needed to do was stuffing your keyword 100 times in your content to rank… Here are some resources that will help you learn write SEO-optimized content :

#Step 3 : Link building

Writing great content is not enough… If you want your articles to rank, you’ll also need backlinks. Backlinks are created when one website links to another : the goal is to get as many relevant websites in your niche to link to your blog post.

Read those articles to get plenty of awesome backlinks strategies :

#Step 4 : Advanced SEO

Once you master the basics, you can start learning more advanced techniques :

That's it !

You'll find a summary of all the resources mentioned in the post over here

Also, if you found the post helpful, I will be sharing all the marketing/ business/ indie hacking tips I've learned this year on my Twitter account for the whole month of December, so come say hello :)

Thanks for reading !