As an SEO expert, I think it is our responsibility to raise people/customers “awareness of some of the issues associated with off-page SEO.
Here are 20 Steps How to Become an SEO Expert in 2020
#1: Community Building: This is the first step you take. Sign up to popular social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, LinkedIn, and create a profile for your website. Connect with friends, share with them, and promote your business. This will help you boost your online reputation.
#2: Blogging: This is one of the most effective strategies for promoting your website online. Write a blog with unique content. To make it clear to your readers, but do not forget to promote your blog in blog search engines and blog directories, you can also post comments on other websites.
#3: Forums: If possible, create an online forum/discussion forum on your website. Invite your friends to start a new discussion. Post responses/threads in other related forums. Your signatures can provide valuable links.
#4: Search Engines Submission: This is a crucial step. Submit your site to popular search engines. Such as: Bing, Google, Yahoo, Althub, Alexa. Search engines can submit as much as you need.
#5: Submit Directories: Nowadays people think it is pointless to submit directories, but in my opinion, it is still alive. All you have to do is be careful in which directory you submit your site and in which section it is submitted. Strive to submitting your site to Zoominfo, DMOZ, a mission.
#6: Social Bookmarking: It can be a powerful tool, but don’t abuse it. People post content on social bookmarking sites without knowing how to use it. Manage tags properly. A few links below can give your SERPs a big boost.
#7: Exchanging Link: Try to exchange links with relevant sites. This can give your SERPs a big boost, but be careful with black hat strategies when exchanging links with other websites.
#8: Link Biting: Many people do not understand link biting and see it as a black hat. This gives due credit to the author/source from which you copied the content. If you follow this example, there is a chance that others will follow the same practice.
#9: Photo Sharing: When done right, it brings handsome traffic to your site. Share product images and make them public. Invite your friends to see/comment on them.
#10: Video Promotion: In addition to sharing photos, you can share or publish expert opinions on important video publication sites such as product videos, YouTube, Metacafe, Dailymotion, etc.
#11: Business Review: Write a business review and ask your friends/customers to do it. Some of the major websites are Shubhong, RetitL, StyleFeeder.
#12: Local Listings and Yellow Pages: If your business is service-oriented, try to dominate your local market. Sites like Yellow Pages, Super Images, Hotfrog, Google Maps, Yahoo Maps.
#13: Submission of articles: This is one of the oldest ways to obtain backlinks. Submit your website good article directories such as ezine, go articles, bazal, etc.
#14: Press release: Submit your PR pages such as OpenPR, PR Leap, 1888 Press Release.
#15: Classified Sites Submissions: Post your services/products on classified websites such as Vivastreet, MySpace, and Craigslist.
#16: Social Network: If you have an e-commerce site, this can be a great strategy and support you get free branding. Submit your product feed to Google Product Search, Yahoo Online Shopping, and MSN Online Shopping.
#17: Answer: Try to help people; people will assist you in return. Answer the queries people ask. Sometimes you can put a link to your site in the Resource field. Some great sites are Tea-Tea, answer bags, Yahoo answers, etc. But no spam!
#18: Share Your Document: Share your documents, slide by slide, Google Docs. It helps to create a brand.
#19: CSS, W3C Directory Submission: If you offer website design or related services, submit your websites to the W3C and CSS Directory in addition to the RSS site.
#20: Gadget / Widget Development: Develop some interactive gadgets for your website. Publish them on your website/blog and another social networking site.
