Are you ready for these 5 mid-week SEO tips?
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I normally send these emails every Monday at 10.30am Dubai Standard Time.
This week, I'm sending the email out on a Wednesday instead.
Because the original email I had scheduled was going to go out on Monday 1 January 2024 (New Year's Day) and I just wasn't happy with it.
I mean, I could have used a hangover as an excuse but I don't drink and I wasn't hungover.
Anyway. Here you are with an email, midweek, at the start of a new year. LUCKY YOU.
I've had a few new subscribers lately (welcome!) and a handful of unsubscribes (sad!).
So here's some general, Naval-like tips to get you started in 2024 and more familiar with my emails. (google Naval Ravikant if you're unsure what I'm talking about).
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My emails are based off my own SEO experience. Not a curation of links from around the internet. That's not a bad idea but I prefer sharing what I know. Been doing this long enough and my experience is richer than A5 wagyu ribeye grilled in duck fat.
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Links are a critical foundational element of the internet, the www and SEO. They matter, plain and simple. But most websites need to focus on other things first, like how quickly the site loads and whether it actually has enough of the right kind of content on it. Worry about "link building" later in life, not day 1.
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Content matters, as always. You never have too much. You almost always have too little. Write for humans, link between relevant pages on your site and focus on writing stuff that people actually want to read and would be happy to share with others. Like, actually answer questions, provide proper answers, don't try and shill at every junction.
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Don't be sucked in by SEO grifters promising X number of links or page 1 rankings by a certain time period or any of that other bs. We don't know what will happen in the next hour of our lives, how can anyone predict what will happen with your SEO work? Life requires a leap of faith. So too does SEO.
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SEO is simple, really. Don't complicate it. It's not a consommé.
and bonus tip: Give your website to your mum or dad or grandma or someone who isn't knee deep in tech or your business. Ask them to find things or where they'd look for certain things. This is by far the most powerful testing and feedback system in the world. TRUST.
See you next Monday with more reliable SEO advice you can take to the bank. Or your Web3 crypto wallet.
Peace,
Jaaved
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