Search engine optimization (SEO) allows you to improve the visibility of your brand’s website in search results, making it more likely that people will click through to it. The ins and outs of SEO can be tricky to get down. That’s where advice and insight from today’s top SEO influencers can come in handy.
Top 15 SEO influencers
Neil Patel
Neil is one of the top SEO influencers to turn to if you want to boost your website’s traffic. He founded several companies, including CrazyEgg and NeilPatel.com. He is a New York Times bestselling author, a top 100 entrepreneur under 30, and a top 10 marketer by Forbes. On X, he has 449K followers.
How to Rank Your Website on ChatGPT https://t.co/oz3DVHT4vq
— Neil Patel (@neilpatel) September 26, 2023
.@InLinks has released a free Entity Indexing Checker! See how Google indexes the entities embedded in your content 👀 https://t.co/SDsEAkyvIo pic.twitter.com/zQMqVAK16X
— Aleyda Solis 🕊️ (@aleyda) October 10, 2023
Barry Schwartz
Barry knows SEO. He’s written and edited for Search Engine Land and Search Engine Watch, founded his own SEO company, Rusty Brick, and has been interviewed by Forbes, NBC Nightly News, and many other publications. As one of the top SEO influencers, he has 217K X followers.
Google tells recipe bloggers to ensure key parts of the recipe are easy to access if they want it to appeal to users https://t.co/fUG0LJ8coQ pic.twitter.com/vnHRkHd9t4
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) October 30, 2023
Ann Smarty
Ann tweets about all things SEO and has 64K followers on X. She’s also an expert in SEO, and founded both the ViralContentBee and Smarty Marketing.
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— Ann Smarty (@seosmarty) August 30, 2023
Aleyda Solis
An international SEO consultant and top SEO influencer, Aleyda’s career has taken her worldwide. She’s founded several companies, including Orianti, an SEO consultancy, and the co-founder of Remoters. She’s also the host of #SEOFOMO + #MarketingFOMO + LearningSEO.io. On X, she has 150K followers.
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— Aleyda Solis 🕊️ (@aleyda) June 13, 2023
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Cyrus Shepard
Cyrus is the founder of ZyppySEO and an all–around SEO expert. On X, this SEO influencer has 109K followers and a feed full of memes and comments about SEO.
30-Second SEO Tip:
— Cyrus SEO (@CyrusShepard) October 30, 2023
If you see a big change in the "Page indexing > Blocked by robots.txt" report in Google Search Console...
You can use the Wayback Machine to look for any historical changes in the robots.txt file pic.twitter.com/K1YhoBlBtU
The Wizard Marketing (Jake)
Jake is an SEO influencer who shares his tips and tricks on TikTok. He’s gained 38K followers doing so. You can find all kinds of marketing tips and tricks, but there’s tons of content about SEO marketing.
@thewizardmarketing Write better SEO blogs with Search Atlas #seo #seooptimization #searchengineoptimization #google #rankongoogle ♬ Aesthetic - Tollan Kim
Jason the SEO Guy
On TikTok, Jason is another SEO influencer who is so confident in his skills that he’s even included it in his username. Jason has almost 38K followers and explains SEO all the time. His SEO stories will have you working on your SEO skills in no time.
@jasontheseoguy Understand your backlinks and know how you are able to rank for SEO. #seocontent #seobacklinks #seoconsultant #seocoach #seo #ecommerceseoagency #ecommerceseo ♬ original sound - Jason I SEO & Website Agency
AJ Kohn
AJ is another X user who talks about SEO. He has over 23K followers, and his feed is filled with SEO information. He’s the owner of Blind Five Year Old and consistently puts up posts about SEO, marketing, technology, and social media.
Not grouping the same site in SERPs (RIP indented results) often makes search results materially worse.#seo #google #search #badux pic.twitter.com/GqeJSJ5NiP
— AJ Kohn (@ajkohn) October 12, 2023
Kristin Overly
Kristin is an SEO expert on Instagram with 27K followers. She’s a copywriter by nature and an SEO strategist. Her posts will help you understand SEO for your business, but she’s also launched an SEO course to help those who need a more in-depth understanding.
Ross Hudgens
Ross is the founder and CEO of Siege Media, a content marketing agency specializing in SEO. He has 33K followers on X and frequently shares about marketing and SEO best practices.
1/ Content Marketing Best Practices, Visualized
— Ross Hudgens (@RossHudgens) June 28, 2023
I've been posting several content/SEO best practice visuals over the past 12+ months.
These visuals come from over 11 years of experience helping clients succeed in search.
You can find them all below. Enjoy and please share!
Glenn Gabe
With 65K followers on X, Glenn is an SEO consultant focused on Google algorithm update recovery, technical SEO audits, and SEO training. He’s also a columnist at Search Engine Land. His content is helpful to all those learning more about SEO.
Like many others, I was seeing People Also Ask containing both audio and lists yesterday. This has been tested before, but seems like a bigger test (or it might be rolling out). Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/aioivMCSCq
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) October 30, 2023
Nathan Gotch
Nathan talks about SEO on LinkedIn to his 44K followers. He’s the founder of Gotch SEO Academy. His feed is filled with SEO nuggets, and he often has many conversations with other SEO experts in the field.
Jeremy Moser
Co-founder and CEO of uSERP Jeremy is another LinkedIn SEO expert. He has almost 29K followers. SERP is a high-authority link-building and SEO strategy company helping SaaS brands grow organic traffic and revenue. He consistently posts SEO and copywriting tips.
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