Experts Share The 5 Things You Need to Understand About SEO in 2024

Search engine optimization can feel like a game with rules that are always changing. Fortunately, experts say there's one SEO standard that will never change.

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By now, everyone knows search engine optimization (SEO) is important. If your content isn't optimized, then your website isn't being found — which can make or break your business.

But many of us are also keenly aware of what we don't know. SEO is a complicated industry full of ever-shifting tactics, and even the experts sometimes disagree on what's best. So we wanted to ask: What do SEO insiders know that we don't? We gathered their tips, then bounced them off New York Times bestselling author and SEO expert Neil Patel. Here's what we learned.

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