The Best Articles in SEO

The most useful articles and videos in SEO from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 SEO Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in SEO by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. How to think about video and SEO
  2. Write Like a Champion: 4 Performance Frameworks Stolen From Elite Athletes
  3. How to Create an SEO-Friendly Website: The Complete Checklist
  4. The 6 Risks of AI Content
  5. Pillar Pages: Why and How You Should Add Them to Your Content Strategy

Videos

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Short Articles

Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in SEO—all under 10 minutes.

Long Articles

These are some of the most-read long-form articles in SEO.

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in SEO, including:

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Neil Patel

Co-founder of Neil Patel Digital. New York Times bestselling author, top 100 entrepreneur under 30 by Obama, and top 10 marketer by Forbes.

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Rand Fishkin

Co-founder @SparkToro, husband to @everywhereist, author of Lost & Founder. My Twitter account doesn't reply but http://mastodon.social/@randfish does

Brian Clark 🤙 profile image

Brian Clark 🤙

Current projects include Further, Longevity Gains, and Movement Consulting. Former projects acquired: Copyblogger, Rainmaker Platform, StudioPress.

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Lord Travis Wright

Futurist. #Web3 Speaker. Philomath. Sentient. Author. Podcast🎙@badcryptopod & W3MG. Comedian. Marketing Advisor. Corny 🌽 Sarcasm is my love language. 🫵🥰🖕

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Casey Winters

Was CPO @eventbrite when the world ended. Led growth @pinterest and @grubhub when it mattered. Advise @eventbrite @whatnot. Board @beek_io. Partner @reforge.

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in SEO, including:

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Moz

The most trusted authority in online search with a powerful #SEO toolset proven to improve your brand's position. Whether big or small, we have the solution.

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Search Engine Land

News & analysis on #SEO #PPC #Google #Bing & more. Sister to @martechismktg @smx @martechconf. Stay in the loop: http://searchengineland.com

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Ahrefs

We make awesome SEO tools, powered by seriously big data. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: http://ahrefs.com/newsletter 🌟

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Kevin_Indig

SEO, Growth and Tech | ex-@shopify, @g2dotcom, @atlassian | Join +8,900 @thegrowthmemo readers | http://linkpop.com/kevin-indig

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Neil Patel

Co-founder of Neil Patel Digital. New York Times bestselling author, top 100 entrepreneur under 30 by Obama, and top 10 marketer by Forbes.

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  1. We monitor 10k+ sources and 1k+ thought leaders on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
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How many sources does Refind monitor?

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Which sources does Refind monitor in SEO?

We monitor hundreds of sources in SEO, including Moz, Search Engine Land, Ahrefs, Kevin_Indig, Neil Patel, and many more.

Who are the thought leaders in SEO?

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