3 SEO Myths Experts Have Abandoned (& So Should You!) [SLIDESHOW]

If you’ve ever tried to become an expert in anything, you know that the pursuit of knowledge is never-ending. Over time, ideas evolve, industry standards change, and experiences differ. All of that is certainly true of SEO. Some SEO principles that used to be effective simply aren’t anymore—and some things never were, but continue to be believed and practiced.

If you’re trying to use SEO to help your website rank higher (and therefore get more traffic), it’s imperative to be able to separate the worthwhile ideas from the ineffective ones. Very often this ability comes from experience. In an effort to help you shave a few years off your learning curve, we reached out to a number of SEO experts and asked them to share some of their hard-earned insights, specifically:

What is one thing you thought was true about SEO early in your career that you later found out was a misconception?

The below slideshow covers three popular SEO myths that could be (in part) preventing your site from rising in rank, and includes alternative strategies that would produce better results. Once you’re done here, head over to this post to read about even more SEO myths from our expert pool.

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