Over the last few years, experts have emerged in every field and one of the buzzwords of the decade is ‘influencers’. When it comes to answering the age-old question ‘how to drive traffic to your website’ there are some important global SEO experts who truly have the answer.

Here are the best (in our opinion!) ...to get you started.  Follow and learn from these guys as they share loads of valuable information.  

Neil Patel and SEO Analyser Tool  

https://neilpatel.com/ 

Neil is hugely well known in the field, and his website is packed full of often very long, full articles, explaining every aspect of SEO in detail.

On his website, you will also find the excellent SEO Analyser tool which can be used to spy on the competition or, if you’re feeling super brave, see what he thinks of your site. 

 
ClickMinded And Their Courses

https://www.clickminded.com/ 

Packed full of free and paid-for content ClickMinded is a great resource and place to hang out when it comes to learning about attracted more website traffic for free.

There is so much here, and the site is driven by Tommy Griffith and Eduardo Yi who have many years experience including PayPal and Airbnb time.   

 
Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz 

https://moz.com/blog 

In something of a play on words, Fishkin has become known as the Wizard of Moz, and of course, he was the founder and former CEO of Moz, so it is perhaps an apt title. If you have a conundrum or want something broken down in easy to learn pieces check out his writings.  

 
Mike Blumenthal Goes Local

http://blumenthals.com/blog/ 

If you are looking for a way to get your local rankings improved you want to check out his Understanding Google My Business & Local Search blog. He has plenty to say and is also the founder of Local U, which is a series of conferences you can attend virtually.  

 
Adam Heitzman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of HigherVisibility  

https://www.highervisibility.com/  

With over a decade of experience in the field, it comes as little surprise that Forbes has recognised Heitzman as a Top 10 SEO Guru. He has proven his knowledge with local businesses and Fortune 500 companies, so is definitely worth a follow.  

Jennifer Slegg, Founder and Editor of The SEM Post 

http://www.thesempost.com/ 

Another prolific public speaker in the fields she is the chief writer on the SEM Post and Moz. Her posts are educational and easy to learn from, and her knowledge cannot be overlooked if you want more traffic to your website. 

 
Eric Enge, Founder and CEO of Perficient Digital  

https://www.perficientdigital.com/  

Writing extensively on the subject, you may well have seen some of his articles. With over thirty plus years in the field of SEO Eric Enge has undoubtedly seen it all, if you want to see him speaking live head to conferences like Pubcon and ClickZ Live. 

Make It Happen In Your Business

To make a success of SEO in your business, then you need to get yourself educated, become aware of, and follow the known leaders in the field. Make it a regular habit to browse their content and feed your knowledge. 

Next Steps:

• Subscribe to blogs and podcasts from these experts to discover hints and tips to grow your business. 
• Read our latest blog article on the SEO basics: Driving Traffic 101 - What is SEO and How Long Does it Take?
• Read our blog post on SEO and Driving Traffic 101: Defining Your Link Building Strategy - How To Get Started