Brighton SEO Sept 2023 - How & Why the history of SEO will help us plan for the future of search
- 1. How & why the history of
SEO will help us plan for
the future of search
Tom Vaughton
Varn
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- 2. What 24 years working in SEO has
taught me about what comes next
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- 5. There has been huge change
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But some things always stay the same
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“I very frequently get the question
‘What’s going to change in the next 10
years?’
I almost never get the question
‘What’s not going to change in the next 10
years?’ ”
- 11. 1. The point of search engines was to
make information easy to find
That’s still the same today
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- 12. 2. Over time you WILL make more profit
with organic search over paid
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- 14. 4. Always align with Google’s roadmap
Don’t try to trick it
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- 19. The past has taught me to be aware of
these important constants
AND to be looking ahead
of what’s changing
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- 21. Constant change in how people find
information means people will question the
importance of SEO
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- 24. 2. AI & machine learning
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