The New Rules of SEO (2026)

You're showing up in Google but your customers are making decisions somewhere else. TikTok. Reddit. Amazon. ChatGPT. These are the new "search engines" and most marketers haven't caught up. In this video, I break down one of the biggest shifts in internet history: why ranking no longer equals...

Intermediate - 12 min - Marketing & Content - Neil Patel

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What you'll need

Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

The Art of SEO by Eric Enge - View on Amazon
SEO for Dummies by Peter Kent - View on Amazon
Content Inc. by Joe Pulizzi - View on Amazon
They Ask, You Answer by Marcus Sheridan - View on Amazon

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