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The ultimate guide to SEO | Ethan Smith (Graphite)
Ethan Smith is the CEO of Graphite, a boutique growth agency that’s helped companies like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Robinhood, Medium, and Honey develop and execute their SEO strategies. SEO is one of the least-understood levers for growth, while also one with the biggest payoff. This episode is a true master class on all things SEO. Ethan shares a wealth of information, including when you should begin investing in SEO, how to build an SEO team, and the three main buckets of SEO. He explains the difference between topics and keywords, gives the exact heuristics and tools to help you be successful in developing and implementing your own SEO strategy, and also goes deep on how to deal with roadblocks and advocate for resources.
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Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-seo-ethan-smith
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Where to find Ethan Smith:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_l_s
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanls/
• Graphite: https://www.graphitehq.com/
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Where to find Lenny:
• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/
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Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:
• Coda: https://coda.io/lenny
• Mixpanel: https://mixpanel.com/startups
• Lemon.io: https://lemon.io/lenny
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Referenced:
• Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy https://a.co/d/2wkN4dx
• Topical Authority Analysis: https://bit.ly/topical-authority-tool
• SEO Link Analysis: https://bit.ly/diagnostic-internal-links
• SEO Links API: https://bit.ly/graphite-internal-links-api
• Screaming Frog: https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/
• Brandon Lee of Power: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonhli
• Similarweb traffic analysis: https://www.similarweb.com/
• MasterClass: https://www.masterclass.com/
• BetterUp: https://www.betterup.com/
• NerdWallet: https://www.nerdwallet.com/
• HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/
• Ahrefs: https://ahrefs.com/
• Semrush: https://www.semrush.com/
• Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about
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