Matt Diggity's Expert SEO Tactics: Link Building, AI Content, and Future Potential

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TLDR Matt Diggity shares his journey and strategies for success in affiliate marketing and SEO, emphasizing the importance of link building tactics, AI content, and the potential of AI tools in the future of SEO.

SEO Strategies and Techniques

  • ๐ŸŽฎ
    Matt Diggity compared his love for SEO to being a gamer, as being at the top of Google's leaderboard allows him to make money while sleeping.
  • ๐Ÿ’ก
    "When you find a niche, you blink it page one." - Matt Diggity emphasizes the importance of niche selection in SEO success.
  • ๐Ÿ“š
    Matt Diggity believes in highly SEO optimized articles and doesn't prioritize the concept of quality content or writing for the reader, emphasizing the importance of research, competition analysis, and optimizing articles for search engines.
  • ๐Ÿš€
    "AI content is an underutilized SEO strategy that can significantly impact website performance, allowing for faster publishing speed and optimized content."
  • ๐Ÿ’ก
    According to Matt Diggity, 80-90% of EAT (Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) is determined by high authority links, while the remaining 20% requires effort in optimizing on-page elements such as contact information, about page, and schema.
  • ๐ŸŽฅ
    Matt Diggity emphasizes the importance of attention-grabbing titles and thumbnails on YouTube, suggesting that they should be shocking and intriguing rather than keyword-optimized or SEO-focused.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ
    Matt Diggity has seen a significant increase in traffic and earnings by using Surfer AI for SEO optimization, doubling his monthly earnings from $8,000 to $20,000.

Future of SEO

  • ๐Ÿ’ก
    Inspired by "The Four Hour Work Week," Matt Diggity became determined to achieve financial freedom and the ability to work on his own terms, even though it seemed impossible and no one around him was pursuing a similar path.
  • ๐Ÿค–
    "There's gonna be a renaissance time for a while while the whole world hasn't adopted and it's just kind of us like Cutting Edge people that are taking advantage of AI integrated into our content process but also the other SEO processes is really good."
  • ๐Ÿ
    Matt Diggity suggests that backlinks may not be the sole determining factor for SEO in the future, indicating that Google is likely working on incorporating other metrics into their ranking algorithm.

Q&A

  • How did Matt Diggity get into SEO?

    โ€” Matt Diggity got into SEO after realizing that his career in engineering was boring and he wanted to explore something more interesting and lucrative.

  • What strategies did Matt Diggity use to rank websites?

    โ€” Matt Diggity used directory articles, PBNs, and non-PBN links to rank websites.

  • What is the importance of link building in SEO?

    โ€” Link building is important in SEO as Google rewards links as a determining factor for rankings.

  • How can AI content be used in SEO?

    โ€” AI content can be used to increase website traffic and publishing speed in SEO.

  • Is the concept of black hat versus white hat in SEO a myth?

    โ€” Yes, the concept of black hat versus white hat in SEO is a myth according to Matt Diggity.

Timestamped Summary

  • ๐Ÿ
    00:00
    Matt Diggity, an electrical engineer turned SEO expert, shares his journey from corporate dissatisfaction to finding success in affiliate marketing and ranking websites on Google's leaderboard.
  • ๐Ÿ
    05:51
    Matt Diggity started with directory articles, moved to PBNs, and now uses software for non-PBN links; he built a personal brand, offers coaching and services, and spends most of his time in meetings.
  • ๐Ÿ
    11:55
    On-site SEO and backlinking are crucial for rankings, with unconventional techniques like using exact match anchors in the menu bar showing promising results, while the theory of "Information Gain" is disproven and AI content can boost website traffic and speed.
  • ๐Ÿ
    20:33
    Focusing on link building tactics is more important than arguing about black hat versus white hat SEO, start with Haro for high authority backlinks, then move on to outreach and guest posting, build social media accounts, and create business directory citations for a legitimate website.
  • ๐Ÿ
    25:11
    The speaker discusses the importance of attention-grabbing thumbnails and titles, the use of storytelling in SEO, and the challenges of creating YouTube videos while enjoying the process.
  • ๐Ÿ
    33:14
    The Chiang Mai SEO conference is a high-impact event focused on practical strategies and making money, attracting industry professionals and featuring a quick sell-out.
  • ๐Ÿ
    36:43
    The speaker discusses the success of using Surfer AI for SEO optimization, scaling content production, the future of SEO involving user-friendly AI tools, and the potential of AI in generating content, but AI in search results is unlikely to replace human-generated content in the next five years.
  • ๐Ÿ
    44:45
    AI writing can be effective if used correctly, and Matt Diggity shares his SEO tactics on YouTube.
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