There are many SEO myths we can find on the Internet. These misconceptions are often crazy and while some are based on partial reality, others have spread due to the lack of being proved wrong or correct knowledge.
Here is an example: Let’s assume you make a change to your website content. Maybe after a few days you notice that your Google ranking for a certain keyword has altered. Now, it would be natural for you to assume that your content change had led to change in ranking. However, it may not be true. Your ranking could have changed due to several reasons, and may have absolutely nothing to do with the changes made to the content.
Of course, this action of mixing up the cause and effect is a common error on the part of new SEOs. Well, if it were limited to just their work, I wouldn’t really mind it. But these guys are clueless and many a times spread their ignorance to other newbies on blogs and forums and create a ripple effect of newer myths. Here, I am making an attempt to discuss and clear the top 10 organic SEO myths:
Myth 1: You must submit your website URL to search engines.
Myth 2: In order to get better ranking, you absolutely need a Google Sitemap.
Myth 3: For higher rankings, update your website regularly.
Myth 4: PPC (pay per click) ads can help or hurt rankings.
Myth 5: Not following guidelines on Google will ban your website.
Myth 6: Buying links can lead to banning of your website.
Myth 7: Header tags or H1 should be used to ensure high ranking.
Myth 8: Meta keywords tag need to be used on your page.
Myth 9: The SEO copy should be 250 words in length.
Myth 10: Your pages should be optimized for the long tail keywords.
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