One of the struggles of starting out in SEO and digital marketing is immersing yourself in the industry. Most don’t know where to start, while others get information overload from trying to absorb too much at once.
A great way to get active, inspired, and up to speed on the latest in the SEO world is to simply follow industry influencers on Twitter. They share insight, news, and other content that will help you learn new things every single day.
So whether you’re looking to get started with SEO or just want to interact with the best of the best in the industry, here are 50+ active SEO influencers to follow on Twitter:
Neil Patel – @neilpatel
Entrepreneur and SEO expert, founder of QuickSprout, CrazyEgg, and KissMetrics
Content Marketing & #SEO – The Bigger Picture http://t.co/ZNBzWR5uDl pic.twitter.com/Ln3cxmYk87
— Neil Patel (@neilpatel) June 13, 2015
Matt Cutts – @mattcutts
Head of Webspam at Google (currently on leave)
Reddit going HTTPS: http://t.co/IMLlCAvwu2 That’s Google, Facebook, Wikipedia & soon the US govt. Good time to see if you can go HTTPS too. — Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) June 18, 2015
Gianluca Fiorelli – @gfiorelli1
Founder of TheInbounder and Inbound Strategy Consultant
Semantic Keyword Research with KNIME & Social Media Data < Please read this and become smarter SEOs http://t.co/KbjKaDtR31
— Gianluca Fiorelli (@gfiorelli1) June 23, 2015
Bill Slawski – @bill_slawski
SEO expert, Director of Search at Go Fish Digital
Q7 – Pro tip shared. Be consistent with the bag of word content on your pages, and the more precise Schema Markup you use. #SEMrushchat
— Bill Slawski (@bill_slawski) June 24, 2015
Brian Wallace – @nowsourcing
Infographics expert, Founder of NowSourcing
DIY Awesome Infographics in 5 Easy Steps, and Other Mythical Creatures http://t.co/AFKVNxiSkO via @nowsourcing — Brian Wallace (@nowsourcing) June 23, 2015
Barry Schwartz – @rustybrick
CEO of Rusty Brick, Founder of Search Engine Roundtable, News Editor at Search Engine Land
Two Recent Admissions Of Google Search Bugs http://t.co/DS5skl1ZU4
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) June 24, 2015
Jordan Kasteler – @JordanKasteler
Industry speaker, Director of SEO at MWI
Eliminate Duplicate Content in Faceted Navigation with Ajax/JSON/JQuery by @ericenge https://t.co/aHMQRfpuKj via @moz — Jordan Kasteler (@JordanKasteler) June 11, 2015
Ann Smarty – @annsmarty and @seosmarty
Brand and Community Manager at Internet Marketing Ninjas
“Content that creates buzz: An interview with a digital creator” by @steffiblack on @LinkedIn https://t.co/gtbqsTcLdW
— Ann Smarty (@seosmarty) June 24, 2015
Danny Sullivan – @dannysulivan
Founding Editor of SearchEngineLand and MarketingLand
Deep linking. Google’s stop-gap until it can kill the migration from web to apps. More from @amir https://t.co/AG0NVJxtT7 — Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) June 18, 2015
Lee Odden – @leeodden
CEO at TopRank and Industry Speaker
If your content marketing is encouraging engagement, that’s a sign of relevance. @JasonMillerCA http://t.co/y5k8MATq2Q #CMWorld
— Lee Odden (@leeodden) June 27, 2015
Wil Reynolds – @wilreynolds
Founder of Seer Interative
Want to be an expert? Always be a student. pic.twitter.com/0irKWOQxrT — Wil Reynolds (@wilreynolds) June 29, 2015
Cyrus Shepard – @CyrusShepard
Director of Audience Development at Moz
How Google May Use Searcher, Usage, & Clickstream Behavior to Impact Rankings https://t.co/cnNyiCPj7d pic.twitter.com/a3gJn3XB4D
— Cyrus Shepard (@CyrusShepard) June 26, 2015
Patrick Altoft – @patrickaltoft
Co-Founder and Director of Strategy at Branded3
SEO has a ‘not my problem’ problem https://t.co/8v2ML4ZclR via @Branded_3 — Patrick Altoft (@patrickaltoft) June 22, 2015
Tom Anthony – @TomAnthonySEO
R&D Head at Distilled
Extremely interesting article for SEOs: http://t.co/v4vjqTZQa0 from @richardbaxter – Some very important insights into the near future.
— Tom Anthony (@TomAnthonySEO) June 4, 2015
Matt McGee – @mattmcgee
Editor-in-Chief of MarketingLand and SearchEngineLand
For Search & Social, Headlines Are The Top Drivers Of Traffic http://t.co/JrSXERjWbm via @martinbeck — Matt McGee (@mattmcgee) June 16, 2015
Brian Dean – @Backlinko
Founder of Backlinko
You + These 2 Steps = More Traffic — http://t.co/jS0GJ7nc9K
— Brian Dean (@Backlinko) June 25, 2015
Brian Clark – @brianclark
Founder of CopyBlogger
These 4 Sales Principles Can Improve Anyone’s Writing: http://t.co/ou6IeysX2i pic.twitter.com/afwMvcUY9x — Brian Clark (@brianclark) June 25, 2015
Jordan Koene – @jtkoene
Vice President of Professional Services at Searchmetrics
You First Steps In Content Marketing: Keep it human! http://t.co/rADyu7Rrcz
— Jordan Koene (@jtkoene) April 27, 2015
Marcus Tober – @marcustober
Founder and CTO at Searchmetrics
Recent Google Update looks like a crazy QDF debacle http://t.co/22zrSqiMzM via @searchmetrics — Marcus Tober (@marcustober) June 19, 2015
Duane Forrester – @DuaneForrester
Manager at Bing Webmaster Tools
Mobile-Friendly Isn’t Enough For Local Businesses: 3 Pitfalls To Avoid, From A Recent #LocalU Hangout http://t.co/0XQTbDhlUH
— duane forrester (@DuaneForrester) June 29, 2015
Larry Kim – @larrykim
Founder of WordStream, Industry Writer
The Top 16 Content Marketing Quotes from #CMWorld pic.twitter.com/hbQFOouosR — Larry Kim (@larrykim) June 28, 2015
Garrett French – @GarrettFrench
Founder of Citation Labs
79% of SEOs Plan to Test Online PR This Year… http://t.co/TKMF76l76b
— GarrettFrench (@GarrettFrench) May 1, 2015
Vanessa Fox – @vanessafox
Digital Marketer at Keylime Toolbox
Digging into Google organic click through rate data – We analyzed nearly 5 million queries so you didn’t have to: http://t.co/2uxT5IEmh6 — Vanessa Fox (@vanessafox) June 3, 2015
John Doherty – @dohertyjf
Senior Growth Manager at Trulia, Founder at HireGun
Work on the highest impact thing. Don’t distract yourself with other things.
— John Doherty (@dohertyjf) June 28, 2015
Samuel Scott – @samueljscott
Director of Marketing and Communications at Logz.io
Stop building links. Build brands! My #brightonseo deck + notes + slide explanations: http://t.co/kDRvfsuogK #seo — Samuel Scott (@samueljscott) June 21, 2015
Eric Enge – @stonetemple
Founder and CEO of Stone Temple Consulting
The State of SEO 2015 – Inteview with Eric Enge of Stone Temple Consulting http://t.co/BfWQmzZ6zQ #seo
— Eric Enge (@stonetemple) June 29, 2015
Annie Cushing – @AnnieCushing
SEO and Analytics Consultant
7 Key SEO Activities That Can Now Be Automated http://t.co/Me4PoKXjAx — Annie Cushing (@AnnieCushing) June 26, 2015
Matt Southern – @MattSouthern
SEO Analyst at Pam Ann Marketing and Writer at SearchEngineJournal
Bing stepping up its video search game: http://t.co/jAe5zbO1Dr
— Matt Southern (@MattSouthern) June 20, 2015
Dr. Pete Meyers – @dr_pete
Marketing Scientist at Moz
Google News-Wave Update: Media Websites Surfing the Winner Tide http://t.co/6STvYMgw27 via @searchmetrics — Dr. Pete Meyers (@dr_pete) June 22, 2015
Ruth Burr Reedy – @ruthburr
SEO Consultant, Former Inbound Marketing Lead at Moz
How to Build Links in Person https://t.co/LwpTNWRP3i my latest post on @moz
— Ruth Burr Reedy (@ruthburr) June 25, 2015
Mike Ramsey – @MikeRamsey
President of NiftyMarketing
Good List: SEO Training Resources for Marketers | Digital Elevator http://t.co/eHC2VijKVl — Mike Ramsey (@MikeRamsey) May 26, 2015
Michael Gray – @graywolf
SEO Blogger and Consultant
Google: We know we said penguin would be rolling updates, it’s not, we said frequent, it’s it’s not, in fact we’re keeping it all secret
— Michael Gray (@graywolf) January 28, 2015
Joost de Valk – @jdevalk
CEO of Yoast
Seems Google fixed their Structured Data testing tool, now validates our Sitelinks Search Box implementation again: https://t.co/iweq5UvKdV — Joost de Valk (@jdevalk) June 26, 2015
Aaron Wall – @aaronwall
Founder of SEOBook
http://t.co/dEiCnMDofL “Google slaps small businesses in the face by talking out of both sides of its collective mouth”
— aaron wall (@aaronwall) June 17, 2015
Julie Joyce – @JulieJoyce
Founder at Link Fish Media
links are how we move around the internet, and there wasn’t all this social when Google started. #linkaratichat — JulieJoyce (@JulieJoyce) June 15, 2015
Jayson DeMers – @JaysonDeMers
Founder and CEO at AudienceBloom, Industry Writer
Local search engine optimization isn’t just about local mom-and-pop shops anymore. http://t.co/gf4BbfzIPd
— Jayson DeMers (@jaysondemers) June 26, 2015
Drew Hendricks – @DrewAHendricks
Digital Marketer, Industry Writer
3 Crippling Digital Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make Right Out of the Gate by @awesomepeter http://t.co/q3kkteg5PS via @B2Community — Drew Hendricks (@DrewAHendricks) June 19, 2015
Will Critchlow – @willcritchlow
Founder and CEO of Distilled
What does Google want? My talk at Future of Digital Marketing 2015 http://t.co/P0zWEjkCqH #FODM15
— Will Critchlow (@willcritchlow) June 11, 2015
Kate Morris – @katemorris
Digital Marketing Consultant
Creating Content for The Time-Crunched Local Business Owner – http://t.co/DMbOSlkRTR Share and help save the Rhinos! #pubcon — Kate Morris (@katemorris) April 20, 2015
Matthew Barby – @MatthewBarby
Digital and Content Strategist at Wyatt International, Industry Writer
Growth Hacking Your SaaS Startup – a Guide http://t.co/mX7aS6uaXj My new 9,000 word guide! #growthhacking
— Matthew Barby (@matthewbarby) May 21, 2015
Brian Halligan – @bhalligan
CEO of HubSpot, Author of Inbound Marketing
SSEO is the new SEO. Search & Siri Engine Optimization. — Brian Halligan (@bhalligan) June 23, 2015
Dharmesh Shah – @dharmesh
Founder and CTO at HubSpot
“The ultimate content strategy is listening.” ― @thesaleslion http://t.co/aI9n0Qhntb
— Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh) June 27, 2015
Joe Chernov – @jchernov
VP of Content at HubSpot
Optimizing Content Marketing: How @HubSpot Doubled Conversions With One Simple Tweak https://t.co/tbL9eoUhQs by @newscred — Joe Chernov (@jchernov) June 22, 2015
Brent Csutoras – @brentcsutoras
Owner and Social Media Strategist at Kairay
5 Daily Habits Guaranteed to Give You More Links and Higher Rankings by @neilpatel: It is possible to build da… http://t.co/QPWnpjvYki
— Brent Csutoras (@brentcsutoras) June 29, 2015
Loren Baker – @lorenbaker
Founder of Search Engine Journal
How to Make Friends With Bloggers and Journalists to Gain Influence #Podcast w/ @johnrampton http://t.co/kf1gTGrF3E via @rainmakerfm — lorenbaker (@lorenbaker) June 15, 2015
Kristopher B. Jones – @krisjonescom
Founder and Former President of Pepperjam, Industry Writer and Speaker
15 Strategies to Attract Customers on Your B2B Company Website by @YEC http://t.co/ZZdRdTcWcl via @B2Community @lseocom
— Kristopher B. Jones (@krisjonescom) June 17, 2015
Andy Beal – @AndyBeal
CEO of Trackur and Reputation Refinery
Yelp accuses Google of manipulating results – http://t.co/4CzgK1QHIX #potkettleblack — Andy Beal (@AndyBeal) June 29, 2015
David Mihm – @davidmihm
Director of Local Search at Moz
Yahoo gave up on Maps a long time ago, but they’re formally shutting it down, at long last. http://t.co/6dIEde4l5r
— David Mihm (@davidmihm) June 4, 2015
Bernadette Coleman – @BernieColeman
CEO of Advice Interactive Group
Why and How to Create Content That Can Be Easily Repurposed http://t.co/OJoneuOgk6 — Bernadette Coleman (@BernieColeman) June 19, 2015
Mike King – @iPullRank
Founder of iPullRank
This @timothymarc guy made a buzzfeed-esque landing page that somehow inspired me to give him my email http://t.co/gj3tJ0Mr6H #curious
— MyCool King (@iPullRank) June 21, 2015
Eric Wu – @eywu
SEO and SEM Lead at Edmunds
The Customer is the New Boss! Think intent, think customer journey, think #IoT. Rethink Search via @AmyLabroo #MPSIS pic.twitter.com/c6lhdwkl5g — Eric Wu ( ・ㅂ・)و ̑̑ (@eywu) June 12, 2015
Dan Shure – @dan_shure
Founder, Evolving SEO
Use with discretion: Wikipedia Broken Link Building http://t.co/nfhzz6dbbT via @cognitiveSEO
— Dan Shure (@dan_shure) June 26, 2015