--- title: 17 SEO myths to leave behind - SEO Tips - Search Engine Optimization description: SEO tips eBook that will give you a head start towards improving the search engine performance of your website. But remember that Search Engine Optimization is as much an art as it is science. And please do not neglect that your content is critical to search success. image: https://www.bristolstrategy.com/hubfs/Bristol-Strategy-2016/Image/SEO-characteristics.png --- [![Logo.png](https://www.bristolstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bristol%20Strategy-2016/Image/Logo.png?width=240&name=Logo.png "Logo.png")](https://www.bristolstrategy.com) ![thanku-banner.jpg](https://www.bristolstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bristol%20Strategy-2016/Image/thanku-banner.jpg?width=1320&name=thanku-banner.jpg "thanku-banner.jpg") # 17 SEO Myths You Should Leave Behind As search engines change, so does the SEO process for website ** ### The 17 SEO Myths eBook Identifies Obsolete SEO Techniques and Offers SEO Tips ##### Are your SEO skills up to date?   ![17 seo myths to leave behined when planning your SEO optimization project](https://www.bristolstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Image/hero/17-seo-myths-to-leave-behind.png?width=226&name=17-seo-myths-to-leave-behind.png "17 seo myths to leave behined when planning your SEO optimization project")Over the last decade, we’ve seen remarkable change in how searchers perform queries and interact with results; in how engines crawl, index, and rank pages; and in how marketers influence the engines to send them traffic. But, in spite of these monumental shifts, a shocking amount of misinformation about the practice of SEO persists. It’s possible that you’ve been contacted by SEO firms or SEO practitioners in the past who weren’t fully above-board or that you’ve read articles in the blogosphere or the mainstream media (the latter is no less guilty than the former of spreading misinformation) that instilled some of these myths we will tackle as truths. What’s presented here are wrongheaded ways of thinking that can damage your marketing efforts on the web alongside some solid advice on how to avoid it. ![SEO - Search Engine Optimization](https://www.bristolstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bristol-Strategy-2016/Image/SEO-characteristics.png?width=281&name=SEO-characteristics.png)As an additional resource to this eBook, please be sure to check out the many [SEO articles](https://www.bristolstrategy.com/blog/topic/seo) on our blog. You will find the most up-to-date information about how to rank for search and the methods to effectively implement them. Topics like Topic Clusters, Local SEO Best Practices, Link Building and more. We recommend that you start with this eBook and supplement your knowledge with the articles where you need to reinforce your knowledge.  Please keep in mind that the field of Search Engine Optimization must advance with each and every update to search engine algorithms which happens more frequently than you would expect. We see changes yearly with minor updates more frequently. 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