The 7 Levels of SEO (From Trash to GOAT)

We’ve all been there — that moment when you realize your SEO strategy might be… a little mid. 😬

Maybe you’re still keyword-stuffing like it’s 2009.

Maybe your “strategy” is just hoping Google figures it out.

Or maybe you’ve got dashboards, content clusters, and Surfer tabs open on three monitors — but still feel like you’re missing something.

Wherever you are on your SEO journey, our new Surfer Academy video will help you laugh, learn, and level up.

🎬 “The 7 Levels of SEO is our tongue-in-cheek breakdown of what it takes to climb from trash-tier tactics all the way to GOAT-tier SEO mastery.

You’ll walk away knowing exactly where you stand — and how to reach the next level.

👉 Watch it now and see if your SEO is Trash, Mid, or GOAT-tier

🎓 Get access to AI Search Optimization Masterclass & learn everything about AI Search Optimization: https://surferseo.com/academy/ai-search-optimization-masterclass

🎓 Watch this next:
AI Overviews: https://youtu.be/bhTo8fDmr5I
Reddit: https://youtu.be/YsP52IvoDEQ

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👉 Subscribe to Matt’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mattkenyonSEO

Have questions or feedback? Drop a comment-we’d love to hear from you!

⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Level 1
02:13 Level 2
03:28 Level 3
04:52 Level 4
07:29 Level 5
10:04 Level 6
13:00 Level 7
16:54 Watch this next

5 Strategic Additions for a Stronger SEO Content Plan in 2024

On 30th Jan, Surfer co-founder and Head of Innovation, Michał Suski, will walk you through actionable steps to take to ensure 2024 is the best year yet for your website!

In this webinar you will hear about:
– Content Inventory and Revisions
– Pillar Pages Analysis and Building Support Pages
– Internal Linking
– WordPress Plugin
– Case Studies
– How to use Surfer to apply what you learned
– What’s coming to Surfer soon
– Q&A

You can’t miss it!

Add it to your calendar: https://surferseo.com/academy/stronger-seo-content-plan-2024/