These are a collection of the different figures in SEO that I currently follow regularly. There are definitely more out there and I’d be happy to be introduced to them if you’d like to make the suggestion. Contact me at jeff@jeffreykingston.com with any suggestions.

Jon Cooper
Blog: Point Blank SEO
Twitter: @PointBlankSEO
Jon is a student at the University of Florida, an SEO, and one of the best link builders I’ve yet to run into.
Blog: Point Blank SEO
Twitter: @PointBlankSEO
Jon is a student at the University of Florida, an SEO, and one of the best link builders I’ve yet to run into.
Brian Dean
Blog: Backlinko
Twitter: @backlinko
Brian adds SO much to the SEO world in terms of “white hat” SEO tactics.
Blog: Backlinko
Twitter: @backlinko
Brian adds SO much to the SEO world in terms of “white hat” SEO tactics.
Glen Allsop
Blog: Viperchill
Twitter: @ViperChill
Glen definitely delves more into the greyhat, but there absolutely is always a place for that.
Blog: Viperchill
Twitter: @ViperChill
Glen definitely delves more into the greyhat, but there absolutely is always a place for that.
Charles Floate
Blog: God of SEO
Twitter: @Charles_SEO
Pretty sure Charles has been doing SEO since he was in diapers. The youngest SEO on this list, beating out Jon Cooper. (Greyhat :) )
Blog: God of SEO
Twitter: @Charles_SEO
Pretty sure Charles has been doing SEO since he was in diapers. The youngest SEO on this list, beating out Jon Cooper. (Greyhat :) )
Neil Patel
Blog: Quicksprout
Twitter: @neilpatel
Neil doesn’t classify as an SEO exclusively persay, but his insights into traffic generation are next to none! Awesome!
Blog: Quicksprout
Twitter: @neilpatel
Neil doesn’t classify as an SEO exclusively persay, but his insights into traffic generation are next to none! Awesome!
Avinash Kaushik
Blog: Occam’s Razor
Twitter: @avinash
Another great SEO that tends to be the first on top of any news in the SEO and Analytics industries.
Blog: Occam’s Razor
Twitter: @avinash
Another great SEO that tends to be the first on top of any news in the SEO and Analytics industries.
Bill Slawski
Blog: SEO By The Sea
Twitter: @bill_slawski
This guy knows his stuff. A lot into Google patents and more technical SEO. Great stuff!
Blog: SEO By The Sea
Twitter: @bill_slawski
This guy knows his stuff. A lot into Google patents and more technical SEO. Great stuff!
Hayden Miyamoto
Blog: No Hat SEO
Twitter: @nohatseo
Great insights into tactics, tools and more. Has an interesting “internship” program he runs that I would look into.
Blog: No Hat SEO
Twitter: @nohatseo
Great insights into tactics, tools and more. Has an interesting “internship” program he runs that I would look into.
Or leave me any suggestions in the comments