Every year, the SEO world is seeing a sea of change and 2018 may not be any different. Try and inculcate the steps to stay n track and never miss a think so that your future in the field of search is always ahead of the pack. Giving tough competition is your forte and you must excel in that, no matter what comes your way.  We know that backlinks have been greatly in use to rank a website well on Google. This may change in the coming years. Backlinks will no longer be the main ground of Google ranking. Despite several algorithms and technologies used, there has been no change; however, it seems as though mobile first index will make it impactful by making mobile and website version the same.

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