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Brian Dean

Brian Dean

The expert that experts learn from

Expertise

  • SEO
  • Content
  • YouTube
  • MarTech
  • Community building
  • Growth

Brian is the founder of Backlinko, and now an internationally recognized SEO expert. After failing with his first five online businesses, Brian finally struck gold with a site in the personal finance space in 2012. He created Backlinko to teach the lessons he learned along the way.

Since launching Backlinko, Brian made a name for himself by publishing insanely practical strategies that marketers can use to grow their online business. Backlinko is now one of the most popular marketing blogs online.

After selling Backlinko to Semrush, he started another successful venture, Exploding Topics. But he also stuck around to continue to help set the standards for Backlinko, and we’re thrilled to still have him around as a contributor.

Latest articles:

We Analyzed 4 Million Google Search Results. Here’s What We Learned About Organic Click Through Rate

We analyzed 4 million Google search results to better understand the organic click-through rate. First, we analyzed CTR data across 1,312,881 pages and 12,166,560 search queries. Then, we looked at how factors like title tag length, sentiment and meta descriptions affect organic CTR. Thanks to data provided from Semrush, we were able to get CTR data from several different Google Search Console accounts. So without further ado, let’s see the results.

Conversion Rate Optimization: The Definitive Guide

This is a complete conversion rate optimization (CRO) guide updated for 2024. You’ll learn: How to convert first-time visitors into customers How to audit your site to figure out where you’re leaking revenue How to build high-converting landing pages How to optimize Ecommerce sites How to run A/B tests like a pro How to run customer research so you write copy that converts In short, if you want to get more leads, sales, and signups, you’ll love this guide.