Before January 2023, my technical SEO knowledge was pretty basic. My audits focused on the usual suspects: canonical tags, hreflang implementation, and XML sitemaps.
But over the last 12 months, I’ve levelled up significantly.
I started diving into more complex topics such as:
🔹 Server-side vs. client-side rendering
🔹 Crawl budget management
🔹 Async vs. defer
🔹 Hydration in JavaScript frameworks
I also worked on high-stakes migrations and helped troubleshoot indexing issues for websites built on headless CMS platforms.
Many platforms had content not visible to Googlebot due to JavaScript rendering issues.
So, how did I grow technically?
🛠Hands-on with Complex Projects
Nothing beats real-world experience. Working on large, JavaScript-heavy websites has been the best classroom. I've made mistakes, read documentation, and dug deep into debugging issues—every step helped me grow.
📚 Courses & Webinars
I’ve invested in my learning through:
Kristina Azarenko’s TECH SEO Pro
Mark Williams-Cook’s SEO Course
Daniel Foley Carter’s Technical SEO webinars
These gave me new perspectives, a more substantial vocabulary, and practical tools I now use every day.
💡 Experimentation
Learning is one thing—applying it is another. I made it a habit to test course recommendations, tweak settings, and observe the outcomes.
That curiosity fascinated me with code, semantics, and how browsers and crawlers interact with content.
I’m still learning, but I feel more confident navigating technical SEO conversations and audits.
How about you—what’s helped you improve technically?
Let’s share and help each other grow.
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