1. MATT CUTTS

Matt Cutts, The Greenspan of Google was formerly the head of Web Spam team in Google. On December 31st 2016 he quit Google and is currently the Director of Engineering of US Digital Services. He built a team of engineers and spam fighters to improve the quality of search engines.

Today he has 5,44,000 followers in Twitter and written the first version of Safe search, Google’s family filter.

Follow his blog Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO

Twitter @mattcutts

Google+ +MattCutts

2. RAND FISHKIN

Rand Fishkin referred to as the wizard of Moz is the founder and former CEO of SEO software startup Moz. Known for being a startup king in SEO, is also the co-founder for Inbound.org , a blogger, writer and a traveller.

His forte includes Search Engine Marketing & Optimization (SEO), Internet Marketing, Startups, Web Apps, Social Media Marketing and Small Business Leadership. He has a whopping 3,89,000 followers in Twitter.

Follow his website Moz

Have a look at his writings in Whiteboard Friday

Twitter @randfish

Pocket @randfish

3. DANNY SULLIVAN

Danny Sullivan a technologist, journalist and entrepreneur is the co- founder of Search Engine Land a publication which shares information on search engines, SEO and SEM topics.

He is also co-founder and chief content officer at Third Door Media. He is one among the 50 marketing influencers in 2015 according to Entrepreneur magazine. He has 5,27,000 Twitter followers.

Have a look at his work in

• Danny Sullivan @ Search Engine Land/

• Danny Sullivan @ Marketing Land

• Danny Sullivan @ MarTech Today

Twitter @dannysullivan

Facebook @dannysullivan

4. JOOST DE VALK

Driven by passion for Digital marketing and open source, Joost De Valk has co-founded and is the CEO of Yoast, world’s largest SEO software implementer.

He is also a Wordpress web developer, SEO and online marketer who helps business’ achieve online success. Yoast started off with just one person and today is a team of 50 members. Yoast has a followers ranging around 2,37,990 in Facebook and 1,05,000 in Twitter.

To know more about this SEO expert visit Yoast

Twitter @yoast

Facebook @yoast

Instagram @yoast

5. NEIL PATEL

Neil Patel known as a top influencer on the web by Wall Street Journal is the co-founder of Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. He was recognized as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by former President of US Barack Obama.

Big Companies like Amazon, HP, Viacom have flourished their revenue under his SEO guidance. His strength includes SEO optimization, Internet Marketing, Conversion Optimization, Growth Hacking and has 2,68,000 followers in Twitter.

His popular journals are The Complete Guide to Building Your Blog Audience, The Advanced Guide to SEO and The Beginner’s Guide to Online Marketing.

Follow his blog Neilpatel, Quick Sprout

Twitter @neilpatel

Facebook @neilpatel

Website neilpatel.com

6. BRIAN DEAN

The brain behind link building is Brian Dean who is the founder of Backlinko, where online professional marketers look for good SEO tips and techniques. According to SEO experts, great content is key to successful SEO but, according to Brian, link building, SEO techniques and content marketing go hand in hand for a successful marketing.

Having 56,500 followers in Twitter. Marketers from big companies like Apple, Amazon, Disney subscribe to his newsletters.

Visit his blog Backlinkofor more SEO TIPS

Twitter @Backlinko

Youtube @backlinko

7. ERIC ENGE

An SEO expert, an author and a public speaker Eric Enge is the founder and CEO of Stone Consulting, a digital marketing agency. This agency has a list of varied clients belonging to Fortune 500.

In the year 2016 he was awarded the Search Personality of the Year and Search Marketer of the Year. His agency was also known as the Best Large SEO Agency. In Twitter he has 26,513 followers.

To learn more about SEO visit stonetemple

Twitter @stonetemple

Google+ +EricEnge

8. DHARMESH SHAH

Hubspot known for developing and marketing of software products for inbound marketing and sales was founded by Dharmesh Shah along with Brain Halligan. He is also the CTO for Hubspot, an entrepreneur, author and blogger who writes for Onstartups.com a top ranking startup blog.

Adding to his kitty, he is also a speaker on startups and inbound marketing. With 2,93,540 followers in Twitter, Dharmesh believes that success driven by passion turns the business dreams into reality.

Get the feel of his work in onstartups, hubspot

Twitter @dharmesh

Facebook @dharmesh

9. Bill Slawski

‘SEO By The Sea’ is an SEO based company in California which looks into information like patent fillings and whitepapers to know process behind working of search engines, how they determine rank of web pages.

Bill Slawski is the President and founder of this blog and Director of SEO Research for ‘Go Fish Digital’. He is an internet marketing consultant who offers services to people in making their websites easier to use and also help in boost the revenues and conversions. He is having wide knowledge in developing SEO strategies .He has 34,722 Twitter followers.

For best SEO insights visit seobythesea

Twitter @bill_slawski

Facebook @bill.slawski

10. BARRY SCHWARTZ

‘Rusty Brick’ a web consulting firm in New York is owned by Barry Schwartz. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog related to SEM. Apart from being a blogger he is an editor, speaker, host and a business developer enthusiast.

His company ‘Rusty Brick’ offers customized online technology strategy that decreases cost and increases sales. He has 98,180 followers in Twitter.

To know more visit rustybrick

Twitter @rustybrick

Facebook @rustybrick

11. AARON WALL

www.seobook.com is the top ranking website offering SEO training program was incepted in the year 2003 by Aaron Wall. This site follows SEO techniques not the usual kind but which has more of practical experience to it.

seobook offers marketing tips, search analysis, online business tips and general commentary on the evolution of the web from an algorithmic, publishing & business model perspective. With Twitter followers of 1,41,295, seobook helped business professionals boost profits, sales and complete website performance.

For best SEO training program visit seobook

Twitter @seobook

12. STEPHAN SPENCER

Stephen Spencer an eminent author who has written books under O Railley Media which are; The Art of SEO, Google Power Search and Social e Commerce is also an expert, podcaster, inventor and speaker.

He laid the foundation for the SEO Agency Netconcepts. He is known for creating the 3 day SEO seminar Traffic control and has also invented the SEO proxy technology called Gravity Stream. He has 27,562 followers in Twitter.

Get to know more on SEO in stephanspencer

Twitter @sspencer

Facebook @stephanspencer

13. ANN SMARTY

Ann Smarty referred to as the princess of SEO is the brand manager for Ninjas marketing and the founder of Myblogu.com and viralcontentbee.com. An SEO freelancer, consultant and affiliate program manager specializes in keyword research, link building and social media marketing.

Known for her content marketing skills and digital marketing ideas her works are featured in leading publications like NY Times, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Search Engine Land. She has 64,815 Twitter followers.

To know more about her, visit seosmarty, viralcontentbee, myblogu

Twitter @seosmarty

Facebook @annsmarty

14. AVINASH KAUSHIK

Avinash Kaushik an Indian entrepreneur, speaker, blogger and author is the Digital Marketing Evangelist for Google. As an author he is at his best with books like Web Analytics 2.0 and Web Analytics: An Hour a Day.

As a speaker and being passionate about teaching, he has rendered his services in various conferences, universities and big companies. He was awarded as the most Influential Industry Contributor from Web Analytics Association and also featured in the “Pioneers of Digital Book”.

He is the co-founder of Market Motive Inc. and being a Digital marketing enthusiast has 1, 85,728 followers in Twitter. Through his blog Occam’s razor he shows how business can leverage huge revenue with the ongoing complexities in the digital world.

Twitter @avinash

Facebook @avinash.kaushik

15. LISA BARONE

Lisa Barone an award winning writer, content marketer and social media strategist is known for helping businesses build strong brand identities. She is the Chief Marketing Officer at overit, a company known for powerful Digital Marketing Campaigns.

Passionate on lending voice, she has featured in top publications like NY Times, Wall Street Journal and more. She offers viable advice to writers and content creators through videos, social media and various other methods. A social media enthusiast and an avid tweeter, has 37,333 followers in Twitter.

Twitter @LisaBarone

Facebook @lisabarone/