This Week in SEO: A 2015 Recap & 2016 Prediction Round-Up

“2016 is the Year of PageSpeed! Or wait. I mean the Year of Conversion. Oh, nevermind.” – SEO Manatee

The end of the year is a great time for SEO articles. The beginning of the year is also great. On one hand, there are a lot of year-in-review articles, and then on the other hand there are several articles that ponder on predictions in SEO over the next 12 months. It’s a great time to get caught up on news and emerging topics all at once.

I see most of the posts as they race by on one of my various social feeds. Sometimes I catch them. And sometimes I totally miss them. So this year I decided to create a list of all the recap and prediction articles I could find. This post is really a list that points to articles with other lists. It’s kinda meta, but it is a useful resource nonetheless. Enjoy!

2015 SEO Recap & Review

Moz – The Best of 2015: Top Posts and People of the Year

Stone Temple Consulting – Digital Marketing Challenges and Changes 2015

Business.com – SEO in 2015: What Happened When?

SearchEngineWatch – 11 biggest SEO trends and events of 2015

SearchEngineLand – Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Columns Of 2015

BruceClay – SEO in 2015: A Retrospective for the Introspective

2016 SEO Predictions & Stuff

Moz – 10 Predictions for 2016 in SEO & Web Marketing

Business.com – Search In the New Year: Understand the Scope of Search Engine Optimization in 2016

Forbes – The Fundamental Guide To SEO In 2016

SearchEngineLand – 5 Essential Search Trends That Will Impact Online Revenue In 2016

Inc – How to Prepare Now for SEO in 2016

Momentology – SEO Trends 2016: 44 Experts On The Future Of Organic Search Success

SearchEngineRoundtable – SEO Tips For 2016 By Google’s John Mueller

HubSpot (ebook) – 17 SEO Myths to Leave Behind in 2016

WebmasterWorld (thread) – 2016: emerging trends on search; what are you predicting?

AMA – Six SEO Rules for 2016

LifeHack – 5 SEO Predictions For 2016