Learn SEO from Rahul Dravid! Really?
What does SEO have to do with Rahul Dravid?
What can we learn from Rahul Dravid about SEO?
If such questions are also coming to your mind after reading the title, then you are not alone. I also thought of similar queries when I thought of this topic.
We all know that Rahul Dravid is not an SEO expert. He is a highly-admired cricketer & human being.
He has a strong thinking and analytical ability to understand the game of cricket. For more than 15 years, he has used his skills to perform extraordinarily. Not only at the 22-yard pitch of the cricket ground but also in life.
Are you still wondering about the connection between Rahul Dravid and SEO?
Well, there is none.
Excitement perished? Don’t let it. Keep on reading.
Although Rahul Dravid and SEO are not related, Rahul Dravid’s career and character can teach you a lot about “achieving SEO success”.
Yes, that’s right. He has many remarkable qualities that SEO guys can look forward to.
Let’s go through all of Rahul Dravid’s qualities one by one.
1. Believe in your abilities
Believing in your abilities is vital, if you have self-doubts about your capabilities then, acquiring big SEO success will be a tough task for you.
Dravid always believed in his capabilities and maximized his performances.
There were times when he got dropped from the team or didn’t perform well at games. But, he continued to back himself based on his abilities.
An SEO expert can also feel like the project is not getting a foothold, but he should continue working and back his capabilities. (Of course, he can always improvise his SEO skills if he feels his abilities are not up to the mark.)
2. Analyze the game
Rahul Dravid a.k.a The Wall analyzed his game pretty well. Look at most of his innings, you would notice that when he went on to bat he took some time on the pitch.
In his last match against England, Dravid analyzed the pitch behavior, bowler, strengths and striking zones pretty well. He scored 69 runs, with maximum runs scored at extra cover and deep extra cover (total of 29).
Similarly, an SEO guy must analyze the website from an SEO perspective. He should fix the on-page errors such as 301, 302 redirects, canonical issues, content duplicity, URL length, and others.
After that, he should look for the pages, articles, or products that can perform better and promote them with off-page SEO techniques.
3. Focus on the process
The process is more important than the result, said the legendary Indian cricketer MS Dhoni. Rahul Dravid was also keen to follow the right process.
When IPL came into the picture, cricket enthusiasts believed that young cricketers would dominate & senior players might struggle to compete in this league.
However, many senior players including Rahul Dravid performed well in the IPL. Sticking to process & relying on copybook shots helped them achieve success.
SEOers should also focus on the right process of doing SEO to achieve success. Ways of doing SEO might change with time and you might have to adjust the strategy a bit.
But keeping a close eye on the process will always help you take your SEO project to new heights.
4. Be persistent
Persistence makes a huge difference when you want to get success at any stage. Be it life, sports, SEO, or anything else. If you are not persistent, then there are very low chances of getting success.
Rahul Dravid’s persistence is widely famous as he used to stay on the crease for hours despite hardships.
Rahul Dravid himself said, “I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.” The quote neatly summarizes his ability to fight for success.
Similarly, SEO experts need to be persistent with their work. They have to follow the daily SEO routine with the same enthusiasm despite facing difficulties.
5. Be a team man
“Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to.” — Navjot Singh Sidhu
This quote is a great example of ‘being a team man’.
Rahul Dravid always showed the best interest for his team. Whenever the game situation or captain demanded to sacrifice his comfort, batting position and desires he happily sacrificed that.
In the same way, search engine optimizers need to show the sacrificing spirit for the team.
Doing SEO for midsize and large websites requires a big SEO team. The in charge of the team plus other team members must be the ‘team man’ to support each other and get everyone on the same page.
Remember, a divided team can never win the game.
6. Be nice to others
If you ask who is the nicest cricketer in the world?
The name Rahul Dravid would probably come first to your mind. He has such a nice and gentle personality that everyone loves. His humility and kindness have won millions of hearts all over the world.
But how being nice to others can help an SEO guy?
It can help you in many ways. You work with lots of people such as colleagues, bosses, clients and others.
Maintaining a healthy relationship with everyone brings peace of mind and you can focus on your work and goals.
Being nice helps a lot in building good relationships with others. Not just that, your niceness can make others happy which can improve the performance of your team.
7. Stay calm under pressure
Pressure can break pipes, it can also make diamonds.
So true. Isn’t it?
If you don’t manage the pressure well, you will break. But if you manage the pressure well, you can do wonders.
There were thousands of events in Rahul Dravid’s career when he could break if he had not handled the pressure well. But He is Rahul Dravid, how can he break? He is the wall. His ability to handle pressure is admirable.
The digital marketing world is competitive like any other field. Many times it brings immense pressure. If you handle it like Rahul Dravid, your SEO work will flourish
8. Accept the failure and improve
Every human is imperfect and so is Rahul Dravid.
Rahul Dravid failed many times. In many matches, he could not score runs and got out early. World cup 2007, everyone remembers it, right? The whole team failed as well as Rahul Dravid.
But he learned from his mistake and bounced back and played very well. He scored many runs after that huge setback.
SEOers need to show the same spirit of learning and improving. Everyone makes mistakes, that is natural. But not learning from them and not improving is a foolishness anyone can make.
So accept failure, learn from mistakes and keep improving.
Conclusion
Rahul Dravid is a goldmine of qualities a man can look up to to succeed in life and career. There are countless things you can learn from his character and game.
Agree or not, he is one of the finest cricketers and gentlemen this generation has witnessed.
There are many more qualities that you may have noticed about Mr. Dravid. You may have learned from those incredible qualities.
I would love to hear those stories in the comment box.
Thanks for reading.