There is no sure fire way to stay ahead of the latest trend in search engine optimization, however, a few of the best practice would help you grow your website. This include using a good seo plugin, a reliable webhost (speed matters), having a sitemap & robots.txt etc.
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My blog is a month old; how do I get it right with SEO?

Like someone else shared earlier, focus on content, original content. Work towards 50 posts, minimum of 300 words each but above 1,000 words preferably (how many first page search results have you seen with few words?). From 50 posts, work towards 500 posts.

Here is an important tip, create a YouTube channel, make useful videos related to your blog post. Have your link to the related blog post as a comment pinned on the video page, and also have that video embedded on your blog post. You need to see YouTube itself as a giant search engine for videos. People come on YouTube not only for entertainment but to learn too. How to apply make-up, how to get free traffic, how to fix a WordPress problem. Solve a problem with your videos and watch traffic trickle to your website from YouTube.

I don't believe in internet gurus, everyone is a learner and it takes time for blogging to gain traction. Put in the work now and someday in the near future, you will reap the rewards.

P.S: Consistency is also important, update your blog and your channel at least once a week. I hope this is helpful