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Posted by chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points

Best resources for SEO?

With technology moving and changing to fast what is the best resource for really learning the ins and outs of SEO and SEO content writing?

Most books are outdated and there is so much pixie and fairy dust around SEO as everyone is trying to sell you the most amazing software/book/membership for learning the most guarded and hush hush secrets that will be revealed apparently to no one else but you....sick and tired of searching...

9 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

The 2 best resources I've found are:

If you are in hurry there's Search Engine Optimization Tips for Beginners

chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points
chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points

I had a look at seomoz a while ago but turned away once I saw they were trying to sell me a $99/month membership and Lynda.com is also membership based, although they do have a lot of other courses that interest me so I might join.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

@Chris - The beginner's guide at seomoz is free.

Lynda.com is worth the money, just like Treehouse

chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points
chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points

Cheers I'll have a look at it.

Eric Siu
Eric Siu
2,008 Points
Eric Siu
Eric Siu
2,008 Points

Hey Chris,

Thought I'd chime in here. As James pointed out, the SEOmoz beginner's guide is a great resource to start with.

Here's a post that will help guide you as well: How To Learn SEO

After you've read those, I recommend you go out there and begin experimenting on your own. Books and blog posts are a great place to start, but they'll never replace the experience you'll get from learning out in the wild.

Try testing out different things with your own website and figure out what works and what doesn't .

One important thing to note is SEO is rapidly converging with other marketing channels and it's important that you don't silo SEO into its own bucket. SEO ties in with content, e-mail, conversion optimization, PPC, and much more.

If you're a little lost on how you can drive organic traffic to your site, I'm including two posts that I wrote:

How Guest posting Propelled One Site From 0 to 100,000 Customers

From 0 to 3 Million Monthly Visitors: Learn One Man's Proven Strategy

Hope that helps!

chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points
chrisfeld
chrisfeld
3,332 Points

Thanks Eric I'll check it out

Kelley Kent
Kelley Kent
33,450 Points
Kelley Kent
Kelley Kent
33,450 Points

Chris, I'm glad you asked this question...I was wondering the same thing! Eric and James-thanks for much for the information! I keep finding so many ways to justify the Treehouse membership and this is one more great example. Thanks!

Bob Ziroll
Bob Ziroll
4,933 Points
Bob Ziroll
Bob Ziroll
4,933 Points

I love this idea! An SEO course on Treehouse. I would eat that up immediately.

faruq arif
faruq arif
633 Points
faruq arif
faruq arif
633 Points

Deffo wish to learn SEO from team treehouse a place I trust! To much fake hype over the internet as a whole.