WHAT IS SEO?
SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” It is the process of getting traffic from the “free,” “organic,” “editorial” or “natural” listings on search engines. All major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing have such results, where web pages and other content such as videos or local listings are shown and ranked based on what the search engine considers most relevant to users. Payment isn’t involved, as it is with paid search ads.
Start With A Movie About SEO!
New to SEO? Why not take three minutes and watch our video introduction to search engine optimization? It’ll quickly cover the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hF515-0Tduk
more great explainer videos like this in the Common Craft video library, so check that out!
More SEO Advice For Newbies
For more basic but also in-depth advice, Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors, shown below, introduces you to all the key concepts you need to know:
Guide To SEO
As a companion to the table, Guide To SEO by search engine land explains the ranking factors in more depth, in a tutorial providing tips and advice on implementing them. Links to the entire guide are shown below (start at the beginning, and each page will take you to the next):
More SEO Guides & Books
Another excellent guide is Google’s “Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide.” This is a free PDF download that covers basic tips that Google provides to its own employees on how to get listed. You’ll find it here. Also well worth checking out is Moz’s “Beginner’s Guide To SEO,” which you’ll find here, and the SEO Success Pyramid from Small Business Search Marketing. There are also a variety of print books you might consider. Here’s our review of some newer books: A Roundup Of Best SEO Books.
Expert Columns
Search Engine Land has a variety of columns that cover SEO issues mainly from an in-the-trenches perspective:
Top Search Engine Land Articles
Here are a few of Search Engine Land’s more popular articles about SEO:
Library
The SEO Library is an area in Search Engine Land that provides a collection of all stories written on the topic of SEO. We also have sub-categories, including:
Also see Link Building category and these sub-categories:
search engine optimization areas specifically for each of the major search engines:
Also in its library is the How To: SEO section, which is devoted to practical tips and tactics about search engine optimization
SEO Resources From Around The Web
There are a number of blogs and forums that focus heavily on SEO topics, including: aimClear, Blogstorm, Bruce Clay Blog, David Naylor, Eric Ward, High Rankings Forum, John Andrews, Matt Cutts, Michael Gray, Nine By Blue, Outspoken Media, Search Cowboys, Search Engine Guide, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Watch, Moz, SEOoptimize, SEO By The Sea, SEO Book, SEO Copywriting, SEO Gadget, Stone Temple, WebProNews and WebmasterWorld. Looking for an easy-to-scan compilation of SEO news? Check out Alltop. For compilations of the best articles on search engine optimization in a given year, visit The Semmys. At Search Engine Roundtable, you’ll discover a regular compilation of important discussions happening on a variety of search marketing forums. For definitions about terms like SEO and other technological issues, check out Webopedia
SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” It is the process of getting traffic from the “free,” “organic,” “editorial” or “natural” listings on search engines. All major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing have such results, where web pages and other content such as videos or local listings are shown and ranked based on what the search engine considers most relevant to users. Payment isn’t involved, as it is with paid search ads.
Start With A Movie About SEO!
New to SEO? Why not take three minutes and watch our video introduction to search engine optimization? It’ll quickly cover the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hF515-0Tduk
more great explainer videos like this in the Common Craft video library, so check that out!
More SEO Advice For Newbies
For more basic but also in-depth advice, Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors, shown below, introduces you to all the key concepts you need to know:
Guide To SEO
As a companion to the table, Guide To SEO by search engine land explains the ranking factors in more depth, in a tutorial providing tips and advice on implementing them. Links to the entire guide are shown below (start at the beginning, and each page will take you to the next):
- Chapter 1: Types Of Search Engine Success Factors
- Chapter 2: Content & Search Engine Success Factors
- Chapter 3: HTML Code & Search Engine Success Factors
- Chapter 4: Site Architecture & Search Engine Success Factors
- Chapter 5: Link Building & Ranking In Search Engines
- Chapter 6: Social Media & Ranking In Search Results
- Chapter 7: Trust, Authority & Search Rankings
- Chapter 8: Personalization & Search Engine Rankings
- Chapter 9: Violations & Search Engine Spam Penalties
- Chapter 10: Blocking & Search Engine Results
More SEO Guides & Books
Another excellent guide is Google’s “Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide.” This is a free PDF download that covers basic tips that Google provides to its own employees on how to get listed. You’ll find it here. Also well worth checking out is Moz’s “Beginner’s Guide To SEO,” which you’ll find here, and the SEO Success Pyramid from Small Business Search Marketing. There are also a variety of print books you might consider. Here’s our review of some newer books: A Roundup Of Best SEO Books.
Expert Columns
Search Engine Land has a variety of columns that cover SEO issues mainly from an in-the-trenches perspective:
- All Things SEO
- B2B Search Marketing
- Enterprise SEM
- Link Week
- Local Search
- Paid Search
- Search & Analytics
- Search & Conversion
- Search & Display
- Search & Social
Top Search Engine Land Articles
Here are a few of Search Engine Land’s more popular articles about SEO:
- Some SEO Advice For Bill Gates
- 29 Worst Practices & Most Common Failures: SEO Checklist
- SEO Checklist Part 2: Best Practices
- 36 SEO Myths That Won’t Die But Need To
- 36 More SEO Myths That Won’t Die But Need To
- 21 Essential SEO Tips & Techniques
Library
The SEO Library is an area in Search Engine Land that provides a collection of all stories written on the topic of SEO. We also have sub-categories, including:
- SEO: Blocking Spiders
- SEO: Blogs & Feeds
- SEO: Cloaking & Doorway Pages
- SEO: Domain Names & URLs
- SEO: Duplicate Content
- SEO: Flash
- SEO: General
- SEO: Image Search
- SEO: Local
- SEO: Mobile Search
- SEO: Redirects & Moving Sites
- SEO: Spamming
- SEO: Submitting & Sitemaps
- SEO: Tagging
- SEO: Titles & Descriptions
- SEO: Video Search
- SEO: Writing & Body Copy
Also see Link Building category and these sub-categories:
search engine optimization areas specifically for each of the major search engines:
Also in its library is the How To: SEO section, which is devoted to practical tips and tactics about search engine optimization
SEO Resources From Around The Web
There are a number of blogs and forums that focus heavily on SEO topics, including: aimClear, Blogstorm, Bruce Clay Blog, David Naylor, Eric Ward, High Rankings Forum, John Andrews, Matt Cutts, Michael Gray, Nine By Blue, Outspoken Media, Search Cowboys, Search Engine Guide, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Watch, Moz, SEOoptimize, SEO By The Sea, SEO Book, SEO Copywriting, SEO Gadget, Stone Temple, WebProNews and WebmasterWorld. Looking for an easy-to-scan compilation of SEO news? Check out Alltop. For compilations of the best articles on search engine optimization in a given year, visit The Semmys. At Search Engine Roundtable, you’ll discover a regular compilation of important discussions happening on a variety of search marketing forums. For definitions about terms like SEO and other technological issues, check out Webopedia
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