If you are new to SEO the collection of valid SEO resources below should be very useful to you. I tried to put them in order for those really new to SEO to those that maybe have a couple of months experience. I included a video from Search Engine Land first for those “very new” to SEO and/or for those that are looking to easily explain SEO to their clients. Happy reading! Remember to keep an eye on our new 101 category.
SEOmoz
Search Engine Guide
Part 1: Everything You Need To Know About SEO
Part 2: Everything You Need To Know About Title Tags
Part 3: Everything You Need To Know About Meta Description and Keyword Tags
Part 4: Everything You Need To Know About Heading Tags and Alt Attributes
Part 5: Everything You Need To Know About Domain Names
Part 6: Everything You Need To Know About Search Engine Friendly URLs & Broken Links
Part 7: Everything You Need To Know About Site Architecture and Internal Linking
Part 8: Everything You Need To Know About Keywords
Part 9: Everything You Need To Know About Keyword Core Terms
Part 10: Everything You Need To Know About Keyword Qualifiers
Part 11: Everything You Need To Know About SEO Copywriting
Part 12: Everything You Need To Know About Page Content
Part 13: Everything You Need To Know About Links
Part 14: Everything You Need To Know About Link Anatomy
Part 15: Everything You Need To Know About Linking
Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide
SEO Book
- The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
- The Search Engine Marketing Glossary
- Web Manager’s Guide To SEO Strategy
- The Ultimate Guide to Using Bing’s Webmaster Tools
- Free Keyword Competition Research
Search Engine Land
- Chapter 1: Types Of Search Engine Ranking Factors
- Chapter 2: Content & Search Engine Ranking Factors
- Chapter 3: HTML Code & Search Engine Ranking Factors
- Chapter 4: Site Architecture & Search Engine Ranking 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
- The Periodic Table Of SEO Ranking Factors
Distilled
Yoast
WordPress SEO Tutorial – The Definitive Guide
ViperChill
WordPress SEO: The Only Guide You Need
SEJ
- The 20-Minute (Or Less) SEO Audit w/ INFOGRAPHIC
- Link Reclamation Best Practices – The Complete Guide
- YouTube Video Optimization from A to Z
- New Marketers Guide to Outsourcing
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