Is SEO for dummies?

samualdany · 09-08-2010, 06:13 PM

Hello friends,

I am very new in the online business. A few weeks ago, I had established a website. And currently it enjoys PR3. I am presently understanding the concept of SEO. I had assigned the task to the experts and thanks to them I had good incoming links. However, I want to know more about SEO. I tired asking them but they said that it is difficult to understand the technical aspect. So, I am here to seek help from the SEO professionals in the forum. Can anyone give me an online guide to learn about SEO in detail?

Peter Gregory · 09-08-2010, 06:41 PM

You probably want to start with SEO Book.com ~ SEO Training Made Easy and The Art of SEO Book Companion Site and Blog

Both are great reads!

Vincenzo Oliva · 09-08-2010, 06:44 PM

seomoz.org/articles has some free guides and beginners checklists.

RichardHK · 09-09-2010, 03:12 AM

+1 and a lot more for the suggestion above. "The Art of SEO" has been recommended so many times here I finally caved in and bought it. What a book. An absolutely brilliant publication and worth lots more than the cover price. Way way more valuable than any course as Simon Cruise notes too.

hireava · 09-09-2010, 05:43 AM

Show that you exist.....You should exist more than having a website and a contact form. Preferably put up a phone number and an email address. Get a toll free number if you need to and have it forward to your cell phone. Show your office address, a physical location that someone could look up on a map and find. If you work from home, consider getting a PO Box, but get one that has an address instead of a box number (I think UPS is starting to do this).

Show that you actually work with clients...In the field of web content our clients don’t want us to tell the world we write their content, so we actually just “hint” at who our clients are (Fortune 500 company, a site listed in Time magazine’s 50 Coolest sites, other SEO firms, local companies, etc). If your clients don’t mind, I’d like to see the list, even a short (best of) list. If you’re doing SEO, what keywords is the client ranking for?

Clean Website...I can’t even count how many interested clients for our web content firm have called and said “I like how clean your website is”. It’s not perfect by any means, but yes it is clean and simple. Don’t have your 14-year old nephew design your site and don’t use clipart. You can find all sorts of free web templates, just make sure you customize them a bit so they don’t look “templatey”.

Nice Logo...You should have a logo if you don’t already, even if it’s just the name of your site in a nice typeset. We’ve used LogoWorks before, but I’d try a local design shop first if you can.

Link outThere’s a reason that Google et al. like it when you link out to authoritative sites, and for me that reason is because I want to know that you know your industry and resources.

millerb7 · 09-09-2010, 06:04 AM

The Art of SEO is a brilliant read, I finished it last week. I'm currently halfway through another amazing read, Marketing in the Age of Google by Vanessa Fox.

Fox's book is a much easier read, bigger font, less than half the length, and sort of "dummied" down, I'd highly suggest it. But def. read The Art of SEO for sure.

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RichardHK HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 207 Thanks: 30 Thanked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Is SEO for dummies? +1 and a lot more for the suggestion above. "The Art of SEO" has been recommended so many times here I finally caved in and bought it. What a book. An absolutely brilliant publication and worth lots more than the cover price. Way way more valuable than any course as Simon Cruise notes too.
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hireava Advanced Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 550 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Is SEO for dummies? Show that you exist.....You should exist more than having a website and a contact form. Preferably put up a phone number and an email address. Get a toll free number if you need to and have it forward to your cell phone. Show your office address, a physical location that someone could look up on a map and find. If you work from home, consider getting a PO Box, but get one that has an address instead of a box number (I think UPS is starting to do this). Show that you actually work with clients...In the field of web content our clients don’t want us to tell the world we write their content, so we actually just “hint” at who our clients are (Fortune 500 company, a site listed in Time magazine’s 50 Coolest sites, other SEO firms, local companies, etc). If your clients don’t mind, I’d like to see the list, even a short (best of) list. If you’re doing SEO, what keywords is the client ranking for? Clean Website...I can’t even count how many interested clients for our web content firm have called and said “I like how clean your website is”. It’s not perfect by any means, but yes it is clean and simple. Don’t have your 14-year old nephew design your site and don’t use clipart. You can find all sorts of free web templates, just make sure you customize them a bit so they don’t look “templatey”. Nice Logo...You should have a logo if you don’t already, even if it’s just the name of your site in a nice typeset. We’ve used LogoWorks before, but I’d try a local design shop first if you can. Link outThere’s a reason that Google et al. like it when you link out to authoritative sites, and for me that reason is because I want to know that you know your industry and resources.
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millerb7 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Is SEO for dummies? The Art of SEO is a brilliant read, I finished it last week. I'm currently halfway through another amazing read, Marketing in the Age of Google by Vanessa Fox. Fox's book is a much easier read, bigger font, less than half the length, and sort of "dummied" down, I'd highly suggest it. But def. read The Art of SEO for sure.