Best way to learn SEO?

by drcatl

Posted: 15 years ago 27 replies

Hey every one,

I'm a complete beginner to SEO. I was wondering what methods/approaches you think are the best to learn SEO for a beginner.

Thanks for all the help.

Thanks,
Zain

#learn #seo

raverandi 15 years ago

"Best way to learn SEO?"

Do SEO.
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Happy_Balance

15 years ago

Hi drcatl,

Much of what passes for 'SEO' is either outdated and /or a big pile of BS.
This includes buying and/or automating thousands of back-links, and many other shady dealings.

However:

I also think saying SEO is bull**** is much like saying design is bull**** – the pitch should be leveled by all websites having plain black text on a white background and may the best content win. It may be debatable in a vacuum, but in the real world things are different. ~source

May the best content win = Hey, there's a great idea.

drcatl, You are asking to learn about a subject where "everyone tends to act like a large bunch of ants all following one another."
Here they come now, have fun...

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dadamson 15 years ago

As a beginner I found Matt Carter's SEO lessons to be very helpful. He ranks websites with high quality backlinks and provides clear examples on how you can do the same. I think it will be the best solid advice you will get as a beginner SEO.

You really do have to just jump in there and do SEO for yourself to really get the feel for it.

Build a small affiliate website and rank it for the product names. You should be able to make cash within a couple of months if you do it right.

Like anything, it's about trial and error. Beat some tough websites and your confidence about the whole thing will grow!

Stick with it

-Dave
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- iamspartan 15 years ago
  
  Read SEO related articles, forums and blogs. You may also communicate to an seo expert through forums. Ask questions if you're confused, just ask them.
  
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jackpot9 15 years ago

Best way to learn SEO?

You need to see how people do it, and then tweak the strategies a little to fit your plan and determine for yourself if it works.

This particular blog post has a pretty good strategy on backlinking
=> THE Backlinking Strategy That Works
Disclaimer: This is not my blog or anything, but i've found this post to be particular helpful.

You definitely do not need to buy anything off his recommendation in the post, he's merely sharing his strategy on what has worked for him. For a primer i suggest you take a look at the diagram, and if you like you could try to do something similar and see the effects on your rankings.

There's also a thread somewhere in this subforum , i think it's called the 40 day ranking challenge by Joseph Archibald, which was actually the primer for the aforementioned post's strategy. You'll want to read it as well.

Then implement them. Good luck!
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hilarious89 15 years ago

I think you should watch the video tutorials of the SEO related topic. Then there you learn everything about seo. That is very effective for everyone.
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William King 15 years ago

Study the behavior of search engines, how they work and what are their purpose actually. Studying such topics in the detail will help you a lot to get the idea of SEO.
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- mrbarnes86 15 years ago
  
  Seomoz beginners guide i can recommend.
  
  I've got a few good youtube channels that i will PM you.
  
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wechta 15 years ago

I actually learned a lot on this forum. But in generally, read, try, ask...
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Hortensia 15 years ago

If you are new to seo the problem is who you should listen to. You don't want to follow strategies that may not work tomorrow. Therefore follow time tested evergreen seo strategies only. Forget noisy 'guru's' who can't stop waffling.

Seo is an introverts game.

My recommendation is to first read John X factor and Michael Campbell.
Then get on a few lists: VitaVee, Mike Liebner

Cheers,
JanPaul
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brianboyer 15 years ago

Research and Google everything, use forums to talk to others like you are doing, find SEO experts who are willing to teach, and take advantage of free tools.
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pilaruk 15 years ago

Start off by trying to optimize your website properly.
(e.g. meta tags, keywords in your title tags, etc.)
There is a lot of information you will find in google, youtube etc.
Hope this helps.
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bilzz 15 years ago

Read articles about SEO basics it would be a useful start for learn better ..
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Corvinus 15 years ago

Browse this forum and you will learn more about SEO.
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teecamo 15 years ago

Start a website on a subject you are passionate about...do one quick check to make sure it isn't saturated to the bone (e.g. computers..maybe something WAY more specific). Then just go do it! Experiment, and read up a little. But only doing will help the learning.
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Watch Store 15 years ago

you can learn a lot from the warrior forum and ask questions on this forum
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Shiva 15 years ago

Hey,
If you a complete3 beginner then these tips may help you :http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...p-you-all.html

Hope this helps,
Shiva!
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pamellad2711 15 years ago

There are many tutorials you can search online, try to search it on google, forums and youtube. Video tutorials would be the best.
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Justinpage 15 years ago

Hey dude, check this site webconfs(dot)com(slash)15-minute-seo.php you will find step by step guides on how to learn SEO.
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petesankey 15 years ago

Just do it. It you have lots of sites you want to SEO - start them all from day 1 - SEO is easiest if you don't try and hurry it too much.
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seoservices1 15 years ago

Hello Dear

Read SEO related articles, forums and blogs. You may also communicate to an seo expert through forums. Ask questions if you're confused, just ask them. And Video Tutolias is best learn SEO.
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rain21 15 years ago

you need to read lot of articles about SEO and need to practice by yourself to learn, forums are great places to learn
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HorseStall 15 years ago

I have found the best way to learn SEO is to read forums, blogs, SEO sites and then conduct experiments to see what works.
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jmackenzie008 15 years ago

i use to learn from youtube tutorials
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rosesmark 15 years ago

Simple Way

First#

Download the SEO PDF Files From Google Search Engine

Second#

Read it and understand about SEO

third#

Read SEO Factors

Fourth

After the read about SEO factors - Implement on blogs
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Shirlyn 15 years ago

Down load the Ebook from Gogole by searching the keywords : "Gogole SEO book" in Google search engine.
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Focused Action 15 years ago

here is another source (free seomoz ebook is also good)

FREE (not aff) - has some good free tools too!
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