Learning SEO

mamos · Feb 23rd, 2008, 13:46

Hi All

I would like to learn SEO both to promote my own website and to add to the services I can offer in the future.

What suggestions do you have for learning this subject.

Books, face to face tuition, online course etc

Which is the best course of action.

I do like the flexibility and simplicity of video tutorials and I have been using these to learn flash but does anyone know if there is such a thing for SEO

mamos

frinkky · Feb 23rd, 2008, 14:00

Just read through the seo section of the site - more than than enough to keep you busy

unitedcraig · Feb 23rd, 2008, 16:16

Yeh i wouldn't bother buying a book, not worth the money IMO.

I would take a at the many tutorials and questions on this site, then submit your site for a SEO critique

Hope this helps

Craig

onlineseo · Feb 24th, 2008, 20:29

If you want to learn SEO, then start your first lesson by logging into Google.com and following these steps :-

a) type "learn seo" or "seo tutorials", or "seo basics" etc etc
b) Click "I am feeling Lucky"

You will be surprised to see your results

Mitchelle Johnson · Mar 4th, 2008, 11:08

There are so many sites and blogs which are good for learning about seo. These sites tell you step-by-step procedure for learning seo. some of these websites are

1. http://www.seoelite.com/index2.htm
2. http://www.seobook.com/
3. http://www.seomoz.org/

and so many more

Rob · Mar 4th, 2008, 11:31

Coversely, be aware that lots of rumour exists in the SEO industry. There are many things I disagree with thats touted in SEO circles.

With SEO, there are some basics and once you have the basics, the rest really is nothing more than trial and error - trial and error is the only way. SE's constantly change their algo's, so dont be afraid to experiment.. sit back wait a month... evaluate, tweak some more.... rinse and repeat.

onlineseo · Mar 4th, 2008, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Rob

Coversely, be aware that lots of rumour exists in the SEO industry. There are many things I disagree with thats touted in SEO circles.

With SEO, there are some basics and once you have the basics, the rest really is nothing more than trial and error - trial and error is the only way. SE's constantly change their algo's, so dont be afraid to experiment.. sit back wait a month... evaluate, tweak some more.... rinse and repeat.

The best SEO can be learned while working on a live project. You can work as a beginner seo with some company, and I am sure you will pick up fast.

Books are good, but those books only contain information in a closed loops. You will get real leap only while working on a live project with some SEO professional who can guide you through various issues of SEO.

sekuchi · Mar 5th, 2008, 14:46

SEO is not a one day process, you need to be patient. There a lot of online resources available about SEO. Just what like Rob said, learn the basic of it and from there, you can have a good foundation of SEO...

webdesigndoncaster · Mar 8th, 2008, 18:47

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Originally Posted by sekuchi

SEO is not a one day process, you need to be patient. There a lot of online resources available about SEO. Just what like Rob said, learn the basic of it and from there, you can have a good foundation of SEO...

your right its not a 1 day course its a 3 day course lol

SEO is an ongoing study, its just a matters of trail and error and keeping up to date with the latest techniques.

onlineseo · Mar 14th, 2008, 10:17

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Originally Posted by sekuchi

SEO is not a one day process, you need to be patient. There a lot of online resources available about SEO. Just what like Rob said, learn the basic of it and from there, you can have a good foundation of SEO...

Yep , Quite true

You can gain real SEO knowledge only while working on live SEO projects. Books are just a guide which can tell you about what a GEAR BOX, HORN, BRAKE is all about.

You can only learn real driving while driving on a busy road on your own

In a similar fashion you need to test those skills while working on live projects.