I have plenty of people contacting me to ask to refer to some SEO basics tutorials and guides. So I decided to start a post inviting everyone to share their favorite resources to start learning SEO.
Quick note for the beginners: when starting to learn SEO, please keep in mind that there are many questionable issues. So after going through the basics and starting to go further into detail, don’t forget to take any SEO advice with a grain of salt.
I’ll start the list with the following high-quality resources:
1. Beginner’s Guide:
The old version is a good thing to have when you are only starting but if you are serious about learning SEO, you’d better search for Rand’s updates he’s been posting for a year now (not sure if he has compiled them in one guide yet).
Anyway, Google will help collect the pieces: [site:seomoz.org "Rewriting the Beginner's Guide"]
Of all SEO glossaries out there, this one is the most complete. Besides, it contains really clear definitions and good selection of terms.
Hobo Google for beginners is the newly published free eBook by our good UK SEO buddy Shaun Anderson. It is definitely not for beginners only, so I recommend everyone checking it out.
4. Simplifying SEO
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify: this short article by Eric Enge will tune you to the right attitude which is really essential when starting: the simpler, the better:
That’s the only purely SEO cheat sheet comprising all SEO essentials:
- Important SEO HTML tags;
- Search engine indexing limits (common indexing limits imposed by search engines on sites that don’t hold a lot of authority);
- Recommended title tag syntax, etc.
The best way to learn something is to start acting: use the seo tools for additional research and insight.
Jill is great at answering basic SEO questions combining straightforward attitude with humor.
This article by Matt McGee lists all fundamental SEO steps followed by a short concise explanations – a good list to have by hand.
That’s a video guide helping you to get the whole picture: what, how, when…
An award-winning actionable guide by Gyutae Park details the whole SEO process: from choosing a niche to promoting the site.
11. Other SEO Learning Resources
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