Where do i Begin ?

[spider7]

Hi Friends,

What's the best book / course to get your hands on to learn SEO?

yeah...i know that many will say "just read the post here"...but i want something a little more structured....like a course.

Anyone suggest a course?

thanks man!

 

[edyang]

Here's a post that might be relevant for you: http://www.quicksprout.com/2013/04/22/if-i-had-to-start-my-seo-campaign-from-scratch-i-would/

Also from Neil Patel: http://www.quicksprout.com/2013/01/24/the-advanced-guide-to-seo/

Link building is a big part of quality SEO, so read Brian Dean's blog "Backlinko": http://backlinko.com/

 

[Voasi]

Check out SEObook.com's membership. They have a ton of resources and a lot of white hat SEO talk in there.

 

[AFSTER]

Some great info on there, thanks

 

[Andreea Leau]

You can check squirrly dot co They start a coach session about seo and content marketing. It's free to sign up and the information is really cool.

 

[SMMCity]

These are the best and easiest videos to follow: http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/black-hat-seo/483731-how-rank-any-website-google-2-hour-video-tutorial-series.html

He goes into great detail and makes it very easy to follow. The only bad thing is you will need to have a few SEO tools to start off with.

 

[aranrond]

Courses, books, forums they are a really great source of knowledge. However I'd like to advise another method of learning. Learn by testing. Action is important.

There are lots of SEO methods hailed by masses as "DEAD". But sometimes if you test them you'll see that some dead methods work.

 

[niroshana35]

This is the first ebook I read about SEO is "Search Engine Optimization Made Easy pdf by brad callen" few years back but still it has useful content and the content is easily understandable and well structured and it's a free ebook

 

[dbshoupe]

Moz.com has an SEO Beginner's Guide. It is all white-hat and a good source to begin with. I agree with a poster above that the best way to learn is by doing. Take the information you glean from the beginner's guide and the other sources mentioned here and put them into practice on your own website. Then learn by watching what happens to your rankings and traffic.

 

[aranrond]

Reverse Engineering is also a very good way to learn. You can analyze backlinking strategies used by sites that rank at first spot and try to replicate those methods.

How to do this for free:
1. Go to Google and search for something competitive (example: product reviews)
2. Copy URLs of websites that rank on top spots.
3. Use backlinkwatch and ahrefs free account to analyze backlink profiles.

 

[TheGardenGnome]

Yea he is great very detailed, good for noobs.
His videos are a tad long though, other then that good tuts, learnt alot.

These are the best and easiest videos to follow: http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/black-hat-seo/483731-how-rank-any-website-google-2-hour-video-tutorial-series.html

He goes into great detail and makes it very easy to follow. The only bad thing is you will need to have a few SEO tools to start off with.

 

[spider7]

thanks dudes...looking at some basic course by Lynda.com

Then....looking to move up from there.

also...cheking those mentioned above.

~cheers