Do you know what makes a freelance writer succeed online? It’s not merely their writing skills or industry expertise, an online writer has to be a great marketer to succeed online. Yes, it’s a proven fact. If you don’t know what to market your website or your blog efficiently, you are most likely to fail online.
But do not worry much. It’s not a rocket science. If you can write good piece of contents, you can learn it too.
Get ready to brush your online marketing skills. Do not avert anymore, start it from today, from now, from this moment. Give yourself a schedule of a few hours everyday and learn how to make your contents more visible to Google.
I have compiled a list of a few useful resources that will help you master the skills of online marketing.
Here you go…
Resources for Beginners
1. Google SEO Guidelines – The starter guide
Start with the most basic that comes from the master itself. You already know that Google is the world’s largest search engine. Starting with Google’s SEO guidelines will help you know as to how you can make your website be in its good book.
2. How search works – from algorithms to answers
Once you know the basics, it’s the time to refresh what you know. Go through the storyboard type graphical presentation from Google. It will tell you everything. As they say – from algorithms to answers.
3. The Beginner’s Guide to SEO (Moz)
The Moz beginner guide is one of the most useful guides for people willing to learn SEO. It contains comprehensive information about various topics related to SEO and consists of ten chapters completing which will increase the skills considerably.
While reading the Google SEO guidelines, you get to learn the best practices. In webmaster guidelines, you will learn to make Google find, index and rank your web pages.
5. What is PageRank and how does it work?
PageRank is an important ranking factor for websites to rank in Google. This detailed article will provide you complete information about PageRank.
6. SEO Tips for Bloggers by Problogger
Darren Rowse wrote this blog in 2009 only. But even today, the suggestions are just perfect for any blogger. A must read for every blogger.
7. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to SEO
A good SEO guide put together by Courtney Seiter from Bufferapp definitely deserves a read. It will give you some useful insights about search engine marketing.
8. Beginners guide from Kissmetrics
Though they talk the same thing but the way it has been written it becomes easier even for absolute beginners to learn important terms and aspects of SEO.
9. Beginners guide to online marketing by Quicksprout
It’s a comprehensive guide, but Neil Patel is known for his aggressive self promotion. So avoid his self-marketing pitch and focus on the main subjects of the guide, you will love it and will be learning a lot from this guide.
10. Beginners guide to WordPress SEO
If your website is powered by WordPress CMS, you shouldn’t miss this guide by ‘SEO by Yoast’ plugin developer – Joost DeValk.
For Intermediates
The articles posted in the White Board Friday contain useful information about SEO and other topics in internet marketing. The contents are written by SEO experts, which are useful in brushing your knowledge and skills. One can get latest trends, skills and techniques of SEO in this website.
Danny Sullivan is the founder of the Search Engine Land. He is s one of the popular figures in SEO world of today. Following the SEO channel on this website will keep you updated with the latest in the industry.
It is a nice site for getting information about search marketing for small business. The posts are well written by experienced SEO professionals.
Search Engine Journal was founded by Loren Baker. He is one of the most popular SEO names in the world. Checking the website regularly will definitely increase your skills and knowledge.
15. Marketing Land
Sphinn is the earlier name of the Marketing land developed by Danny Sullivan. This is an excellent site to increase your SEO knowledge and skills with classified information. Of course, the site is full of trendiest ideas and techniques of online marketing.
16. Google Webmaster Central Blog
Google regularly brings out search related post in this blog. The post provides valuable information to the webmaster with current rules.
17. Alltop SEO
This site contains popular blogs from various resources of the internet about SEO. Checking the regular update of SEO related blogs helps to increase your skills and knowledge.
18. Inside Search
Inside Search is operated and managed by Google. It brings out constant updates for the general public. Visiting the site helps people to know about SEO jargon and acquire more skills.
19. KISSmetrics
The blog section of KiSSmetrics has a large collection of valuable articles. Particularly, online marketing posts are helpful for web professionals to optimize and gain more skills about the industry.
20. SE Roundtable
Get the latest trends and news of search engine marketing world from this website. It contains articles, video recaps, and forum recaps prepared by the experienced professionals.
Advanced SEO
21. Google Trends
Keyword Research is an important part of search engine marketing process for any online business. This resource provides information about keyword popularity and total searches done in a specific period of time.
22. Clickzintel
Advanced research data and white papers about online marketing, you need to register on the website to get full access to whitepapers.
Get insightful details about search engine ranking factors from MOZ. The data it represents are based surveys that MOZ conduct on online marketing professionals around the world.
Regular SEO audit on website is necessary to see the progress and competitors in the field. Using the resource provides overview to stay competitive and outrank others.
25. Inbound
This online discussion forum contains useful information about inbound marketing. SEO is an important topic discussed in the forum and so useful for people to get insight in this area.
26. SEO Book Blog
Aaron Wall-the founder of this blog and other experienced SEO professionals constantly updates in blog about SEO. The community is highly respected in the online marketing for valuable information shared to survive in the competitive online marketing.
27. Guide to Creating Viral Linkbait
Get comprehensive information about creating Linkbait and infographics in this website. Contents are well presented to guide you for brainstorming, design and presentation, research and analysis, publishing and sharing.
28. Webmaster Tools’ YouTube Channel
This channel contains the series of videos of Q&A from Matt Cutts. It provides accurate, relevant and up-to date information about SEO from the top guy of Google Spamming team.
29. Hubspot’s blog
Hubspot provide excellent platform to manage online content and information about SEO. Their suites of tools are however paid, but referring to their blog section regularly will add comprehensively more to your inbound marketing knowledge.
30. SearchEngineLand’s SEO Table
Know the ranking factors in details. All explanations given well.
31. SEO by the Sea
Bill Slawski read the patents of various search engines and translated them into simpler form to understand by people. Hence, it is a great website to visit by beginner, intermediate or skills SEO professional looking to increase their knowledge in this field. You will get regular updates about search engines and heading direction of search engine in future.
Paid Resources
32. Advanced Link Building Course
Jon Cooper is one of the most popular names in the SEO industry. In this course, you will gain significant knowledge about link building as it is an integral part of SEO. It is worth signing up for the course, as the contents are well presented and provides valuable insights of SEO industry.
From basic to advanced online training for online marketing. Highly advisable if your budget allows this membership.
Another great online leaning course for online marketing, especially search engine optimization.
Test and Quizzes
35. http://moz.com/seo-expert-quiz
36. http://www.cleverstat.com/en/seo-quiz.php
1 thought on “38 Online Resources to learn SEO”
Good list, Thanks