I already know basics and I am interested in perhaps going into the field. I want to know if there are courses on how to become an SEO professional or similar resources to help me
a) improve my SEO techniques
b) understand how to work in the field [finding jobs, pricing projects, setting up a business, etc]
p.s. I am also interested and knowlegabe in PPC advertising, and User Interface design.
2006-12-23 14:57:33 · 15 answers · asked by jjdubya 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Search Engine Optimization
SEO is a very dynamic field where search engines make changes to their algorithms without any warnings that taking a course on the topic will render your learnings outdated by the time the course is completed.
Forums where serious webmasters and SEO folks gather are a good place to start. I suggest you join WebmasterWorld.com http://www.webmasterworld.com -- their forums are participated in by employees of Google, Yahoo and other SEs. And the discussions are typically very technical -- every hiccup of the datacenters are analyzed and every variable from duplicate content to sandboxing to redirects are analyzed and discussed endlessly
Other great sites that you need to check out include
Search Engine Watch http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/
Digital Point http://forums.digitalpoint.com/
Attend SEO conferences. The most important are Search Engine Strategies http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/ and Brett Tabke's Webmasterworld Pubcon http://www.pubcon.com/bios/brett_tabke.htm . Danny Sullivan, one of the famous SEO specialists used to run SES but has decided to leave and start his own Search Marketing Expo http://searchmarketingexpo.com/ These conferences are attended by the whos who in search engine marketing, including the search engines themselves
Also keep track of the announcements from the search engines particularly their press releases and blogs. With Google, always read Matt Cutts' blog
Google Press Releases http://googlepress.blogspot.com/
Matt Cutts Blog http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/ (Matt is a Google software engineer)
2006-12-23 15:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Advance SEO is quite a vast subject. It cannot be mastered in a single day. You have to work on various projects which will equip you with the necessary skills to perform the optimization process. Now coming to the question of learning advance SEO you can take reference from websites which will enhance your knowledge. There is no doubt that Google is always there, so you can do the learning of advance SEO from here.
2016-12-08 02:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by vikash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree - the above answers are all great. I did not see a few sources of great SEO merit.
1. Matt Cutts - MattCutts.com: He is the acclaimed "Google Guru" and one of their Organic results wizards. His site and much of his info is pure 'Gold' for any novice or seasoned professional.
2. Danny Sullivan - SearchEngineLand.com: He recently left SearchEngineWatch, and went off on his own with other Industry Veterans. The new site is full of tips and insights into the SEO/PPC world.
3. BruceClay - BruceClay.com: He literally wrote the 'SEO Code of Ethics' that many of us "White Hat" optimizers follow. His SEOToolset has been in use for almost 5 years, and he has remained top in his field. Training and certification offered!
That's all I have to add...hope it helps.
Best,
TheSearchGuy
2006-12-29 22:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by thesearchguy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try moz.com this is a good site to learn advanced SEO.
2015-06-15 23:29:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think practical knowledge is going to work here, you need to do SEO for a website and also keep an eye on new updates by google. You should do discussion about new techniques in forum, blog answer etc...
2014-12-04 00:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by Neal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try SEO Elite
2006-12-28 04:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by Jake K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above answers are right...
For more information about Search Engine Optimization...you can contact http://www.sem-consultant.com/
We provide training and development program on SEO as well.
2006-12-29 02:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Hari G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could stat by charging a small fee to help some of your local websites - think of business associates and friends.
Attend industry events.
These guys have a course: http://www.webceo.com/training.htm
Check out http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/ he is an expert and is starting to coach SEM & SEO firms.
2006-12-24 06:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by BlogDawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before start making money from SEO you need to proove yourself as good expert. The best thing is to optimize few websites for competitive keywords so you can make a portfolio to show your future clients.
2014-11-18 04:18:51 · answer #9 · answered by Krasimir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep on following the best blogs to know about the latest and effective SEO techniques.
2016-04-13 01:15:53 · answer #10 · answered by Tariq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋