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Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO?

18 points by ekare 11y ago

I'm a novice when it comes to SEO, so I'd like to ask the community for the best resource out there in order to rank higher on Google. Thanks!

andersthue 11y ago
best forum I know of : https://www.webmasterworld.com https://www.webmasterworld.com Best SEO person I know : https://www.softwarepromotions.com https://www.softwarepromotions.com And then there is a ton of free e-books out there, but the best way is to build a site and try to get it ranking high.
cag_ii 11y ago
Start by reading the Google webmaster guidelines: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en
dhogan 11y ago
I really enjoyed this one that was required reading for an ecommerce class I had in college. Don't worry, not a textbook: https://books.google.com/books/about/Inbound_Marketing.html?id=VKwD8lKzeEoC&hl=en https://books.google.com/books/about/Inbound_Marketing.html?...
bzalasky 11y ago
Moz.com is really solid if you're not already familiar. They have tools to manage campaigns, in addition to content and community.
tima101 11y ago
Hey, check these 4 SEO resources: https://zen.market/?q=SEO https://zen.market/?q=SEO Helped me. EDIT: website is built by me. check the 4 links under "Get armed with SEO tools". clicking on search result brings dropdown with all resources. These resources are the most explicit I could find.
- ohashi 11y ago
  You're not going to disclaim you're just linking your own site? Also there doesn't seem to be any real valuable resources there.
ohashi 11y ago
https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
mhoad 11y ago
There are some decent resources in here and there are some horrible ones. In my experience HN has never been a great resource for this kind of stuff. I worked as a consultant for many years managing SEO for a number of fortune 500 style companies at a very high and detailed level. I lived and breathed nothing but this for years. Practically the only book I have come across so far to date which I would feel comfortable recommending to anyone is this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Theory-Practice/dp/1449304214 http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Theory-Practice/dp/1449304... however for the record they are releasing a new version of this book at the end of this month which you can pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization/dp/1491948965/ref=dp_ob_title_bk http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization/dp/...
- ekare 11y ago
  Thanks, I'll go with the book you're recommending.
rayalez 11y ago
I highly recommend Alex Becker and his Sourcewave. https://www.youtube.com/user/SourceWaveVideos https://www.youtube.com/user/SourceWaveVideos
luchadorvader 11y ago
I would just trust the first option to appear when you google for it.

18 points by ekare 11y ago

I'm a novice when it comes to SEO, so I'd like to ask the community for the best resource out there in order to rank higher on Google. Thanks!

andersthue 11y ago

best forum I know of : https://www.webmasterworld.com https://www.webmasterworld.com Best SEO person I know : https://www.softwarepromotions.com https://www.softwarepromotions.com And then there is a ton of free e-books out there, but the best way is to build a site and try to get it ranking high.

cag_ii 11y ago

Start by reading the Google webmaster guidelines: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en

dhogan 11y ago

I really enjoyed this one that was required reading for an ecommerce class I had in college. Don't worry, not a textbook: https://books.google.com/books/about/Inbound_Marketing.html?id=VKwD8lKzeEoC&hl=en https://books.google.com/books/about/Inbound_Marketing.html?...

bzalasky 11y ago

Moz.com is really solid if you're not already familiar. They have tools to manage campaigns, in addition to content and community.

tima101 11y ago

Hey, check these 4 SEO resources: https://zen.market/?q=SEO https://zen.market/?q=SEO Helped me. EDIT: website is built by me. check the 4 links under "Get armed with SEO tools". clicking on search result brings dropdown with all resources. These resources are the most explicit I could find.

ohashi 11y ago
You're not going to disclaim you're just linking your own site? Also there doesn't seem to be any real valuable resources there.

ohashi 11y ago

https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo

mhoad 11y ago

There are some decent resources in here and there are some horrible ones. In my experience HN has never been a great resource for this kind of stuff. I worked as a consultant for many years managing SEO for a number of fortune 500 style companies at a very high and detailed level. I lived and breathed nothing but this for years. Practically the only book I have come across so far to date which I would feel comfortable recommending to anyone is this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Theory-Practice/dp/1449304214 http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Theory-Practice/dp/1449304... however for the record they are releasing a new version of this book at the end of this month which you can pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization/dp/1491948965/ref=dp_ob_title_bk http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization/dp/...

ekare 11y ago
Thanks, I'll go with the book you're recommending.

rayalez 11y ago

I highly recommend Alex Becker and his Sourcewave. https://www.youtube.com/user/SourceWaveVideos https://www.youtube.com/user/SourceWaveVideos

luchadorvader 11y ago

I would just trust the first option to appear when you google for it.