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Rank was invited to speak at a dinner at YC on SEO and blew the doors off. The links above are great. You should also check out SEOmoz's Search Engine Ranking

Rank was invited to speak at a dinner at YC on SEO and blew the doors off. The links above are great. You should also check out SEOmoz's Search Engine Ranking Factors list ( http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors ). Description of the methodology for building the list: "Every two years, SEOmoz surveys top SEO experts in the field worldwide on their opinions of the algorithmic elements that comprise search engine rankings. This year features contributors from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, the Ukraine, the Dominican Republic and many more. Each participant was asked to rate more than 100 search ranking factors along with specific questions about hot issues in the SEO field. This document, representing the collective wisdom of expert practitioners, is, in opinion, one of the most useful resources for SEO practitioners of all varieties, helping to provide transparency into what matters (and doesn’t) for best practices in search engine optimization."

percept 16y ago
He _should_ change his name to "Rank." ;)
- webwright 16y ago
  Hehe, funny slip, eh? I wish HN would let edits happen after 15m. I caught that too late!
petewailes 16y ago
Disclosure: I'm one of the people listed in the ranking factors report, I've known Rand for many years and I'm an occasional speaker at industry events (I decided to take a couple of years off, am returning 2011). That said, the SEOmoz guides and resources are awesome, as well as the community in general. Ditto SEObook, and the vast wealth of knowledge in the community at large. I'd say start with SEOmoz, and then if you've got any questions, feel free to ping me an email. I'm not hard to find around the web, and I spend time each week offering advice free of charge to people getting in to the industry. It's my way of paying back those who helped me, many years ago.

percept 16y ago

He _should_ change his name to "Rank." ;)

webwright 16y ago
Hehe, funny slip, eh? I wish HN would let edits happen after 15m. I caught that too late!

petewailes 16y ago

Disclosure: I'm one of the people listed in the ranking factors report, I've known Rand for many years and I'm an occasional speaker at industry events (I decided to take a couple of years off, am returning 2011). That said, the SEOmoz guides and resources are awesome, as well as the community in general. Ditto SEObook, and the vast wealth of knowledge in the community at large. I'd say start with SEOmoz, and then if you've got any questions, feel free to ping me an email. I'm not hard to find around the web, and I spend time each week offering advice free of charge to people getting in to the industry. It's my way of paying back those who helped me, many years ago.