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So what do I do? I'm good with programming, I know nothing about SEO. Shoot.

• scottkrager 16y ago
  I know nothing about programming. I'm good with SEO. What should I do? : ) hint: the answer might be the same!
  • dpritchett 16y ago
    Assuming this is an earnest question... learn python. I recommend you read "learn python the hard way". After you're done you will know plenty about programming - enough to build your own tools and tests. There have been two different posts on HN in the past 6 months to the tune of "I taught myself django (it's python) and programming in six weeks, check out my new site!" You won't regret it. Edit: I recommend python because it's designed to be easy to read, easy to learn, and powerful. That and its growth trends in the past 18 months are phenomenal. It's a perfect first language for today.
• patio11 16y ago
  Read the SEOBook or SEOMoz guides for beginning SEOs, identify and fix your onpage issues, then start working on projects and processes which result in you getting links and interesting new content in a fashion which scales beyond your personal time involvement. Being a programmer is so helpful for these it is almost cheating (same goes for most other white collar professions -- what knowledge work can't you make vastly more efficient with programming skills?).
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