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You might think you don’t need search engine optimization for your blog, but playing nice with the search engines is the very best way to get organic, targeted traffic to your blog or website. The biggest problem I had learning SEO was that there is just an awful lot of information. And some of it is conflicting. As a newbie - or even a seasoned blogger who just hasn’t bothered with search engine optimization - SEO can seem daunting and deep. The truth is, it can go about as deep as you want it to. As a blogger, it behooves you to know at least the basics of how to make sure that your site makes friends with the search engines.

With so much information out there, it is hard to know where to start. Since I have been a student of search engine optimization for a long time now (much longer than I have been a blogger), I am going to tell you a secret: All the SEO training you need is available for free. You don’t need to buy a $495 video set from an SEO “guru” to learn how to get targeted search engine traffic to your blog. Believe me. I have never paid for an SEO training product] and most of my online income now comes from my ability to get my niche sites at (or very near) the top of the SERPS (search engine results pages) through time-tested (white hat!) search engine optimization methods.


This collection of articles is just a small sampling of some of the great SEO information that is available online for free. There are literally millions of articles out there that will help you through any aspect of SEO at any skill level. The majority of these articles are basic enough for newbies to follow, but contain enough specialized information to still teach the experts a thing or two (or eight!).

  1. Introduction to Search Engine Optimization :: Tim Nash ::

    Tim Nash knows his SEO and he can really break it down into easy-to-chew chunks. This article is lengthy, but it is an excellent primer in terms of both terminology and nuts-and-bolts information.

  2. Introduction to Keyword Sniping :: Court Tuttle ::

    Keyword Research and Search Engine Optimization are the old married couple of the internet. You can’t have one without the other. Court Tuttle should be your keyword go-to guy. His articles on keyword sniping are brilliant, easy to follow and simple to implement. If you really want to start making money online with a niche blog, stick with Court’s Internet Marketing School.

  3. Dateless Sniper Theme Tutorial Video :: Court Tuttle ::

    Once you have read Court’s keyword sniping introduction, watch him customize a Wordpress theme that he tailor made for search engine optimization. Important Note: Since I started using Court’s free SEO themes for all my Adsense niche sites they have been indexed faster and my Adsense profits have vastly improved (from a few cents a week to several dollars a day!).

  4. How Search Engines Rank Web Pages :: Search Engine Watch ::

    5. This is just one of Danny Sullivan’s many articles for SEO beginners. I picked this one to feature here because it really focuses in on what a search engine is looking for when it ranks your blog or site.

  5. The Blogger’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization :: SEO Book ::

    This site is packed with great search engine information and tools. I suggest you start with this article. It is well-organized and will give you a good foundation for both practicing SEO and talking about it. If you have ever read an article about search engine optimization and felt lost in a sea of strange terms, this article can really help bring you up to speed. When you are done reading it, take some time to explore SEO book - it is full of treasures.

  6. Welcome to Professional SEO :: Vic Franqui ::

    Blogger Unleashed is one of my very favorite blogs and Vic is just a human goldmine of fantastic information. The video in this post was created after Vic read some guy trying to give SEO advice who clearly didn’t know what he was talking about. Vic goes over interesting SEO stuff in this video, explaining it in his trademark no bullsh!t style.

  7. Make Money Using Blogs - Lesson 2 :: Griz ::

    If you haven’t yet made it to Griz’s Make Money for Beginners blog, now would be a great time to head over there. The article linked is part of the best series I have ever read about making money with blogs. This lesson explores keywords, SEO and everything related. It is dense so be sure you take the time to really read it carefully. This information will help you endlessly.

  8. The Difference Between Domains :: Blogging Zombie ::

    In this article, Justin compares the benefits of buying a new, never-owned domain to a pre-owned, aged domain. Your domain name choice can play a big part in how the search engines treat you so I highly recommend you read this article and hang on to what it can teach you.

  9. Blog SEO: Get Your Blog Out of the Supplemental Index :: Chris G ::

    Chris does a killer job of explaining Google’s supplemental index and how you can save your blog from this limbo.

  10. Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization :: SEOmoz ::

    Totally about thiry pages (as a Word document) this SEO guide is a dream come true for newbies. It is not too long, but it includes enough information to really get you up to speed. Once you have read this, you will be able to follow more advanced SEO articles much easier than if you just jump in cold.

This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive or “best of” list. These are just my particular favorite SEO articles right now. In fact, all the sites featured here are some of my favorites for many topics related to internet marketing, blogging and making money online. Just remember the next time you see a $47 report that promises to get your site to Google’s front page by next week, just keep in mind that there is nothing new in that report - you can get to the front page (or even the first few listings!) for free, you just need to know the right methods and put in the work necessary to get there.

If you have an SEO article or tip you’d like to share, please feel free to link or share it in the comments.

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35 Responses to “10 Great Search Engine Optimization Articles”

  1. no imageSecret Affiliate Code (Check me out!) on June 18th, 2008 3:02 pm

    Hey Sara,

    Thanks a lot for sharing that with us. The one I like most and learned most from it was seo book.

    Daniel

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  2. no imageJames - DigitalKeyToInfo (Check me out!) on June 18th, 2008 7:49 pm

    I think you have some excellent articles in the list. You’re right about this covering anything some ebook would have on SEO.

    James - DigitalKeyToInfo’s last blog post..I Was Marooned!

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  3. no imageDJ (Check me out!) on June 18th, 2008 9:47 pm

    Sara you definitely have the cream of the crop there , I have read many of those over and over

    DJ’s last blog post..Choosing Nursing School Programs

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  4. no imageSara Ch. (Check me out!) on June 18th, 2008 11:09 pm

    Hi Guys!

    Glad you liked my picks. There’s just so many expensive ebooks out there that don’t even touch on half the stuff these guys talk about for free. I thought it was important to come up with a list - even if just saved a couple of people from wasting their money.

    Thanks,
    Sara

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  5. no imageSimon (Check me out!) on June 19th, 2008 12:06 am

    There are some great bloggers there in those articles. I read almost all of them already. Thanks for the list those, great stuff.

    Simon’s last blog post..KeywordLuv and Do Follow

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  6. no imageNicola (Check me out!) on June 19th, 2008 4:31 am

    Hi Sara,

    Thanks for such a great list. I’m just starting out on SEO so this is much appreciated.

    Nicola’s last blog post..Pavilion Arbour from Riverside Garden Centre

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  7. no imageSalman (Check me out!) on June 19th, 2008 4:10 pm

    thanks for such a great list…

    will stumble it :)

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  8. no imagedima (Check me out!) on June 21st, 2008 4:02 am

    Good article

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  9. no imageMoldova (Check me out!) on June 22nd, 2008 1:02 am

    These articles will help me and many people (I think) to rank higher in the search engines results.

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  10. no imageAmichai Inbar (Check me out!) on June 22nd, 2008 7:40 am

    Thanks for compiling these ten best articles about SEO. I like all the topic you chose since you tackle from the introductory part of SEO up to its crucial part. This is a useful guide for all the SEO newbies.

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  11. no imageWorldMuz (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 4:45 am

    Thanks for gethering these articles! Very good job!

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  12. no imageSpotsylvania County Virginia Real Estate (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 8:56 am

    These article is very helpful to me. Thank you so much and keep it up.

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  13. no imageSuz (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 11:49 am

    These are great! I only recently found your site, but i’ve been doing SEO for a while now. I’ve read many of these articles but MANY of them are new! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  14. no imageBonnie (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 12:37 pm

    Good info - thanks!

    http://www.datapus-svc.com

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  15. no imageMortgage Accelerator (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 5:31 pm

    What a great post! This is going to be very helpful for everyone who reads it.

    Mortgage Accelerator’s last blog post..Great Mortgage Acceleration Article - How to Payoff Your Mortgage in 1/3 the Time

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  16. no imageJR'S Internet Marketing Strategies Blog (Check me out!) on June 23rd, 2008 6:33 pm

    This is certainly the A+ list!

    For all newbies I definitely recommend getting the basics of SEO down first.

    SEO can be so confusing at first until you learn the terminology and the light bulb goes off!

    But overall, as with anything having to do with IM, I think it’s the practice that really turns on that light bulb. Read the guides get the feel and just do it and it will all fall into place.

    SEO and IM are hands on practical learning experiences.

    JR’S Internet Marketing Strategies Blog’s last blog post..11 Ways to Link Building that also Increase Web Traffic

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  17. no imageReyna Flowers (Check me out!) on June 25th, 2008 3:05 pm

    sounds honest hi everyone! You guys r nailed it with this recent one!

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  18. no imageEverestpeak (Check me out!) on June 26th, 2008 12:03 am

    This is great news for people like me who are going to start up the website. Better than seeing this after years of building up the site and then not knowing how to make it search engine friendly. Thanks

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  19. no imageHighest CD Rates (Check me out!) on June 26th, 2008 11:01 pm

    This is a great list — lots of good articles. Thanks so much for this!

    Highest CD Rates’s last blog post..Wachovia CD Rates

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  20. no imagewebsite design (Check me out!) on June 27th, 2008 12:41 am

    nice info !
    optimization maximises benefit of the buyer

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  21. no imageNate Nead Digital Signage (Check me out!) on June 27th, 2008 12:29 pm

    Thanks so much for this article. It’s good to see the resources all accessible in one place.

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  22. no imageSnoqualmie Real Estate (Check me out!) on June 29th, 2008 1:13 pm

    Thank you so much or sharing this awesome article. It is very helpful.

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  23. no imageFoam Roofing Systems (Check me out!) on June 29th, 2008 3:15 pm

    The best part is most of these peopel will hlep you at the drop of a hat too!

    Foam Roofing Systems’s last blog post..Foam Roofing Systems A Worthwhile Investment

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  24. no imagecohnsey (Check me out!) on July 1st, 2008 12:26 am

    awesome resource. thanks!

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  25. no imageGainesville Florida Realty (Check me out!) on July 1st, 2008 8:49 am

    Wow! thank’s for the post. It is very interesting.

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  26. no imageForrest (Check me out!) on July 1st, 2008 12:22 pm

    If you ever get a chance to work with a piece of software called Autonomy, give it a shot. It’s not free or open source … not even close. But Autonomy, and other software like it ( Lexalytics ) give strong hints into what can be done with software. There are a lot of seo myths about different ways Google might punish a web site; most of them are obviously not true, because it would be impossible. But it’s almost frightening what’s possible these days.

    Forrest’s last blog post..Talapus Lake in June Snow

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  27. no imageMo Dubai (Check me out!) on July 2nd, 2008 2:41 am

    Thanks for this excellent resource. My favorite, so far, is the “The Blogger’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization”…great tips from someone who clearly knows how to present the solutions for future problems, like selecting only one tag for each blog and robots.txt to prevent indexing archives…very smart to avoid duplicate content

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  28. no imageHomemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) (Check me out!) on July 2nd, 2008 11:02 am

    Thanks for this collection - there is a lot of great info in there. I found you from Court’s site and am always happy to learn more about SEO.

    Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice)’s last blog post..Top 5 Cheap Kids’ Snacks for Summer Vacation

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  29. no imageScott Gostyla (Check me out!) on July 2nd, 2008 3:53 pm

    Great list of articles. I’m personally a huge fan of SEOMoz. Rand has a ton of great content over at his blog and I enjoy his premium membership too.

    Scott Gostyla’s last blog post..Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP-Pregnancy) testing offered by Scott Gostyla and GHI Medical

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  30. professional search engine marketing on July 10th, 2008 5:42 am

    professional search engine marketing…

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  31. no imageProtectBaby (Check me out!) on July 16th, 2008 12:07 pm

    You’ve got the best of the best in your list. I love those guys and they give good, solid info for free. They also don’t hesitate to answer any questions. They’ve taught me a lot!

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  35. no imageDigital camera battery (Check me out!) on November 16th, 2008 10:21 pm

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