Becoming SEO expert?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by poojaGee, Jun 18, 2010.

  1. SEOibiza

    SEOibiza Peon

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    #21
    SEOMoz SEOBook etc are excellent resources to learn the basics, "expert is something different entirely.

    this is probably the best post Ive seen on what it takes to be a true seo "expert"

    you have several years of learning the basics first though. good luck.
     
    SEOibiza, Jun 20, 2010 IP
  2. king12344

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    #22
    ]thanks that help me a lot im new to this
     
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  3. redhat01

    redhat01 Greenhorn

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    #23
    You can`t become a SEO expert fast.
    Becoming a SEO expert involve experience, and experience involve time, years :)
     
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  4. ONO

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    #24
    learn new thing and try..
     
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    #25
    @PoojaGee... I started out with the SEO Book from SEOBook.com. You can probably find a torrent of it somewhere for free.

    I think it's a good idea to start with a more comprehensive book instead of just reading blog posts. The organization will make it much easier to understand the different concepts and each chapter builds on previous knowledge from the book.
     
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  6. thunderbolt007

    thunderbolt007 Active Member

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    #26
    There are lots of things or ideas to be needed for you to become expert in SEO field. It takes time mate. Lots to learn. Many SEO experts are doing their seo in many years of their experience. :D

    Everybody has different approach and style to do the SEO ways. :D

    Try to learn from this seo experts :

    Randy Fishkin of SEOmoz
    Eric Ward of ericward.com
    Aaron Wall of seobook
    Jill Whalen of highrankings.com
    Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land
    Dan Thies of SEO Fast Start
     
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  7. BrianJump

    BrianJump Active Member

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    #27
    ^ true. Most imporant IMO: domain (kw in url) and title tag.
     
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  8. Thomasan

    Thomasan Active Member

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    #28
    you need to read more online article on seo, and google official blog on seo. try to optimize website. Do some practical work...
     
    Thomasan, Jun 20, 2010 IP
  9. saurabh.dhawan

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    #29
    Hi
    Follow my 5 steps that will shoot you to the top of search engine traffic.

    1) Content is King. Search engines love content, especially if it's unique. Build a quality website and become the authority on your niche. You will soon find the traffic flowing in and your servers will be bloating with bandwidth.

    2) Size doesn't matter when it comes to backlinks. It's the quality of your backlinks that makes the difference. Within ONE week I achieved third place ranking on Google search for a popular keyword because I had five quality backlinks to authority sites. My competition had hundreds of backlinks to cheesy spam sites and couldn't even begin to touch my ranking.

    3) Keep it clean. Google doesn't like it if you have links to adult websites or possibly questionable sources. It's important that you make sure that your link-network is clean and kosher. You can easily have your website filtered by the adult-filter if you don't watch your link-community.

    4) Use images. Search engines love images that you have on your website that are relevant to the search topic. For instance if I'm advertising baseball gloves then I'll have all my images related to my website such as: black_baseball_glove or cheap_black_baseball_glove.

    5) Wear the right hat for the moment. There is white hat, black hat, and grey hat. Be smart with the tactics that you use to advertise your website. The right hat can catapult you to the top; the wrong hat can have you banned from the SERPS forever. Be Smart.

    Thanks and Regards
    Saurabh dhawan
     
    saurabh.dhawan, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  10. marketingguru101

    marketingguru101 Active Member

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    #30
    i think work on few sites it will take some time to become seo expert there is no easy way to do that to become seo expert.
     
    marketingguru101, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  11. SEOibiza

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    #31
    lol, that's just a rumour, and his name is "Rand"

    hmm, the question was about getting to expert, I dont really think this counts? I think even non-SEOs probably know this much.

     
    SEOibiza, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  12. magda

    magda Notable Member

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    #32
    It's the beard - he's just a chick magnet ;)
     
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    #33
    buy some good ebooks, take printouts so that you can study them as books in your hands, make notes and points to grasp what they are saying. good luck.
     
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  14. will08

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    #34
    One of the main things that would suggest is, target on your Homepage meta title the high volumes keywords, that you want to target. The Homepage is going to carry the most strength for the website so target the highest keywords and have the meta title upto 60 characters.

    Hope this helps
     
    will08, Jun 21, 2010 IP
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    #35
    The simple way to become an expert is to go through all the threads and articles on DP as well on the net with discussions, so when you are learning something new, you also get to know which ones are contradictory methods. Make sure you subscribe to some of the high ranked and visited blogs and articles. Do this for a month and then start implementing those methods by creating a new domain, which will be from scratch.

    I think this is the best suggestion anyone can give you, only then you will realise the value and integrity of an "SEO Expert" ;)
     
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  16. will08

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    #36
    well said.
     
    will08, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  17. duia

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    #37
    There are on "REAL" SEO experts indeed.
    Although many people have a good knowledge of search engines, obviously, they are not the experts because they need to try their best to keep pace with the update of search engines.
     
    duia, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  18. Seo110

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    #38
    Experience
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    is the only thing , from which you can learn
     
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  19. social-media

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    #39
    You're being VERY unrealistic if you think you can become an SEO expert fast. You might learn some VERY high level basic concepts fast, but becoming an SEO expert takes literally years of learning about it and actually applying what you've learned. Unfortunately, too many people think they can simply learn a few buzzwords, a few basic concepts, and declare themselves "experts" overnight. And it's those people who give the entire SEO industry a bad name.

    Set realistic goals. Learning SEO is a long process... If you feel inclined to call yourself an "expert" at any point (even after many months and possibly years) then in all likelihood you are not. "Experts" never refer to themselves as "experts". They let their work speak for them to relay to others their level of competency.
     
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  20. visualskirmish

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    #40
    1. Submit to many directories with various PR ratings...only higher PR's can get your sandboxed.
    2. Write a few articles and submit them on various article sites.
    3. Submit a press release
    4. Advertise on blogs and forums.
    5. Create a Facebook and Twitter site.
    6. You can buy cheap traffic also...$10 - $20 for 10k - 50k hits, be careful who you work with however.
     
    visualskirmish, Jun 21, 2010 IP