How to learn SEO - the ultimate guide to learning SEO

Good Morning Troops – How are we today?

I decided last night I would write up a post for all the nOObs out there that are looking for ‘the best way’ to learn SEO and internet marketing.

Is it via Forums?
From reading eBooks?
Going to conferences?
Following a SEO Blog?

To find out be sure to read – How to Learn SEO

SNIPPET

There are links to more than 50 high quality SEO learning resources – be sure to book mark it, Digg it and send it to all of your friends… he he

I hope it helps those comming here looking for ways to get up to speed. It was written for you.... it was a fair bit of work to put together- I hope it comes in handy.

Once again here's the link on How to Learn SEO (in case ya missed it)

 

I can't tell whether you're just trying to promote your own site without spamming, or if you're really trying to generate conversation

 

Hey Frank - bite me OK? If you'd take 30 seconds to look at my past threads (since ya don't know me) or maybe 2 minutes to look at what I wrote.... U'd know better than to be an ass. Looking at your past posts I don't see U in these boards much offering SEO advice... if U did more, U may have known that I am a VERY helpfull member.... man, U really should think'research B4 U ask silly questions

Look at ME!!

I am on most of the top forums so I don't like to 'cut and paste' posts... I put them on my blog.... Last time I checked most members have a 'latest blog' post thingy... it doesn't support my CMS

ANYWAYS - I wrote the fishing piece because of the nOObs that ask that question over and over.... or should I post it here and create dupe content issues for myself (and likely out rank myself with this thread)?

Next time try doing a little homework before U sound off, OK?

( now we have a conversation huh?)

 

Sorry bud, but childish rants like that can lead to infractions

A little humility would have permitted you to explain your intentions, as they weren't very clear.

 

Sorry I just felt it was a bit 'childish' to sound off without taking the time to research abit....

U think I actually CARE about infractions for standing up for my honor? I don't take lightly to being called a spammer

So infract away big fella.... next time try reading or looking into the person in question

I looked into YOU..it took mere seconds to find out you offer little to know valuable SEO advice around here....

So WHATEVER dood.... get a life....

These folks drop by my BLog

The Founder
Bill Slawski
GreyWolf
David Temple
Lisa Barone
Todd M (SD)
Chris Hooley
Bill Hartzer
Andy Beal

..they seem to find it informative... and as I said I wrote the piece FOR forum flies.... so I put it here to be helpfull... DID YOU READ IT?

man.. talk about childish.... talk away M8 - I'd love to spend the day comparing SEO notes and generally playing with you...

 

Umm, how old are you?? This is hilarious!

 

OK... U didn't read it... My intentions were to give a list of resources to learning SEO - I really thought I had mentioned that.. sorry...

bwaaaa ha ha ha ha ha... Yer a hoot

 

I am 41 thanks for asking... I have been in the game since 1998 and self employed since 1988

and YOU???

bwaaa ha ha ha... my guess is YOU are the young one.. (or inexperienced at least)... I don't accuse folks of spamming without a little homework first ..something U should learn M8

My Guess is you still haven't even read it to see if it's of value... just full of Piss and Vinager..looking to act all cool....ha ha ha

OMG U gave me a little 'bad rep' ..ha ha ha... talk about childish.... I have NEVER given anyone that here... just so lame...

 

Do you find that you're being perhaps a tad dramatic? Defend your honour? I simply stated that your post is indistinguishable from much of the other spam around here.

To explain: You are pointing to the 'Ultimate Guide to Something' in a discussion forum. You copy/paste in a few paragraphs, and link off to a page containing further info and 'buy this ebook' link. That's more or less cookie-cutter spam.

Now I'm not going to argue with you all day simply because you'd like your thread bumped and re-bumped. I don't need to 'defend my honor' when it comes to giving SEO tips, because I readily admit that I'm in the learning phase with SEO. However, as you're such a fine sleuth with advanced investigative abilities, you'll see that I have offered a great deal of programming and scripting advice in this forum (see them shiny green boxes by my location??)

 

ha ha ha.. and this coming from a guy signed up for 'PayPer Post' at least I write for integrity.. not because some one pays me to...

http://boards.payperpost.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=131&sid=1538630a941ed7d57822ec6532f05b41

Other than that.. what Frank?

Your on Digg, Stubmled Upon, Joomla (good call), MySpace a real SMM butterfly... so U thought U were looking in a mirror and I was gaming the boards???

I can't find much of you on the topic of SEO so what in the hell are you on about? Try reading my stuff man... it may actually help you... doesn't seem to be your forte

So stop playing forum police ok? Try reading the resource and THEN establishing your feelings... that would be the MATURE thing to do

If you had read it.. U'd have known better

If I insinuated U were spamming, how would U react? I dare say close to the same right?

Here's what a member here in the SEO section said about me yesterday

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=250520

I take that respect heavily... I wrote a piece in honor of all the SEO nOObs and posted a link to the entire piece here. As I said, IT WAS WRITTEN specifically for forum folks that ask that same question over and over.... yeeesshh.. yer killin me man

CAN U AT LEAST GO AND READ IT?

 

I think there is no need for a search Optimizer n stuff...if u have good content wid da proper keywords, it will be more than enuff

 

So what R U doing here reading these threads?

Go grab me a #1 for 'vacation rentals' 'free ebooks' 'cancun mexico' or other competitive markets.. do U truly believe it's that easy?

U must be a very rich person then.... where's the yaucht?

 

First off, I think everyone should just step back. I admit just as a third party, the post itself seemed very promotional in nature and that's without considering anything else. I do believe the responses thus far have been uncalled for. My advice would be to close the thread and move on.

 

Yeah me too... and in 2 hours when some one asks 'What's the best way to learn SEO' ( I answer them 3-5 times/week) we can have more of the usual 'Search the Boards' answers....

Great huh?

What a waste of time posting it here for the members... I shall remember to keep qulaity information to myself, and the other boards I frequent..

yeeessh.... dog and pony show folks... Mark my words... in the next 24 hours some one will come along on this board and ask...

Thanks to the intelligent responses... this thread will likley be of no use to anyone.

TRY GOING TO MY SITE - I don't even use AdSense or other Monetization schemes... I KICK SEO ASS....

That's the laugh.. is that REAL information (once again) get's lost among the childish rants and self proclaimed Forum Police...

I have more than 1000 posts on more than a FEW SEO boards... this experience has left me of the mind that it's a waste of time....

 

thegypsy - that was CLEARLY a very emotional response and it would be responses like those that would yield anyone to ask, why? The original post seemed very promotional, I am sorry you feel that way but it was.
Now, I think you have to ask yourself, if you didn't own the site, would you have a) tried to promote your link here like you did? and b) taken it so personal? The answer is probably no.

Many people here probably run forums themselves and more so, see spam and promotional stuff a lot. I can tell you first hand while I often see spam as a mere annoyance, for forums, it's very serious. While not a moderator, I spend at least an hour a week helping out some mods clean up spam because it's so much on various forums.

Again, call it what you will and I am not saying one thing or another about you personally but it sounded promotional and being that it is your site, it is promotional and that's what people took offense to. You on the other hand rather than just saying sorry and move on, even going so far as to ask the mods here to close this post take a personal stance on the matter which only discredits you in the long run.

My advice, let it go, move on, either here or somewhere else and learn from this experience. Additionally, if your objective is to try and promote yourself as an expert in any one area, don't take this approach, show, provide and delivery quality results and make people fully aware of what you can delivery, not by posting links "hey, check out this really cool site" but rather delivering the actual experience itself to the threads. It will pay off in the long run and make you a much happier person.

Ultimately, no one is here for their health, they are here to earn a few bucks, meet a few people are simply because they just have nothing better to do, so take my advice at the very least from a business standpoint and check the emotional rants at the door.

 

well, I must agree with what pc_user said. I'm sure gypsy wants to help noobz though. But noobz talk like noobz cuz they don't know what.

The approach, again, I think you should change a little bit. If you remember how Brad Callen did in his treads, you can make your thread alive long and people will appreciate.

I think you need to lower your level for noobz. You see, if I make a thread on how to use H1 tag, they will be happy and appreciate it cuz they are noobz. But knowing SEO so much, that kind of advice is not something you are passionate about any more. I myself don't bother small SEO factors much any more either.

Either you want to target advanced ones or take noobz hands and teach them step by step.

 

thegypsy : it doesn't matter what others thinks about you

nice infos ... keep up the good work

 

Thanks Ndyaz

U see folks, the problem is NO ONE SEEMS TO THINK before spouting off. Which is not a sign of nOObs but a sign of immaturity and unprofessionalism...

1. I am a ranter - read my sig - duh. Obviously most of the posters on the thread are not well travelvelled in SOE or they'd know me already. I posted a link to a Google search that would be very illuminating if anyone HAD READ

2. I am always emotional when confronted with accusatory tones. Fact of life - get used ot it.

3. As I said, I am on MANY boards (see #1) and so I post things on my Blog so I don't copy and paste it on the various boards I am on. It is just easier. I have a section for FORUM NEWS that I have links to various SEO posts that are top notch. Many are from DP. SO I ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND BRING TRAFFIC HERE. Do you? I have over 20 posts on DP threads... I think I am a kick ass community member

4. I see fantasctic TITLEs and SPAM threads far worse than mine EVERY DAY. No one attacks those?

5. Has anyone gone by my site? See any AdSEnse? Affiliate Programs? DId U go to the post I wrote? If I am spamming what is my end gain exactly? I don't try to monetize the site ON PURPOSE so there is no appearance of anything but being helpful

The guy that started on me.. SELL HIS AVATAR?!? This is a respectable endeavor over me NOT MAKING ANY $$$ here or on my site... is somehow manipulative and spammy? Good luck... He is also on Digg (and a bunch of other SMM sites) so he likely knows about 'TITLEs' - I simply used the same one here as my Digg post.. So what? Follow along and tell me how it's SPAM

OPEN YOUR EYES - U are not the Forum police. Those who felt the need to be accusatory... well, we'll be seing you around..


In the end, thanks... he he... the thread brought in oodles of traffic and MOST of them seem to enjoy the piece and have emailed, PM'd and left comments on the site (and Dugg it too) - pretty good for SPAM I must say... too bad I don't have AdSense on the site huh? damned integrity....

You are not going to tell me HOW I should write my post.... I am 41 and in the game since 1998.. an 'Old Dog' and all.

So in the future, read my posts or don't,,, learn from them or don't. Spending your valuable time telling me what U think about my writing style or abilities... is a doomed venture.

I thank everyone for thier time tho... it's always fun... maybe I will write about it?


I puit a DUMBED down version up http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=253236

Please feel free to LEAVE IT ALONE so people can actually learn something... which they won't of course..since the list iis useless without direction... bwaaa ha ha ha ha....

Is DP going downhill or is it just me? This debacle actually made it more MISINFORMATION ( the new limited post I made) than an actual resource. The original format is far more educational.... fishing wierd bunch .. ha ha h aha...

 

This is definitely the sign of someone who is new to business online and probably someone much younger to assume that everyone else is wrong but they must be right. In addition, from what I see the only one here being unprofessional is you. Not that it matters much but you also misspelled unprofessional which I imagine it wasn't for a lack of knowing but for the reason that your responses continue to be emotional.

Just becuase you are something by nature, i.e. a ranter or an emotional mess doesn't make it right. In addition, people here don't have to "know" you but definately one easy way to get known is emotional and unprofessional outburst like the ones you've had here. P.S. The reputation you are building is definately not one of someone anyone would want to use for any type of professional services.

Again, doesn't make it right. Just because you recognize your issues and make them public doesn't mean everyone has to live with them.

"Well, they are doing it, what about them" that is a very emotional and youthful response by itself and without a doubt not in anyway mature. First off you don't known that, secondly, that's their business, not yours.

Yup and without a doubt the fact that I know that it was written but someone who can not compose themselves here, makes it lose all credibility.

I seriously have my doubts there. Anyone that age or with 9 years of experience would have definitely have learned by now not to react in this way. It just tells me the complete opposite but if for whatever reason that is true, I can only imagine that at one point you will learn this is not the show to show yourself as a professional, it's emotional, it's unprofessional and definitely needs to be put in check.

Just you. Very typical of someone inexperienced to assume it's the rest of the world and not themselves.

 

Youthfull?

I told ya U couldn't fishing read M8 - I already posted I am 41 and have been in hte game since 1998 ( self employed since 1988) - U gotta be kidding me? U shouldn't be judging me rookie

I Own;

Business PLanning and Marketing
Web Development Firm
SEO Firm
Hosting company

I have more than 20 employees and my gross income would likely shame you.

I have written and been published extensively....


So tell me o wise one of such experience and ability to judge

Tell us all what put's U in the position to even come close to being able to evaluate me? Other than it's a forum...

Put up or shut up

Tell me about your age and experience... we shall see whom is whom here shall we?

( I am loving it tho my foolish friend - he he... the more U yak... the better. Oh an I could care less about my spelling - is this fishing grade school or something ? Your not worth the time to spell check M8)