Hi Folks ! I am going to make my thesis about SEO. I need your advice what I should write there ? what are the main point that I have to analyse them ? what point will make my thesis looks more academic than simple articles or blogging I went through a lot of documents in SEO and forums, and I feel I am going to make repetition or just like summarizing what people wrote already, it seems to be easy to write about the search engine optimization, but it is not, I am lost in hundred of the titles, and I am afraid that I will never achieve my thesis. Is there any source where I could get more academic reports about SEO, or mathematics discussion of the SE algorithms ?because most of the sources are telling how to make money or how to SEO your websites, or some guidance, but there is not much talks about SEO algorithm or inventing any new methods... I am looking for this kind of advice. Any small help will be really appreciated. Sonia
Some ideas: Google Algorithm how it works and how people abuse the system Google Algorithm compared to others eg yahoo. Could do alot of comparison of sites Get the Ebook Search Engine Myths exposed and discuss a couple of the points in there about what we think we know about google is lies. Improvements for the google algorithm - you may get a job at google for that! I think doing a thesis on googles algorithm would give you a large topic and something tangible to write about rather than well "theories" about seo or linkbuilding. Shmoe
waaahh! your thesis is about SEO?..nice topic.. for me it's easy to make the main topic is the SEO it's uses and how it works than to focus your main topic in algorithm... hope this link may help.. http://www.akamarketing.com/google-ranking-tips.html
To Shm03 : Thanks a lot for your answer, you wrote about getting google algorithm and imporving it, where I could get any hint of google algorithm ( which is a google secret ) or any related subject ? About the the Ebook Search Engine Myths exposed and other online books, do you think I could get really help from them to an academic analyse of my thesis? because it seems -at least for me- most of those ebooks tries to sell idea how to make money or in the best how to get better ranking to make money... any more help ? To Kharen : thanks also, especially for that link, it is really nice and it is a sort what I am looking for it, do you have more sources same type ? About writing SEO how it works etc... ( under general SEO ) I am afraid to fall into copy past, or in the best my thesis will be just a summerize of the same talk what millions of people are talking everyday... Any more help ? Thanks
Sonia.Fellah, a good place to start would be the Google Hilltop patent. This describes the beginnings of the SEO world.
Start by getting some statistics. Check what people in your area actually know about SEO. Focus on differences between traditional and online marketing. How you can complement the 2.