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SEO ROADMAPSEO ROADMAP“The SEO Roadmap was born out of
necessity. This guide will help save you a TON of time by pointing you towards the best
SEO resources available out there by answering some common SEO questions.”
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WHERE CAN I GET A WHERE CAN I GET A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE SEO PROCESS?THE SEO PROCESS?
“I think the best way to deliver that type of concept all at once is with an infographic. An infographic is a large picture that displays information in an easy to digest format. Since infographics can engage us so easily, they are a great way to learn.”
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WHERE SHOULD I WHERE SHOULD I LOOK FOR QUICK AND LOOK FOR QUICK AND EASY BACKLINKS?EASY BACKLINKS?
“There are a lot of ways to get backlinks to your site. One of the quickest, though, is with directory submissions. Also, there are tons of directories out there to submit too and most are free.
A couple of tips - don’t waste time on these directory submissions. If the site’s CAPTCHA is acting up, just move on. If there is a charge, no matter how small -- move on. If they require a link back from your site, then move on as well.”
WHERE SHOULD I LOOK FOR QUICK WHERE SHOULD I LOOK FOR QUICK AND EASY BACKLINKS?AND EASY BACKLINKS?
Here are some great directory resources:
DMOZ - The first directory to submit to. The most powerful and the only one to truly care a lot about.Add URL - A huge list of directories to submit to.Strongest Links - Another directory listDirectory Critic - Yet another directory list
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WHERE SHOULD I DO MY WHERE SHOULD I DO MY KEYWORD RESEARCH?KEYWORD RESEARCH?
“Keyword research is obviously an important step to any SEO campaign. There are a number of tools out there that can help you choose the right keywords. Most of these tools will give you an estimate of how many times a term is searched, as well as other suggested keywords.”
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WHERE SHOULD I DO MY KEYWORD WHERE SHOULD I DO MY KEYWORD RESEARCH?RESEARCH?
The following tools will help with your keyword research:
Google Keyword ToolKeyword DiscoveryLSI KeywordsSEO BookWordTracker
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WHERE CAN I FIND OUT WHERE CAN I FIND OUT WHERE I RANK ON THE WHERE I RANK ON THE SEARCH ENGINES?SEARCH ENGINES?
“If you are actually putting time into SEO, then you probably want to track your progress right?
The best way to do this is to actually search on the search engines; however, if you are starting out, you may be way back on the pages. It wouldn’t be worth the time to scroll through 10 pages of Google.”
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WHERE CAN I FIND OUT WHERE I ALREADY WHERE CAN I FIND OUT WHERE I ALREADY RANK ON THE SEARCH ENGINES?RANK ON THE SEARCH ENGINES?
The following tools will help you figure out your SERP (search engine results placement):
Google RankingsMarket LeapSEO CentroSite Map DocSERP Rush
Quick Note: SEO isn’t an instant process, you might not see your efforts pay off right away, but if you commit to SEO, it will pay off.
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WHERE CAN I LEARN WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT THESE ABOUT THESE “BACKLINKS” ?“BACKLINKS” ?
“Backlinks aren’t all about Google and SEO either. The more backlinks you have out there, the more people can stumble across. Backlinks not only help your SEO efforts, they can directly send traffic to your site. That is win-win.”
WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT THESE WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT THESE “BACKLINKS” EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT?“BACKLINKS” EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT?
Backlinks should be a part of any SEO strategy, and will continue to be for the immediate future. Here is where you can find some more info on backlinks:
Get BacklinksHubpages Backlink GuideTop 10 Backlinking TechniquesBacklinking GuideBacklink Watch
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WHAT SHOULD I DO ON WHAT SHOULD I DO ON MY WEBSITE TO HELP MY WEBSITE TO HELP
WITH SEO?WITH SEO?“Quick Note: In general you won’t have to spend as much time with on-page SEO because once you do it, you will be done outside of tweaking. Backlinking should be a regular strategy.
However, many people (me included) include adding fresh content to your site as an SEO step, so make sure you are regularly adding unique content to your sites”
WHAT SHOULD I DO ON MY WEBSITE TO WHAT SHOULD I DO ON MY WEBSITE TO HELP WITH SEO?HELP WITH SEO?
If you are interested in getting some SEO feedback, check out:
Website GraderSite ScorerPear AnalysisSEO ScoresSEO Workers
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WHAT THE HECK DOES WHAT THE HECK DOES THIS SEO TERM MEAN?THIS SEO TERM MEAN?
“If you are getting into SEO, then you need to know the most used terms. You need to know the difference between noFollow and doDollow, long-tail and short-tail etc...”
WHAT THE HECK DOES THIS SEO TERM MEAN?WHAT THE HECK DOES THIS SEO TERM MEAN?
Luckily, there are some great glossaries online that will help teach you SEO specific lingo:
RlrouseSEO GlossarySEO MozSEO Theory
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I NEED A CHECKLIST TO I NEED A CHECKLIST TO FOLLOW!FOLLOW!“Some people need more guidance than others when it comes to learning. Others want concrete details and instructions.
There is nothing wrong with either method, it just comes down to what works for you. If you need specific instructions, then you probably love check lists. What could be more straight forward?”
I NEED A CHECKLIST TO FOLLOW!I NEED A CHECKLIST TO FOLLOW!
Here are some SEO related checklists that you can follow:
60 Essential ChecksComplete SEO ChecklistHigh Priority ChecklistOnpage SEO Checklist
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IS THERE ANYWHERE I IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN DISCUSS SEO WITH CAN DISCUSS SEO WITH OTHER PEOPLE?OTHER PEOPLE?
“The easiest way to do that is to join a web forum. There is a web forum or message board for just about every topic on earth. SEO is no different.”
IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN DISCUSS SEO IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN DISCUSS SEO WITH OTHER PEOPLE?WITH OTHER PEOPLE?
The following forums will help you get your SEO questions answered:
Digital Point SEO GuyHigh Rankings Site Point ForumsIM Talk V7 NetworkSEO Chat Web Pro WorldSEO Forums Webmaster World
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WHERE DO I GET THE LATEST WHERE DO I GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON SEO?INFORMATION ON SEO?
If you would like to stay on top of all the latest SEO information, then make sure you follow a couple of these blogs:David Mihm SEO BlogDistilled Blog SEO Book BlogGrayWolf SEO By The SeaHuge Guzman SEO Chat BlogPole Position Marketing SEO Design SolutionsPractical SEO SEO MozRuss Hudgens SEO TheorySEER Interactive
BONUS #1 - ARTICLE DIRECTORIESBONUS #1 - ARTICLE DIRECTORIES
A1 Articles Acme ArticlesAmazines Article AlleyArticle Bin Article BizArticle Blast Article BusterArticle City Article ClickArticle Compilation Article CountyArticle Cube Article DashboardArticle Feeder Article FriendlyArticle Geek Article PoolArticle Pros Article RichArticle Slash
Article Snatch Article SphereArticle Trader Articles BaseArticles Factory Associated ContentBright Hub BukisaBuzzle Content ArticlesEasy Articles EhowEvan Carmichael Ezine ArticlesEzinemark GatherGo Articles HeliumHub Pages Idea MarketersInfo Barrel Information BibleIsnare
Knol My Free Article CentralPub Articles Search WarpSelf Growth SelfSEOSite Reference SnipslySooper Articles SquidooSubmit Your Article Suite 101The Free Library TriondUltimate Article Directory UpublishWeb Source Xomba
BONUS #2 - URL DIRECTORIESBONUS #2 - URL DIRECTORIESA2Z Web DirectoryAaumlAbout Directory Web ResourcesAd WalkerAdd LinkAdoraAgri EducationAll States US DirectoryAOL DirectoryArxiugavinBali DirectoryAstral DirectoryBE41Best Directory 4YouBio Watch MedBL FreeBurb Blog DirectoryColorado DirectoryCultu TUData Soft System – websites and articles
Deshi WebDirectory StopDiverse ListDmozDynnEbbaEn ForumFATMFree Website DirectoryGlobal Online Business DirectoryGozoofHit Web DirectoryHuman Edited Web DirectoryIFCC FBIIM Talk SubmitterInfo ListingsJaydeeJSumKiwi DirKovex DirectoryLink ConnectionLink Dir 4 ULink Pedia
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Step MindSubmit Blog NowSubmit LinkSubmit URLSummer RainThe DirectoryTheDirectoryTop Blog AreaTop BloggingTop SitesTower SearchTurnPikeU Will FindURL Broadcast DailyVis TeamWeb DirectoryWeb4 LinkWebPage StarWebsite JointXeemYahoo Site ExplorerYoo FinditYour JokerZopso
BONUS #3 -RSS & PING SUBMISSION BONUS #3 -RSS & PING SUBMISSION SITESSITES4 Guys Formula
9 RulesAna TechAutomotive DirectoryBlo.gsBlog A RamaBlog DiggerBlog Search EngineChordataFeed 4 AllFeed BurnerFeed CatFeed ListingFeed MailerFeed PlexFeed SeeFeed SharkFeedageFeedAgg
Feedgy Feeds 2 ReadGabbr Globe of BlogsGolden Feed Ice Rocket add blog tooIts My News Jordo MediaKeegy Leigh RSSMed Worm Million RSSooBdoo Network Ping O MaticPlazoo RDF TickerRead a Blog Red TramRSS Buffet RSS ChompRSS Directory RSS Feed DirectoryRSS Feeds
RSS MicroRSS MotronRSS MountainRSS RootRSS StopRSSFeedsRub HubSolar WarpSource ForgeTwigglyXmeta
BONUS #4 - BLOG SUBMISSION SITESBONUS #4 - BLOG SUBMISSION SITESAB Blog All For BlogAll Top Best of the Web BlogsBL Logs Blog AZBlog Bunch Blog CollectorBlog Digger Blog DirBlog Dire Blog DirectoryBlog Directory Submission Blog Directory WSBlog Dirs Blog ExplosionBlog Hints Blog IntroBlog Listing Blog PopularBlog Pulse
Blog Rate Blog RollBlog Search Engine Blog Top ListBlog Universe BlogappediaBlogged Blogger HQBlogging List Blogo WogoBlogoculars BlogotionBlogs Blogs CanadaBlogs Collection Blogs RankerBlogs Rater Blogs That FollowBlogville BlogZBritish Blog Buzzer HutCkalari
Conseillemo CrayonDelightful Blogs Demand MediaDirectory Blogs DrooolEze FlookieFuel My Blog Get BlogsGlobe of Blogs Google Blog SearchGrokodile LS BlogsMy Blog 2u My Blog DirectoryMy Blogs NYC BloggersOnTop List PhotariumPhoto Blog Directory Planet USAQuick Blog Directory RegatorSwoogle Total Blog DirectoryURLZ Web WorldWebloogle
BONUS #5 - SEO ADD-ONS FOR FIREFOXBONUS #5 - SEO ADD-ONS FOR FIREFOXBROWSERBROWSER
Fire BugFoxy SEO ToolGoogle EnhancerMoz ToolbarRank CheckerSen SEOSEO DoctorSEO for FirefoxSEO Link AnalysisSEO QuakeSEO ToolbarSwoosty SEO Tools
BONUS #6 - FREE SEO SOFTWAREBONUS #6 - FREE SEO SOFTWARE
Alexa Rank CheckerSEO Power Suite – has free versionSEO SurfSerp AttacksTraffic Travis
BONUS #7 - TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT SITESBONUS #7 - TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT SITES
Guess what? Traffic can effect SEO! You need to track traffic so you know if your SEO is effective, what your bounce rate is and where your traffic comes from. All useful SEO facts!
Awstats – already installed on many hosting sitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Website OptimizerPiwikSite Meter – free and paid optionsStat CounterWebalizerWoopra
BONUS #8 - MISCELLANEOUS SEOBONUS #8 - MISCELLANEOUS SEORESEARCH TOOLSRESEARCH TOOLS
AlexaArchiveBacklink Analyzer with Page RankBacklink CheckerBacklink ReportBing Webmaster ToolsCompete – free and paid versionsDomain ToolsFind Broken LinksFree Backlink CheckerGoogle Search InsightsGoogle Traffic EstimatorGoogle TrendsGoogle Trends for WebsitesGoogle Webmaster ServicesIndex Rank
Keyword Research GadgetLink Analysis GadgetMajestic SEOOpen Site ExplorerSearch StatusSEO Logs – check how difficult your keyword will be to rank forSpy FuTrend ReportsXinuYahoo Clues
BONUS# 9 - MISCELLANEOUS BONUS# 9 - MISCELLANEOUS BACKLINKBACKLINK
TOOLSTOOLS
Back Links BuilderFree Back Link ToolSearch Optimization SchoolSocial MonkeeYahoo Site Explorer
