If you are wanting to learn about SEO & SEM then the following resources may come in useful. I have identified and categorised what I believe to be the best search engine optimisation and search engine marketing resources on the web.
Search engine blogs
If you are wanting to do well in SEO then you should keep up to date with all of the latest search engine news, here are links to 10 of the best sources on the web:
- John Battelle’s Searchblog
- Bing Search Blog
- Google Blogoscoped
- Official Google Blog
- Search Engine Guide
- Search Engine Journal
- Search Engine Land
- Search Engine Roundtable
- Search Engine Watch
- Yahoo! Search Blog
SEO blogs
Here are links to 10 of the best search engine optimisation blogs from around the web, all of them provide solid SEO tips, advice and information.
- Blogstorm
- Graywolf’s Blog
- Huomah
- Red Cardinal
- SEO 2.0
- SEO Book Blog
- SEOmoz Blog
- SEO ROI
- SEO Scoop
- Yoast
SEO company blogs
Most of the SEO companies out there now have a blog added on to their websites mainly because they can help so much with rankings, many of them publish rubbish but there are some that produce quality content, here are 10 of the best:
- 97th Floor Blog
- Bruce Clay Blog
- David Naylor Blog
- Hobo Web Blog
- North South Media Blog
- Search Engine People Blog
- SEO.com Blog
- SEOptimise Blog
- The SEO Company Blog
- We Build Pages Blog
Link building blogs
Here is a list of blogs that specialise in providing information about link building techniques such as link baiting, social media promotion and more.
- Cornwall SEO
- Eric Ward
- Justilien.com
- Link Building Wiki
- Linkbuildr.com
- Linking Matters
- Link Spiel
- Search Engine Land – Link Week
- Text Link Brokers Blog
- Wiep.net
Online marketing blogs
The following 10 blogs provide online marketing and social media marketing tips, information and advice. I read all of them on a regular basis and you should to if you want to stay ahead of the game.
- 10e20 Blog
- Dosh Dosh
- Econsultancy Blog
- Marketing Pilgrim
- Redfly Marketing Blog
- Small Business SEM
- Techipedia
- Toprank Blog
- Traffick
- ViperChill
Search engine directories
If you are looking for new search engines that you want to rank high on then the following list of search engine directories and lists will come in useful:
- About.com – Search Engines and Directories
- Dmoz – Search Engines
- Netmasters – European Search Engines
- Search Engine Colossus
- Search Engine Finder
- Search Engine Guide – Search Engines
- Search Engine Links
- The Search Engine List
- Wikipedia – List of Search Engines
- Yahoo! Directory – Search Engines and Directories
SEO & SEM directories
If you are looking to find SEO or SEM companies / consultants then you should check out the following list of directories. Some of them just list companies, others also list resources.
- Blogstorm Marketing Directory
- CM SEO Directory
- Directory of SEO Links
- Econsultancy Supplier Directory
- SEMPO Member Directory
- SEO Consultants Directory
- SEOmoz Internet Marketing Directory
- SEOPros
- The SEO Company Directory
- Top SEOs
SEO tools
The following sites all provide useful search engine optimisation tools. Some of them just provide one, others provide a whole range of tools for things like keyword research, link popularity and more.
- Backlink Watch
- Bad Neighborhood
- Digital Point – Tools
- iWebTool
- Majestic SEO
- SEO Book – Tools
- SEODigger
- SEOmoz – Tools
- Webconfs.com
- Yoast – Tools
SEO forums
One of the best ways to learn about search engine optimisation is to join a few SEO forums, ask questions read what other people have to say, plus you can usually get free links for your site whilst you are learning as many of the forums allow you to have a signature link or two for your sites.
- Digital Point Forums
- High Rankings Forum
- Search Engine Roundtable Forums
- Search Engine Watch Forums
- SEO Chat Forums
- SEO Refugee Forums
- Sphinn
- V7N Forums
- Webmaster World
- Webworkshop Forums
Web directories
Here is a list of 10 of the best web directories for search engine optimisation, some of them are free to submit to, others charge either a one off or annual review fee.
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