By: Solomon Rothman
There are a lot of SEO/SEM blogs out there, and lots of them dole out bad advice or repeat each other. Here is a list of my top 10 blogs that provide the largest array of different...
...ormation on the search industry. If youre monitoring Search Engine Optimization or Search Engine Marketing I would recommend you check them out, as I read them regularly.
NOTE: Ive included black hat and grey hat SEO blogs here, not because I necessarily condone their practices (I dont like spam or spammers), but because a lot of what grey hat and black SEO involves shapes the search engine world as much as white hat SEO, and if you really want to understand SEO, you have to learn about what it is, what can hurt you, and where its going. Information is power and these blogs contain the most real information on different aspects of the SEO world.
Seobook.com by AaronWall
Aaron Wall writes a lot, and I mean a lot. Its one of the most active blogs written by a single individual Ive ever seen. He also authors a book on SEO and writes for other websites as well. Seobook is an essential blog because it contains well-researched articles that express opinions and arent just parrots of existing news. He also provides real life examples from his very successful SEO campaigns and is considered to be an industry leader.
SeoMoz.com
They post a lot and are connected to the hub of the search engine optimization world. The posts provide a large amount of links to different things happening in the SEO world. The blog at SeoMOZ links out a lot, so you can get references to an entire list of stuff to research and peruse, all presorted for you by SEO experts with the occasional bout of humor thrown in.
Greywolfs SEO Blog
This is an outstanding blog because, unlike almost all SEO blogs, this one contains lots of little experiments Greywolf is messing with. So the information it contains is unique and filled with a distinctly first person voice and some humor. This blog addresses a lot of the more aggressive SEO techniques through experimentation and offers the pros and cons of each well.
SEO Blackhat
Dont let the name scare you; this blog (which ranks on Google and isnt penalized) discusses in unedited detail the philosophy of SEO and its techniques. It also gives excellent counter arguments and discussion about the present and future of the search engine industry. The authors creative and super opinionated voice make this site quite interesting to read.
Search Engine Watch Blog
This is a professional blog following the search engine industry. Articles are well written and professionally edited. Great place to stay up-to-date on news and have insider comments. Many of the posts here end up being parroted around on thousands of other SEO blogs.
Search Engine Land by Danny Sullivan
Although it doesnt officially launch until December 11th, Im including it here because Danny Sullivan is one of (if not the most) respected name in SEO and has probably written more about SEO than anyone else. Ill be following his new blog and so will everyone else; it is written in an in the news / whats happening with the search engines style.
SEO Chat
This blog / site with an rss feed is home to lots and lots of articles. Some are a little on the boring side, but I still think its a great information source. Its an essential reading place if youre a beginner or new to SEO. It is written in a long, wordy newspaper-style and explores SEO topics in detail.
Matt Cutts
Google engineer and search celebrity Matt Cutts writes this blog. Although anything major said here will be repeated over and over and analyzed to the max, this blog is a must read for the official Google position on SEO, but also for the wonderful comments his posts receive; they are full of intriguing, heated discussions and debate. The comments alone make this a must read.
This brings us to the most important SEO blog of all time:
Stir Crazy, Acclivitys SEO & Internet Marketing Blog! Ha ha. Dont I wish!
Please comment and add links to the SEO blogs you follow. NO RAW URLS OR SIMPLISTIC TITLES. Please tell everyone why you like it and feel its a valuable resource for people wanting to stay up-to-date on the search engine optimization world.
As an aside, you might possibly be wondering why Im providing links to other SEO consultant blogs when they also provide commercial SEO services? Well, that answer takes several parts:
To encourage other sites to link to this list and potentially increase the value / rankings of this site.
Im looking to take on a select number of good clients, so that we can provide high quality seo campaigns and personal attention. Even at max capacity most of the people reading this will have to pay different seo consultants and firms for their services.
Knowledge is power. It will help me if you have researched SEO and know a bit about it. SEO is more than theory and research; its a bunch of hard work and unless you have an onstaff guy or are willing to invest large portions of your life learning and doing SEO then you need to hire someone to do this for you.
I like SEO and people like to link to and promote things about the topics they enjoy.
I want cookies
...ormation on the search industry. If youre monitoring Search Engine Optimization or Search Engine Marketing I would recommend you check them out, as I read them regularly.
NOTE: Ive included black hat and grey hat SEO blogs here, not because I necessarily condone their practices (I dont like spam or spammers), but because a lot of what grey hat and black SEO involves shapes the search engine world as much as white hat SEO, and if you really want to understand SEO, you have to learn about what it is, what can hurt you, and where its going. Information is power and these blogs contain the most real information on different aspects of the SEO world.
Seobook.com by AaronWall
Aaron Wall writes a lot, and I mean a lot. Its one of the most active blogs written by a single individual Ive ever seen. He also authors a book on SEO and writes for other websites as well. Seobook is an essential blog because it contains well-researched articles that express opinions and arent just parrots of existing news. He also provides real life examples from his very successful SEO campaigns and is considered to be an industry leader.
SeoMoz.com
They post a lot and are connected to the hub of the search engine optimization world. The posts provide a large amount of links to different things happening in the SEO world. The blog at SeoMOZ links out a lot, so you can get references to an entire list of stuff to research and peruse, all presorted for you by SEO experts with the occasional bout of humor thrown in.
Greywolfs SEO Blog
This is an outstanding blog because, unlike almost all SEO blogs, this one contains lots of little experiments Greywolf is messing with. So the information it contains is unique and filled with a distinctly first person voice and some humor. This blog addresses a lot of the more aggressive SEO techniques through experimentation and offers the pros and cons of each well.
SEO Blackhat
Dont let the name scare you; this blog (which ranks on Google and isnt penalized) discusses in unedited detail the philosophy of SEO and its techniques. It also gives excellent counter arguments and discussion about the present and future of the search engine industry. The authors creative and super opinionated voice make this site quite interesting to read.
Search Engine Watch Blog
This is a professional blog following the search engine industry. Articles are well written and professionally edited. Great place to stay up-to-date on news and have insider comments. Many of the posts here end up being parroted around on thousands of other SEO blogs.
Search Engine Land by Danny Sullivan
Although it doesnt officially launch until December 11th, Im including it here because Danny Sullivan is one of (if not the most) respected name in SEO and has probably written more about SEO than anyone else. Ill be following his new blog and so will everyone else; it is written in an in the news / whats happening with the search engines style.
SEO Chat
This blog / site with an rss feed is home to lots and lots of articles. Some are a little on the boring side, but I still think its a great information source. Its an essential reading place if youre a beginner or new to SEO. It is written in a long, wordy newspaper-style and explores SEO topics in detail.
Matt Cutts
Google engineer and search celebrity Matt Cutts writes this blog. Although anything major said here will be repeated over and over and analyzed to the max, this blog is a must read for the official Google position on SEO, but also for the wonderful comments his posts receive; they are full of intriguing, heated discussions and debate. The comments alone make this a must read.
This brings us to the most important SEO blog of all time:
Stir Crazy, Acclivitys SEO & Internet Marketing Blog! Ha ha. Dont I wish!
Please comment and add links to the SEO blogs you follow. NO RAW URLS OR SIMPLISTIC TITLES. Please tell everyone why you like it and feel its a valuable resource for people wanting to stay up-to-date on the search engine optimization world.
As an aside, you might possibly be wondering why Im providing links to other SEO consultant blogs when they also provide commercial SEO services? Well, that answer takes several parts:
To encourage other sites to link to this list and potentially increase the value / rankings of this site.
Im looking to take on a select number of good clients, so that we can provide high quality seo campaigns and personal attention. Even at max capacity most of the people reading this will have to pay different seo consultants and firms for their services.
Knowledge is power. It will help me if you have researched SEO and know a bit about it. SEO is more than theory and research; its a bunch of hard work and unless you have an onstaff guy or are willing to invest large portions of your life learning and doing SEO then you need to hire someone to do this for you.
I like SEO and people like to link to and promote things about the topics they enjoy.
I want cookies
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