Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO?

Posted by ekare on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @05:14PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm a novice when it comes to SEO, so I'd like to ask the community for the best resource out there in order to rank higher on Google. Thanks!

( 11 comments | 18 points | on HN )

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by cag_ii on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @06:20PM (#10006642)

Start by reading the Google webmaster guidelines:

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by mhoad on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @08:25AM (#10009216)

There are some decent resources in here and there are some horrible ones. In my experience HN has never been a great resource for this kind of stuff.

I worked as a consultant for many years managing SEO for a number of fortune 500 style companies at a very high and detailed level. I lived and breathed nothing but this for years.

Practically the only book I have come across so far to date which I would feel comfortable recommending to anyone is this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Theory-Practice/dp/1449304... however for the record they are releasing a new version of this book at the end of this month which you can pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization/dp/...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by ekare on Thursday August 06, 2015 @04:37PM (#10019264)

Thanks, I'll go with the book you're recommending.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by andersthue on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @06:16PM (#10006615)

best forum I know of : https://www.webmasterworld.com

Best SEO person I know : https://www.softwarepromotions.com

And then there is a ton of free e-books out there, but the best way is to build a site and try to get it ranking high.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by dhogan on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @08:17PM (#10007284)

I really enjoyed this one that was required reading for an ecommerce class I had in college. Don't worry, not a textbook: https://books.google.com/books/about/Inbound_Marketing.html?...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by rayalez on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @11:33AM (#10010503)

I highly recommend Alex Becker and his Sourcewave.

https://www.youtube.com/user/SourceWaveVideos

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by ohashi on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @11:10PM (#10007841)

https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by bzalasky on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @08:54PM (#10007435)

Moz.com is really solid if you're not already familiar. They have tools to manage campaigns, in addition to content and community.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by luchadorvader on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @11:54AM (#10010659)

I would just trust the first option to appear when you google for it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by tima101 on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @10:47PM (#10007784)

Hey, check these 4 SEO resources:

https://zen.market/?q=SEO

Helped me.

EDIT: website is built by me. check the 4 links under "Get armed with SEO tools". clicking on search result brings dropdown with all resources. These resources are the most explicit I could find.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Best book/resource for SEO? by ohashi on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @11:09PM (#10007839)

You're not going to disclaim you're just linking your own site? Also there doesn't seem to be any real valuable resources there.

[ Parent | on HN ]