These are the top 40 SEO blogs you should read in 2014. I spent over 10 hours researching, reading, and interviewing people in the SEO industry to narrow down the best SEO blogs. I was actually a little surprised to see that quality SEO blogs are very rare. Much of what I came across was pure crap that contained overly optimized articles that were written for the quantity of content, rather than the quality.
The below video is a tribute to the shit SEO people say all over the world. We love our clients and we love our jobs, but we end up saying the same shit over and over. To us, it’s funny and at times it can be frustrating. So to take the edge off a bit we created this two minute video dedicated to The Shit SEO People Say on a daily basis.
Many SEO certification options exist to learn more about the skill and to become certified to perform SEO. Although most SEOs are self-taught, a few of these certifications may look good on your resume. In addition, mentioning any of these certifications may give your sales prospects the extra nudge they need when deciding whether or not to use your SEO services. Check out a few of the SEO certifications I’ve listed below.
These are 16 of the funniest SEO jokes I could think of. Yes, they are all original. But some of them are so lame and so obvious that they may have been told before. If you have any more SEO jokes PLEASE post them in the comments below. I hope this lightens up everyone’s day and encourages everyone not to take work so seriously. Happy #FunnyFriday!
Below are five of the easiest and most commonly missed SEO tactics that anyone can do. They are so easy and so effective that I can’t believe “SEO companies” and website owners actually miss them. So, when you’re done reading this post open up your website and check to make sure that these 5 SEO tactics are done properly. If they haven’t been done, spend less than a day doing them. They are non-technical, so there’s no excuse, except laziness. In fact, you can use our free SEO audit tool to check for each one of them.
In my 10th year of performing SEO I’ve noticed that the hardest part of SEO is not actually knowing, learning, or understanding SEO. The hardest part is the mental side of performing SEO. Most people in the industry constantly discuss SEO tactics, tricks, and case studies, including me. Well, today I’m going to discuss what it takes mentally to perform SEO. Not only will this post help you perform SEO better, it will also help you hire better SEO people.
I have to admit that I’m a bit behind on blogging so I thought I’d release what I call a “fun post” even though I think it should still be taken seriously. I’ve been performing SEO for my own websites and my client’s websites for 10+ years. In that time I’ve seen and experienced many things, including self-proclaimed “SEO Gurus” that really suck. So, if your “SEO Guru” exhibits some of the following characteristics you may want to think about finding an SEO professional, SEO expert or SEO specialist.
If you’re like me then checklists are an essential part of life. They make me more productive, more efficient, and more likely to get things done. I use checklists for everything, including performing SEO. After all, there’s a lot that goes into search engine optimization. With a checklist, I can be sure that nothing slips through the cracks.
Last night I attended “SEO for Startups: Best Practices”, an SEO event organized by Stella Fayman and Tim Jahn of Entrepreneurs Unplugged. I must say the event was pretty damn good. The Chopin Theatre was the perfect venue. I loved the decor and the atmosphere. I’m a little embarrassed to say that I had never been in that theatre before having lived and worked about a block away for 2 years.
Chrome has some really great hidden gems for SEO. Although I haven’t come across one that does it all, each has valuable assets that can help audit sites. I’ll review eight of the tools and give you the skinny on each. So without further ado, let’s review the good, the bad, and the ugly of Chrome’s SEO tools. This is not an exhaustive list of the tools Chrome has to offer. I tried to review the ones that were less popular based on the number of download in the web store.