How to Learn SEO
Whether you're just getting started, figuring out how to fill in knowledge gaps, training your team on SEO fundamentals, this is the Whiteboard Friday episode for you!
SEO Basics
If you're on this page, you probably want to learn the basics of modern SEO, right? Never fear! Here at Moz, we practically invented basic SEO, and we'll keep you up to date on the latest standards.
If you haven't already, you probably want to read the newly updated Beginner's Guide to SEO. It explains key concepts like how search engines work, keyword research, and the importance of links.
Here, we've listed some of our favorite posts on SEO basics, and you'll find the most recent blog posts below.
SEO 101: The Beginner's Guide to SEO : Start here to understand the basics of modern SEO.
SEO Learning Center : Moz's free SEO learning resources are continually updated, and a virtual encyclopedia of SEO tips and tactics.
The Web Developer's SEO Cheat Sheet 3.0 : If you're looking for basic technical SEO considerations, this 4 page downloadable cheat sheet will get you started on the basics of meta tags and more.
How to Rank : The SEO Checklist: Ranking in Google really isn't as hard as some folks make it seem. In this video, our SEO guru Rand Fishkin gives you a simple checklist for greater visibility.
Keyword Research : The Beginner's Guide to SEO: SEO almost always starts with keywords, so we thought this would be a good place for you to start too.
Most Recent Articles on SEO Basics
How to Prep Your SEO Strategy for a New Website
Your SEO strategy should be one of the primary considerations before you even start your website. Instead of fighting to make your website SEO-ready later on, start with this holistic SEO checklist for new websites and save yourself valuable time and resources
Leveraging Synergies Between SEO and Other Channels: An Integrated Marketing Approach
Leveraging SEO can benefit your entire marketing department’s performance. Understand how SEO relates to other marketing channels, and learn about the impact it can have on your organization.
Best of Whiteboard Friday 2021: How to Explain Domain Authority to a Non-SEO
Do you ever have to explain the importance of Domain Authority to clients or co-workers who have little or no SEO experience? If so, this week’s Whiteboard Friday host — Andy Crestodina — walks through how to get your message across successfully.
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Why Search Agencies Should Embrace the Adjacency of Email Marketing [Updated 2021]
As a concrete, high-margin, high-ROI deliverable, email should be a centerpiece of any SEO agency's additional services. David Mihm explains exactly why that is in this update to his 2018 post, and equips you with the tools you need to start offering this cheap, effective, highly profitable service to your clients.
Cannibalization
In today's episode of Whiteboard Friday, Moz SEO expert Tom Capper walks you through cannibalization: what it is, how to identify it, and how to fix it.
The Three Bosses of SEO
In SEO, there are three main “bosses” with different needs: your business, your searchers, and your search engines. How do you answer to all of them?
Winning the Page Speed Race: How to Turn Your Clunker of a Website Into a Race Car
Winning the page speed race requires the same things as winning a car race: making sure that your vehicle is as lightweight as possible, as powerful as possible, and that you navigate the racetrack as efficiently as possible.
Wading Into Local SEO: 7 Absolute Beginner FAQs, Simply Answered
Miriam answers seven of the most common questions from searchers looking for an introductory understanding of what “local SEO” means, who needs it, how it works, how to study it, and more!
The Roadmap to B2B SEO Success
It can be hard to navigate the B2B marketing landscape, so today, guest host Austin Peachey walks you through the stops on Obility’s SEO roadmap.
How to Carry Out Content Audits — Yes, Plural
A content audit done once to highlight current website issues will have a short shelf-life of usefulness. However, a content audit that is continuously updated offers multiple uses for analyzing and reporting on strategies. Here’s how to conduct that ongoing audit.
3 Powerful On-Page Optimizations to Power Up Your Content
It’s not easy to write content that ranks in Google and drives conversions, but if you follow a few simple steps, you’ll be well on your way to ranking, and to engaging customers on all types of devices.
How to Create Cornerstone Content That Google and Your Audience Will Love
Read on for tips on creating, optimizing, and promoting the necessary, foundational content that drives traffic to your website, and that will eventually convert visitors into loyal customers.
5 Free Google Tools to Upgrade Your SEO Strategy
If you’re just getting started or lack the budget necessary for fancy tools, there are still many resources available. In this piece, we’re going to cover five of our favorite FREE Google tools, and how they can help you step up your SEO game.