Essential SEO blogs | Stay up-to-date on the Search Engine Optimization World.
March 2nd, 2007
Social Media Systems Social Media Marketing and Website Design Company
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Update: March 05, 2007 I’ve added two more to my essential list and removed seoblackhat, because all the blog author’s recent posts have been off topic, warranting his removal from my SEO blog essential list.
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 information on the search industry. If you’re monitoring Search Engine Optimization or Search Engine Marketing I would recommend you check them out, as I read them regularly.
NOTE: I’ve included “grey hat” SEO blogs here, not because I necessarily condone their practices (I don’t 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 it’s 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. It’s one of the most active blogs written by a single individual I’ve 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 aren’t 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.
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.
Greywolf’s 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.
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
Danny Sullivan is one of (if not the most) respected name in SEO and has probably written more about SEO than anyone else. I follow his blog and so does everyone else; it is written in an ‘in the news / what’s happening with the search engines’ style.
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 it’s a great information source. It’s an essential reading place if you’re a beginner or new to SEO. It is written in a long, wordy newspaper-style and explores SEO topics in detail.
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.
I’ve been following Lee Odden’s blog for some time and I’m extremely impressed by his short, to the point posts, that are written from the perspective of a PR / business professional (as opposed to a SEO geek). Lee also works hard to include photos and videos whenever possible and updates his blog daily. He also maintains a very large SEO / SEM blog list, where you can get a chance to browse through more SEO blogs then you can handle.
SEO by the SEA. authored by Bill Slawski
Lots of patent info and well researched technology articles alongside some back to basics posts thrown into the mix. SEO by the SEA is also one of the most frequently updated SEO blogs I’ve ever seen. It’s a good read and you can tell this guy eats, lives and breathes search. I asked him once how long he spends writing his blog, the answer: 3-4 hours day. That’s right while you’re watching TV, Bill Slawski is writing about Search.
This brings us to the most important SEO blog of all time:
3net Search Engine Marketing Blog! Ha ha. Don’t 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 it’s 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 I’m 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.
- I’m 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; it’s 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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The Author: Solomon Rothman
About: Solomon Rothman is currently the CIO for socialmediasystems.com. He authors multiple blogs which are syndicated by publications like Webpronews and is recognized as an expert author on search marketing & web design / development. Solomon has worked for multiple .com companies and subcontracted as a both a designer and search marketing consultant for both large and small corporations. Solomon loves the ongoing challenges and creativity the online marketing world requires to be successful. Besides technology, Solomon's other passions include filmmaking & screenwriting.
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March 5th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Hi Solomon, thanks for the mention, it is very much appreciated!