Lesson 5
One of the most immense challenges online is to stay current with Search Engine Optimization changes, which occur continually. How can you do it?
SEM Blogs are a Great place to begin. BlogRank gives you the Top 100 Best SEM Blogs. While visiting the blogs, don’t forget to leave a message with your URL to establish more quality backlinks from authority sites as we discussed several weeks ago in lesson 2.
One online marketing blog that I especially recommend for SEO updates is: TopRank.
Next, have you considered SEO Forums? Forums are the ‘original’ social environments. Some experts feel that the forums are becoming an artifact of the past and aren’t as useful as social networks. I totally disagree! When it comes to business online, the Niche specific forums are much more highly targeted for your online business than the modern social networks. Compare how much traffic/sales you receive “for business” from forums compared to social networks and you will be amazed.
Forums are ‘still’ one of the best means of keeping your SEO research and knowledge current. There is always something to learn at niche-specific forums. You will hear new ideas and news about what changes Google, for example, has made each week or even each day. Testing tactics on your own web site is highly important and reading the results of other people’s SEO experiences and experiments on their sites can benefit your own strategies.
Several SEO Forums to join are:
WebmasterWorld
Search Engine Watch
High Rankings
Web Pro World
SitePoint
SEO Chat Forums
Digital Point
Posting to threads can provide increased traffic to your website. After joining any forum be sure to create a signature and don’t forget to include your URL to grab this traffic-building advantage.
Benefits Summary:
SEO Forum Benefits are: current SEO insight and information on how to improve the quality of your web site, increased site visitors, keeping up-to-date on your niche trends, a quality social/business gathering place, continual research source, and interaction with experienced SEO professionals.
Have a Great & Successful week,
–Susan, Editor/Publisher
