For those of you involved in the SEO world you’re probably aware of the SEO / Internet Marketing Software Tool: MOZ (formerly seoMoz) founded by Rand Fishkin. I’m an avid reader of their blog(s) which often post some fantastic infographics, studies, recommendations, video tutorials and so on. In my opinion, MOZ offers some of the most informative and up to date material out there to help keep you abreast on the latest search engine trends.
For those of you who don’t practice SEO but would like to get involved – the MOZ Blog is a great starting point.
With all that being said, I thought I would dedicate a post to MOZ with some of my favorite links from this year:
- Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet 2.0 : The original version of this cheat sheet was a staple among many web developers. It’s an AWESOME post/PDF that gives you an easy to read visual guide on how to optimize your website for search engines.
- The Free Beginner’s Guide to SEO : Like the cheat sheet this packet is incredibly informative that gives you a TON of information. The guide was started some time ago (from what I can recall) but was updated in March of this year.
- The 100 Best Free SEO Tools & Resources for Every Challenge – Interactive : A slew of (100 to be exact) free tools to help with your SEO efforts!
- A Visual Guide to Keyword Targeting & On-Page Optimization : You can’t go wrong with visual guides. They’re explanatory and to the point – so is this post!
- We’ll Work for Peanuts. But We Won’t Work Without Meaning : You may not work for much, but many of us work for something. This is an inspirational and insightful post from the perspective of Rand Fishkin on hard work, it’s meaning and goals. I particularly enjoyed the embedded video by Dan Ariely at TEDx. This is a great, quick read for anyone – not just SEO-ers.
- Google Algorithm Change History : Want to know what the heck Google is doing?! Check out how their algorithm has changed over the years! (Last updated on August of this year)
- The 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey : This survey helps gives those focused on the Local SEO niche some food for thought.
- Amazing Correlation Between Google +1s and Higher Search Rankings : There has been constant speculation about whether or not +1s affect your ranking on Google. According to their research, that may be the case.
- Moz’s Ranking Factors 2013 Study : The title of this post is pretty self explanatory – see what their study uncovered about ranking factors for this year.
That’ll do it! I hope you enjoy my ‘faves’! How about yourself – do you have any MOZ posts that stick out in your mind from this year? And to MOZ – THANK YOU, keep it up! 🙂
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Tim Dugan | WebServicesCT.com
