FAQs, Help, and Tutorials

About Search Engine Optimisation
Tutorials on search optimisation. Guides on how to get your sites to rank well.
http://www.aboutsearchengineoptimisation.co.uk

BE Warned
Tips to promote a web site ranging from keyword phrases to search engines and directories.
http://www.bewarne.com/

Free Search Engine Tips
Includes strategies, keyword selection, and link popularity.
http://www.freesearchenginestips.com

Goldranking
Information, tips and advice on search engine ranking, web site promotion and keywords. How-To research methodology.
http://www.goldranking.com

Google Ranking Formula
Information on the ranking formula that Google uses to rank to websites.
http://www.geocities.com/jai_091/

Grantastic Designs - Marketing Tips
Written for people new to the web, web page design, and online marketing.
http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/tips.html#marketing

High Search Engine Rankings
Free tips and strategies for improving a site's position.
http://members.aol.com/Cre8web/rank_higher.html

Internet Marketing
How to optimize page titles for search engine relevancy.
http://www.howtointernet.com/titles.htm

I-Visibility
Tips on how to market sites on search engines.
http://www.i-visibility.com

MediaMorphic
Offers advice related to search engine optimisation, web site promotion and submission techniques.
http://www.mediamorphic.com/advice/advice-seo.php

Microsoft Knowledge Base: Some FrontPage Content Scores Low w/ Some Search Engines
Symptoms, cause, and resolution for this issue.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q182615/

Optimisation and promotion tutorial
How to code for search engine friendliness.
http://www.catalogue.netfirms.com/

Paid Search Engine Services
Explaining and comparing fee-based inclusion, submission, and placement options on the major search engines and directories.
http://www.emage-emarketing.com/022802.html

Pandecta Magazine
List of reviewed search engine optimization tutorials.
http://pandecta.com/search_engines/engine_tutorials.html

Planet Ocean Communications
Offers book on search engine strategies with monthly newsletter.
http://www.searchenginehelp.com

A Quick Guide to Search Engine Positioning
How to improve the position of a site on the major search engines.
http://www.sofer.com/research/searchmain.html

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Search Engine SPAM Australia
Claims that too many Australian website owners are totally unaware of what is being done unethically or unprofessionally in their name by their web designers/marketing firms. Advice on what to look for and to avoid when hiring and evaluating SEO work.
http://www.dialdesign.com.au/searchengines/spam.html

Search Engine Optimization Basics: Get Your Web Pages Into Search Indexes
Learn how to get the pages of a web site into the search indexes. Part 3 of a 4-part series.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-seo3.html

Search Engine Optimization Basics: Improve Search Marketing For Large Sites
Learn specialized techniques for large web sites or sites with many dynamic pages. Last of a 4-part series.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-seo4.html

Search Engine Optimization Basics: Improve Your Standing In Search Engines
Overview of search engine optimization. Part 1 of a 4-part series.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-seo1.html

Search Engine Optimization Basics: SEO Keyword and Infrastructure Strategies
Overview of optimizing. Advice on creating a strategy for choosing and optimizing keywords from the top-left-down. Learn more about other factors that can influence success in search engines. Part 2 of a 4-part series.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-seo2/

Search Engine Optimization Crash Course
Offers an online course and downloadable ebook on search engine promotion.
http://www.1hour-search-engine-optimization.com

Search Engine Positioning Articles
Offers free articles on search engine positioning.
http://www.1stsearchranking.com/articles.htm

Search Engine Spider Simulator
Gives an idea of what a search engine spider looks at when visiting a web page.
http://tools.summitmedia.co.uk/spider/

Search Engine Tips
Maximize search engine position and ranking - learn to build an effective website on the Internet. Monitor progress with statistics.
http://www.aerohost.com/search-engine-tips.htm

Search Engine Tutorial
Free step-by-step guide to submitting pages.
http://www.deadlock.com/promote/search-engines/

Search Engine Watch: Search Engine Submission Tips
Covers search engine submission and registration issues. Includes information on how to use meta tags, submit URLs, cope with frames, and boost placement in search engines.
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=webmasters

Search Engine Yearbook
Resource on Internet searching and search engine optimization, with an e-book offered for sale.
http://www.searchengineyearbook.com

Search Innovation
Free tutorials and articles about search engine friendly optimization, promotion and coding for long-term ranking.
http://www.searchinnovation.com/search-engine-marketing-articles.asp

Searchengineu.com
Tutorials and articles free and paid for on optimisation and website promotion.
http://searchengineu.com

SEO 101
Tutorial on important points to remember for search engine ranking.
http://websearch.about.com/library/weekly/bl-seo101.htm

SEO Articles
Articles on Search engine optimization, submissions and web marketing.
http://www.convonix.com/articles/

SEO Logic - Search Engines 101
Introductory information for do-it-yourself website promotion, with capsule overviews for a wide range of search engines and an online quiz.
http://www.seologic.com/guide/

SEOanalysis.com
A glossary of terms for the search engine optimization industry.
http://www.seoanalysis.com/glossary.html

SeOpt
Offers free search engine optimization articles. Covering standard optimisation rules for search engines.
http://www.seopt.com

Seoptimizational
Guide to safe search engine optimization practices.
http://www.seoptimizational.com

Sofer.com
How to promote sites using AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos and WebCrawler.
http://www.sofer.com/research/search.html

Spider Food
Substantial content on search engine optimization, placement and search engine submission plus discussion forum.
http://spider-food.net

The Spider's Apprentice
Tutorial on how search engines work. Provides details on keyword, search refining and relevancy ranking.
http://www.monash.com/spidap4.html

Submit Express Newsletter
Offers tips and tricks on search engine promotion, optimization, internet marketing, email marketing and affiliate programs.
http://www.submit-express.com/newsletters/index.html

Top 20 Website Promotion
Basic procedures and tips for getting good search engine placement.
http://www.magic-city.net/tips.htm

Top25Web.com's Website Ranking Checker
Find out where your site ranks for a particular keyword search in major search engines.
http://www.top25web.com

Traffic Generation
Free articles, news, FAQs and advice on generating traffic and retaining visitors for the future.
http://www.trafficgeneration.com

Vaughn's Google Ranking Factors
List of positive and negative details on a website, that will have an effect on the Google Search rank.
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/internet/google-ranking-factors.htm

Web Work Site
Tutorials on the basics of seo.
http://www.webworksite.com

Webmonkey
Resources for web site developers including how-to guides, code libararies, server technologies and authoring resources.
http://www.webmonkey.com

Website Goodies
Articles, a newsletter, resources and web tools.
http://www.websitegoodies.com/

Website Promotion Fundamentals for Beginners
Basic seo advice. Links to informative resources included.
http://www.stylusinc.com/website/promotion_article.htm

What's The Big Deal With Search Engines??
Explains why search engine submission is important, how search engines work and how to get the most out of your submissions.
http://www.laisha.com/search.html

Where2Submit
Information on search engine submission and why you should manually submit to all, big and small.
http://www.where2submit.com/

Words in a Row
Detailed submission procedures for several directories and engines.
http://www.wordsinarow.com/wheretogo.html

Marketingprofs.com - SEO: The True Cost of Doing It Wrong
Article by Scott Buresh. "Many companies that think they are saving money when making SEO decisions find out later that the actual costs of doing SEO wrong can make the 'savings' pale by comparison." Free registration required to view. <small>(February 22, 2005)</small>
http://www.marketingprofs.com/5/buresh8.asp