Search Engine Optimization Links

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of optimizing websites for search engine rankings. The goal of SEO is to have each web page appear as high as possible in search results for the target keywords. Web writers need to understand SEO and use the target keywords in their writing.

The web pages linked to below provide more information about SEO.

Articles about SEO

• Introduction – What Is SEO
  An overview of SEO and the first page in a tutorial of common SEO techniques
• The Golden Rule of SEO: Content is King
  The three primary benefits of quality content
• The Future of SEO: 5 Clear Facts You Should Know
  Predictions about the future of SEO based on current trends
• A Complete Glossary of Essential SEO Jargon
  A long list of SEO jargon and definitions
• Effective Keyword SEO Research
  Explanation of keyword research and how to do it

SEO and social media

• SEO, Meet Your Brother, SMO
  How social media optimization (SMO) works with SEO
• How to Use Social Media for SEO
  Social media optimization techniques that help with SEO

Free SEO keyword research tools

• Google Adwords Keyword Tool
  Keyword ideas, their competition levels, and amounts of global and monthly searches in Google
• Trellian Free Search Term Suggestion Tool
  Keyword search results using data from a number of search engines, based on searches done worldwide
• Wordpot: The Keyword Finder
  The number of daily searches for keywords you enter and for related keyword phrases

Links

This Links section contains the following pages:

Resources for writers and editors

• Online Writers' Resources
  How to write, web writing, English in different countries
• Online Editors' Resources
  Grammar and punctuation difficulties, common mistakes, clichés
• Search Engine Optimization
  Articles about SEO, SEO and social media, free keyword research tools

Resources for web developers

• Web Colors
  Finding web colors, web color combining, articles about web colors