 Lesson #69:   Where to learn more
 Lesson #69:   Where to learn more  
The smarter you become about search engine optimization, the greater your chances of leaving your competitors in the dust. That’s because if you can correctly optimize press releases and any other pages at your website, you’ll get a high ranking in the search engines.
While researching information for this tutorial, I came across a wide variety of websites, blogs, articles and ebooks that will help you. Here they are, in no particular order:
 Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing
This ebook is my bible for Internet marketing and includes a great section on search engine optimization that’s so easy to understand that even non-geeks will understand it.
 Reality SEO Blog
Search engine optimization expert Mike Valentine has posted some terrific articles on many different aspects of SEO, including why trading links with people is a waste of time. 
  SearchRank
Check out the long list of keyword research tools, including some that are free. 
 SEOBook.com
This blog by Aaron Wall offers marketing tips and analysis on SEO.
 Google Ranking Factors
How does Google rank web pages? The algorithms it uses change from month to month and nobody knows for sure, but this page gives some educated guesses. If you’re new to SEO, this might be a better source for your webmaster.
  SearchEngineWatch
This blog features news items that keep you up to date on what’s happening with the search engines.
Chat Forums
Got a question about SEO? Curious about what other SEO issue people are buzzing about? Visit an SEO chat forum. Here’s a list.  
Niche Keyword Competition Checker
Spy on your competitors with this free tool that will show you how well somebody’s else’s website is optimized for certain keywords.
Tomorrow: A quick checklist for SEO
Opportunity #69: Retirement
Retiring from your job? Write a press release. I’ve seen lots of press releases from people who retire from government jobs. They mention in the release that they will be doing consulting on the side–a quick and easy way for them to attract clients.
 Need help with publicity?
  The Publicity Hound’s Resources List includes products and vendors that can help with many aspects of your publicity campaign. You’ll find press release distribution services, publicists, audio experts, ghostwriters and more.
 
   Lesson 1      Lesson 2      Lesson 3      Lesson 4      Lesson 5      Lesson 6       Lesson 7        Lesson 8      Lesson 9      Lesson 10       Lesson 11     Lesson 12   Lesson 13    Lesson 14     Lesson 15    Lesson 16   Lesson 17     Lesson 18
  Lesson 19   Lesson 20     Lesson 21    Lesson 22    Lesson 23     Lesson 24
  Lesson 25    Lesson 26     Lesson 27    Lesson 28    Lesson 29     Lesson 30
  Lesson 31   Lesson 32     Lesson 33    Lesson 34    Lesson 35     Lesson 36
  Lesson 37    Lesson 38     Lesson 39    Lesson 40    Lesson 41     Lesson 42
  Lesson 43    Lesson 44     Lesson 45    Lesson 46    Lesson 47     Lesson 48
  Lesson 49    Lesson 50     Lesson 51    Lesson 52    Lesson 53     Lesson 54
  Lesson 55    Lesson 56     Lesson 57    Lesson 58    Lesson 59     Lesson 60
 Lesson 61    Lesson 62     Lesson 63    Lesson 64    Lesson 65     Lesson 66
 Lesson 67    Lesson 68
If someone sent you the link for this tutorial and you want to sign up and receive Lesson #1 within 15 minutes, then one lesson each day for 88 more days in a row, sign up here.
Share Your Two Cents