how to do seo: 4 great learning resources for entrepreneurs and startups

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This is for business owners and/or leaders running lean who need to drive and oversee decisions about SEO but don't really understand it. If you plan to invest heavily in SEO and don’t have budget for a dedicated leader to delegate your marketing decisions to, you might want to take some classes, read up and practice some exercises as if you were going to be managing SEO day-to-day. So that you can see how some of the basics work and why you may get different results based on choices you make. You’ll get a better return on your web and SEO investment if you have a good baseline knowledge. Image Credit: SEOPlanter via photopin cc About Lydia's Marketing & Communication Consulting Services: I help companies develop effective brand, marketing and content strategies. Strategic Thinker | Exceptional Marketing Planner | Effective Content Marketer | Great Value

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HOW TO DO SEO 4 Great Learning Resources for Entrepreneurs and Startups

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Are you an entrepreneur or startup leader running lean

and needing to oversee/manage your SEO?

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But you don’t know anything about it other than

SEO=search engine optimization?

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It can be important for small business owners and leaders to

have a solid SEO foundation

with a sharp understanding of underlying rules and philosophies

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Consider putting your ‘geek hat’ on and walking in a

SEO-Master’s shoes for a baseline understanding...

It can mean smarter decisions and a better return on your web and

SEO investment

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Here are some great resources to help you with your SEO

education

Check  out  the  full  narra.ve  at  Lydia’s  Marke.ng  Blog  How  To  Do  SEO  -­‐  4  Great  Learning  Resources  for  Entrepreneurs  and  Startups  

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MOZ 1Fantastic blog and a

‘Whiteboard Friday’ series

+ Moz Academy, Mozinars (live

webinars), a Q&A Forum and a bunch of guides and other resources

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MARKET MOTIVE Online Courses and Certification

2

Self-paced online courses and more.

Super clear, ENGAGING instruction.

Co-founded by Avinash Kaushik, Google’s Digital Marketing Evangelist

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GOOGLE Duh!

3

Bookmark Matt Cutts’ blog.

If you’re too busy running your business to know, he’s the head of

Google’s webspam team.

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KISSmetrics 4

Great blog and Slideshare channel.

Plus Marketing Guides like

‘An Introduction to Search Marketing’.

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It’s hard to find the time

but it’s good to have (and keep) some knowledge of how and

why SEO works

particularly if it’s your primary lever to drive revenue

.

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Good luck out there. Hope this was helpful.

For  more  context  and  the  full  narra.ve  visit  the  complete  blog  post  at    Lydia’s  Marke.ng  Blog:    

How  To  Do  SEO  -­‐    4  Great  Learning  Resources  for  Entrepreneurs  and  Startups  

Image  credit:  SEOPlanter  via  photopin  cc  

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