Forum Moderators: mack
I can recoment this thread Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone. [webmasterworld.com]
It will definatly send you in the right direction.
Mack.
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[edited by: mack at 3:34 pm (utc) on Sep. 11, 2004]
These should get you started:
Brett's updated 26 steps to 15k a day [searchengineworld.com]
SEO Terminology [webmasterworld.com]
and Google for more about SEO [google.com]
LisaB
There's a great newcomer thread available:
Newcomer's Guide [webmasterworld.com]
It's a thorough list of topics providing a good foundation for SEO.
If a topic area catches your interest, click on the Forum Library link near the top of each page. Many of the classic posts are found there and should offer a good start.
Then read and read and read. And ask questions.
Best of luck to you.
Keeping in mind that different elements carry a different amount of weight at different times, this is just a short check-list that's not complete but is an overview, and that'll tell you what elements to be looking at
Google Optimization Basics [webmasterworld.com]
It's really not much different for Yahoo or any other; Google is more about links and Yahoo has more emphasis for what's on the page. The factors used for optimization don't basically change over time - just the algos do, and that's what has to be kept up with by each individual.