Top 50 SEO Resources

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List of Top 50 SEO Resources

The sheer number of resources available on search engine optimization can be overwhelming. There are a ton of sites, tools, and conferences to choose from and it can be confusing and somewhat scary. I've compiled a list of good, credible resources here in order to steer you in the right direction and so you don't end up getting some bad advice.

Information
These are sites that have general information on search engine optimization and search engines. They offer news, information, and search engine optimization tips.
Search Engine Watch
Marketing Terms - This dictionary will help you understand all of the search engine terms you come across.
Search Engine Relationship Chart - This chart shows you which search engines are connected to each other so you know what search engines to submit your site to and optimize for.
Search Engines - Tips on search engine optimization and promotion.
Google SEO Guidelines - Google's brief information on search engine optimization.
SEO Beginners Guide - Rand Fishkin writes a detailed guide on search engine optimization for beginners. It is a long read, but well worth it.
ISEDB
Search Engine Guide
Pandia
SEO Chat
Search Engine Colossus - This is a directory of all of the search engines in the world. If you are looking to target other countries, it is important to get familiar with the search engines in that country.
Thread Watch

Tools

Here is a list of tools that will be useful if you are looking to do search engine optimization. Some of the tools give you insight on search terms and others give you an idea of how well optimized your site is. These tools are great for research or for improving the optimization of your website.
SEO ToolSet
GoogSpy - If you are interested in finding out what search terms your competition is ranked for or is adverting on, then this site will be a great tool for you.
SEOMOZ's Tools
Wordtracker - This is a keyword research tool that tells you the popularity of certain keywords across the major search engines. It also gives you suggestions on other related terms that are high and low in traffic.
Search Term Suggestion - This tool comes directly from Yahoo and it gives you an idea on how popular search terms are. This gives you good input on what terms you want your site to be optimized for. Be careful because the total number does not mean that a high ranking for that keyword will get you that amount of traffic.
Meta Tag Analyzer
Google Toolbar - If you want to find out your site's Google PageRank you will need to install this toolbar. It will show you your PageRank, but be careful because it is not frequently updated.
Marketleap Link Popularity Checker - This link popularity checker will show how many sites link to you for each search engine. It can also show you the number of sites that link to your competitors. They also have a neat feature that shows the growth or decline in your link popularity over time.
Digital Point SEO Tools Free SEO Tools by Digital Point


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[ELCaD]

I will bookmark this for future reference because like you said, there are just so many that it can be hard to keep track of at times, so thanks for sharing this list.