About the Book
A well-designed, easy-to-navigate website is useless if no one can find it. In this book, four experts help you optimize your site for search engine visibility, using proven guidelines and cutting-edge techniques for planning and executing a comprehensive strategy. Much has changed in SEO since the first edition of this book, including new methods for ranking sites based on user engagement with pages and content. Search engines also have improved their ranking results with data from social media. This second edition helps you adjust to these changes with an array of effective tactics, from basic to advanced. It's the ideal SEO reference. * Explore the underlying theory behind SEO and how search engines work * Learn the steps you need to prepare for, execute, and evaluate SEO initiatives * Examine a number of advanced strategies and tactics * Understand the intricacies involved in managing complex SEO projects * Learn what's necessary to build a competent SEO team with defined roles * Glimpse the future of search and what lies ahead for the SEO industry
About the Author :
Eric Enge is the President of Stone Temple Consulting, a leading SEO consulting firm with offices in Boston and Northern California. Eric is a regular speaker at search industry conferences, such as Search Engine Strategies (SES), Search Marketing Expo (SMX), and Webmaster World. Eric also makes regular contributions on the topic of SEO to Search Engine Land and Search Engine Watch, SEOmoz, and his own blogs. Eric is particularly known for his in depth interviews of major players in the search engine industry including dozens of people who work in senior capacities at the search engines. Eric is also asked to make guest contributions to Website magazine, other SEO related blogs and news web sites, and is a senior editor for the SEO section of the Search Engine Marketing Journal. Stephan Spencer is founder and President of the highly-respected SEO firm Netconcepts. Clients include Discovery Channel, HSN, AOL, CNET, and SuperPages.com, to name a few. He is inventor of Netconcepts' automated, pay-for-performance SEO technology platform GravityStream which powers the natural search channel for online retailers such as Cabela's and Northern Tool. Stephan is a regular contributor to Search Engine Land, Multichannel Merchant, Practical Ecommerce and MarketingProfs, among others. Stephan is a sought-after conference presenter who's spoken on SEO at hundreds of events across the globe for organizations such as the DMA, the AMA, Shop.org, Internet Retailer, SMX, IncisiveMedia (Search Engine Strategies), O'Reilly/TechWeb, PubCon, ECMOD, IQPC and IIR. Stephan is an avid blogger. He blogs primarily on his own blog, Stephan Spencer's Scatterings. But his posts can also be found on Searchlight (part of the CNET Blog Network), Shop.org Blog, Natural Search Blog, BusinessBlogConsulting.com, MarketingProfs Daily Fix, Changes For Good, and Google, I Suggest... As the founder of Alchemist Media, Inc., a San Francisco search engine marketing company, Jessie Stricchiola began her search engine optimization career in 1997. For the past five years, she has been a guest speaker at each of the search industry's leading conferences including Incisive Media's Search Engine Strategies Conferences, Danny Sullivan's Search Marketing Expo, WebmasterWorld's PubCon, ad:Tech, WebGuild, and Shop.org. As one of the original nine founders of SEMPO (the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization), she served for two years on the Board of Directors for the organization. Jessie has been interviewed by numerous trade publications and media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, SearchEngineWatch.com, CNET.com, CNBC, NPR, and The BBC. Her work on click fraud is featured in The Google Story by David Vise. Rand Fishkin is the CEO & Co-Founder of SEOmoz, a leader in the field of search engine optimization tools, resources & community. In 2009, he was named among the 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30 by BusinessWeek, and has been written about it in the Seattle Times, Newsweek and the New York Times among others. Rand has keynoted conferences on search from Sydney to Reykjavik, Montreal to Munich and spoken at dozens of shows around the world. He's particularly passionate about the SEOmoz blog, read by tens of thousands of search professionals each day. In his miniscule spare time, Rand enjoys the company of his amazing wife, Geraldine.
Review :
"Hype-free, data-rich and loaded with insight that's essential reading for anyone who needs a deep understanding of SEO."
--SETH GODIN, AUTHOR OF WE ARE ALL WEIRD
"SEO expertise is a core need for today's online businesses. Written by some of the top SEO practitioners out there, this book can teach you what you need to know for your online business."
--TONY HSIEH, CEO, ZAPPOS.COM, INC., AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AU- THOR OF DELIVERING HAPPINESS
"Written by some of the top minds in SEO!"
--DANNY SULLIVAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SEARCHENGINELAND.COM, AND PRODUCER, SMX: SEARCH MARKETING EXPOD
"Save years of learning with The Art of SEO! The book's content and strategies are sure to help your bottom line. Even if you're a seasoned online marketer, this book has tips and tricks for you!"
--MONA ELESSEILY, VICE PRESIDENT OF ONLINE MARKETING, PAGE ZERO MEDIA
"The second edition of The Art of SEO expands and enhances a book that was already the industry standard for SEO education and strategy. Anyone looking to optimize their website and get better rankings on the search engines should keep this book on their desk and refer to it daily. All of the advanced technical SEO strategies are covered in a straight-forward method which is easy to understand and action-oriented. When you are finished reading this book, you will have a better grasp on how search engines work and how you can optimize your website with expert proficiency. If you want to drive more traffic to your website, engage your audience on a deeper level, generate more sales, and grow your business--this books lays the plan out for you."
--JOSEPH KERSCHBAUM, VICE PRESIDENT, CLIX MARKETING, AND AUTHOR OF PAY- PER-CLICK SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING: AN HOUR A DAY
"Rarely does a work so thoroughly deconstruct the art and science of SEO: what it is, how it works, who makes it happen, and why it is important to the modern firm."
--SARA HOLOUBEK, CEO, LUMINARY LABS, AND PRESIDENT, SEMPO
"In an increasingly search-driven world, where the majority of all search engine traffic is driven by natural listings, implementing an effective SEO program is critical for leading brands. The Art of SEO is essential reading for advertisers who want to understand effective SEO strategy and execution to drive consumer engagement and response. This book will help advertisers win through SEO."
--Mick Beil, Chief Executive Officer, Performics
"The Art of SEO will give you the opportunity to learn from all the people who taught me what I know today. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran, this is the most informative resource on the search marketing industry. An extremely important read for the ever-growing and fast-paced online marketing world."
--Tony Adam, SEO Program Manger at Yahoo!
