Getting to grips with the technical side of SEO

[simonsw]

Hi all,

I have been working in online marketing for a while, predominantly working on the affiliate marketing and business development side. Over the last year I have decided to focus my energies on getting to understand SEO and have picked up some actionable tips and strategies to put together an SEO strategy for the business I work for whilst at the same time broadening my skillset in online marketing.

I would like to think I now have a good understanding on key areas of the SEO framework such as keyword research, on page optimisation and link building and look to put my learinings into practise as well as continue to play around through my personal blog

An area that I see as more and more important so to get a full understanding is the technical side, getting a decent understanding on the learnings of HTML and CSS and putting this into practise. Can anyone recommend a detailed tutorial, powerpoint that provides insights and learnings on how to best understand this side of SEO?

Thanks

Simon

[mosaicpro]

There are so many places where you can learn about html & css. But no matter the volume of tutorials the best way is to practice yourself. Personally i have found video tutorials great and as time passed i remembered the code i am using on regular basis. The rest i can always find it on the internet (have to say as time passes (i already have 6 years exp.) I don't need to look on the internet for coding. More i am looking at best practices etc.

Also need to keep in mind that just html & css won't make your page look good. So depending the area you want to focus i suggest go into design (adobe suite) or programming (start learning php & mysql).

That being said i think lynda .com are great for video resources.

[sferrino]

Hello Simon,

That is some weird timing, I'm giving a Technical presentation on On-Site SEO in 2 weeks to a local meetup. It will most likely be recorded and I can share the PowerPoint slides after.

[simonsw]

Hi Steven

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I would be very keen to read up on your powerpoint slides - will you be able to post the slides on seomoz/blog?

Good luck with the pres!

Simon