For someone new to the topic, learning SEO can be quite similar to a jigsaw amateur attempting to complete a 1000-piece puzzle. You’re eager to get started, so you open the box with glee, untie the bag with zeal, and scatter the tiny pieces onto the table with a bit more enthusiasm than needed. But when you get your first look at the Mountain of 1000 Pieces (not 100, not 974, but exactly 1000; they weren’t joking), you stare in bewilderment while questioning why you bought this monstrosity in the first place. And then you ask yourself: Where do I even begin?
We’ll tell you: Start with the edges.As opposed to just plucking random pieces from The Mountain and hoping for the best, dig through and set aside a pile just for edges. When separated, follow the image on the box as a guide for putting together the puzzle’s border. Once you’ve got the basics down, then you can sort through the rest of the pieces, categorize them, and use the border as the foundation for assembling the rest of the puzzle.
The best way to learn SEO is to follow a logical process. We’d strongly advise against plucking a random topic from the gargantuan mountain that is SEO and trying to make them fit where they don’t belong. (Unless you’re taking that as a challenge, then go right ahead. You do you.) SEO includes on-page elements, off-page elements, and technical elements, all of which have sub topics, sub-sub topics, and sub-sub-sub topics. Quite clearly a solid, basic foundation of the elements is necessary before you’ll be able to truly understand and analyze higher-level concepts.
Alright, enough with the analogy. What are some actual, beneficial resources beginners can use to start learning about SEO? Well, whether you’re tech savvy, traditionally minded, or a visual learner, we’ve got you covered.