SEO Book

[Nick W]

So, apart from our own seobook, who wants to comment on this work? - I was taking a look at the website today and it looks kinda neat. http://www.seobook.com

Whaddaya think?

Nick

[rustybrick]

SEO Book is a member here, so please be gentle. :)

I am currently reviewing the book but I am sure I will only have nice things to say.

[Mikkel deMib Svendsen]

I haven't had a chance to ready the book. Maybe I will. In any case I welcome any qualified writing on SEO/SEM and from the member, seobook's postings in this forum he definately seems more than qualified to write such a book.

Good luck with the sales! :)

[seobook]

<anticipation>anxiously awaits roasting over flames</anticipation>...time to go run off and hopefully make a better post than my current top one.

[seobook]

I haven't had a chance to ready the book. Maybe I will.
If you want I could give you a free copy. From the posts you write and what I know of you I think I should be reading a book or yours though :)

In any case I welcome any qualified writing on SEO/SEM and from the member, seobook's postings in this forum he definately seems more than qualified to write such a book.
That means a lot coming from you. Thanks!!!

Good luck with the sales! :)
Friday was my best day ever. I only launched for sale in February. Its cool watching it grow organically from nothing at all to something that can support more than the cost of living in less than 6 months. It pays the cost of living and for the finer things in life - peanut butter and more links ;)

[Brad]

I read awall's book and I recommend it. It is written clearly and cuts through the noise, rumors, jargon and BS to get most webmasters up and running with SEO and/or PPC.

Good lists of resources too.

[NFFC]

I spashed out, well worth the $.

[rustybrick]

Plus any SEO Book that ranks # 1 in Google for SEO Book (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&q=seo+book&btnG=Search) is a winner in my eyes (and Google's). See Aaron, Google is endorsing your book. :)

[hiero]

hmmmmm....very enticing:

Webmasters: I Guarantee I Can
Triple Your Traffic - in 90 Days -
or You Don't Pay A Single Penny!

Now can I really believe that, that is the question? Any responses

[rustybrick]

Its an other way of saying "satisfaction guaranteed".

[hiero]

Thanks for the clarification :D
....who knew :eek:

[Nick W]

If we want to be perdantic, that line should be removed ;) but I think we can afford seobook the benefit of the doubt hehe....

>>I splashed out

Good enough for me.....

Nick

[Joseph Morin]

Best of luck to you SEO Book

And it looks like your getting all of the accolades you need for testimonials right here ;)

[Nacho]

Hey Aaron (seobook), did you figure out Nick W's username and password and use this thread for self promotion?

:D . . . just kidding!

I haven't finished reading it, but Aaron has very good and organized information about SEO from what I've seen so far. Any reader will be pleased with this literature and should be able to go right into design and excecution phases with no problem. He can teach you how to make $1 million in 30 days (........if you are very very creative........).

Great job Aaron!

[hiero]

He can teach you how to make $1 million in 30 days

Well, there ya have it, I'm sold.

[pulsetoday]

Haha... Someone who never intended to buy any book is getting sold too ;)

[seobook]

I am just afraid of when the bill comes in for all these testimonials :eek:

thanks for the kind words guys. perhaps I should link into this thread too. it feels cool that you guys are saying such kind words.

[bluecorn]

thanks for the kind words guys. perhaps I should link into this thread too. it feels cool that you guys are saying such kind words.
Aaron,
you should start getting into the habit of linking to the people saying good about you - create a section called "I really don't deserve this but..." :cool:

and then list people who are boosting you - it floats all boats, and people are happy to stand by their commendations - true story

[JohnScott]

The best SEO book on the planet, and greatly under-priced.

[pulsetoday]

Whoa! Someone else started this thead for testimonials and I ended up buying... lemme see if I can add my $.02 to it too!

I hope I will have only good things to say since Aaron seems to be not only a knowledgable person but a very helpful person too! :)

[seobook]

Whoa! Someone else started this thead for testimonials and I ended up buying... lemme see if I can add my $.02 to it too!

I hope I will have only good things to say since Aaron seems to be not only knowledgable person but a very helpful person too! :)

thanks for that. I try to help as best I can. best of luck with your new forums.

[Chris_D]

Hey Aaron,

If I buy your book, will you autograph it for me? :)

We had the MSN Digital Marketing Summit here in Sydney last week - Al Ries was the keynote speaker, and I got a personally autographed copy of "The Origin of Brands".

Chris_D
Sydney Australia

[seobook]

Hey Aaron,

If I buy your book, will you autograph it for me? :)

We had the MSN Digital Marketing Summit here in Sydney last week - Al Ries was the keynote speaker, and I got a personally autographed copy of "The Origin of Brands".

Chris_D
Sydney Australia

I am not one for autographing anything myself ( I would feel that was weird )

I do have an autographed Mickey Mantle photo though.

my roomie and I went to see Noam Chomskey and Noam signed his book.

cool graph on the Ries. key pickup...

[newreality]

Have you considered making the option of "download sample" out of a chapter, or from the book's index? PDF?

Potential buyers could get a first-hand feel.
(Believe there is a way to prevent saving to a local drive, if you want)

[seobook]

Have you considered making the option of "download sample" out of a chapter, or from the book's index? PDF?

Potential buyers could get a first-hand feel.
(Believe there is a way to prevent saving to a local drive, if you want)

I will eventually add that ps stuff to the sales letter page. I have for a while offered the PPC section for free though as a sample

http://www.seobook.com/overture-adwords.pdf

[I, Brian]

Okay, get Noam Chomsky to autograph it and I will definitely buy it. :)

Aaron, do you offer review copies?

[seobook]

Okay, get Noam Chomsky to autograph it and I will definitely buy it. :)
well the roomie is gone right now and it was actually my "For Reasons of the State" that the roomie got signed...perhaps we could work out a package deal?

Aaron, do you offer review copies?
only to those who do not use redundant usernames in forums... check your PMs :)

[AussieWebmaster]

Have any review copies available? :rolleyes:

[seobook]

Have any review copies available? :rolleyes:

only to those who do not use down under usernames who have not been to NY... check your PMs :)

[AussieWebmaster]

only to those who do not use down under usernames who have not been to NY... check your PMs :)
LOL... guess that does not cover me...

[Babu]

Does the book has an option of live update. :)

How a book could be useful for seo when the algo for SEs are changing every other day. I think some ezine updates for say an year from seobook would add more value for the book.

I am getting povocations to buy the book. :)

[cuzco]

Wow! After reading the first post i thought, ouch! Last thing i would want is this lot reviewing my work. Sounds like the book is very good. Nice work!

I’m too tight to buy it, so I’ll stick to reading you FREE forum posts ;)

[seobook]

Does the book has an option of live update. :)

How a book could be useful for seo when the algo for SEs are changing every other day. I think some ezine updates for say an year from seobook would add more value for the book.

I am getting povocations to buy the book. :)

I send an email to the subscriber list when I make updates.

I think most effective SEO does not necissarily chase the algorithms and if you understand the basic driving concepts and do a good job with those you do not necissarily need to to chase algorithms.

Very few algorithmic changes are so significant that they change the entire approach to SEO.

[Dodger]

I read Aaron's original "draft" of this book many moons ago when he was just starting to put it together (almost a year ago now). He offered it up for free for the WPW membership back then, and it was very very good -- covered a lot of ground and answered quite a few questions that I had at that time. I have been using that knowledge every day since. I can only imagine what it is like today.

I have basicly been reading everything he has written since and without even reading his latest version, I would highly recommend it because he is without a doubt someone who has a very clear and straight-forward view of SEO. This view is no-bull with a little sarcastic wit thrown in that will make it a joy to read for anybody who picks it up.

[hiero]

Based on some of the feedback in this thread and others I purchased SEO Book. I read it in 3 days and will use it as a resource for some time to come I'm sure. Props to Aaron for a well organized ebook. This is the first time that I have actually read an ebook on my monitor start to finish.

[rustybrick]

Just wanted to say, I finally got around to reading Aaron's book.

I feel it is definitely worth purchasing this book if you want to learn SEO. The price is extremely competitive and the extra bonuses make this purchase a no brainer.

oh, there are some typos and grammatical errors, but I understand that Aaron frequently adds/edits/deletes information from the book (so typos are expected).

Good work.

[AussieWebmaster]

I have just finished it and will be using a couple of good tips I came away with... have recently read a few books in our industry and this is by far the best.

Plus it is far more up-to-date and has better current examples etc. to help out ... printed take so long half the info is stale by time it hits the stands!

[seobook]

Just wanted to say, I finally got around to reading Aaron's book.

I feel it is definitely worth purchasing this book if you want to learn SEO. The price is extremely competitive and the extra bonuses make this purchase a no brainer.
thanks for the compliments

oh, there are some typos and grammatical errors, but I understand that Aaron frequently adds/edits/deletes information from the book (so typos are expected).
I am getting much better at that, but I still got a ways to go. I used some writing software on some of my stuff and see that I tend to have a few recurring errors...using stuff like passive verbs. I am much better than I was a short while ago, but as with anything it just takes time.

I have just finished it and will be using a couple of good tips I came away with... have recently read a few books in our industry and this is by far the best.

Plus it is far more up-to-date and has better current examples etc. to help out ... printed take so long half the info is stale by time it hits the stands!
Wow that is awesome compliment :) thanks a bunch

[Dodger]

Well shoot. I am only a few chapters into it already, y'all must have faster computers than I do. :mad:

Prelim is that it is very good. Aaron's analogies give the book more depth and make it actually fun to read. He inspires creativity and gets your mind working in a totally different direction.

Looking forward to reading the rest of it for sure. Will report back later.

[aviener]

The best SEO book on the planet, and greatly under-priced.

I haven't read the book in question, but I did read Planet Ocean's Unfair Advantage Book (http://www.searchenginehelp.com/), and have to say they really keep on top of the Search industry. The book is updated monthly with the latest happenings and a newsletter goes out to subscribers so you can just see the changes. In a rapidly changing search engine space, it's nice to have a resource that is on top of things.

Adam

[AussieWebmaster]

I haven't read the book in question, but I did read Planet Ocean's Unfair Advantage Book (http://www.searchenginehelp.com/), and have to say they really keep on top of the Search industry. The book is updated monthly with the latest happenings and a newsletter goes out to subscribers so you can just see the changes. In a rapidly changing search engine space, it's nice to have a resource that is on top of things.

Adam

Have not really heard much about this one or the author... so maybe it is an unfair advantage!

[JohnScott]

I haven't read the book in question, but I did read Planet Ocean's Unfair Advantage Book (http://www.searchenginehelp.com/), and have to say they really keep on top of the Search industry. The book is updated monthly with the latest happenings and a newsletter goes out to subscribers so you can just see the changes. In a rapidly changing search engine space, it's nice to have a resource that is on top of things.

Adam


Have you read Aaron's SEO book? I think he updates that thing almost daily. He's one of the few people that keeps up to date on all the search engine news. I usually end up getting my SE news from Aaron's blog. :)

Aaron's book is the best, IMHO, because it addresses link building a lot more than many other books and ebooks.

And, yes, most SEO books are quickly outdated, especially the paper ones. I remember reading "Getting Hits", (by Don Sellers) and thinking "Whaa?". Not one mention of Google.

[Dodger]

I actually have seen portions of the Planet Ocean ebook (given to me as a gift ... honest!) back in October of last year. It has been around since then.

It is actually pretty good, but it is also pretty bad (as in black) in some places. They use the "don't get caught doing this" type of thing, complete with examples. ;)

As I remember, it was up-to-date and has monthly password changes for the book.

[rustybrick]

One thing about this book, it gives examples from Aaron's personal experience. Most SEOs do not publish examples in such a fashion. It is definitely unique, IMO.

[I, Brian]

In case it's of interest, I've put up a review of Aaron's SEO Book here:
http://www.platinax.co.uk/seo/reviews/seo-book/

[notredamekid]

Just bought the book an hour ago. The tools contained within were well worth the cost (such as the comprehensive list of directories), let alone the well-written guide to link popularity, etc.

Gr8 job, Aaron. :D

[seobook]

Just bought the book an hour ago. The tools contained within were well worth the cost (such as the comprehensive list of directories), let alone the well-written guide to link popularity, etc.

Gr8 job, Aaron. :D
thanks for that...guess you are from Notre Dame then ;)

[notredamekid]

Yep (Go Irish!), though I'm currently studying in Shanghai.

Seriously, this book is saving my butt in my current link building campaign. I was tearing my hair out looking for other legitimate places from which to get links. I offered him 4x the price for his directory list, when he graciously and honestly told me it was included in his book :)

[buldozer]

I can't comment on Aarons SEO Book, but I've read "Google Hacks Exposed - Improving your Rank on Google" and liked it.

[Nacho]

I finally found the time to finish reading Aaron's "SEO Book". It is a must read for everyone in this industry. I believe that this is the best job by far in having everything current that is going the SEO industry. His research and skill are very well placed in simple reading terms for anyone to understand. It's amazing how many new things anyone can keep learning. I will continue to recommend it to all my friends and colleagues.

Thank you Aaron for sharing such great knowledge! :)

[AussieWebmaster]

I finally found the time to finish reading Aaron's "SEO Book". It is a must read for everyone in this industry. I believe that this is the best job by far in having everything current that is going the SEO industry. His research and skill are very well placed in simple reading terms for anyone to understand. It's amazing how many new things anyone can keep learning. I will continue to recommend it to all my friends and colleagues.

Thank you Aaron for sharing such great knowledge! :)
It is amazing how this industry is always teaching you new things. I learnt alot from the book.... enough to make sure I spend a certain amount of time each week doing advanced research to stay up with the curve.

Right now I am looking at clustering and the methodology of recognizing similiar pages... and though I started from one perspective - I have learned a whole lot more about common architecture and what the avregae user expects to find in a web page.

[GoLinks]

Finished reading it.

I think Aaron's approach is unique,
He really puts some order in the complexity and points out the essence from the ancillary.

[Tropical Tundra]

Hi seobook, I'm getting ready to buy your seobook but I wanted to make sure it's still updated since it came out in 2004. A lot of these SEO books become outdated so quick. :D

[seobook]

I still frequently update it...about once every couple months.

[Tropical Tundra]

I still frequently update it...about once every couple months.
Awesome, I'm off to buy it. I'm looking forward to reading it.

[Krasny]

I’ve been working on learning adwords for the last few months now its time to learn organic ranking. SEO Book is my next investment, from what I heard and read SEO book is the best source for organic rankings.

[AussieWebmaster]

I’ve been working on learning adwords for the last few months now its time to learn organic ranking. SEO Book is my next investment, from what I heard and read SEO book is the best source for organic rankings.

It is the best way to start in my opinion.... then you will be ready to read some more and play a little...

[Marcia]

Aaron does book updates, but now he needs to update his SEW Forum PM's because it's full and he can't be sent any messages. :p

[AussieWebmaster]

Aaron does book updates, but now he needs to update his SEW Forum PM's because it's full and he can't be sent any messages. :p

Yeah he is such a busy guy..... to busy to close!!!

[SEOcritique]

The interviews alone are worth the price and the book is better than the interviews.

** A Must Read **
** Spellbinding! **
** Top Class **

[AussieWebmaster]

This must be the annual salute to Aaron thread :)

[gennsearch]

I have read Aarons book and I feel that this is one of the better SEO books out there. Great for a beginner.

Good job Aaron

[manmal]

Hallo Seobook I have a question i can see that u have only paypa billing is there any other way to pay for the book I want to buy it but I can't because my country is not in pay pal .
Thanks for answering in front.

[Marcia]

Hallo Seobook I have a question i can see that u have only paypa billing is there any other way to pay for the book I want to buy it but I can't because my country is not in pay pal .
Thanks for answering in front.Why don't you write to him directly from the email address at his site to get your answer? He hasn't posted here in this thead in long time, so you do stand a better chance of getting a reply that way.