The Ultimate List Of Free SEO Tutorials

Matthew Woodward Published on Sep 13, 2016 Tutorials 27 Comments

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What if I told you learning about SEO doesn’t need to be hard or expensive?

That for every $200 course, $50 book and two hour long seminar, there’s a blog post that shows you exactly what you need to do, free of charge.

Well in this monster list of SEO tutorials, that’s exactly what you’re going to get.

No matter what you’re looking to achieve – better keyword research, improved link building or even if you’re just looking to learn how to SEO for your new blog – there are free SEO tutorials to show you exactly how to do it.

So if you’re ready to level up your SEO game, it’s time to read on…

What You Will Learn

This article isn’t the biggest list of SEO Tutorials on the web.

Instead, it’s about giving you the best SEO tutorials.

Everything here can – and will – improve your skills and results.

It’s been broken down into sections so you can focus on each specific part of SEO.

To get to each section, all you have to do is click one of the links below:

Each tutorial also comes with a difficulty level of Easy, Medium or Hard:

Easy: Even if you’ve never heard of SEO before, you’ll be able to follow along.
Medium: You need some knowledge of SEO to complete it.
Hard: You’ll need at least a few months in the trenches to get the benefits of

That way you can choose the SEO tutorials that you’re going to get the most benefit from.

Okay, let’s get stuck into, shall we?

SEO Tutorials For Beginners

Are you just getting started with SEO?

Or, looking for simple SEO tutorials on how to improve the performance of your site, without getting too technical?

Well, these beginner SEO tutorials are for you.

SEO Starter Guide by Google

Style: PDF
Difficulty: Easy

If you want to know how to get your site off to a good start, you should read this guide.

It covers every basic part of SEO you need to understand, and gives you some small, actionable steps to take yourself.

It covers:

SEO Basics
How to improve your site structure
The importance of optimizing content (and some easy ways to do it)
What crawlers are and how to make them love your site
Simple strategies for promotion and analysis

These are really simple concepts, but they’re essential to know. The information here is rock-solid and will help you rank well for years to come.

The Beginners Guide To SEO by Moz

Style: PDF eBook
Difficulty: Easy

This guide from Moz – one of the front runners in SEO Research and Software – covers all of the basics of SEO.

It avoids going too in depth into a topic, but gives you a clear understanding of each element, so you have a good understanding.

By reading it you’ll learn:

How Search Engines work
The ways people interact with Search Engines
Simple design tweaks to make your site more SEO friendly
How to perform basic keyword research
What search-friendly content looks like
How to build links and why you need to do it
Tools and accessories to make SEO easier

Allowing you to make changes to your site, start research and build your rankings with confidence (and without the jargon).

How To SEO Your Site In 2016 by Hobo Web

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

Hobo Web have put together a 59-point step-by-step tutorial on how to understand SEO, and how to apply it to your site.

It contains:

Answers to beginner SEO’s frequently asked questions
Videos explaining tricky concepts
Complete breakdowns of how to perform: keyword research and link building
Simple tricks you improve your on page SEO

This is by far the most complete SEO tutorials for beginners I can find online.

If you want a deeper understanding of SEO, without feeling too overwhelmed, you should bookmark this one.

Beginners Guide to SEO by KissMetrics

Style: Blog Post Guide
Difficulty: Easy

This guide from KissMetrics is more short-and-sweet, and comes at Beginners SEO from a business owner’s point of view, instead of someone trying to become a professional SEO.

It gives you a basic understanding of:

Why SEO is important
How to optimise elements of your page, like headings and coding
Build links from different sites

A nice addition to other search engine optimization tutorials out there. If you don’t want to wade through long, heavy content, this is more up your street.

Learn SEO by Tutorials Point

Style: Multiple Blog Post Guide
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

This tutorial is basic in design, but does well to explain some concepts that the other beginner SEO tutorials don’t.

It goes to a little extra depth, and you can follow on step-by-step as more of a tutorial, than just gaining an understanding.

You can read more about:

The difference between White Hat and Black Hat SEO
What more specific elements like Meta Tags are
How to hire an SEO expert, should you need it

I wouldn’t use this over the other two guides to build your knowledge of SEO, however it’s worth a read to deepen your understanding a little.

The Noob Guide To Link Building by IPullRank (On Moz)

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy

This guide was written back in 2012, but don’t let the date fool you, this post is still as relevant today. Link building – as you’ll read later – is one of the factors you need to pay attention to.

And, this epic SEO tutorial will show you how to do it right.

In it you’ll find:

A beginner’s guide to what link building is
How to plan a link building campaign for the next six months
Content you can create to create link building opportunities
A list of sites you can build links from right now

You could follow this guide for the next few months and see results that will last a lifetime. Definitely the place to start getting link building knowledge.

The Importance Of Keywords In SEO by Shout Me Loud

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy

Keywords can be a confusing topic for you beginners – you’ll get more tutorials on them next. Harsh Agrawal has put together a great post to help you understand what they are, how they work and the the role they play.

You’ll learn:

What makes Keywords Important
How to start with Keyword research
Essential information about density and placement
The next steps to take for your own site

Even if you don’t put anything into action yet, it gives you a much better understanding for when you read the more in-depth keyword tutorials.

Keyword Research Tutorials

Keywords are an integral part of Search Engine Optimization. While the way Google processes them may change from time to time, they remain part of a search engine’s backbone.

In these tutorials you’ll learn from the best on how to perform keyword research, and elevate the organic traffic for your site.

The Definitive Guide To Keyword Research by Backlinko

Style: Blog Post/eBook
Difficulty: Medium

backlinko keyword research definitive guide

Brian Dean’s guides are always super easy to follow; this tutorial is no different.

Whether you’ve just found out what a keyword is, or if you’re a seasoned veteran, you can find something in the seven chapters of this guide.

Brian shows you:

The psychology of keywords
How to use Google Keyword planner
What long tail keywords are and how to use them
How to interpret keyword competition
Easy to use keyword research tools
How to turn your keywords in SEO content

When you’ve finished this guide, you’ll have a complete understanding of Keywords and actionable strategies you can use to grow traffic to your site.

19 Step Keyword Research Process by Ahrefs

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

This step-by-step from Ahrefs shows you a complete breakdown of how to perform keyword research. From start to finish, this guide holds your hands for every step.

You’ll learn:

How to create a keyword research spreadsheet
How to use sites like Quora and Wikipedia to find hyper-specific keywords
Keyword Planner tips to find the most optimal keywords for your page
How to use free Long Tail Keyword tools to find easy-to-rank keywords
The data you need to focus on to decide on your best keywords

By the end of the tutorial you’ll have a complete list of keywords you can use across your site, that are laser-focused to your audience. Not bad for free, right?

How To Do Keyword Research For SEO by SEO Nick

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

This is probably the most thorough guide to gaining an understanding of Keyword Research on this list.

Nick talks you through:

How to understand and interpret keyword data
Researching keywords based on how your potential audience will search
Easy to use variations – like looking at plurals – to get more traffic
How to perform keyword research for specific areas of your page

Once you’ve read this you’ll have a much better understanding of how keywords will work. Which ones will work for your site. And, where to look to get your best results.

How Four Numbers Can Send You Millions Of Visitors by Viperchill

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

This is a hyper-specific approach to keywords, but if you can use his research in your content, it’s one of the best tutorials out there.

Glen explains how you can capitalise on using the years (2015, 2016 etc.) in your keywords to get a huge boost in organic traffic ahead of your competition.

He breaks down the data on how this works, when you should implement it, and why you need to approach your keywords in this way. Giving you a list of content ideas, and relevant keywords, you can use to skyrocket your traffic.

How To Find 100 Keywords In 26 Minutes by Nichehacks

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy

You can find a lot of keywords in a really short space of time. So, if you’ve got a hectic schedule and less than 30 minutes to commit to your SEO efforts, this guide could be for you.

In this tutorial you’ll see:

A quick guide to finding keywords for your niche
Google Suggested search to see real-world search terms
Free tools and techniques for finding relevant keywords
How to use Soovle searches to see keywords for any search engine

If you follow along you should come out with a list of around 100 keywords. With this list you can start researching into which will bring the best results for your site.

A good choice if you’ve been putting off keyword research.

How I Increased My Search Traffic 44% by KaiserTheSage

Style: Blog Post Case Study
Difficulty: Medium

In this tutorial KaiserTheSage walks you through how he used Google Analytics data, and some simple keyword research, to get 44% more traffic in less than 30 days.

He also keeps the guide constantly updated so it’s easy to implement based on changes to Google.

Here he’ll show you:

How to use hidden Google Analytics data to find high-converting long tail keywords
Where, when and why you should use them in certain points on your page
How to use internal links to boost rankings in just a few days

All of which will leave you with a completely actionable strategy to rank for more keywords that are much more likely to convert into paying customers.

Link Building Tutorials

Learning how to create a link building campaign doesn’t need to be hard. And, while it may feel like the world is against you, it’s not.

These tutorials will show you how to make your voice heard – and your site rank – with long-term strategies for success.

White Hat Case Study: How To Get A #1 Ranking by Backlinko

Style: Blog Post, Case Study
Difficulty: Medium to Hard

This case study follows the story of Emil, who took a middle-of-the-road snack company to a number one Google ranking. And, give you the exact strategy he used to get there.

By the end of the post you’ll know:

How to find keywords worth ranking for
Foolproof ways to send outreach emails that get you links
How to build Skyscraper content from your competitors content
Copywriting tips to attract more links

You get to learn about the whole process of link building, and fill in gaps in your knowledge with practical steps. Even if you have no content worth linking to right now, by the end of it you’ll be able to create a solid piece and get valuable backlinks for it.

Case Study: White Hat Link Building In The Gambling Industry by Moz

Style: Blog Post, Case Study
Difficulty: Medium

moz link building in the gambling industry

You don’t have to be in the Gambling Industry to get a lot of value from this post. Sam Miranda shows you simple, actionable ways you can create content and links in your industry.

He talks about:

Generating high quality link leads
Different types of content that generate the most leads
The importance of creating consistent value
Outreaching to people naturally in a way that converts

You’ll come away with a sound knowledge of the two main concepts of link building: make news or make friends.

Link Building Tactics: The Complete List by Point Blank SEO

Style: Resource Page
Difficulty: Easy to Medium to Hard (Topic dependent)

You’re about to see every link building tactic on the face of the earth. If you’re stuck for an idea, or have no idea where to start, you can use this post to drill down to the tactics that fit you.

You can select any of the check boxes from this list:

Then it’ll present you with a list of tactics, or groups of tactics, you can choose from the get the results you want in your time frame:

And you’ll get a mini-tutorials, or a link to a major tutorial, on how to implement each tactic. A crystal clear resource you’ll be able to use to get solid results.

The Ultimate Guide To Tiered Link Building by Matthew Woodward

Style: Video Tutorial
Difficulty: Medium to Hard

matt woodward tiered link building guide

Tiered Link Building is an effective strategy. Although the landscape of link building has changed somewhat since the post was written – these tactics will be effective as long as links are a ranking factor.

Across six videos and blog posts you’ll learn:

Exactly what tiered link building is
The benefits of using it
How you can use it to rank your sites much more easily
How to create a multi tiered link building campaign

If you’ve found your current approach to link building is stagnating, this could be exactly what you need to take it to the next level.

Link Building: How To Build Links To Your Site In 2016 by Hobo Web

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium to Hard (Topic dependent)

Another great resource from Hobo Web. Aside from showing you the evolution of Matt Cutts’ hair, they also give you some impressive, consistently up-to-date link building advice.

In this tutorial the answer your most frequently asked questions with actionable tactics and advice, like:

How to perform broken link building
How to get local links
Whether you should use, or avoid, directory links
What to focus on with Social Media links

These is a blend of actionable tactics, and quality advice you can trust. My advice is to pay attention to it.

Internal Links by Moz

Style: Learning Resource Page
Difficulty: Easy

Internal Linking is an often forgotten tactic, yet it still remains effective. This is only a short guide on Internal Links that covers:

What is an internal link?
How they spread link juice
When and where you should internal link

This post is the basis for most internal linking tutorials out there – and is arguably the best – so it’s better to get the information straight from the horse’s mouth.

13 Killer Link Building Strategies by Robbie Richards

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

Robbie has a way of making even the most complex topics easy to access. And, this post is no different.

These are link building tactics he’s used himself, and he shows you exactly how to implement them for yourself right now.

He shows you:

How to prospect links
Ways to steal your competition’s backlinks
Easy to apply guest blogging hacks
How to link build with Twitter

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for this 7,000 word beast of an article. Your rankings will thank you for it.

Backlink Analysis Tutorials

Knowing what your competitors are doing is important.

Because, not only can you keep an eye on the moves you should be making to stay ahead, you can leverage their hard work to get further ahead.

These tutorials show you how to get behind the scenes of your competitors link building campaign, and use it to your advantage.

How To Legally Steal Your Competition’s Backlinks by Matthew Woodward

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

This tutorial shows you every step of the process is covered, including:

How to steal rankings with competitor backlink analysis
How to check competitor backlinks
How to steal their best backlinks
How to build a links database

I leave no stone unturned so that, even if you have zero knowledge of Backlink Analysis when you arrive, you’ll leave full of useable, actionable information.

How To Steal Your Competitor’s Backlinks, Rankings and Traffic by Robbie Richards

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

This tutorial from Robbie is almost a sequel to the post above. He carries on the topic and delves into other possible ways to use backlink analysis to get results.

He talks about:

Steps to take to analyse your competitor’s backlink profile
The free tools you can use to mark your target backlinks
What it takes to steal backlinks from your top competitors
Build the perfect foundation for your link building campaigns

If you want to complete your backlink analysis knowledge, take the time to read this post.

Local SEO Tutorials

Not every business wants to take on the world. Sometimes, they just want to dominate the local area.

No matter where you are in the world, these local SEO tutorials give you the tools you need to win the search game in your local area.

How To Rank Your Local Business by Matthew Barby (On Search Engine Land)

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy

This is a short-and-simple Local SEO guide that even the most techno-phobic business owner can use. While there are some concepts you may need to Google, you’ll be able to make a start on everything in the tutorial going solo.

It shows you:

How to set up a Google My Business page
Ways to optimise your landing pages with relevant keywords
Easy-to-follow local link building tactics
The importance of generating real reviews on Yelp and Google

By the end of the tutorial you’ll have a solid knowledge of how to start a Local SEO campaign and be able to start right away.

Local SEO Checklist by Moz

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

This isn’t your average SEO checklist. You’re not just abandoned to go it alone with some half-assed check boxes. Instead you’re told whatto be doing and how to do it.

You can follow along each section with Miriam’s guidance, to help you understand what you need to be doing to rank. You’ll cover topics like:

Choosing the correct strategy for your type of business
How to match your strategy to Google’s guidelines
The content you need to create to rank well
Where to gain backlinks that will make a difference

If you’re going into a Local SEO project and are feeling a little lost, you’ll find everything you need here.

A Complete Guide To Local SEO by Neil Patel

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium to Hard

This is a really visual guide to Local SEO. You can see every step of each process and the results that are possible from each manoeuvre and tactic.

Neil goes in to depth about:

How to ensure your NAP is consistent across the internet
How to rank in carousel (local pack) listings
Content marketing case studies you can learn from
How to leverage social media for Local SEO

You can follow all of the steps at your own pace to start seeing your results. Even just a few of the tweaks here will have a large impact on your results.

SEO Copywriting and Content Creation Tutorials

Writing content for SEO isn’t the same as it used to be. Not only do you need to have a keen eye for keywords and value, you need to be able to deliver it in a way that people will love.

These tutorials will show you how to boost your SEO copywriting skills, and create more valuable content, without having to revisit your high school English textbooks.

Create Compelling Content that Ranks Well by CopyBlogger

Style: eBook
Difficulty: Easy

This free eBook shows you all of the basics of SEO Copywriting.

If you’re brand new to creating content for SEO purposes – maybe it’s your own new site, or the in-house copywriter is on sick leave – this guide is perfect to get you started.

In it you’ll learn:

How to seamlessly work your keywords into your content
To create headlines and titles that attract attention
What you need to write in your meta descriptions
The meeting point between writing for search and writing for people

To get access to this eBook you’ll have to sign up to My.Copyblogger for free, or you can download it by clicking the link at the start of this section.

16 Powerful SEO Copywriting Secrets For More Traffic by Backlinko

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy

This post had a huge influence on my writing. It’s a heck of a resource and no matter how many times you read it, you always learn something new.

Brian goes into depth about:

Creating introductions that decrease bounce rates
How to get people to read more of your content
Resources – like Udemy – you can use to create better content
Words to add to your content that Google will love

By the end of the tutorial you’ll have an entirely new approach to creating, and writing, your content. And your readers will love you for it, no matter your niche.

A Step-by-Step Guide To Writing A Compelling Article Introduction by QuickSprout

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

Introductions are the most important part of your content. Because, if they aren’t good enough, nobody will ever get to the part where you offer them insane value.

In this tutorial, Neil Patel lets you follow along with him as you create the perfect article introduction, based on real-world examples.

You’ll learn:

How to craft the perfect opening line
Ways to tell a better, more gripping, story
The benefits of speaking to your reader directly
How to focus on benefits so people want to share your article

You might not think this has a direct relation to SEO. But, the more people who read, share and come back to your content, the more you’re going to rank.

Writing great introductions is the gateway drug that makes it happen.

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Irresistible Subheads by SmartBlogger

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

I hate to break it to you but people don’t read all of your content. They skim read it to find what they want, delve in, and then go away as soon as you’ve scratched their itch.

Having compelling, benefit-driven subheadings can get them to read more of your content and convert them into loyal, tubthumping fans.

In this tutorial Gary Korisko talks about:

The reasons your readers drop off your page
The subheads you’re using right now that are losing your readers
How to use psychology to convert more readers
Actionable techniques you can use right now

All of this allows you to create more powerful content for when readers land on your page. Not only improving your rankings, but your conversions to customers too.

SEO Audit Tutorials

Want to know the best way to optimise your site? Then you’re going to need to perform an SEO audit.

Whether this is your first, or your 400th, these tutorials show you how to do it. And how to do it very well.

How To Perform An SEO Audit by QuickSprout

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium to Hard (Technical knowledge required)

This is one of the more basic, easy to understand, guides to performing an SEO audit. I’d recommend it if you’re still finding your feet with this type of process.

You can follow along across 23 different steps that give you an all round look at a site, it’s optimization and where the weak links are.

this tutorial can build your confidence, while helping you get to grips with some of the more technical aspects.

How To Perform A Technical SEO Audit by Webris

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium to Hard (Technical knowledge required)

Ryan Stewart over at Webris is a super smart Search Marketer. And, here he gives you his agency’s full SEO audit process, completely for free.

You get a free checklist to follow, as he walks you through each stage of the process in the blog post.

This is great for advancing your technical knowledge and if you’re going to be performing audits for clients, as well as for your own sites.

Technical SEO Audit Whitepaper by Koozai

Style: PDF
Difficulty: Medium to Hard (Technical knowledge required)

This guide from Koozai is the most technical. It explores the more in-depth components of an audit, and leaves no stone unturned when it comes to giving you information.

If you’re looking to get a complete understanding of how to perform an SEO audit, while learning more of the ins and outs of the trade, this is the guide for you.

Google Penalty Analysis and Removal Tutorials

A Google Penalty is an SEO’s worst nightmare (well, after Spiders). Doing all of that hard work, just to find yourself – or your client – back at square one is a real kick in the teeth.

But, don’t fear. These tutorials will show you how to identify a Google Penalty and heal your site in quick time.

The Expert’s Guide To Google Penalty Removal by WebpageFX

Style: eBook, Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium to Hard (Technical knowledge required)

Man, this is one thorough guide. It gives you, piece by piece, the instructions you need to both identify and recover from a penalty.

You get a complete guide to:

Identifying your Google penalty
How to remove links from your site
Ways to approach link building and content marketing to recover properly
Actionable case studies of real penalties you can learn from

This didn’t get the attention it deserves when it went live. But, it’s the guide out there to recovering from a Google penalty.

The Ultimate Google Algorithm Cheat Sheet by Neil Patel

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

This guide packs a real punch. It shows you the major angles your site could be penalised from, how to identify what’s happened, and strategies to fix it.

You can see:

How to approach specific pages on your site to improve rankings
How to identify what kind of update has penalised your site
Identifying and removing bad links
How to avoid penalties in the future

The only downside to this guide is that it’s not that easy to navigate. However the content is good enough to help someone with a low to medium knowledge of SEO pick up the pieces of their broken site.

How To Recover From Backlink Based Penalties by Matthew Woodward

Style: Video, Blog Post
Difficulty: Medium

This is a more specific approach, but I show you how to get to the root of the problem and understand what’s happening behind the scenes of your own site.

You can follow along as a video or a blog post, and you’ll learn:

How to analyse backlink based penalties quickly & easily
How to collect all the required data
How to setup my personal backlink analysis spreadsheet
How to use the data to create a laser-focused, positive, plan of action

This is a pro-active method that shows you recovery, and management, for the long term. Keeping your site healthy and giving you full control of its future.

Mobile Search Tutorials

Mobile is rapidly becoming the place to look for information. Smartphone search is only 11% behind Desktop search. And,according to Google, mobile friendliness is 100% an important ranking signal.

These SEO tutorials will show you how to capitalise on the mobile revolution and get search results on even the smallest of screens.

Mobile Friendly Websites by Google

Style: Article
Difficulty: Easy

This is a really simple tutorial that shows you how to check for yourself if your site is mobile friendly. It also gives you some tips on what the minimum Google wants from your site is.

It talks about:

Why you need a Responsive Design
How to use Google Page Speed Insights
The three most important elements of a mobile-friendly site

This may not be the most exciting tutorial on earth. But, it’s important to achieve success in mobile SEO. Especially if you’re going it alone.

Mobile SEO Guide by Builtvisible

Style: Article
Difficulty: Medium

This is a lovely, clear cut guide to mobile SEO. Instead of a developers point of view, it comes from a Marketer’s angle and shows you the essential elements that matter.

It covers:

How to optimise for search on a mobile device
How to perform mobile SEO
App indexing and promotion
How to create content for mobile users

If you’re new to SEO or Digital Marketing, I’d suggest you use this as your bible after you’ve read the Google post above.

Building Your Mobile Friendly Site by Distilled

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Hard

This is another epic tutorial that focuses on all angles of mobile responsiveness. But, you’ll need some grounding in design, development and coding to see it through to the end.

This is about understanding and creating your own mobile friendly site. Or, how to build on top of a framework like WordPress.

You’ll learn about:

WordPress Themes and Site Builders that are optimised for Mobile SEO
How to size different elements of your site
How to code specific sections of your site for responsiveness
How to perform extra SEO on your responsive design (new or existing)

I’d get a big cup of coffee for this one. It’s an epic read.

Site Speed Optimisation SEO Tutorials

Remember that last time your phone took, like, two seconds longer than it should have done to load? Remember the anger that burnt inside you?

Now, imagine that feeling every time someone comes to your site.

You’d never have any loving fans.

Well, these tutorials show you how to up the speed of your site while keeping your visitors (and Google) happy.

A Beginners Guide To Website Speed Optimisation by Kinsta

Style: eBook/Blog Post Hybrid
Difficulty: Medium

The writing in this tutorial isn’t the most chatty. You’ll need a big cup of coffee stay engaged. But, it’s worth it I promise. You’ll come away a site speed guru by the end of it.

Across six chapters, Kinsta show you:

What Site Speed Optimisation is
How to identify bottlenecks that slow your site down
Quick and easy ways to make your site fast
Optimisation for mobile and desktop

This guide, while called a beginners guide, is a little over-the-head of someone brand new to SEO which is why it’s in this section. But it’s still easy to follow and understand.

Speed Up WordPress: How We Optimised by 256% by WPBeginner

Style: Blog Post, Case Study
Difficulty: Medium

There’s a good chance your site is being run on WordPress. And, that’s a good thing. But for all of it’s plus sides, the downside is that is can often run quite slowly.

This tutorial shows you how you can speed up WordPress and improve your overall site speed. It explains:

How to use Cache’s to improve site speed
Why not having a Content Delivery Network could slow you down
Simple steps for image optimisation
Plugins that may be slowing you down

You can either follow along to implement all of the steps, of pick where your weak links may be and attack them.

The Ultimate Mega Guide To Speeding Up WordPress by WPMUDEV

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

If you want a deeper, longer insight into speeding up a WordPress site, this guide may be more up your street. It’s a whopping 28 sections long and goes to real depth about each section.

You’ll gain extra knowledge like:

How to decrease website requests
How to load scripts in your footers
How to utilise activation, deactivation and stabilisation hooks
How to disable hot-linking

This guide is perfect if you’re going to be doing this for your clients on a regular basis, and want a through knowledge of the inner workings.

11 Low Hanging Fruits For Increasing Web Speeds by ConversionXL

Style: Blog Post
Difficulty: Easy to Medium

Peep shows you how you can increase the speed of your site with simple methods. He also explains how it impacts your (or your clients) conversion rates, and what having a fast site speed can do for you.

By the end of the tutorial you’ll know:

How to use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Which are the fastest hosting companies you should use
Easy to use tools to speed up your site
How to compress your site to make it run even faster

Each of the 11 steps only takes a few minutes to implement – or hand over to your webmaster – and make a huge difference to your site.

Wrapping It Up

There you have it. All of the best SEO Tutorials on the internet in one place. For free. Take that, $350 webinar.

If you were to have a go at every tutorial on this list, you’d be an SEO Expert by the end of the year, guaranteed.

Here are all of the sections so you can go back and find the SEO tutorials you loved (or badly need to do):

Did I make your day, or did I just break it?

Let me know which SEO tutorials you loved, loathed and are getting ready to get stuck in to below.

Tuesday, 1 November 2016