3 SEO Blogs I Couldn’t Live Without

Posted on 01 September 2009

Ok, so my title is a bit hyperbolic. I could live without them (probably) but I don’t want to. I’m smart enough to know I don’t know everything, and when I am stuck or trying to find a different perspective, I usually turn to these blogs to inspire and educate. More than anything, my favorite thing about all of these blogs is the sense of community they bring to the SEO world. They aren’t just a few SEO experts telling everyone else how it’s done, they are dialogue starters. 

1. SEOMoz. The sheer volume of posts and topics is enough to send any SEO enthusiast over the moon. Besides that, all of the posts I have ever read on SEOMoz (and trust me, I have read most of them) have been really insightful and informative. There is always data to back up claims and most posts contain excellent visuals. The posts are incredibly well written and in many cases humorous- who doesn’t like a good SEO laugh? They just have a brilliant blog. If you work in SEO (or are just interested in it) and don’t read this blog, you are definitely missing out. 

2. Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik. Simply brilliant. This blog has so much to offer: not only on SEO, but also web analytics. All of the posts are full of useful information but they are also very personable. I learn a lot from each post and I never feel as if I’ve been lectured to. This blog is one of my very favorites. I trust  and rely on it. I can’t stress enough how incredibly helpful this blog has been to me and how much I enjoy reading it. Again, it is simply brilliant. 

3. SEO-Chicks. These ladies are passionate about SEO. Really passionate and really relevant. The posts are current and they aren’t afraid to say things that other SEO blogs would be very hesitant to say (this post on Matt Cutts/Google for instance.) Extremely humorous and chock-full of valuable information. I leave the site feeling exhilarated about getting back to my SEO tasks for the day- and that is what a wonderful SEO blog should do, inspire you to keep working. 

I know there are loads of other quality SEO blogs out there and I’m not discounting them. These are just the three whose posts I can’t wait to read every day, and that I take the most from. All of the these blogs educate, inspire, and even entertain at times. Like I said before, I really love the sense of continuing dialogue in these blogs- the post ends but the conversation never does.