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Introducing SEO

Your quick-start guide to effective SEO practices

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  • This is a condensed book that provides a quick, yet detailed look at the SEO information reader's will most likely need in their job
  • Explains how keywords and link building work
  • Shows how to organize websites to make them more searchable, an important aspect of a successful site that is often overlooked

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction to SEO

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 1-8
  3. Search Engines

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 9-20
  4. Ranking in SEO

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 21-35
  5. Introducing the Google Tools Suite

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 37-55
  6. Obstacles in SEO

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 57-61
  7. Sitemaps

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 63-71
  8. Keyword Research and Strategy

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 73-84
  9. Link Building

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 85-95
  10. Content Considerations

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 97-102
  11. SEO Hub: Utilities and Toolsets

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 103-117
  12. Social Media Marketing and SEO

    • Aravind Shenoy, Anirudh Prabhu
    Pages 119-127
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 129-132

About this book

Use this easy-to-digest brief introduction to leverage search engine optimization (SEO) - an imperative methodology used to improve the visibility of websites using different strategies and techniques.

Using a calculative and practical approach, this book teaches you the techniques, practical implementations, and concepts of SEO that will enable you to get to grips with the fundamental aspects of search engine optimization.

Introducing SEO jumpstarts your knowledge using an easy-to-follow approach – add it to your library today.


What You'll Learn
  • Incorporate effective SEO into your workflow
  • Use keywords, link building, and online social media marketing
  • Implement SEO-specific plans and strategies
  • Employ strategies that will result in better website visibility



Who This Book Is For


Beginners who want aquick, no-nonsense introduction to SEO. No prior experience or knowledge of SEO is required to understand the concepts in this book. 



Authors and Affiliations

  • Mumbai, India

    Aravind Shenoy

  • A-403, Govardhan Nagar, Mumbai, India

    Anirudh Prabhu

About the authors

A senior technical writer by profession, Aravind Shenoy's core interests are technical writing, content writing, content development, web design, and business analysis. He was born and raised in Mumbai and resides there. He loves listening to a wide range of music. An engineering graduate from the Manipal Institute of Technology and an author of several books, Aravind is a firm believer in the quote "do one thing and do it very well indeed" and insists that life is all about learning.

Anirudh Prabhu is a UI Developer with more than 7 years of experience. He specializes in HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Sass, LESS, Twitter, and Bootstrap. Additionally, he has been associated with Packt and Apress books as a Tech Reviewer for several titles. He is the author of Beginning CSS Preprocessors: With Sass, Compass, and Less (Apress, 2015).

He has experience with coffeescript and angularJS and has also been involved in building training material for HTML, CSS and jQuery for twenty19 (www.twenty19.com), which is a portal for providing training for fresher/interns. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and is also an avid photographer who likes taking unique photos.

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eBook USD 29.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 37.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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