SEO Fast Start Review (Free Download)

As often as I recommend the SEO Fast Start guide, it’s high time I published a review. The fact that I would take the take time to write a detailed product review on a free product should tell you just how high a value I place on it.

I’ll be so bold as to say that SEO Fast Start should be required reading for anyone with a website or an online business. Even better if you have not yet set up your first website, as this guide will help you do it correctly right out of the gate.

It is written by Dan Thies, well respected SEO and lead developer of StomperNet’s own SEO course. There have been 9 editions since 2001, with the latest edition released in June 2009. The guide is current, it teaches all white-hat methods (ie you won’t get penalized), and it is under 100 pages.

Did I mention that it’s free?…

The Importance of Learning SEO

A lot of people are under the impression that SEO is hard work, or that it’s a waste of time because you’ll just get “slapped” or penalized eventually and it’s just too hard to keep up with the algorithms. That is FALSE.

If you do SEO correctly, you’ll enjoy consistent top rankings and high quality traffic. I have web pages that I put up 3 years ago or more, have never touched since, that still bring in sales every single week.

The key word there was “correctly”, and that is the reason I recommend Dan’s guide.

I use 3 main sources for the majority of my traffic: SEO, Social Media, and short reports. Pay special attention here because this is important. If your website or online business is fairly new, you probably don’t have much of a ‘following’ on social media sites. You also don’t have an audience to use the short report strategy. While you can build on both of those, your time and energy is better spent with SEO.

Once you properly optimize your website and all of your online content, you can then connect with those visitors through social media and short reports. The same goes with List-Building. How are you going to build a mailing list with no traffic?

So first things first… SEO.

Why SEO Fast Start?

There is a lot of misinformation floating around the web regarding SEO. Some of that misinformation can do you much more harm than good. Ask anyone who has been through a Google Slap.

If there is anything going on with Google, or in the search industry, Dan Thies is on top of it. Erase everything you think you know about search engine optimization, and download this one guide. Stay on the mailing list as well so that you get notified of updates. A new updates just came out less than 90 days ago, for example.

Dan Thies is not going to teach you spammy strategies, or tricks & tactics. He errs on the side of caution, white hat as it’s called, with a major focus on VO – or Visitor Optimization. He explains it all in detail, and in order, so his guide serves as a blueprint and an action guide that you can refer back to as you go.

Highlights & Features of SEO Fast Start

Companion Website & Free Community
Framework: How to Manage SEO Projects Easily
Step-by-Step Actionable SEO Plan
Dispels Misinformation & Complication
Information Applies To ALL Search Engines
Easy to Read, Easy to Understand
Current, Up-to-Date Training
Stops to Define Terms & Explain Concepts
Recommends Free Tools
Helps You Create Websites Visitors AND Search Engines Love

Dan Thies confirms many of the things I have been doing and sharing over the years – about content & site layout, the 3-click rule, tiered keyword structure, etc. He explains it all in great detail, but not to the point of oblivion. He intentionally kept the guide under 100 pages and at a level that anyone can understand and implement.

Not only should you download it today, you should print it out, put it in a 3-ring binder, and start reading it through one good time. Then go back and follow the steps… and implement them. You’ll thank me for this one when your pages are ranking well and you are making sales in your sleep.

http://www.seofaststart.com/download

Enjoy!

Best,

p.s. I am also reading another SEO guide (not free) and will publish a comparative review later this week. Subscribe below to receive notification so you don’t miss it: