SEO News Sites
These are most of the best SEO news sites available on the Web. On top, the SEO news websites are organized according to how often each site posts fresh SEO news and related articles. A lot of sites crank out regular SEO articles full of advice, guides, research, and SEO training but not so much news - those are in the third and fourth sections below. Finally are those sites that cover a variety of online marketing information, theory, rants, and whatnot - those fall into the bottom section.
Daily SEO News
- Search Engine Journal - Daily news with articles on SEO, content marketing, paid search, and social media.
- Search Engine Land - Daily industry news on trends in SEM, PPC, and SEO; plus analyses and guides.
- Marketing Land - Daily news, analyses, and guides on digital marketing topics.
- Search Engine Watch - News, guides, and articles about SEO, PPC, analytics, social media, & local search.
- SEO Roundtable - News and views by senior SEO/SEM forum members on search marketing.
Weekly SEO News
- Google Webmaster Blog - Official news from Google about website crawling and indexing by Google.
- Bing Webmaster Tools Blog - Bing's official SEO news on trends and Bing search engine technology.
- SEO by the Sea - Studies SEO patents and papers to analyze how SEO and search are transitioning.
- SEO Profiler - Every Tuesday info on inbound marketing and SEO, Google algorithms and penalty updates.
Daily SEO Training
- Moz Blog - Top inbound marketing authors, SEO, web content, & Whiteboard Friday videos by SEO rock stars.
- Reddit SEO sub - More of an SEO forum really, but news gets tossed in randomly here and there.
- Ahrefs Blog - Comprehensive SEO guides, research, and strategies.
- Yoast - WordPress-focused SEO info site with an emphasis on the Yoast SEO plugin.
- Clickz - Daily search engine optimization articles and advice on Internet marketing.
- SearchMetrics SEO Blog Section - Diving deep into SEO in-depth analyses of ranking elements.
- Ignite Visibility Blog - Digital marketing articles, sometimes on SEO topics.
Periodic SEO Training
- Google Webmaster Help (Videos) - Official YouTube channel for webmasters to improve their sites in Google.
- Neil Patel's Blog - Expansive content pieces and videos dissecting SEO topics.
- Entrepreneur SEO - Great SEO and online marketing news and advice for small business entrepreneurs.
- Mashable's SEO Section - Media tech company Mashable's current articles on SEO.
- SEO Book Blog - SEO articles, plus an SEO training program, tools, videos, and a private forum.
- Backlinko - Brian Dean's brilliant blog of definitive SEO guides and research.
- SEO Theory - Advanced critical SEO theory, advice, and a glossary of terms and concepts.
- HubSpot's SEO Blog - SEO guides and strategies updated by level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
- SEO Copywriting Blog - Regular advice and strategies on SEO copywriting and social media writing.
- Local SEO Guide Blog - Focused on local SEO strategy, of course.
- SEO Smarty's On-Page SEO - Ann Smarty's helpful posts on modifying your on-site SEO, periodically.
Not Exactly SEO News...
The following websites are in related marketing industries, but are not mainly focused on SEO news or SEO training.
- Google's SEO Starter Guide - Google's best practices in SEO outlined. PDF version.
- Think With Google - Covers recent digital trends and marketing research and resources.
- The Keyword - Google's official blog covers Google, Gmail, YouTube. Not much on Google.com or SEO.
- Occam's Razor - Lengthy expositions on advanced web analytics and digital marketing.
- John Battelle's Search Blog - Broad articles about tech's impact on culture, politics, and society.
- Search Engine Guide - Articles on small business search marketing, blogging, and social media outreach.
- Tubular Insights - All about marketing videos. Video marketing tips, social analytics insights, and data.
- Distilled Resources - Training guides, reports, and blogs on SEO, mobile, social, CRO, and PPC.
- State of Digital - Articles on visual marketing, social media marketing, and some SEO news.
- Online Metrics Blog - Online marketing strategies and guides mostly about analytics, sometimes on SEO.
- Matt Cutts' Blog - Personal blog of Matt Cutts, Google's Web spam lead and past spokesman.