Appendix I - SEO Websites and Discussion Forums

SEO FAQ

http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com/alt-tag-linked-graphic.shtml

Google Hacks

Research Buzz is the blog of the excellent Google Hack's book from O'Reilly.

http://www.researchbuzz.com/

alt.internet.search-engines

This is a Internet group for discussing all things search engine releated. Not a forum as such, it is based on the Usenet distributed news forum network which dates from the late 1970s. If you don't have a News client you can access the group via the Google Groups interface:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=alt.internet.search-engines

SEO Chat

SEO Chat has a huge number of forums related to all things search including separate optimization forums for each of the major search engines.

http://www.seochat.com/

A Word on Nettiquette

When using the discussion groups mentioned you need to observe some basic standards, usually referred to as nettiquette. Before asking a question use the search facility of the forum or even your favourite search engine to see if you question has already been asked, and answered. Don't just plunge in to a group without reading some of the conversations and getting a feel for the place and don't feed the Trolls. Every forum seems to have its share of Trolls, people who post inflammatory statements and enjoy senseless arguments and point scoring. SEO is not an exact science and there are many different strands of opinion. Learn and contribute and the forums will be your friend.