SEO stands for"search engine optimization." It is the process of getting traffic from the "free," "organic," "editorial" or "natural" search results on search engines.
All major search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo have primary search results, where web pages and other content such as videos or local listings are shown and ranked based on what the search engine considers most relevant to users. Payment isn't involved, as it is with paid search ads.
Another excellent guide is Googles' "Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide." This is a free PDF download that covers basic tips that Google provides to its own employees on how to get listed. You'll find it here. Also well worth checking out is Moz's "Beginner's Guide To SEO," which you'll find here, and the SEO Success Pyramid from Small Business Search Marketing.
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