Resources
Essential SEO Tools
- Raven SEO Tools
- W3C Semantic Extractor
- W3C Markup Validation Tool
- W3C Link Validator
- Google Webmaster Central
- Yahoo! SiteExplorer
- MSN Live Search Webmaster Tools
- Google AdWords Keyword Research Tool
- Share Icon Project: Share content on social networks
- Spam Detector
- SWFObject: Search Engine Friendly Flash Embed Tool
- SiFR: Search Engine Friendly Typography
- SEO Plugin for Firefox
- Accessible, Search Engine Friendly Drop Down Menu
- Accessible, Search Engine Friendly Image Map Generation Tool
- Alexa Page Rank
- Search Engine Spider Simulator
- General SEO Tools
- Broad Range of SEO Tools
- SEO Chat's SEO Tools
- Keyword Density and Prominence Evaluation Tool
- Keyword Density Checker
- WordTracker: Keyword Research Tool
- Keyword Suggestion Tool
- Keyword Map: Maps Keywords Related to a Term
- Keyword Analysis Tool
- URL Rewrite Tool
- Shorty: URL Rewrite Tool (installs on server)
- SEO Meter: Shows Google Crawl Rate
Microformats
- Microformats
- hCalendar Creator
- hCard Creator
- hReview Creator
- Microformats Icon DevKit
- Microformats Cheat Sheet: Dave Child
- Microformats Cheat Sheet: Brian Suda
- Operator Toolbar for Firefox: Detects Microformats
- Microformats Bookmarklet
- GeoTag Icon Project
- Highlight Microformats with CSS
- Microformats Plugin for Dreamweaver
- Style Sheet for Microformats
Analytics Tools
Performance Optimization Tools
- YSlow Site Performance Evaluation Tool
- CSS Sprite Generation Tool
- Combine: CSS and JavaScript gZip Script to Speed Load Times
- CSS Compressor
- Packer: JavaScript Compressor
Learning Resources
- Findability, Orphan of the Web Design Industry
- Improving Findability Through Web Standards
- How to Create Content That Sucks (Users In)-And Makes Your Site More Findable
- High Accessibility Is Effective Search Engine Optimization
- Image Replacement and Google
- Ambient Findability: Findability Hacks
- The Semantic Web
- The Perfect 404
- Slash Forward (Some URL are Better Than Others)
- Search Engine Optimization and Non-HTML Sites
- Optimizing Your Chances with Accessibility
- Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization
- Use AJAX and PHP to Build your Mailing List
- Google Analytics Tutorial (video)
- Google Analytics - Bounce Rate: The Simply Powerful Metric (video)
- Google Analytics Tutorial 2: Essential Stats (Video)
- Is SEO Evil?
- Developing Flash websites using progressive enhancement
- Peter Morville on Findability at The Library of Congress (Video)
- Using Standards for Better SEO
- CSS Sprites: Image Slicing's Kiss of Death
- Adding Microformats Magic to Your Site
- Why Microformats?
Site Search Tools
Sitemaps.xml
- Sitemaps.org
- Comprehensive List of Sitemap.xml Tools for All Platforms
- Sitemap.xml Generation Plugin for Dreamweaver
- Rage Sitemap.xml Generation Tool (Mac)
- Online Sitemap.xml Generation Tool
- Sitemap.xml plugin for WordPress
- Submit Sitemap.xml to Google
- Submit Sitemap.xml to Yahoo!
- Submit Sitemap.xml to MSN Live Search