We wanted to share what we think are great charts for anyone starting to dabble with SEO.

Two of the charts are posted on SEOBOOK, a great blog by Aaron Wall, one of the masters of search engine optimization (SEO). SEOBOOK offers online marketing strategy tips and search news.

The first chart is the SEO Flow Chart, which describes the basic SEO process. Since most people are more visual, we thought this would be a great image that explains what basic SEO entails in a nutshell.

The second chart is the SEO Process Chart. This chart is a very good reminder that SEO is not a magic or an overnight solution. It is an ongoing step-by-step process.

The third chart is the Search Engine Decoder posted on Search-This. This chart explains the relationship between all the major search engines and directories. If you click around on the decoder, it will show you which major search engines supply paid and organic search results to smaller engines. We get asked a lot if a web site should be submitted to all search engines. And, the answer is NO! This decoder explains why manual submissions are unnecessary.

We hope these charts have helped you clarify some SEO questions. Please leave your questions and comments. Tell us what you think…we would love to hear from you!