In Search of SEO Training

Then there are regional meetings like SEMNE (semne.org) and SEMpdx (semportland.com). These are run more frequently (usually monthly); typically one major topic is tackled by one or several presenters.

What about reading books, you ask? The problem with the discipline of SEO is that it’s evolving so quickly that a book becomes dated soon after its release. So I rarely recommend books on SEO that are more than a year old.

With that said, the book Search Engine Marketing Inc. just came out in its second edition, and it's excellent.The O'Reilly book, The Art of SEO, is due out in May, and it will be excellent as well (I'm slightly biased; I'm one of the authors).