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hypnomule · 6 years ago

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THE BODYBUILDERS

Chapter 1

Sam walked into Michael’s room, he wasn't really good friends with his older stepbrother they were complete opposites. Sam was a small hunched nerd; he was a freshman this year and was struggling to make friends in his grade. His brother Michael, who had graduated last year, was a tall muscular bodybuilder who had no trouble getting anyone or anything he wanted. Michael looked up as Sam entered the room.

"What's up little bro?" Michael said as Sam shut the door behind him. Sam looked around nervously for a minute or two before softly saying.

” I want you to train me so I can become strong like you." Michael perked up he had been waiting for something like this to happen for years, but he was concerned at the sudden change of heart.

“Why what is the matter lil bro?” He asked sitting up in his bed. Sam looked down with a sad look on his face.

“These kids at school are bullying me.” He said starting to cry.Michael saw how bad his little brother was hurting, and couldn’t help, but to remember when he was bullied in elementary school.

"I can train you little bro, I can make you a whole new person if you want." He said grinning.

"That would be awesome!" Sam exclaimed wiping the tears out of his eyes.

"Good we will start next weekend after you get home from school." Michael replied.

Sam excited for tomorrow night ran out of the room, Michael waited a few minutes before going down to the basement. The basement was old and dark so his family never used it; he had converted half the basement into his private gym. He walked into his gym, and began to adjust the equipment so Sam would be able to use it, he couldn’t wait to have his brother like him.when he finished he grabbed a box out of his equipment storage, and smiled.

"So I finally get to use this." He thought to himself as he peered into the mysterious contents of the box.Putting the box away he began to lift some weights, feeling the need to workout again because of his excitement. Michael left his gym around midnight his body covered in sweat.Sam watched Michael sneak upstairs, he couldn’t wait for the next weekend to come. Michael noticed Sam staring as he went up the stairs.

“Hold on lil bro soon you will be just like me.” He thought to himself as he walked upstairs getting on his laptop.He still needed to buy a few things before he was ready for the next weekend, but he was sure that Sam would love the new him.

Chapter 2

Sam woke up marking off another day on his calendar. His big day was only a day away, but michael had already been making changes. His old room filled with action figures, and video games had been completely redone.The walls were covered in posters of sports teams, and famous bodybuilders. His gamecube had been replaced with a new Xbox One with call of duty games.

“it will get you in the mindset for your new self.” Michael had said when he was redecorating the room. Even though Sam had cried when his stuff was thrown away, he now understood what he was talking about, and each day he was looking more, and more to the weekend.

Sam walked into the school. This was the only part of the day he couldn’t stand. He walked into the school, and was surrounded by a group of kids.

“Heard you are gonna get it today freak!” One of the kids shouted.

“Yea Danny is gonna kick your ass!” Another one shouted.

Sam broke free of the group running to the bathroom to cry.He eventually went to homeroom, his teacher excusing his tardiness. He made it through most of the day perfectly fine, even lunch came with nothing bad happening.Seventh period, which was the last of the day, began.

“This is our new student Tyler.” His teacher said. Sam looked at the new kid, he had a light athletic build, his hair a mahogany color.

“Hi all.” He said a slight accent coming through “I’m tyler, my family just moved here from canada.”

“Everyone make sure to make him feel right at home.” His teacher said. “Now you can sit in that open desk over there.” She said pointing to the empty desk in front of Sam. He sat down as the teacher began the daily lesson.

“Hi, I’m Sam.” Sam whispered to Tyler.

“Nice to meet you.” He replied. The two spent the rest of the period getting to know each other. He learned that Tyler had moved from his old school because of a new job offer his dad had. He liked his school a lot, and was very popular. They made plans to meet after school on friday. School ended, and sam started to leave. He saw Danny sitting outside the school in front of Sam’s bus. He gulped knowing that if he went out the door he would be beaten into the ground. Sam turned around walking against the mass of students trying to leave the school.

He walked down the hallway to the old half of the school.This part of the school had been shut down years ago after the school got funding to built a new high-tech wing.He walked down the twisting hallways that the old half was famous for. He passed by a room filled with kids making art, and another with kids smoking.As he passed by a room filled with goths, he began to smell the odor of hard work, and dedication.He peered around the corner into a huge room filled with guys most of them lifting weights or doing some other sort of rigorous activity, of all the activities that took place in the old half this was seemingly the most innocent. Sam looked around at all the muscled jock guys, they came here every day, and worked out some of them graduated years ago but they didn't seem to care, they came every day just to work out. He watched them for a few minutes before walking in.He walked around trying to find his brother.Most of the people exercising didn’t notice him at all as he walked among them looking for his brother.

Sam stopped when he found Michael, he was benching weights in the weight room. Sam sat down on a bench he knew Michael would be unable to focus on him until he was done working out.

Chapter 3

Sam woke up as the engine started. He was in Michael's car in the parking lot behind the school.

“Hey lil bro glad you are up.” Michael said looking over. “You fell asleep when I was working out,”

“Oh, I don’t remember that.” Sam said as he yawned.

“Yea. Hey! bet your excited for tomorrow night” Michael exclaimed as he drove home.

“Yea about that.” Sam began seeing the sadness instantly fill his brothers eyes. “I am still doing going to do it don’t get me wrong, but I may be late.”

“Late?” Michael asked in confusion.

“Yea after school I am....” Sam started before he was cut off.

“Do you have a date? Does my little brother have a date?” Michael questioned in happy tone.

“No.” Sam started in a sad tone.”But I made a friend in class today, and we are going to eat.” He finished in an excited tone.Michael smiled, and nodded his head. Even though he was sad he was going to have to postpone helping his brother, he knew a friend is just what his brother needed.

“Thats fine, just let me know when you get home, and take this.” Michael said throwing a condom at Sam.”You never know what is going to happen.” Michael joked as the reached home.

“Very funny” Sam said as Michael left the car. Sam out the condom into the back pocket of his backpack not knowing what to do with it.

Chapter 4

Michael woke up yawning, he checked the clock it was 12:34 in the morning. He got out of bed slipping on a pair of briefs, and walked downstairs to the basement. He didn't have to worry about dressing appropriately or making a lot of noise, his parents went on a mission trip to Chile, and wouldn't be back for a few months.. Michael checked himself out in the mirror outside of his gym. His bronzed skin and muscled body only complimented the tight yellow briefs he was wearing. He never was fond of clothes other than underwear, and always worked out in his briefs. He brushed his hand down his chiseled abs, that seemed to glisten under the little light visible in this part of the basement. He sat there for a moment admiring his body before remembering he had work to do. Michael began to workout, his body becoming sweaty, and filled with endorphins.

He finished his nightly workout around 2:30, he walked up the stairs seeing a light coming from the tv room.Sam sat up watching ESPN. He smiled knowing his messages were beginning to work. He walked up to Sam’s room flipping on the lights. He walked over to his computer downloading a file to it. He began to play the file on a loop. Sam’s room was filled with a low barely audible sound. It was a special binaural beats file that encourage the brain to gain muscle, and workout. Michael went back to his room until he heard Sam coming back upstairs, and going to bed. Michael smiled heading to sleep.

Chapter 5

Sam went to school waiting for seventh period to roll around. When it finally did he, and Tyler began to talk, waiting for the teacher to arrive.

“So right after school at the cafe a few blocks over?” Tyler asked.

“Yea just meet up with me, and I will show you how to get there.” Sam replied excitedly, as the whole class groaned.He looked up to see the substitute walk into the room.

“Who is tyler?” Tyler whispered

“Mrs. Fichburn” Sam started as she sat down at the desk. “She does nothing at all, and makes students do things for her, unless she falls asleep first.” The pair looked over at the overweight sub as she took out a pillow, and closed her eyes.The class remained silent knowing when she fell asleep they could get away with anything.Within minutes she was dead asleep, and the class was alive with chatter. Tyler, and Sam chatted as Danny walked up to them.

“Hey loser you didn’t show up for your daily beating yesterday!” He shouted spraying his spit into Sam’s face.

“Whoa, say it don’t spray it.” Tyler shot back.

“Shut up you canuck hoser, how about you go back to canada, and we will consider making your pathetic excuse of a country a state.” Danny shot back smirking, proud of himself.

“Danny, stop it!” Sam shouted back in surprise to himself, and everyone around him. “Its me you want not him.” He said in a quieter less sure voice.

“Oh yea! You earned this you little nerd!”Danny exclaimed punching him the face. Danny wailed on Sam delivering punch after punch.Mrs. Fichburn woke up in her chair watching the sight.

“Don’t just sit there! Help him!” Tyler shouted. “You are a teacher, you are supposed to protect him!” Mrs. Fichburn slowly got up yawning.

“Danny stop punching him, and wait until after school.”She said “And go clean yourself up Sam.” She finished readjusting her seat, and sitting back down.

“This is over for now” Danny said looking at the sub. “But your dead after school. “ He walked back to his seat, and Sam ran out to the bathroom. Sam rubbed the blood off the face at the sink.

“Hey are you ok?” Tyler asked running up behind Sam.

“Yea, I just...” Sam stuttered through his tears. “It will be fine my brother is going to help me.” He finished as the bell rang. “Come on lets get out of here.” Sam said leading to Tyler to the old part of school.

“What is this place?” Tyler asked as they walked down the hallways.

“its an old wing of the school.” Sam said hurrying past the various rooms, and groups. Sam looked behind him, saw tyler was stopped at the art room. Sam walked back to get him looking into the room. They were painting based off a nude model, who he recognized as the star quarterback. Sam pulled Tyler forward reaching the gym.

“Wow.” Tyler said as they entered. “There are so many people here!”

“Yea it is one of my favorite places in the old wing.Now hurry up we have to get to cafe before my brother gets here.” Sam, and tyler ran out of the school past the football field. The two arrived at the Cafe quickly ate, and hung out for hours.

Chapter 6

It had become late at night, and the pair were still talking.

“So your brother works out there everyday?”Tyler asked as he sipped his third milkshake.

“Not everyday, but he is there most days.” Sam replied watching his friend. “I don’t want to sound rude, but what was up in the art room today?” He asked.Tyler looked down twirling his straw nervously.

“I...um....” He started. “I am gay.....” Tyler finished nervously fliniching.

“Oh ok” Sam said surprised. “thats cool.” His phone rang “Hey its my brother. I gotta take this real quick.” He told tyler running to take the phone call.

“Ok I will....” was all Tyler managed to get out before Sam ran off.

Sam paced in the parking lot, he had missed the phone call, but his brother had left a voicemail. He opened up his phone playing it.

“Hey lil bro, time is running out if you really want to this you need to get home soon.” He heard his brother say. The subliminal messaging programed into his brain activated, and he texted his brother that he was on his way. Sam ran down the streets towards his house leaving Tyler alone at the cafe.

Chapter 7

Michael saw the text arrive on his phone. He knew he only had a matter of minutes to set up everything he needed.He walked upstairs to Sams room grabbing a pair of under armour underwear their grandparents had bought for him. He wanted Sam to see how good he would look after his transformation.

He walked down to the basement opening the box he looked at earlier pulling out a jockstrap. He had bought a pair of jockstraps online years ago, and he was excited to finally get to use the second one. He sat down on the bench waiting for Sam to arrive, and his own experience.

Michael was fifteen when it happened.Every guy in school had become obsessed with bodybuilding, and he too had become obsessed with it.He wasn’t willing to put in the work for the muscles every other guy was starting to develop so he looked for quick ways online. After searching for hours an ad popped up from Daemonsports.com. He looked at the ad offering quick, and easy muscles for the price of $20. He bought the item without even seeing what it was, weeks later a package arrived at his door containing two jockstraps.

Michael was confused, and mad that he got ripped off.He sighed taking them into the basement. He walked into his man cave, a room for him to get away from his little brother, and parents. The room contained a television, a pool table, and a small workout bench.There was also a mirror on the wall, seeing it he decided to try on the jock strap. He looked at himself in the mirror he thought he looked good in the jockstrap, and felt good wearing it.

Michael was overcome with a serious need to workout. He felt his legs walk over to the bench, and felt his arms begin to lift the weight without his need to tell them to. Michael spent the night lifting in his jockstrap before he blacked out.He woke in the morning body sore, and filled with pain. He got up stretching, and saw himself in the mirror. His muscles had already grown quickly, and his abs were more defined. He also felt a need to workout more, and from that point forward the new michael existed, working out everyday and loving it.

Chapter 8

Sam ran into the door panting, he had ran all the way from the cafe to his house. He entered the basement walking to Michael's gym.

"Good you are here put these on." Michael said handing him a jockstrap, and under armour boxers. Sam looked around for a moment.

"Right here?" Sam asked uncertain. Michael rolled his eyes.

"I will leave the room, I guess." Michael said leaving the room. Sam undressed naked putting on the jockstrap. The room was surrounded with mirrors making it impossible for him to avoid looking at himself.He saw himself in the mirror surprised his he looked kinda good in the jockstrap. He put the underwear on over the jockstrap, and signalled for michael to come back in.

“You look great!” Michael said as he saw sam.

“I honestly feel good.” Sam said looking at himself in the mirror.Michael took him to a bench in the center of the room.

“Just left when you're ready. It will all come naturally.” he reassured stepping back. Sam began to lift, he was surprised he could even lift that much his muscles already in pain, and a tingle from the jockstrap. It wasn’t long before he blacked out.

Michael watched amazed he knew the process, but had never seen it.Sam’s body kept lifting, his muscles growing faster than any humans should possibly grow. His flat chest becoming ripped, with larges pecs and abs chiseled by gods. Michael sat up for almost an hour watching this take place, before finally drifting off to sleep.

Chapter 9

Michael woke up the next morning seeing Sam already awake.He was flexing in the mirror checking out his new body in just the jockstrap.

“Hey bro.” Sam said not able to take his eyes off the mirror.

“You look great little bro.” Michael said. “But why do you still have the jock strap on?” Sam looked down.

“Highlights my package.” He said continuing to flex.Michael remembered this phase, being completely obsessed with how you looked, and your fitness.

“Well come on it's time to workout again isn’t it?” Sam asked walking back over to the bench. Michael joined in working out with his brother feeling like they were truly brothers for the first time in a long while.

Monday came quickly again, and Sam went back to school.Everyone was whispering about him, half of them didn't even realize it was him. He smiled knowing he looked great. The school day went quickly, and soon it was seventh period. Tyler turned around ignoring Sam’s change in appearance.

“What the hell man!” Tyler screamed furiously. “You left me alone there! Is it because I came out to you?” Half the class was now staring at the two, half of them recording it on their phones. Sam looked up, he had been staring at his arm muscles.

“No, something just came up bro.” He said in a calm manner.

“Oh.” Tyler said silently realizing all the people watching. “well want to do something later?”

“Can’t really”Sam said. “unless you want to work out with me.”

“Sure that sounds good” Tyler said.

“Cool come to my house after school.” Sam said going back to staring at his muscles. The school day ended, and tyler got on the bus with Sam. They rode in silence to his house. Sam took Tyler down to the basement, where they began to work out, after twenty minutes Tyler stopped.

“This is boring.” Tyler said sitting up on the bench. Sam stopped working out annoyed by the interruption.”Can we do something else?” Tyler finished. Sam looked up annoyed, he wanted Tyler as a friend, but could not stand him like this. He thought sitting at the bench before reaching an idea.

“I can make it fun.” He said with a wicked smile. “But you have to trust me.”

“Sure I will do anything.” Tyler said flopping out of the bench.

Chapter 10

Tyler looked at the object sam held in front of him.

“That’s yours?” He questioned. “and you want me to put it on?” Sam held the jockstrap in front of Tyler, looking at it.

“Yea, pretty much.” He said without hesitation. “Trust me they work.” Tyler looked at them for a long minutes, before grabbing it out of Sam’s hand.

“Fine on one condition.” Tyler said looking at them. “While I wear them you will go naked.” Sam shrugged, and stripped off his clothes. His full naked body visible, Tyler couldn’t help staring.

“Your turn.” Sam said smiling. Tyler shook his head trying not to stare. he stripped down naked pulling the tight jockstrap onto his body. Sam stopped in place, Tyler suddenly looked attractive, sam naked could not hide his erection. He had to have him, but first he need to make sure Tyler was like him.

“Just left some on the bar now.” Sam said.

“o.........................k” Tyler said getting distracted by Sam’s erection. He began to lift on the bar feeling his body taking over. Sam watched from the other side knowing it could only be matter of time now.

Chapter 11

Michael returned late that night having been at his girlfriend’s house all day. He walked down to his basement ready to get in his daily workout. what he saw surprised him. Sam naked on the couch cuddling against a fairly muscular boy wearing Sam’s jockstrap. He smiled covering the two up. He knew he should be mad Sam used it on someone else, and they couldn’t be sure of the consequences, but was happy his little brother had someone he loved.

Day came around again, and Sam woke up. Tyler was staring into the mirror checking out his body. Even though he wasn’t as muscular as Sam he was pretty impressive for his size. Sam walked up behind him kissing his neck.

“Damn you look sexy.” He said feeling Tyler’s muscles.

“Thanks, bro.” Tyler said treating each touch like it was a gift. The two sat in the basement flexing all morning. After working out together, Tyler had to leave to go home.

“So working out together tomorrow bro?” He asked wearing normal clothes again.

“Yea, bro just hit me up in class.” Sam kissed Tyler, and watched, staring at his firm ass, as he walked away from the house.

“So it was a date lil bro.” Michael said from inside the living room.

“No bro.” Sam said disgruntled. “Wasn’t till I saw his sexy ass in that jockstrap last night.” He finished smirking at the thought. Sam highfived his brother, and laid on the couch watching ESPN. He couldn’t wait to work out with tyler again, maybe they could both work out nude next time.

Chapter 12

Several months had past when michael realized it was almost time for his parents to be back from their mission trip. He walked down to the basement where his old gym was. He had given it to Sam for him, and Tyler to use, while he worked out at the gym, or his girlfriends house who he was staying with more, and more. He knocked on the door before opening it to prevent seeing anything he didn’t want to see. Tyler, and Sam stood at the mirrors flexing both of them already being much bigger than the jockstrap had allowed to be. They still wore jockstraps each time they were in the basement, and never got completely out of the self obsessed phase.

“Sam I need to speak to you.” Michael said. his own obsession with muscles had decreased since Tyler became obsessed with them. He still worked out to maintain the muscles he had, and let Tyler have his old jockstrap to help him grow.

“What’s up bro?” Sam said staring at tylers muscles in the mirror.

“Mom, and dad will be back from Chile soon.” Michael said. Sam looked over with sadness filling his eyes, he knew once his parents were home he wouldn’t be able to maintain this new lifestyle the way he had for the past few months. He needed to find a way to keep them there.

“How long do we have?” Sam asked already trying to plot a way to keep them away.

“About a week.” Michael said sadly before leaving the room. Sam sat down on one of the benches. He needed things to be like this for him, and Tyler they worked so well together.

“We could run away.” Tyler said flexing in the mirror.

“Where?” Sam said interested in the idea.

“ I don’t know find a place.” Tyler said walking over to one of the benches to lift more. “ A place with people like us.” He finished as he lifted.

“People like us....” Sam said thinking hard. “What about the place where these jockstraps are made? I am sure there have to be people like us there!”

“Sounds cool bro.” Tyler said completing another set. “Where are they made at?” Sam walked over to Tyler pulling his jockstrap to look inside.

“Cedar Falls, and it has an address for the company.” He said sliding his hand down from the jockstrap to Tyler’s ass.A wicked grin covered Tyler’s face.

“Never heard if it. It will be perfect.” He said tackling Sam to the ground wrestling him.The pair wrestled for some time before Sam pinned tyler to the ground, and kissed him passionately.

Chapter 13

Sam woke up early in the morning leaving a note on the table. He met Tyler at a train station in a town a few miles over.

“Great morning for a jog.” Tyler joked as Sam arrived at the station.

“Very funny.” Sam said rolling his eyes. “So which train is ours?”

“This one Tyler said pointing to an oncoming train showing no signs of stopping. “Come on!” He said running down the platform into an empty cargo car. Sam followed behind jumping into the car.

“This will take us right outside of Cedar Falls.” Sam said putting his bag in a corner. “But its a long ride so get comfortable.”

Michael woke up late that day, bummed his parents were coming back.He went downstairs grabbing the jug of milk, and drinking what was left of it burping loudly. Noticing the note, he walked to the table picking it up. He opened the letter reading it aloud.

“Bro, me and Tyler have left to find cedar falls a place we believe is filled with people like us. Tell mom, and dad you have no idea where we are. We hope you join us one day- your lil bro”

Michael finished reading the letter when he heard the door open. His parents walked through the door, home earlier than they should have been.

“We are home!” They exclaimed running into the kitchen hugging him.

“Where is Sam at honey?” His mom asked with that worried look all mothers have.

“Not sure mom, he was staying at a friends last night.” He said crumpling the note in his hand. as the day passed by their mom became, more and more scared. Michael gave her Tyler’s family’s number hoping it would calm her down, and that she wouldn’t call it, but she did.

“They say they haven’t seen their kid either!” She said crying at the table as police took accounts from Tyler’s parents. They had filed a missing persons alert, and since they were kids they became a top priority.

“It will be fine mom, they will find them.” Michael comforted his mom. He felt him secretly wishing no one would find them, and they found the place they were looking for, but he couldn’t tell his mom that. His dad comforted his mom as he walked down to his gym.

Sitting in his gym in was a box labeled Daemon Co. He opened the box checking its contents. Inside was a note, and another jock strap this one a shiny golden color. Michael took the note out reading the words imprinted on it.

“For your years of service, and service to come-Daemon Co.” He shrugged off the note pulling on the jock strap. The cool fabric felt good on his body as he felt energized, and ready to work out. Before he could think he felt himself working out again, his muscle increasing, and thoughts about building muscles also increasing. He was back better than before ready to complete his new goal of being a bodybuilder.

Chapter 14

Sam , and tyler hopped off the train, following an old cracked road for miles when they reached a sign.

“Cedar Falls, one mile.” Tyler read out loud looking at Sam. “I’ll race you!” He screamed taking off down the road Sam following behind, and catching up quickly.It had been almost a week since they left their home, and tensions were running high between the two. A large manhunt had started across the nation from them labeling them as missing. At one point Tyler losing hope suggested they went back, but seeing the sign now he was filled with hope of a new life all over again.

The pair stopped in front of the sign welcoming them to the town.

“New record.” Tyler managed to cough out laughing. Neither one of took a step forward. Even though there was nothing in front of them they both knew there was line in front of them, and crossing it would change their lives forever. Sam grabbed Tyler's hand, and the pair the pair crossed the line together.

Epilogue

Almost a year has passed since they crossed that line, and much has changed. After crossing the line almost everyone who knew the boys forgot about them, everyone except Michael, and Danny. Michael has spent the last year traveling the country participating in bodybuilding contests. He is known as the golden boy for the golden jockstrap he always wears in contests.

Danny, who was insistent on convincing people the boys were real, is now seeing a therapist two times a week to help him get over his delusions. The parents of the two boys became great friends. They are vacationing in italy this summer.Mrs. Fichburn was fired after Tyler made a fake call to the school about her receiving a DUI.

Sam, and Tyler found it easy to live in this new town living in an house that was abandoned. They often stayed in the town gym everyday where the owner had given them free lifetime memberships. Their muscle building became the center of their lives as the two lived in harmony together, but their journey was just beginning.

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mila-bwitz · 7 years ago

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Hello and welcome to Lackluster News. Thank you for agreeing to the interview, are you nervous at all?

MB: Oh no, not at all. I’m happy to help. I love this city, anything I can do, I will. [sipps coffee]

If you don’t mind, we would love to ask you a series of questions in regards to growing up and family life. Could you tell us about when and where were you born?

MB: I was born above, in Boston, Massachusetts. But I don’t remember much. I have warm memories of them, but that’s it. I was three when they died

How did your family come to live in Lackluster?

MB: Well, my parents died. It was a drunk driver and they was plowed off a bridge into the Charles River. Oh, no I’m not sad. I mean [coughs] I miss them, but my uncle Alexej was my parental appointed guardian. I couldn't have asked for a better parent. He’s been in Lackluster for eighty or so years. So I came here when I was three... And I haven’t left. [laughs]

And how would you best describe your family? Would you say it’s a healthy relationship?

MB: We Bakalowitz are a small tribe, but we strong as hell! [laughs] My uncle is the best person-- ever. I adore him. He id an engineer for the city and raised me, as a single dad. And is always my biggest fan. I still go over for dinner at least once a week. He my only family I got and we cherish every moment we have.

What do you now about your family surname(s)?

MB: We’re Slovakian. So from what I know, Bakalowitz means ‘light bringer.’ My best guess, is that my family was one of the chandelier lighters of the Habsburg Palace. Or fae beings... Who knows! [laughs]

Did you have any nicknames while growing up?

MB: [thinks] Um-- I don’t think I had any nicknames... [smiles]

Would you say your guardian/parent was more strict or lenient?

MB:Oh gawd. Alexej was the best. I mean I had my rebellious phase.You know, snuck out, drank under-age... yada... But I loved Alexej, and respected so much that when he asked, I told the truth... So I tried no to get caught [winks and giggles].

What family member did you look up to the most?

MB: [gulps coffee] My uncle. You try being a single dad raising a very active little girl. [laughs]I’ll saw his sewing has improved--immensely!

Do you still own any childhood items or family heirlooms?

MB: I still own my teddy bear that my mom made for me when I was a a baby. It is the only tangible thing that I have from my biological parents.

What is your favorite childhood memory?

MB: Oh gawd. [runs hand through hair] My tenth birthday, my present was a number puzzle. [dryly laughs] Alexej has a Numermancy. And I inherited the love and understanding of math ‘n numbers. So a lot our family conversations would be number games. [laughs] We’re nerds.

What was a typical family dinner like? Did you have any favorite dishes?

MB: My uncle was the best cook. Because he and I have spent most of our life here in Lackluster, so we have cook traditional Bohemian dishes: roast pork, schnitzel, pork mince meat pies, and cheese perogies. [makes a yummy sound] Gawd, you’re making me hungry again.[laughs]

Does your family have any special traditions?

MB: Um-- Not really. I mean none that I can think of. I guess we would purposefully sing ‘happy birthday’ outta key-- My uncle tried to throw be a birthday party a few months after I arrived. But I had no friends, so it was just me a Alexej. And he tried to make it sound like a chorus of ten people. It was soo bad! But, ever since then, him and I try to sing the birthday song as bad as we can muster. Then we stuff ourselves with cake.

Where there any childhood games you enjoyed playing?

MB: Pattern games! Oh my, I love those games that make to guess what was next in the patters-- and Sudoku. Uncle Alexej and I would spend hours trying to trip each other up of math games. There was one time where he made my breakfast as a pattern. Gawd, that was fun. [laughs]

Could you describe your childhood home? What was your favorite thing about it? Least favorite?

MB: I think there was one time, where I lashed out. I was right after--um, right after the incident-- When Danny Tribas died. It was the night after it happened and I told Alexej that I wish it was him that died in the car crash with my parents. [takes an nervous sip of coffee] I had no idea that I had Erokensis, My whole life, it was assumed that I’d be just like my uncle. I thought so too... But I think that is my only really least favorite moment in my home. My uncle is the best I could have asked for. He makes me feel so close to my dad and mom. He was so close with both of them. That every time that he tells me a story about them, I feel like I know my birth parents a bit more.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

MB: I think it was a ballerina?! [laughs] Honestly, I changed my mind so many times, I was basically an etch-a-sketch with my ideas.

Of all the things you learned from your elders, what do you feel has stuck with you the most?

MB: Alexej always taught me to be kind to others. Just because they were different, didn’t mean that they were better or worse. And Kaliyah, she was my mentor and the person that taught me to control my ‘power.’ She spent the rest of my high school career teaching me how to control my allure and Steinbeck. She’s the reason why I work at the library today. I owe a lot of me, to her today.

Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to meet with us. I know that all of us here at Lackluster News appreciate it. On a final note, if you could go back and give any advice to your younger self, what would it be?

MB: Be patience. That’s probably what most people would tell their younger-selves. But fifteen-year-old Mila was a b-i-t-c-h. She wanted everything now... And I had no idea how powerful I really was. I do not envy Alexej for raising an Erokinetic hybrid. Almost everything that was going on was foreign to the both of us. He always did his best. He is my family. I would just tell my angst-y self to just trust the man. He knows what he’s doing... mostly. [laughs]

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Rodney Mullen --- Body Issues: Switching The Regular (2012)

No need to introduce Rodney: The early-Bones-Brigade-hero-cum-Almost-mastermind invented most tricks skateboarders have been doing for the last quarter of a century – including flat-ground ollies and kickflips –, he’s been a skate business millionaire for more than a decade, and he’s just getting started on his most recent missions: to enter the world of academia and to redistribute the flesh over his body in a perfectly symmetrical way so he can finally overcome the notion of “switch” which has been dominating the skate world for two decades now. Meet the only true mad scientist of skateboarding.

Rodney, do you still skate mostly at night?

I do. But my days, they vary a lot. The truth is that it’s embarrassingly little, in some way, because in the summer time, in the last months, I have spent maybe five days home, and so it’s just packing bags and going, and mostly that’s because of three or four different kinds of activities I’m doing – between Bones Brigade, the screenings, between stuff with Almost, and then Globe, and then I developed some bonds with a kind of academic crowd. I spoke at the TEDx thing, so it’s just that crowd, and I just start connecting – I get invitations sometimes to go elsewhere. So I’ve been doing a good deal of that, applying myself to that, and nurturing those relationships.

Wow. I know you studied Math, but tell me some more about those academic connections.

Well, I don’t know if you’re familiar with that TED stuff, I didn’t know it very well, but it’s kind of a big thing. They franchise it around the world to different universities, and it’s called TEDx, and it’s basically Technology, Entertainment, Design, and so they have various people, all kinds between scientists, design people, all kinds of people… computer people, astro guys and biological guys, all these guys get up and they speak, and they try to integrate different specialties. Me, I feel like I don’t have a specialty in anything.

Come on.

I can skate, yes, and so over the time I keep getting more and more bonds with some of these people. The last one was from O’Reilly Books, and Tim O’Reilly, he invited a crowd like that, a couple hundred people. You go up there, and then you speak about whatever the subject is – in fact, they have a giant grid on the wall. I think it was between 45 minutes to an hour for each, and you could choose around eight different ones, and then you could go meet with anyone, like, “Hey, let’s talk,” and then you write it up on the board, or you just go to others, and you integrate with them, and then you leave after three days, and they’ll tell you, “Hey, half of you aren’t coming back because we have to keep the flow – don’t take it personal.” Things like that. And so what does it mean? I don’t really know. It’s just getting disparate people from disparate fields together and broadening…

So it doesn’t have any set goal or agenda?

Not necessarily. It’s there just to see what you come up with. Lately that’s been something for me…

Sounds quite inspiring.

It’s so unbelievably inspiring because I feel like a little kid: it’s really humbling, but at the same time I do see how the subculture of skateboarding and having some scientific background, or at least enough of that and a computer background, and then also just running a business and getting around, those things, how they just add up, and if I can communicate the good things about our community to theirs… I see they’re quite interested, especially in terms of innovation. That’s in particular what some of them really want to study, for example the one who brought me into it, she is on a White House advisory board for innovation within the nation – so I’m just so privileged. It’s funny.

Does all this change your perspective on skateboarding?

Oh yeah, it changes my view on a lot of things. And it solidifies my view on some things.

Does it, really?

Yeah, not in totality of course. I think I’d be close-minded if that were the case – and I’m sure I am a little bit close-minded. I do look at skateboarding with a broader perspective, and to be able to communicate what makes it so special to people who would never take a second look at it, that’s such a huge thing for me. That’s such an honor, and so the more I look at it, and I abstract and put it in formulae in terms of what I see in other fields, then I can say, “Wow, skateboarding is so special.” More so, of course, than I know it at just the fundamental level of doing it.

Is it as infinitely interesting to you on a theoretical level as it is on that fundamental almost no-brains level, as in “my feet feel the catch and land”?

Nothing can replace that. It talks to who you are as a person, me at least. And so, no, nothing is actually that interesting, compared to that, to me.

Nothing – in the world?

Not in a centering way. I mean I have my faith, and I have my wife and relationships with friends – but those are separate; those are relationships.

As opposed to activities?

That’s right, and they aren’t subcultures of which you could be part of. No, I would think nothing is… because skateboarding itself is a blur of that: doing it connects you with the community. You can’t quite separate it completely.

And more generally speaking: How, well, “theoretical” are you these days, in terms of structuring your life and finding new things to do?

Less than I used to. Because all the theory and philosophy… you just gotta feel.

Is it easy for you to find that balance between mind and gut feeling?

Of course. Well, sometimes when you chase it around philosophically so much you actually you’re actually changing the whole… you know, quantum stuff, Heisenberg.

Uncertainty.

Yeah, you enter the system and once you’ve done that it’s no longer the same.

What kind of math did you study, by the way?

In biomedical engineering, in you can go through one of the four basic departments, and I was going through chemical because it seemed the most applicable – although electrical would be much more applicable probably, today. Mathematics was the joy I had, and I loved the pure physics; engineering was not nearly as fun because it’s just cranking through all these iterations of problem solving; there’s not philosophical richness to it. Applied mathematics is more what I liked to do, for understanding gravitation and general theory, that’s finding the Tensor Calculus, and then when I wanted to understand quantum implications after going through this big branch; then you have to go to finite-dimensional vector spaces on the Hilbert spaces, and then on into some group theory – and group theory itself has a lot of applications to how I think about tricks. It’s a phenomenally powerful and poetic kind of mathematics, and that’s the stuff that I learned.

Wow. Go on please. What about that link between tricks and mathematics?

Oh, just because there are all kinds of symmetries, left-right symmetries, and you know, that’s how it’s often used: You look at a crystal, and there’s all kinds of symmetries, nothing as obvious as left and right, right? So there’s all kinds that they have and they formulate, so you can start saying: if this is a symmetry with this, then knock it out and crunch it into irreducible, small and more simplistic terms: you cut out all the extra crap. And you look at the fundamental symmetries of what makes things work, and tricks are like that: There’s very much all the symmetries that we have over your different joints – it’s incredibly complex how your ankle will bend and your knee will bend, and it’s incredible because of how it’s interconnected in our system, and then how the board works… there are so many subtleties. Think about anything like a hardflip, that’s obvious; it’s kind of against the grain, that’s what makes it hard, whereas heelflip shoves, or 360 flips vs. lazers, those are with the grain vs. against the grain. And you can keep breaking these into component form; that matches extremely well with group theory – does that make sense?

I guess. That’s a vast field though.

Yeah, you don’t put it on paper, but if you read the stuff and absorb it and feel it, and then you go skate, it’s just a new lens through which you see things. What is a world-view? A world-view is just a lens, it’s not contained like in a box, of what you see, it’s just a lens, how you see everything. Likewise, if you just use different lenses, sometimes it will clear the field and make things much more obvious.

Sure. Do you think you’re the only one who sees it that way, or do you think someone like Danny Way has a healthy dose of physical and mathematical calculations going on before he actually jumps over one of his huge ramps?

I guess, though you have to feel it; that’s something else, through these guys, this more academic crowd, one of the other things that I did is they’re trying to harness what they call flow. I have to do that since I go back, and this is a guy who writes for Forbes magazine, and it’s interesting how this is working out: So he interviewed Danny Way as well, and I met him at some kind of nerd fest, you know? He’s saying just that if we can harness the zone or whatever, that semi-hypnotic, highly concentrated state of mind that allows you to do things without thinking, because all of the processing is there; you aren’t thinking, but you stand back away from it, because by the time you think about it you lose it and you’ll screw up, and so how do you get into that mode and look at things in the same light? And when you asked me are there people that do that, and do you think Danny does that – yeah, of course because he has generated a feel for all of the guys that can put this stuff into equations and get hard numbers for it, that actually are there to make sure that he doesn’t get killed.

Yeah.

But in the end, Danny will know and feel the nuance of those numbers in a way that they can…

… never know, no.

And so when you bridge those two, between feeling and doing, the numbers are crunching on the analytic side, it is a very rare person that has the combinations, and so that’s one of the reasons why I’ve been asked to be part of this group. There are other guys, they’ll study Olympiads, but what you bring up is profound and certainly a lot of people are working on it now.

Are you willing to dedicate even more time to this?

Maybe, yeah, yeah, I meet a lot of incredible, and you know, my wife calls me Forest Gump because it’s like my skating is ping-pong: for whatever reason I can do it. But other than that I’m just kind of retarded; I just go from one to the next, my mind just kind of works that way, and it doesn’t work that way. So, the truth is: I never feel qualified to be in a room with them; at the same time I know that I do have capacities… even doing this interview or having some kind of fame, that has given me something, being in front of an audience, that’s also a skill set that’s not so common among professors, you know? And so, the combination of those, to be able to communicate is something that skateboarding has prepared me for, I guess, that maybe they don’t have. And if I keep learning from them, maybe I’ll be a better person, maybe I can contribute to something greater. Right now, I don’t know, I’m just feeling it out. I’m just going with the flow.

Sounds good. Speaking of the flow – and the zone: Can you go to that place, whenever you want to?

I think anyone who… well, my father, he was the squadron leader for the group that dropped the atomic bomb; and so he had a very high level. In order to drop that thing, they don’t just give that to anyone. And that’s very much his mindset… what he did he really didn’t talk about that much, I mean this is old Korean War days, after Hiroshima and Nagasaki we were flying that thing around.

Yeah.

And he was up there with the button. For them, they gave them, I guess, to some degree considerable study in hypnosis; and my dad’s not a touchy-feely guy. At all. But he had a deep respect for it, which made me think his training must have had a lot of it. So, basically when he saw me practice late at night when I was just a kid, he would wake up, and he would see me in the distance. We had a lit barn, it was like 100 meters, no less than that, more like 70 meters from the house. So he could see me walking around in circles and skating. And he just goes, “Rodney, you’ve gotten really good at self-hypnosis by what you do.” I guess in a way that could answer your question, that if you do something well and long enough, you don’t even know what you’re doing; you’re just doing it, but if someone from the outside looks he’d go, oh it’s obvious, that’s what he’s doing. I don’t know.

Does entering that zone, doing tricks, feel the same every day?

No, it’s hard to say because I’ve come so far; it’s… well, I’m not the same person I used to be, and so you get a deeper kind of zen thing going, but at the same time I’m sure it’s basically the same as any other kid out there. I know one thing, that when I’m filming something super-hard, it’s a really escalated place you go, and that doesn’t just come naturally. I mean, it does come naturally, but not “just” come naturally. That’s definitely a distinct state of mind that I have a taste for, but you don’t just go into that.

Are you filming right now?

No, I haven’t filmed… my body, my bones fused together, my femur; there was a lot of scar tissue that pulled it up so tightly that the bones started to grind together. They thought that it was going to grind the head off, so the body has a natural mechanism for that, so it solidified and it welded it together, so it no longer worked as a ball and socket, it was more like a stick-shift. And that was about six years ago, five years ago, and… it took about a year and a half. I just stopped. It took me about a year and a half until I finally broke, it was like breaking your own bone: First you have to break all the scar tissue, which is a horrible thing; I did it in the wheel well of my car because I’m not strong enough; turned my body upside down and pulled against the frame until it would break – so you vomit, and you do all kinds of things. But I did it and that changed something in me. I just disappeared because I didn’t want anyone to know. I can say it now because it’s over, but I didn’t want anyone to know that that was it for me, that it was done, and so I just stopped filming. And I just didn’t want to walk with a cane. And I had a good amount of pain all the time, you know? I couldn’t walk. I didn’t run, for about one and a half years I couldn’t run more than 20 feet. So that’s what I went through, and when I got through that, and I finally broke it one night – I remember it was a cold night, and I fell on my hand because I was still caught up in my car, hanging upside down when it broke –; if you’ve ever broken a bone you know that feeling when you get kind of high from nausea. You don’t feel bad, you feel actually warm and high. I just had tears and snot on my hand, funny, but it broke, and I did it. And as I started to do that I could skate again, like: well, and I realized, “You know what? I feel like I’m polishing a turd right now.” My skating… whatever I do, what am I going to do, flip out? Another primo? Who cares. And you start looking at your skating, like, who cares? I couldn’t watch myself skate for years. Because you just look at it and you go, who cares? It gave me what it gave me, but is it really that special? No.

It is that special.

Thank you, but at that time, that’s not how you look at it when you go through that. And then I realized what I was doing, it opened my eyes to something that I might be able to do. It made me understand something about skating that I would have never known: how the flesh kind of works like a wet-suit. We’re flesh and bones, and the nature of stance – why there is such a thing as “switch” –, is because your body, like anything, and skating is a kind of gyrating motion, and so like anything, gyrating with layers of clothes, you get sort of bound up, and I think that any skater who’s good enough, if his body could sit in exactly the same position either way, then he would – why wouldn’t you? But you can’t, because of that process how the flesh redistributes itself over the bones; it twists. The nature of the pull of the muscles, it just naturally does it. I see little kids that have been skating a while and they’ll do a switch manual, and it’s very much a fakie nosewheelie – it’s not a manual in the other direction, you know what I mean? You don’t have the same leverage, you’re pushing it away from you, and so I thought: okay, if I can use the same process with my car and fire hydrants, the things I used to break, then maybe I can redistribute my flesh over the bones so that I don’t even have a stance, because I can put the muscles back where they started before I skated. And if that’s the case I’ll have same leverages, and then I can do a bunch of switch tricks that still people haven’t done switch because the leverages are too freaky, you know? Your margin for error is just too small. Except for Paul Rodriguez and some of these guys, they’re so good – I don’t know – but still you can see! You know when it’s switch.

Sure.

And who’s better than that guy, you know? And so I’m thinking if I can use this really medieval form of cheating, so that I actually don’t have a stance and do these things, then that would be a contribution – and that’s fun for me because that’s new.

Yeah, but how does it actually look like?

It’s a horrible process. You have to gouge things into you, and then once it sticks in there, you just keep rotating it and rotating, and do it bit by bit – ring around the rosey, for years. Maybe sometimes six hours a day. It’s horrible. And then you skate a little bit, and then you do more, and you skate a little bit, and you do more. That’s what I’ve been doing for a long time. And like I say: now I can run like the wind; I’m not going to need a cane, and if I can never do this, that’s fine, because I’ll be good, and skateboarding is giving me more than ever. And I’d rather not be filmed and just skate, as retarded as I am, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter how bad I am – I still have that feel. But I work so hard, so hard, and I dream of it, and if I can do it – everything else is working. If I can do that, and even if it’s just a handful of tricks: 10 tricks that really show something, then I’m going to run like the wind.

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hotspreadpage · 7 years ago

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What are the best free SEO resources online?

Whether you are a fresh-faced SEO newbie just starting to learn the ropes, or an SEO veteran who can recite the ins and outs of every Google update ever, it is safe to say that we can all agree on one thing: SEO is a complex subject.

Sure, the basics of SEO aren’t difficult to grasp. The issue lies in the fact that there is no exact formula for achieving that coveted number one spot.

Everything we know is based on the small amount of guidance provided by Google, a good dose of speculation, a healthy amount of testing and the general consensus from the SEO community.

With so much information about SEO available online, compounded by a fair amount of conflicting opinions, it can be difficult to know where to turn for the most accurate guidance.

In this post, we share our pick of the best free SEO resources. These resources have been chosen for their accuracy, reliability and ease of understanding.

The Big G

What better place to find out what Google wants than from… well, Google? It therefore makes sense to kick off our list with the Big G themselves, as they have a number of resources available for keen SEOs.

For anyone new to SEO, you may be wondering why on earth you would need to look elsewhere for learning resources, when Google is surely the most reliable source. The trouble is that Google doesn’t give that much away. Google’s SEO Starter Guide is a great place to begin, as is their help center on How Search Works.

More of a video person? You’re in luck, because there’s even a Google Webmaster YouTube channel.

Google may be head honcho in the search engine world, but it’s certainly not a lone wolf. It would be remiss of us not to also give a shout out to Bing’s webmaster guidelines for SEO and Yahoo’s website ranking help page. They are not quite as detailed as Google’s offering, but it is still worth familiarizing yourself with the approaches of each search engine, albeit very similar ones.

Moz

Although Google provides a lot of helpful information, it is not always particularly easy to digest. Written by the uber nerds at Google, the information does not often translate smoothly to the layman. This is where Moz excels.

Having been around for 13 years, Moz is the go-to resource for many SEO practitioners. It is run by SEO super guru Rand Fishkin, who has a knack for explaining things so as to not make you feel like an idiot. He also has a completely wacky but utterly endearing range of shirts.

As well as providing wonderfully useful and actionable information, it is presented in a way that is genuinely easy to understand. Start with the Beginner’s Guide to SEO for a solid grounding and then explore the plethora of other handy info.

A particular favourite of mine is the Whiteboard Fridays. In our Yellowball office, we take ten minutes every Friday afternoon to gather around and watch the latest Whiteboard Friday. Popcorn optional but encouraged.

Backlinko

If link-building is the absolute bane of your life, then Backlinko is for you. Run by link-building mastermind Brian Dean, he provides clear link-building strategies, advice and case studies to help you break through the inertia of building backlinks.

Utilizing a healthy combination of text and videos, the content is engaging and extremely useful. His suggestions are clever and make absolute sense but are not difficult to understand. You’ll come away wondering why on earth you didn’t think of it.

Okay so it’s not completely “free” in that you do have to provide an email address to unlock the content. But trust me, it’s so worth it.

Quicksprout

A great all-round resource for SEOs and marketers alike, Quicksprout is run by Neil Patel – certified online marketing wizard. His most handy learning resource to date is The Advanced Guide to SEO. Formatted as an infographic, it looks good, it’s detailed and it’s highly useful. What’s not to love!

Neil Patel is also a big advocate of longer form content, often posting articles in the 5000+ word range, diving into a subject head first and emerging with actionable points. These in-depth pieces can be particularly useful if you are looking for more information on a specific aspect of SEO.

Search Engine Watch

Okay, so we may be a little biased here, but we couldn’t not mention our own free SEO resource. With a range of highly talented and in-the-know contributors (ahem), the articles cover a range of topics within the expansive SEO universe.

From addressing simple how-tos for beginners through to tackling the more complex issues that nobody wants to talk about but everyone wants to learn about, Search Engine Watch is a treasure trove of handy resources. You’re welcome!

Best SEO blogs

SEO is constantly changing and if you want to stay ahead of the game then you have to keep learning. This is why it is crucial to stay up to date on the latest updates and trends. Below we share our favorite blogs for staying tuned in to the strange inner workings of the SEO industry:

Ahrefs Blog

SEMRush Blog

Google Webmaster Central Blog

Quicksprout Blog

Yellowball SEO Glossary

Kissmetrics Blog

Search Engine Roundtable

Moz Blog

There are loads more authoritative blogs on the topic of SEO and if we were to provide an exhaustive list then we’d be here all day. And so would you. Knowing you’re a busy person, the above blogs are a useful place to start and you’ll soon work out your own favorites for staying up to date.

Twitter accounts to follow

Sometimes it can be difficult to stay afloat of all the latest news and insights across all the various SEO blogs. So why not follow the best SEO practitioners on Twitter and absorb your daily SEO insight whilst mindlessly scrolling through your Twitter feed? Here are the ones to follow:

Rand Fishkin – Founder of Moz

Barry Schwatrz – Founder of Search Engine Roundtable

Aleyda Solis – International SEO Consultant

Danny Sullivan – Founding Editor of Search Engine Land & Marketing Land

Neil Patel – Co-Founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar & KISSmetrics

Jon Cooper – Expert Link Builder

Julie Joyce – Owner of Link Fish Media and Co-Founder of SEO Chicks

Matt Cutts – Former head of the Webspam team at Google

Practice makes perfect

You can read all the free SEO resources in the world but if you’re not putting what you’ve learnt into action then you’re not going anywhere. SEO is a fine art. Trying, testing and reiterating are all necessary in order to improve on your strategy and success rates.

You can’t master SEO overnight, but with a little resourcefulness and dedication, you’ll soon be taking your place among the SEO professionals. Practice makes perfect; there’s nothing better than learning from experience.

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What are the best free SEO resources online?

Sure, the basics of SEO aren’t difficult to grasp. The issue lies in the fact that there is no exact formula for achieving that coveted number one spot.

Everything we know is based on the small amount of guidance provided by Google, a good dose of speculation, a healthy amount of testing and the general consensus from the SEO community.

With so much information about SEO available online, compounded by a fair amount of conflicting opinions, it can be difficult to know where to turn for the most accurate guidance.

In this post, we share our pick of the best free SEO resources. These resources have been chosen for their accuracy, reliability and ease of understanding.

The Big G

More of a video person? You’re in luck, because there’s even a Google Webmaster YouTube channel.

Moz

Backlinko

Okay so it’s not completely “free” in that you do have to provide an email address to unlock the content. But trust me, it’s so worth it.

Quicksprout

Search Engine Watch

Best SEO blogs

Ahrefs Blog

SEMRush Blog

Google Webmaster Central Blog

Quicksprout Blog

Yellowball SEO Glossary

Kissmetrics Blog

Search Engine Roundtable

Moz Blog

Twitter accounts to follow

Rand Fishkin – Founder of Moz

Barry Schwatrz – Founder of Search Engine Roundtable

Aleyda Solis – International SEO Consultant

Danny Sullivan – Founding Editor of Search Engine Land & Marketing Land

Neil Patel – Co-Founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar & KISSmetrics

Jon Cooper – Expert Link Builder

Julie Joyce – Owner of Link Fish Media and Co-Founder of SEO Chicks

Matt Cutts – Former head of the Webspam team at Google

Practice makes perfect

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alanajacksontx · 7 years ago

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What are the best free SEO resources online?

Sure, the basics of SEO aren’t difficult to grasp. The issue lies in the fact that there is no exact formula for achieving that coveted number one spot.

Everything we know is based on the small amount of guidance provided by Google, a good dose of speculation, a healthy amount of testing and the general consensus from the SEO community.

With so much information about SEO available online, compounded by a fair amount of conflicting opinions, it can be difficult to know where to turn for the most accurate guidance.

In this post, we share our pick of the best free SEO resources. These resources have been chosen for their accuracy, reliability and ease of understanding.

The Big G

More of a video person? You’re in luck, because there’s even a Google Webmaster YouTube channel.

Moz

Backlinko

Okay so it’s not completely “free” in that you do have to provide an email address to unlock the content. But trust me, it’s so worth it.

Quicksprout

Search Engine Watch

Best SEO blogs

Ahrefs Blog

SEMRush Blog

Google Webmaster Central Blog

Quicksprout Blog

Yellowball SEO Glossary

Kissmetrics Blog

Search Engine Roundtable

Moz Blog

Twitter accounts to follow

Rand Fishkin – Founder of Moz

Barry Schwatrz – Founder of Search Engine Roundtable

Aleyda Solis – International SEO Consultant

Danny Sullivan – Founding Editor of Search Engine Land & Marketing Land

Neil Patel – Co-Founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar & KISSmetrics

Jon Cooper – Expert Link Builder

Julie Joyce – Owner of Link Fish Media and Co-Founder of SEO Chicks

Matt Cutts – Former head of the Webspam team at Google

Practice makes perfect

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What are the best free SEO resources online?

Sure, the basics of SEO aren’t difficult to grasp. The issue lies in the fact that there is no exact formula for achieving that coveted number one spot.

Everything we know is based on the small amount of guidance provided by Google, a good dose of speculation, a healthy amount of testing and the general consensus from the SEO community.

With so much information about SEO available online, compounded by a fair amount of conflicting opinions, it can be difficult to know where to turn for the most accurate guidance.

In this post, we share our pick of the best free SEO resources. These resources have been chosen for their accuracy, reliability and ease of understanding.

The Big G

More of a video person? You’re in luck, because there’s even a Google Webmaster YouTube channel.

Moz

Backlinko

Okay so it’s not completely “free” in that you do have to provide an email address to unlock the content. But trust me, it’s so worth it.

Quicksprout

Search Engine Watch

Best SEO blogs

Ahrefs Blog

SEMRush Blog

Google Webmaster Central Blog

Quicksprout Blog

Yellowball SEO Glossary

Kissmetrics Blog

Search Engine Roundtable

Moz Blog

Twitter accounts to follow

Rand Fishkin – Founder of Moz

Barry Schwatrz – Founder of Search Engine Roundtable

Aleyda Solis – International SEO Consultant

Danny Sullivan – Founding Editor of Search Engine Land & Marketing Land

Neil Patel – Co-Founder of Crazy Egg, Hello Bar & KISSmetrics

Jon Cooper – Expert Link Builder

Julie Joyce – Owner of Link Fish Media and Co-Founder of SEO Chicks

Matt Cutts – Former head of the Webspam team at Google

Practice makes perfect

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