SEO Syllabus
Course Duration: 90 Hrs
Introduction to SEO
- What is SEO and why it matters
- Types of SEO (On-page, Off-page, Technical)
- How search engines work
Search Engine Algorithms
- Google Algorithm updates (e.g., Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird)
- Impact of algorithms on SEO
- Keeping up with algorithm changes
Keyword Research
- Importance of keywords in SEO
- Using keyword research tools (Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs)
- Long-tail vs. short-tail keywords
On-Page SEO
- Title tags, meta descriptions, and header tags (H1, H2, H3)
- Optimizing content for keywords
- Best practices for URLs
SEO Content Writing
- Creating SEO-friendly content
- Keyword density and placement
- Writing for search engines vs. humans
Technical SEO
- Importance of site speed and performance
- Mobile-first indexing
- Canonical tags and duplicate content
Website Structure and Navigation
- Optimizing site structure (sitemaps, breadcrumbs)
- Internal linking strategies
- Crawlability and indexing
Image Optimization
- Best practices for image SEO
- Using alt text for images
- Optimizing image size for fast loading
- SEO Tools and Analytics
- Overview of SEO tools (Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush)
- Tracking traffic, keywords, and performance
- Identifying issues through analytics
- Off-Page SEO
- Understanding backlinks and link-building
- Importance of domain authority (DA) and page authority (PA)
- Guest posting and outreach strategies
- Local SEO
- Importance of local SEO for businesses
- Google My Business setup and optimization
- NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency
- Mobile SEO
- Mobile-friendly website design
- Importance of responsive design for SEO
- Mobile usability testing
- Voice Search Optimization
- Growth of voice search (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant)
- Optimizing content for voice queries
- Structured data for voice search
- SEO for E-commerce Websites
- Product page optimization
- Managing SEO for large product catalogs
- SEO-friendly URLs for e-commerce
- Link Building Strategies
- Types of backlinks (Do-follow, No-follow)
- Broken link building
- Skyscraper technique for building links
- Competitor Analysis
- Identifying competitors’ SEO strategies
- Tools for competitor analysis
- Benchmarking against competitors
- Handling SEO Errors and Penalties
- Identifying and fixing SEO errors
- Understanding Google penalties
- Recovering from algorithmic penalties
- Google Search Console
- Setting up Google Search Console
- Monitoring website performance
- Fixing crawl and indexing errors
- Measuring SEO Success
- Key metrics (CTR, Bounce Rate, Average Time on Page)
- Tracking keyword rankings
- Reporting SEO performance to stakeholders
- SEO for Blogs
- Creating optimized blog posts
- Topic clusters and pillar content
- Promoting blog content for SEO
- Schema Markup and Structured Data
- Introduction to schema markup
- Using structured data for rich snippets
- Implementing JSON-LD
- Social Media and SEO
- Relationship between social media and SEO
- Building brand visibility through social platforms
- Social bookmarking
- Handling Duplicate Content
- Identifying duplicate content issues
- Resolving canonical issues
- Best practices for unique content
- SEO for Multi-Language Websites
- Using hreflang tags
- Managing regional content
- International SEO strategies
- Creating XML Sitemaps
- Importance of XML sitemaps for SEO
- Submitting sitemaps to search engines
- Sitemap best practices
- Website Security and SEO
- Importance of HTTPS for SEO
- Preventing hacking and spam attacks
- SSL certificates and their impact on SEO
- Google Analytics for SEO
- Tracking organic traffic
- Setting up SEO dashboards
- Analyzing user behavior
- SEO Audits
- Conducting SEO audits
- Identifying SEO gaps and opportunities
- Tools for SEO audits (SEMrush, Ahrefs)
- SEO Trends and Future Predictions
- Staying updated with SEO trends
- AI in SEO and automation tools
- Preparing for future SEO changes
- Final Project and Certification
- Developing a complete SEO strategy
- SEO audits for a live website
- Preparing for SEO certifications (Google Analytics, Yoast SEO)