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SEO Fundamentals
Richard Downs

SEO Fundamentals

with David Booth

 


In this course, author David Booth explains what search engine optimization (SEO) is and how you can start using it to increase your website's visibility to search engines and attract the right kind of traffic to the right kinds of pages on your site. Discover how to read a results page and find your ranking, and see how rankings affect both large and small businesses. Then find out how to implement basic optimization strategies, like conducting keyword research, building inbound links, optimizing your pages and content, and measuring your successes and progress while planning for a long-term SEO strategy. SEO for ecommerce, local search, and an international audience round out this comprehensive look at the basics of SEO.
Topics include:
  • What is SEO?
  • Understanding how search engines index content
  • Researching keywords
  • Using SEO tools
  • Optimizing pages for keywords
  • Optimizing code and site structure
  • Building links to your content
  • Optimizing non-text components of a web page
  • Analyzing content quality
  • Defining your audience, topics, angle, and style
  • Promoting your content via social media
  • Measuring SEO effectiveness
  • Setting up Google+ Local
  • Building links for an international audience
  • Optimizing ecommerce sites for search

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author
David Booth
subject
Business, Online Marketing, Business Skills, SEO
software
Google Analytics
level
Beginner
duration
3h 29m
released
Sep 17, 2012

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David Booth

David Booth

David is a consultant, an instructor, and one of the founding partners of Cardinal Path. He has spent over a decade advising companies and organizations throughout North and Central America in web design, technology selection and deployment, search engine marketing, analytics and business intelligence, statistical analysis, and conversion testing. David has led seminars, trainings, and sessions focused on web site analytics and search and conversion marketing for audiences ranging from top executives to technical implementation teams. He has been involved in web application development as an engineer and consultant since 1998, beginning his career as a technical marketing engineer with Intel. He also spent two years with the Peace Corps, developing and deploying web sites and web applications to attract grants and international aid for Guatemalan NGOs and local development organizations. David is a Google Analytics, AdWords, and Website Optimizer Certified Trainer, and his firm is a Google Analytics, AdWords, Website Optimizer, and Urchin Certified Partner. David earned his MBA in international management from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and he holds a BS in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Google AdWords Essential Training Beginner 6h 10m 06/2011  {8}
SEO Fundamentals Beginner 3h 29m 09/2012  {8}

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