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SEO Basics for Beginners: Help People Find You Online

You can build a beautiful website, publish helpful content, and still hear digital crickets if search engines cannot understand what you offer. This micro-course introduces the foundations of Search Engine Optimization in plain language. Learners will understand how search engines discover content, how keywords work, what makes a page useful, and what simple improvements can help a website appear in relevant search results.

6 lessons~0.9 hrs5.0 (1)Technology | For Virtual Assistants | Business Operations
Free

What you'll learn

  • Explain SEO in simple terms
  • Understand how search engines discover and rank webpages
  • Identify the difference between keywords and search intent
  • Use basic on-page SEO elements correctly
  • Improve page titles, headings, URLs, and descriptions
  • Recognize common technical and content issues
  • Measure basic SEO performance
  • Create a simple beginner SEO checklist

Requirements

  • Basic internet and computer skills
  • Access to a website, blog, online store, or sample page
  • A general understanding of the product, service, or topic they want people to find
  • A willingness to review and improve existing content

Course curriculum

Getting Found Online6 lessons
Course Overview4m
What SEO Is and How Search Engines Work9m
Keywords and Search Intent10m
On-Page SEO Essentials11m
Writing Helpful SEO Content11m
Measuring Results and Avoiding Common Mistakes11m
Disclaimer: SEO results are never guaranteed. Search rankings depend on competition, website quality, content usefulness, technical performance, search engine updates, and many other factors. This course provides beginner-level educational guidance. It does not teach manipulative ranking tactics, guarantee first-page placement, or promise that Google will suddenly become your biggest fan by Tuesday.
Free
Lessons6
Duration~0.9 hrs
Levelbeginner
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