SEO Quick Start
Learn the basics of optimising your website with
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
Our SEO beginners course is a half day practical, hands-on course aimed at online marketers, web executives, webmasters, agency account managers and campaign managers.
If you want to understand what SEO is and how to plan & implement an SEO campaign for your own website either using internal resources or by engaging an agency, this course gives you a great foundation.
There are a wide range of elements to consider when optimising your site and sometimes it’s hard to know what to focus on. In this course we focus on the main elements that will have an immediate impact on your rankings. We also flag up any potentially damaging techniques which may result in your site being knocked down the rankings or worse still getting blacklisted by one of the search engines.
Experienced Instructors
Over 20 years experience
Post Course Support
Hours of videos & more
Closed Courses
Live Online or inhouse
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Private Course Option
We currently offer this class as a closed course. Please contact us to discuss the options and prices.SEO GETTING STARTED - COURSE TOPICS
UNIT 1 - WHAT IS SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
- Why do it
- What can it do for you
- What can go wrong
UNIT 2 - SITE STRUCTURE
- Accessibility and cross browser compatibility
- Internal links and Sitemap
- Structure of URLs
- Files: Robots.txt, .htaccess
- Redirects: 301 Redirects, non WWW traffic
- Nofollow Attribute
UNIT 3 - CONTENT, CONTENT, CONTENT
- An Introduction to Content Creation
- Write for People
- Avoid Duplicate Content
- Keyword Density
- Keep Content Current
UNIT 4 - LINKS
- Aim for quality
- Community Participation
- Link Directories
- News Releases
- Social Media
UNIT 5 - ANALYTICS
- See what's working
- Identify new keywords
- Identify best content
UNIT 6 - SOCIAL AND LOCAL
- Social Signals that Count
- Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
- Other Social Sites
- What about Local Search
UNIT 7 - WARNING - WHAT TO AVOID
- You can get Blacklisted
- No Shadow Domains
- Careful with redirects
- Keyword Stuffing
- Hidden Text and Links
UNIT 8 - USEFUL SEO TOOLS
- Search Engine Watch
- GT Metrix
- Screaming Frog
- Redirect testing Tools
- W3C Validators for HTML, CSS, Links
YOU WILL LEARN
- To identify problems within your site impacting SEO
- To optimise your content for SEO purposes
- Why links are relevant, but often handed wrong
- How to track what is working and what isn't
- What social and local search are and why they matter
- What to avoid if you don't want throwing out the search engines.
- What tools are out there to help you with SEO
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE
No knowledge of search marketing is assumed or required but candidates should have an appreciation of search marketing being a key component of an effective Internet marketing strategy. A basic understanding of HTML is beneficial and if you do not have this you might consider attending our HTML5 & CSS3 Getting Started course.SOME SAMPLE COMMENTS FROM PAST DELEGATES
"Very knowledgeable, great hints and tips"
WebMaster, Toshiba Electronics
"Very informative instructor, who knew his stuff."
Web Manager, Chichester District Council
"Fabulous - could not find a fault and I'm a qualified teacher so that says a lot! One to certainly recommend to others."
Director, LJ Retail
"I liked the friendly informal approach. Very knowledgeable instructor that used great real life experience and examples."
Designer, Remarkable Pixel
"Excellent as usual! Andy is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, happy to answer questions, and goes at an engaging pace. He is a very good teacher!"
Digital Marketing Executive, The Lords Taverners
"Highlander courses are not only educational and stimulating but leave you well equipped to develop your knowledge further. Andy is a very engaging instructor who always takes time to ensure that training is relevant (and interesting!) to each individual."
Administrator, Health Education England
"Great, friendly instructor who answered all the question i had and helped me understand how SEO works. Looked at the individuals website and explained how to improve that sites SEO."
Creative Technician, Stage One Creative
"Great discussions and knowledge. Gave a lot of basic info that I really needed."
Creative Director, The Soapy Group
"Andy was very knowledgeable and helpful. A great course - time well spent. Keep doing what you are doing."
Marketing Manager, Europa Components
"Andy was great at answering all of our questions and making the information relevant to our site and what we do."
Marketing and Events Coordinator, CLA Game Fair
"A great tutor and very approachable."
Multimedia Project Manager, Mole Productions
"Simply explained with real-life examples and useful resources referenced throughout"
Marketing and Communications Manager, Interflora
"Brilliant instructor! He interacts with everyone on the course and makes sure everyone is on the same page. very friendly and pleasant course."
Assistant Manager, York Tyre Sales
"Brilliant session with Andy, he pays very good attention to detail and makes sure you understand everything he runs through. Materials on the course were great, giving great insights into how things should be done properly."
Design and Marketing Assistant, Salus
"Very friendly, and inspires confidence in knowledge. Good mix of content covered."
Web and Learning Tech Manager, University of Essex
