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What are Keywords and How to Choose Them? 1.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs

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In lesson 1.1 of our SEO basics course, you’ll learn what keywords are and how to choose them using a simple 4-point checklist.

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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs) ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btwC4zmewss&list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6&index=1

Keyword Research Tutorial: From Start to Finish ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJQPqG2Uas

Learn How to Do Effective Keyword Research for SEO ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2tIF-QrFD854Mnb8D4Av5vx

Keyword Research Tutorials For SEO ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2u5JCtiYWfvnSvAkoPwg5VY

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What are keywords in the context of SEO?

They’re words and phrases that people type into search engines to find what they’re looking for. Keywords are important in SEO because it sets the entire foundation for search engine optimization.

The basic goal of SEO is to rank your pages for keywords that your target audience or customers are searching for. And if you’re not ranking for keywords that actually get searched, then your SEO efforts are meaningless.

Keyword research is the process of finding keywords that people are inputting into search engines.

How do you actually choose keywords that are worth targeting?

The first thing to check is if your keyword has search demand.

You’ll learn how to check for search demand in the video.

The second thing to check is the traffic potential of the topic. This represents the total search traffic you could get if you were to rank at the top of Google for your keyword.

Why is traffic potential much more reliable than search volume? How do you check it? We’ll go through the process in the video.

The next point is to assess the business potential of the keyword or topic.

Business potential simply represents the value a keyword has to your business. And “value” really comes down to your niche and your business model.

You’ll learn how to do this in the video.

The next point is to see if you can match search intent.

Search intent represents the reason behind a searcher’s query. The way we determine that is by looking at the top-ranking pages for the keyword we want to rank for.

You’ll learn how to do this in the video.

Choosing keywords comes down to finding a balance in the checklist. You have to ask yourself some questions. Which questions are they? You’ll find out in the video.

Timestamps:

0:17 What are keywords
1:17 Check if the keyword has search demand
1:58 Check the traffic potential of the topic
4:16 Assess the business potential of the keyword
6:01 See if you can match searcher intent
6:51 Determine whether you can rank for the keyword

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What is On-Page SEO – 2.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs

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In lesson 2.1 of our SEO basics course, you’ll learn what on-page SEO is.

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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs) ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6

On Page SEO Checklist for Higher Google Rankings ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDYjjkvtOVo

[Tool] Backlink Checker ► https://ahrefs.com/backlink-checker
[Tool] Site Explorer ► https://ahrefs.com/site-explorer/

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On-page SEO is the practice of optimizing web pages to rank higher in search engines. And it revolves heavily around optimizing pages for search intent.

But on-page optimizations also involve creating and optimizing HTML tags like titles and meta descriptions.

If you’ve been exposed to the practice of on-page SEO, then it’s quite likely that you’ve heard conflicting advice.

So, in this video, you’ll learn some common advice on on-page SEO best practices that are not true today.

Timestamps

1:06 What on-page SEO is not about
3:45 What on-page SEO is today

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On-Page SEO Pt 2: How to Optimize a Page for a Keyword – 2.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs

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In lesson 2.2 of our SEO basics course, you’ll learn how to optimize a page for a keyword.

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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs) ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6

On Page SEO Checklist for Higher Google Rankings ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDYjjkvtOVo

Content Writing for SEO: How to Create Content that Ranks in Google ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BdZ0dUu7VQ

How to Use Internal Links to Rank Higher in Google ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tbDkc3k48E

[Tool] Keywords Explorer ►https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer
[Tool] SERP Checker ► https://ahrefs.com/serp-checker
[Tool] Content Gap ► https://ahrefs.com/content-gap
[Tool] Hemingway App ► http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

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With on-page SEO, there are two main things we need to cover.

The first is to ensure that your page satisfies search intent.

You’ve already learnt the 3 Cs’ of search intent. But what do you need to write about in order to satisfy searchers? The answer is to learn from your competitors’ pages.

The top-ranking pages are ranking at the top for a reason. Google and other search engines deem them as the best candidates to satisfy a searcher’s query. So they’re clearly doing something right, at least from the perspective of a search engine.

You’ll learn how to research your competitors’ content in the video.

Once you’re armed with information, you can begin with your “technical” on-page optimizations. These will be:

► Target keyword in the title
► Short and descriptive URL slug
► Meta description
► Add internal links
► Optimize and compress your images
► Optimize for readability

We’ll go through each point in more detail in the video.

Timestamps

1:12 Ensure your page satisfies searcher intent
1:40 Learn from your competitors
5:05 Do a content gap analysis
7:10 Include your target keyword in the title
7:46 Use a short and descriptive URL slug
8:26 Craft your meta description
10:21 Optimize your images
12:31 Optimize for readability

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Technical SEO Best Practices for Beginners – 4.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs

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In lesson 4.2 of our SEO basics course, you’ll learn technical SEO best practices to keep your site in good health.

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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs) ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6

Content Hubs: Where SEO and Content Marketing Meet ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIbJI1kCxrU

How to Use Internal Links to Rank Higher in Google ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tbDkc3k48E

Ahrefs Webmaster Tools (AWT) – Our Free SEO Tool ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipTk-qGrNlc

How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website in 2021 (Simple Guide)► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrY6a-lsLp8

[Tool] Ahrefs Webmaster Tools ► https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools

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The first thing you should do is ensure that your site structure follows a logical hierarchy.

Site structure is simply the way you organize content on your website. A good site structure helps search engines understand the relationship between your pages, plus helps search engines to crawl your pages more efficiently.

You’ll learn how to do organise your site well in the video.

The second thing is to ensure your pages don’t load slow. As you may know, Pagespeed has been a confirmed ranking factor for desktop search since 2010. And in 2018, Google announced that they’d be using page speed in mobile search rankings.

You’ll learn how to improve your website’s speed in the video.

The last thing is to do your best to stay on top of around 50 potential SEO errors. There are potentially hundreds of technical SEO issues that can and will happen to your site. So, you’ll need to find a way to find and manage them.

You’ll learn how to do this in the video.

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Keyword Research Pt 3: Understanding Ranking Difficulty – 1.4. SEO Course by Ahrefs

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In lesson 1.4 of our SEO basics course, you’ll learn how to determine ranking difficulty of a keyword.
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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs) ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6

How to Measure Keyword Difficulty and Rank on Google ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSOq3ysvBk8

Keyword Research Tutorials For SEO ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2u5JCtiYWfvnSvAkoPwg5VY

[Tool] Keywords Explorer ► https://ahrefs.com/keywords-explorer
[Tool] SERP Checker ► https://ahrefs.com/serp-checker
[Tool] Website Authority Checker ► https://ahrefs.com/website-authority-checker

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When it comes to ranking in Google, you need to understand who you’ll be up against before you target a keyword. Otherwise, you could be entering a battle you won’t be able to win.

From an SEO perspective, competitors are pages and websites that rank at the top of Google for your target keywords. So that means your competitors can be different for every single keyword you target.

So there are 3 main things you’ll want to consider before you decide to pick a fight. And those are:

► Search intent
► Metrics of the top ranking pages and websites
► Topical authority of the top ranking websites

You’ll learn about all three individual points in the video, plus we’ll create a list of self-check questions that’ll help you make informed decisions in your keyword targeting.

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SEO Basics: What is SEO and Why is it Important? [SEO Course by Ahrefs]

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In this video, we’ll go over the basics of SEO and cover things like what it is, why it’s important, and how it works.
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Additional SEO Resources

[Playlist] SEO Course by Ahrefs ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2vk6rQ4Rta5MhDIRmakFbp6

What is SEO? How Search Engines Like Google Work ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XxAk8-OXY&list=PLvJ_dXFSpd2uHtGoHf8K06ebr-TIrgM0G

SEO For Beginners: A Basic Search Engine Optimization Tutorial for Higher Google Rankings ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvwS7cV9GmQ

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This is the first lesson of the SEO course by Ahrefs. In this course, you’ll learn the SEO basics, with a heavy focus on execution.

The course is broken down into 4 modules plus this video, which is more of an introduction to the course as well as an SEO 101.

So, this lesson is all about SEO basics. We’ll talk about what search engine optimization is, why it’s important and how Google works.

SEO stands for search engine optimization. And it’s the process of optimizing content to be discovered through a search engine’s organic search results.

If you’re completely new to SEO, then it’s easiest to think of search engines as libraries. But instead of storing books, they store copies of websites and web pages.

So when you search for a query, the search engine will then look through all pages in its index and try to return the most relevant results. And SEO helps demonstrate to search engines that your page is that result.

Now, you might be thinking: why should I focus on SEO when there are so many other marketing mediums?

Well, there are 3 major things that attract marketers to search engine optimization and in my opinion, these 3 things make SEO the best traffic source.

You’ll find out what they are in the video.

To do SEO well, you’ll need to learn how Google works. And you’ll learn all about the concepts of crawling, indexation and its ranking algorithm in the video.

Timestamps:

1:37 What is SEO
3:40 How Google works
4:36 Google’s ranking factors

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