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The Complete SEO Course or Training With Expert Gabriel Nwatarali

Hey there, welcome to the course! Like the SEO industry, this course will be ever-changing. That’s because it’ll be consistently updated to reflect crucial industry adjustments.

After years of doing SEO, publishing, and contributing knowledge, I decided it was time to do more. This course is only the first of many to come. As a subscriber, you’ll be notified whenever we publish new content. If you have not yet subscribed, please do so here.

This course is something I’m working on in between everything else, so it might take a while to complete. 🙂

So, What’s Covered in This Free SEO Course?

This SEO training covers everything you need to know to dominate search engines and make your competitors eat your DUST (figuratively, of course).

We’ll be covering…

  1. Keywords
  2. On-page SEO
  3. Off-page SEO
  4. Local SEO
  5. Content marketing
  6. Setting your website up for success in Google, Bing, and Others
  7. AI and SEO
  8. Getting your first SEO client
  9. And much more

Prerequisites For This SEO Course

You need to know how to use search engines on a basic level, and although you don’t have to learn how to code, you need to know how to build a website. Fortunately, WordPress makes it really easy to do so.

You should also familiarize yourself with basic HTML (optional but helpful). You can do that via W3 Schools.

Success with this online SEO course will depend on whether or not you have a goal that you’re passionate about.

People who have definite objectives take action towards achieving them and they don’t just throw in the towel. They keep pushing forward until they accomplish their objective, that’s how winning is done.

Gabriel Nwatarali

You Have to Know Your ‘WHY’!

Is it to build a better life for your children, help your family, get out of poverty, or create a successful business? Whatever it is, just know why you’re taking this course; hold on to that, and you’ll succeed.

All right, let’s jump right in. You can Bookmark this page or add it to your browser favorites if you like, as more resources will be added as they’re developed.

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Keywords

This section of the training resource will be released in 5 parts.

Chapter 3: On-page SEO

Chapter 4: Off-page SEO

Chapter 5: Technical SEO

Chapter 6: Tracking Success and Adjusting Strategies

Chapter 7: AI and SEO

Chapter 8: Getting Your First Client

Frequently Asked Questions

Where should I start if I’m completely new to SEO?

Start by learning what SEO is and how the main parts work together: keywords, on-page SEO, technical SEO, off-page SEO, and performance tracking. Then apply those basics to one real page on your website. Check whether the page has a clear topic, a useful title, helpful content, internal links, and no obvious technical issues blocking search engines from finding it. SEO is easier to learn when you connect each lesson to a real page instead of trying to memorize every tactic at once.

Can I learn SEO without paying for expensive tools?

Yes. Paid tools can save time, but they are not required when you are starting. You can learn a lot with Google Search, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, free keyword research methods, manual competitor review, and your own website data. The skill is not just knowing which tool to open. It is learning how to understand search intent, improve pages, spot technical issues, build useful links, and measure whether organic search is helping your goals.

Do I need to know how to code to learn SEO?

No, you do not need to know how to code to start learning SEO. Many important SEO improvements involve page titles, headings, content, internal links, images, site structure, and user experience. That said, basic HTML knowledge helps. It can make it easier to understand title tags, headings, links, image alt text, redirects, robots.txt, schema, and indexing issues. You do not need to become a developer, but understanding how websites are built will make you better at troubleshooting.

How long does SEO take to work?

SEO does not work on one fixed timeline. Some improvements can show results quickly, especially if you fix crawl issues, update a weak title, improve a page that is already ranking, or repair broken internal links. Bigger gains usually take longer because search engines need time to crawl, process, compare, and test your pages against competing results. Competitive topics, newer sites, and pages with little authority usually take more time. A practical way to think about SEO is that small improvements may show signs first, while meaningful growth usually takes months, especially in competitive searches.

What should I optimize first on my website?

Start with the pages that are most tied to your goals. For a business, that may be the homepage, service pages, product pages, location pages, or contact page. For a publisher, it may be articles that already get impressions or cover topics closely tied to your audience. Before creating more content, check whether your important existing pages are clear, useful, indexable, internally linked, mobile-friendly, and aligned with what people are searching for. Improving a high-value page often produces a better return than publishing another thin article.

Is SEO only about keywords?

No. Keywords help you understand what people search for, but SEO is much broader than keyword placement. A page also needs to match search intent, answer the topic well, load properly, work on mobile, earn trust, connect to related pages, and be accessible to search engines. Keywords are useful because they show demand and language. They do not replace good content, technical health, site structure, internal links, backlinks, or judgment.

Should I write blog posts or improve my existing pages first?

Improve your existing important pages first if they are thin, outdated, unclear, poorly structured, or missing basic SEO elements. Blog posts can help you reach more searches, but they work better when your core pages are already strong. A good sequence is to fix your main pages, improve internal links, then create supporting articles that answer related questions and point readers toward the right next step. More content only helps if the content has a clear purpose.

How do I know if SEO is working?

Look at more than rankings. Rankings can move up and down, and they do not always tell you whether organic search is helping the business. Better SEO measurements include organic clicks, impressions, indexed pages, ranking improvements, conversions, calls, form submissions, newsletter signups, and engagement from organic visitors. The right KPIs depend on your goal. A local service business may care about calls and quote requests. A blog may care about organic traffic, email signups, and returning readers.

Does AI change how beginners should learn SEO?

Yes, but it does not remove the fundamentals. Search engines still need to crawl, understand, and evaluate content. People still want helpful answers, trustworthy information, and websites that are easy to use. AI search changes how information may be summarized, compared, and presented, so your content needs to be clear, well-structured, useful, and easy to understand. Beginners should still learn keywords, intent, content quality, technical SEO, links, and measurement, then add AI search visibility as part of the modern SEO picture.

Can I use AI to help with SEO?

Yes, but AI should support your SEO work, not replace your judgment. You can use AI to brainstorm keyword ideas, organize content briefs, summarize research, find content gaps, improve outlines, rewrite rough drafts, and refresh older articles. The risk comes from publishing generic AI-written content without expertise, examples, accuracy checks, or a real purpose. AI can speed up the process, but you are still responsible for the strategy, accuracy, usefulness, and final quality of the page.

Can I use this free SEO course to start offering SEO services?

Yes, this course can help you build the foundation for offering SEO services, especially if you practice what you learn on real pages. Before taking on clients, you should understand how to review a website, identify priority issues, explain your recommendations, set expectations, and report progress. SEO clients do not just need tactics. They need someone who can diagnose problems, choose the right next step, communicate clearly, and avoid promising guaranteed rankings or instant results.

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