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SEO Overview – What is SEO, How do Search Engines Work?

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  • SEO Bootcamp Course
    • SEO Overview – What is SEO, How do Search Engines Work?
      • Understanding the Marketing Platforms
      • Google’s AI Summaries
      • Bing
      • Youtube
      • Following the Rules
      • Technical SEO Rules
      • Google’s Content Rules.
      • Google’s User Journeys, Topic Layer & Fraggles
      • Promotion Rules
      • User engagement rules
      • Personalization
      • Stay up to date & future focused – Wrap Up
    • Searchers Intent Keyword Research Train
      • How Seach Engines Understand Content
      • Human Interaction with Search
      • Impacts of Chatbots in Search
      • 411 using AI chat
      • Value of a Keyword Research Process
      • Let’s get started with keyword research
      • Brainstorm Keywords
      • Eliminating and Selecting Keywords
      • Grouping the Keywords
      • Adding Supportive Terms
      • Creating a Writing Plan
      • Wrap Up
    • Writing for Searchers – Who is your Audience?
      • Human SERP Behavior
      • Web Writing
      • Google’s Content Rules
      • Align with Brand Guidelines
      • Optimizing to get the Click
      • Links in Your Copy
      • Fraggles
      • Featured Snippets
      • People Also Ask
      • AI Overviews
      • Different Content Formats
      • How Can We Measure the Impact
      • Wrap Up
    • Technical SEO
      • Google in 2024
      • Google’s 2024 Content Guidelines That Impact Indexing
      • An SEO’s Focus
      • Technical SEO Overview
      • Discovery
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      • Rendering
      • Indexing
      • Ranking
      • Google Penalties
      • E-commerce SEO
      • Local SEO
      • Journal SEO
      • International SEO
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      • Tips for Adding a Strong Tech Ticket
    • Link building and Promotion
    • SEO Measurement

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