SEO Learning Roadmap 2024 for Beginners

SEO today has evolved because of AI & advancement in technology, but remember basics are still same. In this blog I will share detailed SEO Learning Roadmap 2024 for Beginners, step by step.

If you found this blog using Google, then you should understand the power of SEO.

Now that you decided to learn SEO, I highly recommend you to get a domain & hosting, create simple WordPress website & keep applying all of the things you learn along with content writing. This will help you in so many ways;

• Content Writing
• Practical of learnings
• Results of what works & what doesn’t
• & more!

Learn the Basic SEO Concepts:

• What is SEO?
• Why it is important in digital marketing?
• Terminologies used in SEO (I will write another blog on this too)
• Learn how search engines like Google work and how they rank websites (imp)
• Google Updates & Policies
• Keywords
• Content
• User Experience
• User Intent
• Basic Types of SEO:
  • On Page SEO
  • Technical SEO
  • Local SEO
  • Off Page SEO
  • White Hat SEO
  • Gray Hat SEO
  • Black Hat
  • Modern SEO

Understand Website Basics:

• Start off with WordPress as it is easy to understand & no code CMS
• Website Structure
• Web Speed
• SEO Plugins

Content Writing, types & how we use each:

• Content writing for Pages, Blogs, Products
• Types;
  • Text | Image | Video | Audio
  • Each type’s SEO is different on different platform
• Content Writing Principles
• Content Optimization

Keyword Research

• Understanding Keywords in details
• Keyword Research Tools (Google Keywords Planner, SEMrush, AHREFS, Ubbersuggest etc)
• Keywords type (Short-tail keywords | Long-tail Keywords)
• User Intent (Informational | Transactional | Commercial | Navigational)
• Brainstorm Seed keywords (Primary Keywords, Secondary Keywords, Tertiary Keywords)
• Related Searches and Suggested Keywords
• Competitor Keyword Analysis
• Latent Semantic Indexing

On-Page SEO

• Content & Keywords Optimization
• High-Quality Content Creation
• Content Formatting & Readability
• Title Tags
• Meta Descriptions
• Heading Tags (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6)
• Content Optimization
• URL Structure

Technical SEO

• URL Structure
• Internal Linking
• Image Optimization
• Site Speed Optimization
• Responsiveness
• Crawlability
• Indexability
• Structured Data Markup
• 404 errors

Off-Page SEO

• Link Building/Authority Building
• Brand mentions
• Online Reviews & Testimonials
• Reputation Management & PR
• Social Signals from social media platforms

Local SEO

• GMB Profile
• GMB Optimization (Complete Profile, Reviews & Updates)
• Local Keywords Optimization
• NAP Strategy
• Citations
• Local Backlinks & Brand Building
• Familiarize yourself with local SEO strategies if you have a local business.

SEO Audit:

• Checklist will be updated next week

Competitors Research

• Checklist will be updated next week

AI & SEO:

• Understand the role of AI & relation between AI & SEO
• AI powered keywords research, content, analysis
• What is the future of AI & SEO?

Analytics and Monitoring

• Google Analytics
• Google Search Console
• More will be added in next week SEO template

Social Media SEO

Explore Search Engines in Social Media Platforms;

• Every platform has search option
• Explore & understand how those work
• Important things to consider while doing social media SEO;
  • Content, Hashtags, different formats

Continuous Learning and Adaptation

• Stay Updated
• Experimentation
• Join Communities

Remember, SEO is a long-term process, and results may not be immediate. Consistency, patience, and continuous learning are key to mastering SEO. Good luck on your SEO journey!

Shoutout to: learningseo.io (Best website for SEO, read everything here & you will become master)

FAQS:
How much time does it take to learn SEO?

If you put daily 4-6 hours for 6 months, you can have very great grip on SEO.

I hope this SEO Learning Roadmap will help you in achieving your professional growth.
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