How to Learn SEO:
Self-Taught, Step by Step

Seotodidact provides a complete self-learning SEO journey for every level, whether you’re new to SEO, a beginner, intermediate, or advanced. SEO covers a wide range of topics, but don’t worry because you’ll get there step by step.

Step 1
New to SEO

If you're new to SEO, start from these 4 terms:

  • What is SEO?
  • What is a Keyword?
  • What is a Query?
  • What is SERP?
Step 2
Beginner

If you're a beginner, you should master the 4 basic terms above and can start to learn:

  • How SEO Work (Crawl, Render, Index, Ranking)
  • SEO Scope of Work
  • Keyword Research
  • On-Page SEO
  • Website's Target Audience
Step 3
Intermediate

If you're in intermediate level, you must master these:

  • Basic Coding (HTML, CSS, JS)
  • How to Integrate Tools with Website
  • Website Audit
  • Content Funneling
  • Local SEO
  • Technical Troubleshooting
Step 4
Advanced

At this stage, SEO mostly becomes revenue-driven. Make sure you master these:

  • Programmatic SEO
  • Market Sizing
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Turn Data into Actionable Insights
  • Conversion Rate Optimization
  • Leveraging Data Layer
  • Data Forecasting (Traffic, Leads, Revenue, etc)
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