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Can you recommend a good course on SEO for 2015 and beyond?

by Steve23
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Just getting back into SEO and looking for a good course/guide to help me in getting back up to speed after a long time away. Any good recommendations? Thanks.

Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Slade556
    ^ Totally agree with the above! That is a very good free source for you to get back into the game Or is there a specific reason you're looking for a SEO course?
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  • Profile picture of the author annewilliams123
    Instead of going for the course. You can read online or can get online course will help you a lot.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    That Moz guide is really only good for someone who has no clue what SEO is. Other than that, you are not going to get much out of it.
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  • Profile picture of the author DCudmore
    What are you looking for?

    There's a big difference in a few articles on the current SEO landscape and link building tactics, and a full-blown SEO course that you're willing to pay for.
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    • Profile picture of the author AzzamS
      Originally Posted by DCudmore View Post

      What are you looking for?

      There's a big difference in a few articles on the current SEO landscape and link building tactics, and a full-blown SEO course that you're willing to pay for.
      Exactly, you have to ask more specific questions that just wanted an SEO course. The right SEO course can steer you down a path of success (I read your article about Skyscraper content and loved it) but the wrong one can also have you going down a rabbit hole with frustrated results
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve23
      Originally Posted by DCudmore View Post

      What are you looking for?

      There's a big difference in a few articles on the current SEO landscape and link building tactics, and a full-blown SEO course that you're willing to pay for.
      Yup, I'm looking for a full-blown course and am willing to pay for it. Not a newb, but have been away from SEO for about 3 years now since I started to focus mainly on paid traffic. Starting a new site focusing on helping business owners in a specific niche with business development and customer acquisition. I think it could do well ranking for some long-tail keywords in addition to my other promotions.

      Much of what I used to do with SEO was churn and burn ranking of affiliate sites and making quick commissions. Used to do $3k-$5k/month with that model for a few years, then paid the price with the updates starting in 2011. I'm creating quality content now, so basically looking to re-learn SEO the right way.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Blaine Smitley
    I've joined a few courses/groups. Probably a half dozen altogether over the course of 3 years now. Dumped all of them but one.

    I'm loving the SEO Pub Academy.

    The service and resources they provide will take you to the next level. Especially if you want to keep your clients safe and still get them top rankings.

    A few things that stand out about the SEO Pub Academy.

    1) After reviewing a half dozen or so of the best courses/resources out there this one seemed to offer what I needed for my clients. Which is a way to take them to the top while not doing spammy/risky stuff that could get them tanked due to how Google runs the internet.

    2) The price. Shockingly it's one of the lower ones I encountered.

    3) The amount of advanced stuff just laying in there to be viewed is worth way more than they charge to see it.

    No I'm not an affiliate of the SEO Pub Academy. Just a guy that joined and found success through deploying the methods taught there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve23
      Originally Posted by Blaine Smitley View Post

      I've joined a few courses/groups. Probably a half dozen altogether over the course of 3 years now. Dumped all of them but one.

      I'm loving the SEO Pub Academy.

      The service and resources they provide will take you to the next level. Especially if you want to keep your clients safe and still get them top rankings.

      A few things that stand out about the SEO Pub Academy.

      1) After reviewing a half dozen or so of the best courses/resources out there this one seemed to offer what I needed for my clients. Which is a way to take them to the top while not doing spammy/risky stuff that could get them tanked due to how Google runs the internet.

      2) The price. Shockingly it's one of the lower ones I encountered.

      3) The amount of advanced stuff just laying in there to be viewed is worth way more than they charge to see it.

      No I'm not an affiliate of the SEO Pub Academy. Just a guy that joined and found success through deploying the methods taught there.
      Sounds interesting, what's the format...any video? Is it focused mainly on client SEO or can I use it as a solid resource for my own web properties? Thanks for chiming in.

      Steve
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      • Profile picture of the author Blaine Smitley
        Originally Posted by Steve23 View Post

        Sounds interesting, what's the format...any video? Is it focused mainly on client SEO or can I use it as a solid resource for my own web properties? Thanks for chiming in.

        Steve
        Yeah there's video tuts. Use it on your clients or your own either one.

        First thing I did was took the tactics and applied them to my own site so that I ranked #1 for selling seo in my city.

        Now I use the tactics to rank the clients that hit me up for services.
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        • Profile picture of the author Steve23
          Thanks for responding Blaine. Does it go into keyword research or assessing competition so that you know what you're up against? How about proper site structure and design?

          Also wondering how many mins/hrs of material is in there. I like that you were able to apply it quickly. Looking to build my site and apply the knowledge as I learn it.

          Steve
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          • Profile picture of the author wedreamseo
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            Have a look at SEO Training and Link Building Strategies – Backlinko, he is one of the better information providers.
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          • Profile picture of the author Blaine Smitley
            Originally Posted by Steve23 View Post

            Thanks for responding Blaine. Does it go into keyword research or assessing competition so that you know what you're up against? How about proper site structure and design?

            Also wondering how many mins/hrs of material is in there. I like that you were able to apply it quickly. Looking to build my site and apply the knowledge as I learn it.

            Steve
            Yeah it's pretty detailed on keyword research, and how to structure sites.

            It's has a lot of info on silo structures and how to configure architecture.

            Assessing competition? I'm not sure, I already knew how to do that so I never looked around for it. So I can't swear that it does or doesn't. I would imagine though that it's in there somewhere. If it's not the owner will probably see our conversation here and work it up.
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            • Profile picture of the author Steve23
              Originally Posted by Blaine Smitley View Post

              Yeah it's pretty detailed on keyword research, and how to structure sites.

              It's has a lot of info on silo structures and how to configure architecture.

              Assessing competition? I'm not sure, I already knew how to do that so I never looked around for it. So I can't swear that it does or doesn't. I would imagine though that it's in there somewhere. If it's not the owner will probably see our conversation here and work it up.

              Thanks again Blaine. I think I'm leaning towards Pub SEO. Just wish I knew what info it contains regarding niche evaluation and competition analysis.

              Steve
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              • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
                Originally Posted by Steve23 View Post

                Thanks again Blaine. I think I'm leaning towards Pub SEO. Just wish I knew what info it contains regarding niche evaluation and competition analysis.

                Steve
                Steve,

                There is not a lot in there right now about niche evaluation, although there is some.

                As for competition, I'm a little different than a lot of the mainstream internet marketers you will find. I think people waste too much time looking at competition. I'm not saying it is not important, but people ignore great keywords because they think they are too hard to rank for. Then they build these sites focused on some 5-term long-tail keyword. It gives them no room to grow.

                And ignoring difficult keywords means you potentially miss out on a lot long-tail traffic combinations you never would have thought of.

                I really do not want to go into it too much here. In the course, there are a couple videos and modules where I go through keyword selection from the very beginning all the way through organizing a site page by page to fit the keywords.

                My philosophy is a little more towards if you do the things I teach in site structure, internal linking, and acquiring links, except for really, really difficult keywords, there is not much you cannot rank for. And even the really difficult ones you could. It would just take a more sizable investment and time.

                I'm constantly adding content for the members and there is a lot of great discussions going on in the forum, which is free with the SEO course.

                There also is a 7-day money back guarantee. Honestly, I don't want anyone in the course who does not feel it is worth the price.

                Anyhow, I don't want to turn this into a sales pitch, but you asked. If you have any other questions please direct them to me by PM, so we do not break any rules here.
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    I'm surprised no one mentioned BTF (Bring The Fresh). There is arguably no better course out there.
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    • Profile picture of the author edpudol1973
      Originally Posted by SEO Power View Post

      I'm surprised no one mentioned BTF (Bring The Fresh). There is arguably no better course out there.
      BTF guide is great, but it focus on creating PBN in the link building section of the guide. Creating PBN is expensive I wish Felix also include alternative source of getting less expensive quality link. But over all the guide is excellent.
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    • Profile picture of the author Blaine Smitley
      Originally Posted by SEO Power View Post

      I'm surprised no one mentioned BTF (Bring The Fresh). There is arguably no better course out there.
      I checked it out. It was one that was on my list but I never signed up. It seemed more like it was geared to internet marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicole Sakoman
    Originally Posted by Steve23 View Post

    Just getting back into SEO and looking for a good course/guide to help me in getting back up to speed after a long time away. Any good recommendations? Thanks.

    Steve
    I reviewed Glenn Alsopp's Marketing Inc. and it is the best course on SEO I ever saw released. However it is expensive! For many too expensive
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  • Profile picture of the author deezn
    Originally Posted by Steve23 View Post

    Just getting back into SEO and looking for a good course/guide to help me in getting back up to speed after a long time away. Any good recommendations? Thanks.

    Steve
    SEO Pub Academy

    From Mike Friedman above. Best thing I've come across since I started visiting this forum. I'm not an SEO'er but doing it for my own personal B&M business.

    The accompanying forum is gold too. I kept buying product after product, course after course. A few of the products and strategies I bought worked for a little and fizzled out. I made money of course, so no regrets.

    But I bought the course above and immediately took action just starting in December and not even more than an hour or two a week (I'm busy AND Lazy) and I'm already seeing some dividends SEO'wise on my site. No BS and if you join the forum you'll see.If you join buy this one as you get both courses.

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  • Profile picture of the author deezn
    The on-page optimization stuff alone is worth the price of the course. I'm one of those who were skeptical about on-page optimization claims in this forum. The keyword density, H1, H2, etc. blah blah blah. With enough good quality backlinks, that stuff doesn't matter.

    But without telling too much, Mike's course opened my eyes to other types of optimization, all on-site. Stuff I never thought about. It's all about maximizing efficiency. Using their techniques, with good backlinks and depending on competition it's almost push-button rankings - it's kind of exciting.

    I don't need to but I'll say I'm not affiliated (I wish Mike would pay me!) just a raving fan. Some might say it's in my best interest to keep it a secret but I don't care about competition. Plenty of fish in the sea in my niche.
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