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FREE online SEO courseTechnical SEO course with Bastian Grimm
Understand the basics and delve further into the specifics of technical SEO with this free in-depth course from renowned SEO expert Bastian Grimm.
34 lessons
34 video lessons created in cooperation with renowned industry expert Bastian Grimm
5 hours
Get a comprehensive and detailed overview of technical SEO in just 5 hours
100% free
The course is 100% free, saving your money for the real SEO endeavors
Technical SEO Course Contents
Module 1. Internal Linking
Get introduced to internal linking within website pages, how to prioritize relevant links, using link hubs, multiple linking, and the best practices for nofollow links. This is a great module for those who wish to start learning technical SEO.
Key points of the module:
Introduction to internal linking and accessibility of content
Prioritization and relevancy
Seasonality, link hubs, multiple linking, nofollow
XML sitemaps
Module 2. Crawling and Indexation: Best Practices for Controlling Web Crawlers
In this technical SEO module with Bastian Grimm, you'll gain an understanding of search crawlers and how to optimally budget for them.
Key points of the module:
Introduction to crawl budget optimization
The crawler landscape
User-Agents / Reverse-DNS
Robots.txt
Robots Meta tags
Canonical tags
Module 3. Advanced Crawling and Indexation
You will get a deeper understanding of how to manage crawling and indexation.
Key points of the module:
Strategic crawl management
Faceted Navigation / PRG
Pagination
X-robots header
Module 4. HTTP Response Codes
You will learn about HTTP header fields, which transmit the parameters and arguments important for the file transfer via HTTP protocol.
Key points of the module:
Introduction to HTTP header fields & response codes
3XX: redirects (301 vs. 302, redirect chains)
4XX: client-side error handling (404 vs. 410, etc.)
5XX: server-side error handling and maintenance (incl. retry-after header)
Module 5. Log files
Log files contain the history of every person or crawler that has accessed your website. In this module, you will learn how to deal with log files.
Key points of the module:
Intro to log file auditing
Log file auditing tools & their differences
Log file auditing reports
Overlaying crawl & log file data for better results
Module 6. International SEO
Essential for those wishing to be successful with International SEO. Learn how to help search engines easily identify your target countries and the languages you use for business.
Key points of the module:
Introduction and multi-/international domain setups
Geo redirects & CDNs
Hreflang setup
Module 7. Web Performance
You will get advice on how to optimize your website performance and implement HTTPS and HTTP/2.
Key points of the module:
Intro to web performance optimization, Metrics / Measurements / Tools
Site Speed Basics: Client-side
Site Speed Basics: Server-side
HTTPS, SSL, and HTTP/2
Advanced site speed optimization: images, custom fonts, CRP
Module 8. Technology
This is a key module of our technical SEO course. Learn what not to overlook when it comes to structured data, AMP, JavaScript SEO, and mobile-first indexing. A technical SEO checklist can be developed here.
Key points of the module:
Structured Data / schema.org
Accelerated Mobile Pages
JavaScript SEO Basics
Google's Mobile First Indexing Intro
Who is this course for?
Whether you’ve just started doing SEO and need to familiarize yourself with technical SEO or you want to gain greater expertise in a specific technical SEO topic, this course is definitely for you. If you work as a consultant or agency side handling technical SEO topics, you should join the course to gain an understanding of technical concepts and learn how to avoid any potential issues.
About the author
Bastian Grimm is Director Organic Search at Peak Ace and a renowned expert in large-scale international SEO. Having a background in software development and more than 15 years of experience in online marketing, Bastian still hugely enjoys all aspects of technical SEO. Peak Ace is an award-winning, Berlin-based full service performance marketing agency with a strong focus on “all things search”, serving clients in more than 20 different languages.
Lesson structure
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Quiz
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What to do after the course
Get certified by SEMrush
After completing the course, you'll have all the necessary knowledge to take and pass the Technical SEO Exam.
If you already have reasonable knowledge of technical SEO, you can bypass the educational part and put your skills to the test right away by taking the exam. Upon passing it, you'll earn a certificate issued by SEMrush confirming your technical SEO mastery.
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