{"id":4799,"date":"2022-02-07T19:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T19:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2022-05-21T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:53:22","slug":"can-i-learn-seo-in-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/can-i-learn-seo-in-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Learn SEO In A Day? | Joshua George"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4799\" class=\"elementor elementor-4799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28499a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28499a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f40e9c\" data-id=\"4f40e9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b11829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b11829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search engine optimisation is a skill that is certainly in demand as the need for organic visibility is continuing to be a crucial factor for online businesses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst SEO can take a long time to truly understand, there are things that you can do to get started if you are brand new to SEO.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, I will discuss how to get started with SEO and what you need to begin to learn the basics of search engine optimisation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644f78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644f78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"what-is-a-url\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Is SEO easy to learn?<\/b><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is SEO easy to learn?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long does it take to learn SEO?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the best way to learn SEO?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can I learn SEO on my own?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is SEO a good career?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning the basics of SEO and understanding what is needed in order to optimise a website is something that you can certainly get to grips with fairly quickly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of factors that go into helping a particular piece of content rank in Google and getting to know these will help you understand what it is Google is looking for from a website.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google provides their own<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/beginner\/seo-starter-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO starter guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which gives you a bit of insight as to what it is they are exactly after when it comes to a great website. Ultimately, they want to provide users with the best match for their search query. To give your website the best chance of showing Google that you are the best fit for the particular queries you are looking to target, you need to ensure you get the following right (in no particular order):<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Quality written content<\/strong> &#8211; making your content engaging for users.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Well organised site hierarchy<\/strong> &#8211; have a site structure that clusters relevant topics and makes navigation for both customers and Google easy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Good keyword research<\/strong> &#8211; do your research and look at what your competition is doing in terms of the keywords they are targeting on pages of their website.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Page speed<\/strong> &#8211; using<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page speed insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to understand what is needed to optimise your site for speed is another key ranking factor in helping a website to rank in Google.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Link building<\/strong> &#8211; obtaining high quality and relevant links on other websites will help build the authority of your domain in your particular niche.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Social media presence<\/strong> &#8211; show Google that you are a genuine business. They are able to look at the footprint of a website and a business that engages its audience on social media and drives traffic this way.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Internal linking<\/strong> &#8211; build relevant links from one page to another using internal links that help take the user from one page to the next.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fairly easy to learn what it is you need to do in order to optimise a website but then implementing this into a real business is where the experience comes in.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6912be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6912be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"950\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/what-url-structure-looks-like-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"what url structure looks like\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/what-url-structure-looks-like-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/what-url-structure-looks-like-1-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/what-url-structure-looks-like-1-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e21a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e21a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"difference-between-domain-name-and-url\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How long does it take to learn SEO?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO can take a number of years to truly understand. Whilst you may get to grips with the basics of SEO fairly early, understanding the complexities of how different industries work can take a number of years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also different types of SEO that require different practices and approaches to the way in which you optimise a website. Local SEO is very much focused on building a local presence whereas eCommerce is very much focused on the experience a customer has with your website.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to truly understand SEO is with experience and knowing what levers to pull and how frequently in terms of making particular changes with websites.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7724061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7724061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"does-case-matter-in-urls\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What is the best way to learn SEO?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way you can begin to learn SEO is to start by reading some useful online resources and guides that give you a comprehensive introduction to SEO. I recommend the following guides and resources to get started with:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of courses and resources out there that can get you started if you are a beginner. <\/span><b>Here are some of the SEO resources I recommend:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/beginners-guide-to-seo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Moz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Beginners Guide to SEO<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/beginners-guide-to-link-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Moz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Beginners Guide to Link Building<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/what-is-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Neil Patel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 What is SEO<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/\"><b>Josh George<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digest these in full to really understand the basics and then the best thing to do is to get started in the real world &#8211; whether that is going out and obtaining your own clients or trying to get started with your own online business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6b2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6b2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Can I learn SEO on my own?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO is certainly something that can be self-taught and there is enough content out there for you to digest. However, going out and trying to find mentors or experienced professionals will help set you well on your way. Get out to conferences, find the successful people within your industry and try to see what you can learn from them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst you can certainly learn SEO on your own and begin to generate money for your services, in order to truly understand the industry, I recommend you digest the best SEO online courses and try to reach out to experts with plenty of experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a lot of useful information on the web, with that comes a lot of misinformation. You should do your best to speak to experts who will be able to show off live case studies on projects they have actively worked to rank in Google.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c00584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c00584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Is SEO a good career?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO is certainly a good career and one that can be very rewarding at that. It is a skill that a lot of businesses still struggle to get their heads around and being able to manipulate Google positively is certainly a skill that is in demand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are plenty of career paths that you can take in the SEO industry and a lot of potential for significant personal growth. For me as an SEO, I have never looked back and I highly recommend that if you are interested, then you should definitely get out there and see what there is to offer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d020a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d020a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"conclusion\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conclude whether or not you can learn SEO in a day, I would say that there is enough out there for you to make a start in a day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, to truly understand the complex online world of SEO, you need to do your best to get as much experience as you can with real businesses, speak to experts in the field and generally try to take in as much information as you can.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is always developing its algorithms and there is always new information you should be trying to take on board.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are just getting started and would like some advice, please do not hesitate to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/contact\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">get in touch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and I will be more than happy to help where I can.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search engine optimisation is a skill that is certainly in demand as the need for organic visibility is continuing to be a crucial factor for online businesses. 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