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One of the best ways to learn SEO is to enroll in an SEO course. We did our research and found the best free SEO courses available online.

In this post, youll learn which are the top courses to teach yourself SEO for free. The list includes courses from reputable organizations that will definitely help you build your SEO skills.

The majority of courses are more suited for beginners to SEO, but some courses go deeper and cover advanced SEO topics.

How we created this list?

The list contains online courses, most of which are in video format. If you are looking for offline downloadable education resources like eBooks, check out our Free SEO eBooks.

All the courses below are 100% free. To access some of the courses, you have to create an account with the learning platform, but they are all available for free either for a limited time (one month) or for a lifetime.

If you are looking for the best-paid courses that offer an SEO certification, check out our SEO Certifications Guide.

These are the best online courses to learn SEO for free.

If youre looking for an SEO course to learn the basics of SEO, then this is the course to enroll in first. The material is easy to follow and the language is suitable for non-technical users.

It starts by explaining how the SEO process can influence the decision of search engine algorithms and then introduces the three major SEO sub-processes: Technical SEO, On-Page SEO, and Off-Page SEO.

Why enroll in this course?

Its a great course for beginners. It will teach you the basics of SEO and set the foundation so that you can learn more advanced topics.

In addition to the course, with your registration, you can also download the Complete SEO Checklist which explains in detail all checks you need to perform to ensure that your website is SEO Friendly.

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Its an SEO crash course for beginners to SEO. It is more suitable for students that have no prior SEO knowledge. It starts by explaining the SEO fundamentals, including how search engines work.

The course is split into three main sections: Introduction to SEO, Content SEO, and technical SEO.

Why enroll in this course?

You should enroll in the Yoast free SEO course if you know nothing about SEO, and you want to get a general understanding of how all components work together.

What is nice is that they try to explain the technical aspect of SEO by using easy to understand language and avoiding technical jargon as much as possible.

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This is one of the most popular SEO courses on Udemy. So far, more than 200K students have enrolled, and the course has an overall rating of 4.3/5 stars.

The Moz Team created the course and it is presented by Rand Fiskin (one of the MOZ founders).

The course format is video, and the duration is 3.5 hours.

While this is a good course covering all aspects of SEO, it hasnt been updated since its initial release, and this is an issue. Most of the information is still valid but some videos (like the one talking about featured snippets), are not entirely accurate and out of date.

Why enroll in this course?

Rank Fishkin is a great presenter. He knows what he is talking about, and he does it in a way that is enjoyable and fun.

So, if you are just getting started with SEO, spend a couple of hours watching the videos to get a general idea of what is SEO and how it works.

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SEO veteran Tommy Griffith is the instructor of this course. Before starting ClickMinded, Tommy was managing SEO for companies like Paypal and Airbnb.

In this course, Tommy explains the SEO framework used at Paypal and Airbnb and gives general advice on how to approach the whole SEO process.

Why enroll in this course?

If you are curious about how big companies approach SEO, then this is a free course you should enroll in.

Once you enroll in the course, you will also get access to several SEO resources that are worth reading.

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This is a free SEO course by HubSpot that is worth considering. The course includes four lessons covering the following topics:

Its not a beginners course. To understand the different concepts explained in the videos, you need to have a basic understanding of SEO.

Why enroll in this course?

What I like about this course is lesson 3, where Matthew Howells-Barby explains how HubSpot is using SEO and blogs to increase their organic traffic. He talks about the importance of building topical relevance and gives examples of how this process works.

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On-Page SEO and Technical SEO are two SEO processes you can control 100%. Unlike off-page SEO that has to do with website promotion methods, on-page and technical SEO is something you can improve by following some simple SEO rules.

This is what this SEO course is all about. It includes 2 modules that cover the following topics:

Why enroll in this course?

Registration for this course is free and easy. While working with the course you also get a chance to get to know how to use SEMRUSH, one of the best SEO tools in the market, and upon completing this course, you can take an exam and achieve a SEMRush SEO Certification.

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Coursera is a popular online training platform offering a range of digital marketing courses.

Their SEO specialization path includes six individual courses:

The courses are taught by experienced SEO instructors. You can take all the courses in the SEO specialization or individual courses. The approx. time to complete all courses and lessons is four months.

Why enroll in this course?

Its a comprehensive course covering all aspects of SEO. It starts with the very basics and covers advanced strategies and techniques.

You can enroll in this course and get a 7-Day free trial.

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This is another SEO course by Moz, similar to the SEO course offered by Udemy (number 1 above).

The course is made up of 6 videos (1 hour each) covering the following topics:

The course instructor is Rand Fishkin, which is very good in making explaining complicated topics in a simple way.

Why enroll in this course?

From all the courses in this guide, this is the easiest to access. Users dont have to register, just click the link below, and you will be redirected to the course page and start watching the videos.

If you dont want to watch all the videos, I suggest you spend some time watching the third video where Rand talks about searcher satisfaction, a concept that is very important for modern SEO.

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LinkedIn Learning is the new name of what was previously known as Lynda. All courses offered by Lynda are now under LinkedIn Learning.

When it comes to SEO training, LinkedIn learning has a lot of courses, but one that is worth considering is SEO Foundations.

The course starts with explaining what search engine optimization is and how it works but also covers topics like:

Why enroll in this course?

Enroll in this course if you want to get a more comprehensive understanding of how content marketing and SEO can work together.

One thing to know about LinkedIn Learning is that it offers courses for free for one month only. After that, there is a monthly charge for accessing the course material.

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Skillshare is another online learning platform that offers courses on various subjects. Some courses are available for Free while to access premium courses, you have to register for a paid plan (the first month is free).

One of the popular SEO courses that you can access without paying is SEO Today by Rand Fishkin. This is the third course by Rand which makes him the most popular SEO instructor on our list

This video course includes 11 lessons, and it takes about 1 hour to complete. It covers the following topics:

Why enroll in this course?

You dont have to enroll in this course to watch the videos. You can click the button below and start viewing. This class is not for beginners, but its an intermediate level.

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Another free SEO course from SEMRUSH is the SEO Toolkit Course. The course has three modules: Learn, build, and measure, and covers the following topics:

Why enroll in this course?

What is nice about this course is that it takes you through the different stages of SEO and shows you how to use SEMRUSH tools at each stage.

In the past, you could do SEO without the use of tools, but thats not the case today. There is so much data to analyze, which makes it impossible to do without professional tools, and SEMRUSH is one of the best tools in the market.

So, by taking this course, you learn SEO, and at the same time, you learn how to use SEMRUSH.

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The above courses are all free, so there is no question if they are worth the money, but do they worth the time investment?

Free courses are a good starting point for beginners to SEO. They can teach you the basics, but they are not enough if you want to become an SEO expert.

Good SEO courses take a lot of time, money, and effort to create, and for this reason, they are not offered for free.

A good online course is updated regularly to take into account new trends, and it is continuously enriched with new content based on user feedback. This is not the case with a free course.

Take, for example, our SEO full course. Since the initial release, it has been updated hundreds of times to include new SEO trends, and the content is regularly updated to help students in their learning process.

So, free courses are a good starting point. Still, if you want to learn the ins and outs of SEO, you should consider making a small investment to enroll in a professional SEO course that will teach you everything you need to know about SEO without having to wander around and look for pieces of information in free resources.

If you want to expand your skills beyond SEO, view our list of the best courses about online marketing.

If you know of a good SEO course that is free, available online, and missing from the list, let me know in the comments.

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Say youre a person with eyes and ears, who has been conscious for the last 18 months and didnt receive a lobotomy at the MAGA Institute of Medicine from a doctor who looked suspiciously like Don Jr.If we asked you, Hey, do you think Donald Trump (1) tried to overturn the 2020 election and (2) broke any laws in doing so, you probably wouldnt need to consult an attorney or a legal textbook before answering, Uh, yeah? Isnt it pretty obvious?Youd likely be confident in stating as much because of all the groundwork Trump laid in the run up to the election wherein he was already claiming fraud; the time in September 2020 he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power; the Stop the Steal rally that preceded the violent insurrection in which he told his supporters to fight for him; and the endless articles detailing his attempts to stop Joe Biden from becoming president.

Unfortunately, courts of law have a different set of standards, and despite millions of people being able to say they saw what looked a lot like a crime being committed with their own eyes, Trump and his cronies cant just be indicted based on that. Which is why its nice to hear that, according to the Houses January 6 committee, they have actual evidencewhich could conceivably be turned over to the Department of Justice and brought as charges.

Per CNN:

Former President Donald Trumpand a right-wing lawyer were part of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot alleges ina court filingWednesday. The filing is part of an attempt to convince a judge to allow the panel access to emails from lawyerJohn Eastman, who is claiming attorney-client privilege. The committee said he helped to orchestrate the plot.

The filing is the most extensive release to date from the Houses January 6 investigators as they try to obtain Eastmans emailsand comes well before the House select committee releases its final report on its findings on Trump. House members have also signaled they may make a criminal referral to the Justice Department about Trump, depending on their findings, and the Houses arguments Wednesday could be seen as a preview of a case that could be made by federal prosecutors.

While Eastman and Trump have not been accused of any crimes, House members have suggested they may make a criminal referral to the Justice Department (the House itself does not have the ability to bring criminal charges). The evidence is mounting that there was a concerted effort to overturn the results of the election in so many different ways. And theres, in my view, a lot of information that President Trump knew about it and more, Senator Mazie Hirono said Thursday.

In the 61-page court filing, attorneys for the House panel wrote: Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr. Trump and others may have engaged in criminal and/or fraudulent acts, and that Plaintiffs legal assistance was used in furtherance of those activities. The evidence supports an inference that President Trump and members of his campaign knew he had not won enough legitimate state electoral votes to be declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election during the January 6 Joint Session of Congress, but the President nevertheless sought to use the Vice President to manipulate the results in his favor.

The panel cited Trump calling and meeting with state and federal officials as well as tweeting and rallying to persuade the public that the election was stolen.

The committee also noted the immense pressure Trump put on Mike Pence to block the certification of Bidens win, writing that he urged the vice president to delay the count to allow state legislatures to convene and select alternate electors. As we know, Trumps pressure campaign included calling Pence a pussy and saying the two wouldnt be friends anymore if the V.P. didnt pull through. At the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, Trump told the crowd, I hope Mike is going to dotheright thing, and All Vice PresidentPencehas to do is send it back tothestates to recertify and we become president and you arethehappiest people, and MikePenceis going to have to come through for us, and if he doesnt, that will be [a] sad day for our country because youre sworn to uphold our Constitution, and MikePence, I hope youre going to stand up forthegood of our Constitution and forthegood of our country. And if youre not, Im going to be verydisappointedin you. I will tell you right now. Im not hearing good stories.

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Donald Trump could decide who gets the GOP nomination for attorney general of Texas and, in the process, could be a factor in runoffs farther down that partys ballot in May.

The former presidents endorsement of Ken Paxton, the besieged incumbent AG, was central to Paxtons first-place finish in the first round of the primaries. It wasnt enough Paxton is on his way to a runoff with Land Commissioner George P. Bush but it kept him alive.

If that race draws a crowd it will be at the top of the GOPs runoff ticket the voters Paxton and Bush lure to the polls will be voting in down-ballot races. And because runoffs typically have even lower turnout than primaries, small changes in who votes could have an outsize effect. A wave of Trump Republicans could be a boon to conservatives in other runoff races, and a bad omen for candidates who arent in the former presidents fold.

Paxtons TV commercials on the way to this weeks primary featured Trump as prominently as the candidates own name. Paxton had the blessing of the popular former president in a race where Republican voters were trying to pick and choose from four well-known candidates. That signal muted attacks from whistleblowers who said Paxton was misusing his public office to help a political donor and from a lingering 2015 felony securities fraud indictment against him that has never gone to trial.

Even with all of that, Paxton got 42.7% of the vote in Tuesdays primary. On the upside for Paxton, that was nearly twice the support Bush mustered, enough to finish first among the four candidates. On the downside, it means the incumbent failed to command even half of the support of the voters in his own party a sign that theyre willing to make a switch if the right candidate comes along.

Its going to be hard for those voters to ignore Trumps embrace. The former president remains popular with Texas Republicans, and he rebuffed Bushs courting in favor of Paxton.

Paxton has been up against establishment names before, running for speaker in 2011 against Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, who he tried to paint as insufficiently conservative. That fell far short of success, despite the loud conservative activists who backed him. He topped a couple of mainstream Republicans in his first race for attorney general, but the electorate was different. He wasnt vying for votes from legislators in both political parties or even for the votes of Republican legislators. Instead, he was able to rely on conservative activists strength in a low-turnout GOP primary the same sort of primary he was in on Tuesday. He was in a runoff that year, too, which he won by almost 27 percentage points.

In 2018, no Republicans challenged him, but Democrat Justin Nelson came close in the general election, losing to the incumbent by 3.6 percentage points.

Paxton is wounded this time. Voters brushed off his indictment when they reelected him in 2018. The abuse of office allegations are new and were the focus of his three challengers, each of whom mostly agreed with him on policy while arguing that a nominee with ethical clouds over him would be an easier target for Democrats in November.

But Trump has a favorite in the race, and hes a favorite of the states Republican voters. In a February 2022 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, 80% of self-identified Republican voters had either a very or somewhat favorable opinion of the former president. More than half of those 52% were very favorable.

Bush has consistently positioned himself to the right of his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and his uncle, former president George W. Bush. Hes tried to win Trumps favor, even opening his campaign by handing out drink Koozies with a drawing of Trump shaking his hand over the words, This is the only Bush that likes me. This is the Bush that got it right. I like him.

He likes Paxton more, however, and that makes a difference in a runoff. Most of the states Republican primary voters, even with their strong affection for the former president, voted against Trumps pick for attorney general. On the other hand, Trumps support might be the biggest reason the incumbent made it to the runoff.

Disclosure: The University of Texas at Austin has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.

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Former President Donald Trump announced he was creating his own social-media app in October 2021 after he was banned from several social-media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeBrandon Bell/Getty Images

Trump's Truth Social app launched in February after he was barred from Twitter and other platforms.

The former president hasn't yet posted on Truth Social, Axios reported.

In interviews he's spoken about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but hasn't posted about it on the app.

Former President Donald Trump hasn't yet posted on Truth Social, the social-media app he launched late February after being barred by Twitter and other platforms, Axios reported.

The social-media app came out on February 20 but is currently only available for US iPhone users. Its launch was plagued with technical hiccups: Many people who downloaded the app say they were unable to create accounts or were placed on waitlists.

As of Wednesday, Trump hadn't posted at all since the platform launched, according to Axios. Popular Information's Judd Legum also said late Thursday that Trump had not added any posts.

Insider was unable to verify these claims because Truth Social is still restricting access to the app.

Axios pointed out that Trump discussed Russia's invasion with Ukraine with multiple news outlets, but has yet to post his thoughts on Truth Social, where they would have garnered more interest in the app.

The only post on Trump's account is from its beta trial in mid-February, when he told users: "Get Ready! Your favorite President will see you soon!"

Trump's account on the app had fewer than 80,000 followers as of Wednesday, Axios reported. Trump had close to 90 million Twitter followers before his account was suspended.

Trump announced he was creating his own social-media app in October 2021 after he was banned from several social-media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol siege. Trump has repeatedly criticized the platforms for removing his accounts, accusing them of censoring free speech.

Insider's Rosie Bradbury downloaded Truth Social the day after its launch, but was only able to create an account on her fifth attempt and has been on a wait list ever since. Truth Social said that "overwhelming demand" meant that that it had to limit how many people could create accounts.

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"We have resolved the performance bottlenecks with new user registration and validation, and are working through the new user waitlist at an accelerated rate," Truth Social said in a status update Wednesday.

The app's user interface looks a lot like Twitter, with the ability to "follow" other users, three tabs on each user's page to view their posts, posts and replies, and shared media, and a cover photo and circular profile picture for each account.

Truth Social's logo is also remarkably similar to that of British company Trailar, which fixes solar panels on trucks. An executive at the company told Insider in late February that it was considering legal action against Truth Social because of the similarity of the two logos.

As of Friday morning, Truth Social sits at the No. 11 spot on the Apple App Store's social-media rankings. It has a 4.2-star rating based on 36,300 reviews.

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Former President Donald Trump, who was impeached for threatening to withhold military aid to Ukraine among other issues, is now taking credit for weapons the country's military is using to stave off an invasion from Russia.

Trump on Wednesday told Maria Bartiromo, of Fox Business, that "Russia has gotten in deeper than they ever thought possible" because of "the weapons that I gave and that the Ukrainians used so well." The former Republican president's remarks are the latest in a series of conservative political and media figures swiveling from praising Russian President Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine.

"This is a holocaust," said Trump. "This is a horrible thing that's happening. You're witnessing it, and you see it on television every night."

Trump, who has long been friendly with Putin, a week earlier praised the autocratic Russian leader during a political fundraiser, calling him "very smart" for steps he took leading up to the invasion of Ukraine.

"He's taking over a country, really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people and just walking right in," Trump said during the event at Mar-a-Lago. In January, Trump called possible military conflict between Russia and Ukraine a "European problem" in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck.

While in office, Trump was a frequent critic of NATO, a Cold War defense pact formed to prevent the expansion of Russian influence. At one point, Trump was reported to have considered pulling the U.S. out of NATO.

Notably, Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges centered on allegations that Trump withheld $391 million worth of military aid to Ukraine to pressure its government into announcing a politically damaging investigation into Joe Biden, then a Democratic candidate for president.

At the time, Ukraine was fighting Russian-backed separatists. The U.S. military aid was given to Ukraine. Last week, Trump issued a statement taking credit for strengthening NATO and getting military aid to Ukraine.

Speaking during his appearance on Fox Business on Wednesday, Trump called for a stronger response to stop Russia, which he said is "not looking so good."

"You have to work out a deal," said Trump. "They have to stop killing these people. They're killing all these people. And they have to stop it, and they have to stop it now. But they don't respect the United States, and the United States is, likeI don't know, they don't do anything about it."

Trump said the U.S. should produce its own oil instead of buying it from Russia, adding, "These countries are not our friends."

"The biggest problem we have is that our president and our country is no longer respected," said Trump.

John Bolton, who served as Trump's national security adviser, speaking on Newsmax's television network on Wednesday criticized his former boss. He said Trump regularly complained about sanctions imposed by his administration on Russian oligarchs, and he "barely knew where Ukraine was."

"It just not accurate to say that Trump's behavior somehow deterred the Russians," he said.

During his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Joe Biden got his biggest applause from lines praising Ukraine's resistance. He also outlined a range of sanctions his administration had taken against Russia for its invasion.

Biden said the Russian ruble had tumbled by 30 percent, and the country's stock market had tumbled by 40 percent of its value.

Newsweek has reached out to Trump for comment.

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Donald Trump Says Ukrainians 'Use So Well' the Weapons He 'Gave' Them - Newsweek