Free SEO Course: 23 Practical SEO Lessons | GSA Growth

Free SEO Course · by GSA Growth

Learn SEO through 23 practical lessons.

Your website is being seen. But is it being chosen? Work through the lessons, understand the evidence and decide what to fix first—without jargon or ranking promises.

Free course23 numbered modulesEarly access availableNew public module twice weekly
Start with Module 01Learn the basic difference between being visible and being chosen, then follow the numbered course sequence.
Module numbers match the videosEach card keeps the same number shown inside the video, so the course is easy to follow on YouTube. Module 01 is public now; Modules 02–23 are available by early-access link while they release publicly twice weekly.

The full course

Choose a starting point—or follow all 23 modules.

Every module gives you a method, an evidence interpretation or a clear service decision. Open the public release or early-access link on YouTube; this course page does not embed players.

Learn the basics

Ten practical lessons for reading search visibility, choosing a page and deciding what to do first.

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Module 01 · Learn the basics

Your Website Gets Impressions but No Clicks: What to Check First

Separate visibility from selection and inspect the page, query, position and result promise before changing anything.

Watch Module 01 on YouTube

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Module 02 · Learn the basics

Google Search Console for Business Owners: The Five Numbers That Matter

Read impressions, clicks, CTR, average position and the page/query relationship without SEO jargon.

Early access · watch Module 02 on YouTube

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Module 06 · Learn the basics

Why Did Organic Traffic Drop? Ranking Loss, Content Decay or Demand

Separate ranking movement, content decay, demand change and technical causes before rewriting.

Early access · watch Module 06 on YouTube

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Module 07 · Learn the basics

Local SEO for Small Business: Profile, Page, Proof and Enquiry Path

Connect the Google profile, service page, proof and enquiry path instead of treating local SEO as a checklist.

Early access · watch Module 07 on YouTube

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Module 09 · Learn the basics

Internal Linking and Page Ownership: Which URL Should Rank?

Give each intent a clear page owner and build links that help readers and crawlers move through the site.

Early access · watch Module 09 on YouTube

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Module 10 · Learn the basics

How Long Does SEO Take? Measuring Changes at 30, 60 and 90 Days

Use dated comparisons to measure SEO changes without confusing visibility with business outcomes.

Early access · watch Module 10 on YouTube

See the US evidence

Five public research and first-party evidence episodes with clear scope and limitations.

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Module 11 · See the US evidence

Local Search Volume: What Keyword Numbers Can and Cannot Tell You

Read local search-demand numbers as planning signals, not as customer or revenue forecasts.

Early access · watch Module 11 on YouTube

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Module 12 · See the US evidence

HVAC SEO: Local Search Demand and What Service Pages Should Say

Connect HVAC search language with local intent and the service pages a customer actually needs.

Early access · watch Module 12 on YouTube

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Module 13 · See the US evidence

Roofing, Electrical and Plumbing SEO: Reading Trade Search Demand

Interpret public trade-search patterns without turning planning data into named competitor claims.

Early access · watch Module 13 on YouTube

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Module 14 · See the US evidence

Healthcare and Dentist SEO: What Search Data Does Not Prove

Use high-trust local search evidence carefully: visibility is not an appointment or a result guarantee.

Early access · watch Module 14 on YouTube

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Module 15 · See the US evidence

Search Console Audit Evidence: How to Read a Mixed Result

Read technical health and search movement together without claiming that one explains the other.

Early access · watch Module 15 on YouTube

Decide what to do next

Five service-method episodes explaining fit, scope, deliverables and limits.

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Module 19 · Decide what to do next

The $49 Revenue-Leak Audit: What You Get and What It Cannot Do

See the scope, evidence, priority and limitations of the read-only Search Console diagnostic.

Early access · watch Module 19 on YouTube

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Module 20 · Decide what to do next

Local Business SEO: Profile, Pages, Proof and Enquiries Connected

Understand how local SEO work connects the profile, pages, proof and customer action.

Early access · watch Module 20 on YouTube

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Module 21 · Decide what to do next

Website SEO Audit: From Technical Signal to a Practical Fix List

Move from a crawler signal to an owner-ready fix list with scope and limitations made clear.

Early access · watch Module 21 on YouTube

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Module 23 · Decide what to do next

Technical SEO Cleanup: What to Fix First When Everything’s Flagged

Choose the technical fixes that matter first across crawlability, templates, links and measurement.

Early access · watch Module 23 on YouTube

Evidence alongside the videos

Research-led modules with clear limits.

The US and India research modules use dated public evidence, explain what was studied and state what the data does not prove. Companion questionnaires and completion checks can be added to this course without turning the lessons into a sales funnel.

  • US market and first-party evidence: Modules 11–15
  • India market and case-study evidence: Modules 16–18
  • Service-method modules: Modules 19–23
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