University of Cape Town: Search Engine Optimisation
Optimize your online presence with powerful SEO strategies.
Optimize your online presence with powerful SEO strategies.
Search Engine Optimisation
About this Course
Due to the rapid rise of digital technologies, new online and optimization strategies are required. As a modern professional or business owner, understanding how to harness the power of search engine optimization (SEO) to market your business is essential to supporting its online presence and ultimate success.
Ensure your business is as visible as possible in search engine results pages with the Search Engine Optimization online short course from the University of Cape Town (UCT).
This course aims to equip you with the skills to implement your own SEO tactics and strategies, giving you a competitive market advantage. You’ll gain fundamental principles and practical skills to drive more traffic to websites through SEO-optimized content. By practicing on a live eCommerce Wordpress website, you’ll walk away with the ability to offer in-demand SEO services for clients, and boost your website’s ranking.
This course has been designed for both existing digital marketing professionals and those entering the field. Professionals within digital marketing will get the opportunity to refine and advance their skill set with the latest SEO practices, tools, and ethics. Professionals new to online marketing will gain a comprehensive understanding of the need for SEO, content strategies, website structures, and analytics tools. Business owners and entrepreneurs will also benefit from learning practical optimization strategies which they can immediately implement within their context. Marketers, web professionals, and those starting a career in SEO will have the opportunity to validate their skills with a digital certificate.
Explore the finest techniques of search engine optimisation (SEO), earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Some facts about the subject
93%
The high percentage of online experiences that start with a search engine.
Blue Corona (Dec, 2018).
53%
The average search share of traffic generated by SEO, with paid only amounting to 15%.
Brightedge (2019).