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Course Overview

  • icon1 day course
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Strong search performance starts with content that matches user intent, communicates expertise and gives readers useful answers. Learn to combine effective writing with a structured, evidence-led approach to SEO.

You’ll learn how Google evaluates content and how keyword, topic and entity research can shape an SEO content strategy. We’ll also cover site structure, keyword targeting, copywriting tactics, metadata and image optimisation.

Through hands-on exercises and real content examples, you'll learn how to turn SEO theory into copy you can publish with confidence. You'll leave with practical methods for auditing, briefing and optimising content across any website.

Join us in person at The Shard in London, or take part live online from wherever suits you in the UK. Prefer a private session for your team? We deliver those virtually or at your workplace, in the UK or internationally.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain how Google evaluates content and how AI-powered search is changing content discovery
  • Connect search intent with site structure, page purpose and keyword coverage
  • Use Google Search Console to evaluate content performance and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Use keyword, topic, entity and competitor research to inform an SEO content strategy
  • Apply on-page optimisation techniques across headings, metadata, images and featured snippet opportunities

Course agenda

The Evolving Search Landscape

  • AI in the Search Results
  • Key SERP features

Content Principles for SEO

  • How Google evaluates and ranks web content
  • The Google ‘Helpful Content’ update
  • Expertise, Authority and Trustworthiness factors

Developing a Content Strategy for SEO

  • Keyword research
  • Entity-based SEO & Content Strategy
  • Topic research for SEO
  • Competitor Research

Content Optimisation and SEO Copywriting

  • Key SEO content principles
  • Improving site structure
  • Taxonomy and keyword coverage
  • Keyword targeting and optimisation
  • Image optimisation for SEO
  • Featured snippet targeting

SEO Content Case Study

  • Product page example
  • Guide / blog page example

Google Search Console

  • SEO performance measurement and analysis with GSC

Who it's for

This course is perfect for:

  • Copywriters and content writers looking to build practical SEO skills
  • Content managers, editors and digital marketers responsible for planning or commissioning web content
  • SEO specialists and agency practitioners working with commercial, ecommerce or editorial content

Prerequisites

This is a beginner to intermediate level course so there is no prior experience necessary, but some level or prior experience with SEO can be helpful.

Next steps

Want to understand the technical foundations behind content performance? Our Technical SEO course explores crawling, indexing, site architecture and other factors that help search engines access and evaluate your content.

If you want to focus more deeply on being found in AI search spaces such as AI Mode, ChatGPT or Claude our AI search course From SEO to AEO: Optimising for AI-led Search is a great option.

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  • SEO Copywriting & Content Strategy

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    10:00am – 5:00pm
    In-person at The Shard, London
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    Live Online
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Content Strategy & Copywriting for SEO

A really fantastic course, Chris was an excellent teacher - I'd strongly recommend this course to any copywriters wanting to stay up to date on the best strategies for content writing.

5 / 5

Beckie

Content Strategy & Copywriting for SEO

An interesting and well-structured course from Chris. Especially insightful, as he has a lot of real-world practical knowledge.

5 / 5

Lee

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