# AskSEO

> An SEO curriculum record — Complete SEO, Local SEO, Blogging, and Quick Skills (Etsy) — as the owner adds it.

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## Documents

- [SEO glossary and web basics](/docs/glossary): Core SEO and web-infrastructure terms used throughout this record — niche, keyword, SERP, KD, search intent, and how a search engine and the web itself work.
- [Why SEO matters, and what ranks a page](/docs/why-seo-matters): Why SEO is treated as a standalone skill in this course, and the balance of factors — authority, content, backlinks, niche difficulty — that decide a ranking.
- [Niche research — tools, metrics, and selection criteria](/docs/niche-research/overview): The tools, authority metrics, monetization models, and selection criteria used to pick a low-competition, profitable niche.
- [Finding niches, Method 1: reverse-engineering marketplaces](/docs/niche-research/finding-niches-marketplaces): Finding a profitable niche by browsing site-selling marketplaces, reverse-engineering a successful site's keywords, and watching for brand hijacking.
- [Finding niches, Method 2: the Ahrefs/SEMrush filter method](/docs/niche-research/finding-niches-ahrefs-filters): Finding a low-competition niche directly inside a keyword-research tool, using volume, DR, and word-count filters.
- [APK niche research](/docs/niche-research/apk-niche-research): Selection criteria, budget, monetization, and legal considerations specific to running an APK download site as a niche.
- [Finding niches, Method 3: AI tools and NLP categories](/docs/niche-research/finding-niches-ai-tools): Using ChatGPT prompts and Google's NLP content categories to brainstorm low-competition niche and sub-niche ideas.
- [Finding SaaS and AI tool niches](/docs/niche-research/finding-niches-saas-and-ai-tools): Reverse-engineering profitable SaaS, AI-tool, and app niches from marketplaces built for that stack — Acquire.com, Product Hunt, AppSumo, and the Chrome Web Store.
- [Easy-to-rank niche categories](/docs/niche-research/easy-niche-categories): Niche categories that are consistently easier to rank than others — informational, downloadable, and government-related — plus finding them with Ahrefs Content Explorer.
- [Country and language targeting for niches](/docs/niche-research/country-and-language-targeting): How to research niches for a specific country or non-English language, and the tier system that determines how much traffic from each is worth.
- [The keyword-to-content process](/docs/keyword-research-and-content-planning/keyword-process-overview): The five-step pipeline — grouping, research, planning, gap analysis, mapping — that turns a niche into a content plan, plus content patterns for e-commerce and service sites.
- [Manual and tool-based keyword research methods](/docs/keyword-research-and-content-planning/keyword-research-methods): Google Instant, manual keyword tools, and the Ahrefs/SEMrush competitor-export methods for building a keyword list, including topical authority and keyword cannibalization.
- [Content coverage — the 200-volume benchmark method](/docs/keyword-research-and-content-planning/content-coverage-and-planning): How to fully cover a topic's sub-questions, group keywords without stuffing, and decide which of them earn a dedicated article.
- [Article structure — headings, competitor analysis, and keyword prominence](/docs/content-writing/article-writing-and-seo-structure): How to structure an SEO article with HTML headings, build it from competitor heading analysis, and place the main keyword for maximum prominence.
- [SEO content writing: HTML formatting, structure, and copywriting](/docs/content-writing/seo-content-writing-guide): A complete guide to writing SEO-optimized blog content — HTML tags, blog post structure, competitor SERP research, content density, and emotional copywriting.
- [NLP entity extraction for content strategy](/docs/content-writing/nlp-entity-extraction-for-content): Using an AI prompt to extract NLP entities from competitor articles, weave them naturally into your own writing, and match or improve on their tone.
- [Multilingual keyword and content workflow](/docs/content-writing/multilingual-keyword-and-content-workflow): Handling non-English keywords accurately, grouping them by intent, checking for plagiarism, and linking content correctly.
- [Introduction to WordPress](/docs/wordpress/introduction-to-wordpress): What WordPress is, its core components (domain, hosting, themes, plugins), the site types it supports, and setting up a practice site on Pantheon.io.
- [WordPress setup — cleanup, theme, plugins, and page design](/docs/wordpress/wordpress-setup-theme-and-design): Post-installation WordPress setup — removing default content, configuring settings, installing the Kadence theme and plugins, and building header, footer, menu, and page layouts.
- [On-page SEO fundamentals](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/on-page-seo-fundamentals): The core components of on-page SEO — meta tags, image optimization, keyword placement, semantic HTML, and applying them practically in WordPress with an SEO plugin.
- [WordPress SEO basics: permalinks, categories, images, Rank Math](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/on-page-seo-wordpress-basics): URL/permalink structure, category taxonomy, image SEO, and the Rank Math plugin as applied inside WordPress.
- [Meta title CTR, table of contents, and internal/external linking](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/on-page-seo-meta-and-linking): Writing a click-worthy meta title, installing a table-of-contents plugin, and the rules for internal and external linking on a post.
- [Technical SEO basics — Core Web Vitals and page speed](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/technical-seo-basics): What technical SEO covers, Google's three Core Web Vitals, and the plugins and steps used to fix page-speed issues.
- [Schema markup (structured data)](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/schema-markup): What schema markup is, why it earns rich results, and how to add JSON-LD schema to WordPress with the ACF plugin.
- [Technical SEO — advanced crawl control](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/technical-seo-advanced): Robots.txt, meta robots tags, llms.txt, sitemap.xml, crawl-budget optimization, canonical tags, and .htaccess — the files that control how a crawler treats a site.
- [Website speed optimization plugins](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/website-speed-optimization): The caching and performance plugins used to speed up a WordPress site beyond the basic technical SEO setup.
- [Website audit process](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/website-audit-process): Why a site audit is run, the manual-vs-tool-based distinction, and the tools used to crawl a site for technical and on-page issues.
- [Google Search Console and Analytics](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/google-search-console-and-analytics): Setting up Search Console to track indexing and search performance, and using Analytics to understand user behaviour and traffic sources.
- [Content strategy: the honeymoon period](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/content-strategy-honeymoon-period): A niche-site launch plan built around the temporary ranking boost new sites get, and how to maximize and extend it.
- [Reverse-engineering on-page SEO from competitors](/docs/on-page-and-technical-seo/reverse-engineering-on-page-seo): A workflow for learning what makes competitors rank — starting from your own Search Console data, then analyzing competitor backlinks, anchor text, and on-page factors.
- [APK file hosting, download-site setup, and AdSense approval](/docs/apk-websites/apk-file-hosting-and-adsense): How to host APK files, structure a download site users trust, and get it approved for Google AdSense monetization.
- [Off-page SEO fundamentals](/docs/off-page-seo/off-page-seo-fundamentals): What off-page SEO and backlinks are, why social signals matter, how to read a competitor's backlink profile, and the foundation links every site should build first.
- [Anchor text types and backlink URL distribution](/docs/off-page-seo/anchor-text-and-backlink-distribution): The five anchor-text types, the ratio to use across a backlink campaign, and how to split backlinks between a homepage and inner pages by site type.
- [Building backlinks from top authority sites](/docs/off-page-seo/backlinks-from-authority-sites): A strategy for earning backlinks from the internet's highest-authority platforms — YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, GitHub, and similar — by participating genuinely rather than spamming.
- [Community and forum link building](/docs/off-page-seo/community-and-forum-link-building): A safer, more organic way to earn backlinks through genuine forum participation — account setup, posting cadence, and indexing checks.
- [Contextual backlinks — guest posts and niche edits](/docs/off-page-seo/contextual-backlinks-guest-post-niche-edit): Prospecting link targets from competitor backlinks, organizing outreach data, hunting editor emails, and running an outreach campaign for guest posts and niche edits.
- [Guest post link building — finding sites and running outreach](/docs/off-page-seo/guest-post-link-building-strategy): Finding guest-post opportunities with search operators and SEO tools, organizing the list, and running a personalized outreach campaign.
- [Local SEO fundamentals](/docs/local-seo/local-seo-fundamentals): What Local SEO is, how it differs from traditional SEO, its business types and monetization models, common issues, and Google Business Profile basics.