Marketing & sales

SEO Course for Beginners (Ahrefs)

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14 video lectures (2h 0m)
Certificate of completion
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About this course

Learn search engine optimisation (SEO) from Ahrefs, one of the best-known SEO companies: how to get a website found on Google, step by step. Who it's for: bloggers, business owners, marketers and students who want more visitors from Google. These are the free, official videos of the "SEO Course for Beginners" playlist from the Ahrefs YouTube channel (youtube.com/@AhrefsCom). All videos belong to Ahrefs; Sikhami is not affiliated with Ahrefs and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• What SEO is and why it matters • Keyword research and searcher intent • On-page SEO: writing content that ranks • Link building • Technical SEO and its best practices

This course at a glance

Lectures: 14 video lectures
Video: 2h 0m in all
Level: All levels
Language: English
Access: Lifetime access
Certificate: On completion

Lectures last updated September 2026

Course content

1 section · 14 lectures · 2h 0m

1. SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs)
- SEO Basics: What is SEO and Why is it Important? [SEO Course by Ahrefs]8m
- What are Keywords and How to Choose Them? 1.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs7m
- Keyword Research Pt 1: How to Analyze Searcher Intent - 1.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs4m
- Keyword Research Pt. 2: How to Find Keywords for Your Website - 1.3. SEO Course by Ahrefs11m
- Keyword Research Pt 3: Understanding Ranking Difficulty - 1.4. SEO Course by Ahrefs9m
- What is On-Page SEO - 2.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs5m
- On-Page SEO Pt 2: How to Optimize a Page for a Keyword - 2.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs14m
- What is Link Building and Why is it Important? - 3.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs5m
- 3 Link Building Strategies to Get Backlinks - 3.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs4m
- What makes a backlink "Good"? - 3.3. SEO Course by Ahrefs8m
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- Link Building Tactics for Beginners - 3.4. SEO Course by Ahrefs14m
- How to do Blogger Outreach for Backlinks - 3.5. SEO Course by Ahrefs12m
- What is Technical SEO and Why is it Important? - 4.1. SEO Course by Ahrefs7m
- Technical SEO Best Practices for Beginners - 4.2. SEO Course by Ahrefs6m

How long it takes

2h 0m of video in 14 lectures. Pick a pace that suits you:

Steady
5 days
at 30 minutes a day
Regular
3 days
at 1 hour a day
Fast track
2 days
at 2 hours a day

Video time only: practice takes a little longer. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can stop any time.

Earn a certificateLearn more

Watch every lecture, then claim a certificate of completion with your name on it.

Its own web page and code, so a school or an employer can check it is real
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Included with the course, at no extra cost

Who teaches it

Sikhami InstituteNew Delhi · 297 courses · 693 learners · 472 followersSikhami Institute is Sikhami's own institute for free learning. We pick some of the best free courses on YouTube, from Harvard's CS50, MIT, NPTEL, Khan Academy, Google, Microsoft, the BBC, Crash Course, PW, Magnet Brains, CodeWithHarry and many more, and turn them into proper courses on Sikhami that you can follow lesson by lesson while your progress is saved. Free courses in every category, in English and Hindi: school and competitive exams, programming and AI, languages, music and dance, art, yoga and fitness, cooking, trades, business, marketing, farming and more. All videos belong to their creators and play from their official YouTube channels, and each course credits its creator. Questions or suggestions? Write to help@sikhami.com.

Questions people ask

Is this course free?

Yes. Joining is free, and the lectures unlock as soon as you join. Once you join, it is yours for life.

How long is the course?

14 video lectures, 2h 0m of video in all. At an hour a day, the videos take 3 days. You learn at your own pace; there are no fixed class times.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. When you have watched every lecture, you can claim a certificate of completion. It has its own page and code, so anyone can check that it is real. About certificates

What language is it taught in?

English.

Can I learn on my phone?

Yes. Watch on the website or in the Sikhami app for Android with the same account. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can switch between them.

Can I ask the teacher a doubt?

Yes. Ask it in the questions on the course page, or from inside any lecture while you watch. You can also keep your own notes on each lecture.

Who made these videos?

The lectures are the free, public videos of the YouTube playlist "SEO Course for Beginners (by Ahrefs)", and they belong to their creator. Sikhami arranges them into a course, so you can learn one lecture at a time and keep track of your progress.

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