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Search visibility grows when you can spot what competitors are doing right and fix what holds your own site back. In this course, you’ll learn how to use SEMrush to uncover keyword and backlink opportunities, diagnose technical issues, and translate insights into action. Through real-world cases, guided reflections, and hands-on labs, you’ll build the practical skills SEO teams use every day—from analyzing competitor data to running audits that improve performance and collaboration.
Search visibility grows when you can spot what competitors are doing right and fix what holds your own site back. In this course, you’ll learn how to use SEMrush to uncover keyword and backlink opportunities, diagnose technical issues, and translate insights into action. Through real-world cases, guided reflections, and hands-on labs, you’ll build the practical skills SEO teams use every day—from analyzing competitor data to running audits that improve performance and collaboration.
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7 videos2 readings3 assignments
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7 videos•Total 15 minutes
Meet Your Course Guide•2 minutes
Walkthrough of SEMrush Keyword Gap & Backlink Gap tools•3 minutes
Case Example — Choosing the Right Report for a Scenario•1 minute
Running and Interpreting a Site Audit•2 minutes
How a Site Audit Works — Crawl, Errors, and Warnings•2 minutes
Case Example - Logging Audit Issues for Developer Follow-Up •3 minutes
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey•1 minute
2 readings•Total 18 minutes
Keyword Gaps vs. Backlink Gaps — Definitions and Use Cases•8 minutes
Common SEO Technical Issues Explained•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 75 minutes
Audit SEO Gaps with SEMrush Reports•20 minutes
HOL: Run and Interpret Keyword vs. Backlink Gap Reports•25 minutes
HOL: Run a Site Audit and Log Critical Issues•30 minutes
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