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Practical Internet Marketing was the first certificate program I taught for DePaul. I really enjoyed researching and teaching the program. Market research suggested that our target audience of busy professionals preferred a course that lasted no longer than five weeks. Thus, we designed the course based upon this information. In teaching the certificate program we discovered that there was an audience that could not commit to five weeks of study. Instead this particular audience wanted a one-day course. And so we developed the one-day SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Seminar.

The SEO seminar concentrates on honing the skills and knowledge to raise search engine rankings and improving website accessibility.

Much is covered in one day. I am a little concerned about deluging participants with a flood of information so I provide lecture handouts and workbooks that can be perused at leisure.

Video Introduction


You can view the Real Media streaming video version by pressing the play button on the player above. You will need the free Real Player plug-in to play the video. Alternatively, you may download the lecture as a M4V file. This file can be played on iTunes, iPhones and iPods with color displays.

Online Registration

Online registration is available through the website of DePaul Continuing and Professional Education. If you register early you may be eligible for a discount….

2008 Schedule

Agenda

Part 1
  • Introduction
    • Introduction to SEO
    • Strategic vs. Technical
    • How the Internet works
    • Routing, caching and TLDs and DNS
    • HTML and browsers
    • Basic marketing concepts
Part 2

  • Site
    • SEO Strategies
    • How search engines and directories work
    • Site maps, custom 404 pages
    • Checking inbound links
    • Planning, site design tips, usability testing
    • RSS (Really Simple Syndication/Rich Site Summary/RDF Site Summary)
    • Duplicate content
    • Robots.txt
    • SEO tools
Part 3
  • Copy
    • Writing for the Internet
    • Unique selling position / call to action
    • Page structure
    • Keywords
    • Linkbait
    • Keyword tracking
Part 4
  • Code
    • Metatags (title, keywords, description)
    • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
    • Body code (headings, paragraphs, lists, alt text)
    • Analytics
Part 5
  • Promotion
    • Search engine targets
    • Site submission and getting listed
    • Paid placement
    • Social networking
    • A/B and multivariate testing
Part 6
  • Wrap-up
    • The marketing mix
    • What not to do
    • The future
    • Q and A