
This SEO Writing Masterclass combines the knowledge and expertise of the entire Surfer team, and it's designed with content writers and content managers in mind. The goal of our course is to show you how to confidently write amazing SEO content that will increase your chances of getting organic traffic and reaching your target audience! Here's an overview of the entire course!
Here's a quick summary of the topics we'll discuss in the first of the three phases: The Discovery Phase!
In order to give your reader or customer what they want, you first have to understand the 'why' behind their search.
How do you know which keywords are worth targeting? What parameters should you consider when deciding what type of content is optimal for your specific keywords?
Outlines help to organize your ideas and get clear on your objectives, but they're not always the most thrilling item on your checklist, right?
If you've ever wondered how Google classifies high-quality content from so-so content, this lesson will shed some light on the subject!
In this lesson we'll learn what type of content you should create according to where your customer is on their buyer's journey!
Sometimes ABC isn't as easy as 1 2 3, and with SEO you don't want to miss any important benchmarks when creating content! Here's a simple checklist to set you up for SEO success!
The robots are coming! Well, not exactly. In this lesson, we'll get a step-by-step tutorial of how to use Surfer's Content Editor and its AI to streamline your content creation process.
Internal, external and everything in-between! In this lesson, we'll demystify the world of links, and how they relate to a complete and effective SEO strategy.
In this lesson we'll answer three questions: What exactly is a meta description? What are some SEO tips to create perfect meta descriptions?
The CTA is arguably the most important part of any page! So, how do you get people to (want to) do what you want them to do? Here are some psychology-backed keys to a killer CTA!
You've written an amazing piece of content, but guess what: you're just getting started. Here are some strategic steps to take after you've published your content to ensure you make the most of it!
You're only human, but luckily incredible tools like Audit exist! Here's how to find the low-hanging fruit in seconds using Surfer's Audit!
Learn how to optimize your optimization process with a free post-publish template to track changes, schedule revisions, and share updates using internal links, keyword adjustments, and analytics checks.
Surfer FAQs! Why can't you score 100 on every single article? How does Surfer come up with its NLP suggested terms to use? We'll answer these questions and more!
In this lesson we'll share few typical SEO fails and fumbles, and let you in on why they're SEO no-nos! You live, you learn, and then you get Surfer!
There are a lot of tools to sort through, so we did the hard part for you, and compiled a list of our top 8 resources for content writers and professional SEOs!
Catapult your content strategy into the future of SEO with Surfer’s all-in-one, AI-backed and user-friendly content creation platform.
Use this SEO content writing course as an all-level introduction to Surfer and SEO; all the while, optimizing your on-boarding process.
This SEO Writing Masterclass is an invaluable resource for both content managers, and writers alike.
This unique and dynamic SEO writing course provides you with over 19 lessons covering a range of SEO-related topics such as search intent, NLP (natural language processing), keyword research & evaluation, competitors analysis and many more.
It also serves as an in-depth look at Surfer’s platform and SEO content writing by those who know it best!
By the end of this masterclass, you’ll not only be certified in Surfer, you’ll confidently be able to implement what you’ve learned to refresh your content marketing strategy.
Don’t miss this wave.
We’ll see you inside the SEO Writing Masterclass 2.0!
AI-Backed Keyword Research
Finding great keywords is hard work. When you chase the keywords out of your reach, your pages will never rank in the top ten. Learn how to track down keywords that are within your reach and will bring you the biggest ROI.
Post-Publishing Optimization
Your job is only getting started after you hit ‘publish’. We’ll teach you how to audit your previously published articles, measure your progress, and give you actionable steps to take to optimize your content after it’s been published.
Natural Language Processing
The fundamental goal of communication is to be understood. Knowing which words and phrases to use–and where to place them–will ensure that both Google, and your target audience, enjoy your content. We’ll share little-known insights to enable you to navigate Google’s algorithm with confidence and ease.
Comprehensive Competitor Analysis
How can you compete if you don’t fully understand who you’re in the game with? We’ll teach you how to determine the industry leaders in your sector using Surfer’s cutting-edge tools, what factors are relevant when making comparisons, and how to apply this data to the SERPs. We like a data-backed home court advantage, don’t you?
Stress-Free Content Strategy
Long gone are the days of grueling, mind-numbing strategy sessions. Learn how to use Surfer to create relevant content clusters, and take the guesswork out of your content strategy. Gather hundreds of main and supporting page ideas in minutes to establish yourself as an authority in your respective sector.
Efficient Outline Creation
The best writers will agree that creating an outline to organize your ideas, plan your headings, and answer all the main points is fundamental. That said, the outline creation process can be a real drag. We’ll show you how to use our AI-generated outline builder to ensure that every topic + heading you include is relevant and perfectly aligned with your SEO goals.
30 Experts’ knowledge.
2 collaborators.
1 spectacularly dynamic course.
At Surfer, our mission is to help marketing agencies and content creators to increase their organic traffic, boost their overall productivity, measure their results, and skyrocket their ROI.
We do this by bringing a variety of multi-disciplinary professionals across cultures to dream, build, test and create.
Over 10,000 teams use Surfer to write top-ranking, high-quality content.
Surfer offers dozens of languages and operates in almost every country.
Data doesn’t lie.
Surfer has been helping content marketers double and triple their organic traffic with its ever-evolving, data-backed, cutting-edge software.
This course condenses this powerful tool and 30+ experts’ knowledge into 3 concise modules.
What's inside:
MODULE 1: The Foundation: A brief overview of what you’ll learn in this course, and best practices.
Welcome to Surfer's SEO Writing Masterclass v. 2.0
MODULE 2: Organize, Write + Optimize
We’ll take you through the three most fundamental stages of writing: the Discovery Phase, the Writing Phase, and lastly, the Optimization Phase.
Welcome to "The Discovery Phase"
The Discovery Phase: What is search intent?
The Discovery Phase: Targeted Keyword Research + Evaluation
The Discovery Phase: The Importance of Outline Building
The Discovery Phase: What is NLP, and why does it matter?
The Discovery Phase: Content Creation for the 5 Stages of Awareness
The Writing Phase: Your A to Z SEO Checklist
The Writing Phase: How to make the most of Surfer's AI-backed Content Editor
The Writing Phase: Everything you've ever wanted to know about LINKS!
The Writing Phase: Let's get META! How to make the most of meta descriptions
The Writing Phase: The Psychology behind a Stellar CTA
The Optimization Phase: So, you've hit publish...now what?
The Optimization Phase: Evaluate your content's success post-publish in seconds with Surfer's Audit tool
The Optimization Phase: Bonus! Get your free Post-Publish Optimization Template
MODULE 3: Above and Beyond
This module is our gift to you. Apart from everything you’ve learned in Module 2, we’d like to answer some of your most frequent questions, discuss some of our favorite tools and share some fumbles (+ lessons learned) with you too!
You've got questions, we've got answers: Surfer FAQs!
5 SEO Mistake Everyone Makes (and you should avoid)
8 Must-Have Tools in your SEO Arsenal
MODULE 4: Implementation
You’ve just about finished the course, now it’s time to take everything you’ve learned, and go out into the world of SEO (again). Here’s how to apply what you’ve learned!
What’s next?
How to become ‘Surfer Certified’?