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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Google SEO Fundamentals by University of California, Davis

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About the Course

Gain an understanding of search engine algorithms and how they affect organic search results and websites. Building on this knowledge, you’ll learn the key elements for creating an effective SEO strategy, including how to select keywords and perform keyword research; consumer psychology and search behavior; and how to conduct on-page SEO analysis to identify opportunities to improve a website’s search optimization....
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Great introduction

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Practical and applicable

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This course is really something, now i have a much clearer picture then i had before taking this course, i am feeling confident now. The way they designed the course, it is great.

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this is amazing SEO course . i am first time learning about SEO . its really informative and help me to improve my skill. i really thanks to coursera to give this opportunity to learn this course.

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By Gabriela A

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By Marty S

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By Jill W

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Nov 25, 2019

This course is very informative, but I wish the content was updated. Some of what I learned contradicts current information. As has been repeatedly mentioned throughout Course 1 and 2 is that SEO changes fast. So, being that the creators of these courses know that, they should update the content regularly to reflect those changes.

A frustrating part of the course is the peer review. I took the time to carefully read and appropriately grade other students' work. However, two students didn't read my work but seemed to haphazardly click on the bubbles. For example, I clearly showed 4 pages and even numbered them, but one student clicked on the option that I didn't have 4 pages. There's another example, but I don't want to give too much away because this is a "graded" test. In other words, because of carelessness, I received a lower grade.

By Lisa H

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Oct 26, 2016

This course is sooooo much better than the intro course, which I am happy to say i was refunded for. This one dispenses useful and practical information right from the start. My only issue now is that I'd like to get the full specialization, but I'm not paying for that first useless course (sorry if that sounds harsh, just being honest). I highly recommend you make the first course optional or free to people who take the remaining courses and want to receive the specialization.

I'm rating 4 stars because I haven't finished the course yet so want to see how my learning will be tested in the end before forming a final opinion. So far it's just been a few questions, but I like the way they pop up at unexpected times during the presentation. Keeps me alert :)

By Fatima A

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Dec 5, 2020

The course content is excellent. This level deals with the practice of SEO, as compared to the first level which focused on theory only. The assignments are designed in such a way, that we get a chance to put into practice what we have learnt in the course. It not only gives a good understanding of SEO, but also enables us to critically examine a website and give recommendations for its improvement. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to attain an understanding of SEO. Special thanks to Rebekah May mam for explaining a technical subject in a lucid and easy to understand manner.

By Michael D

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Feb 7, 2022

It's a well structured course, however there's no interaction at all between "students", hence 4 stars.

This course covers some of the important topics on SEO, although it seems to only scratch the surface. I guess that the rest comes with the real world experience. It guide's you through some tools that you can begin with (like google extensions, blogues and software), but then it's all up to you on how deep you want to go.

I liked it, and it corresponded to my expectations. Except for the interaction.

By Wendy T

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Dec 4, 2017

The lesson is fundamental learning while a good start for me to delve into SEO content marketing and marketing strategy latter. The subjects cover the on-page, onsite and offsite SEO learning points and attachment in every session is the detail topics for further study. I think it is beneficial to have the overall review in the last. I shall do the SEO analysis for a website which is poor in SEO and assess other students' SEO homework. I really learn a lot.

By Ashley B

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Jul 4, 2020

It became slightly repetitive - especially with the recaps - but I think many people would appreciate them, so I guess that's just me. All in all, an extremely clear, well-structured course that I would very highly recommend to everyone who knows nothing about SEO. It's an excellent place to start, especially if you already have a website, because you can start applying what you've learned on your own site in the final assignment, like I did.

By Jill M

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Jul 15, 2018

Tons of very useful information. I would like to see a reference page of resources and what they are best used for--Moz, Screaming Frog, Alexa, Google Analytics, etc. It was tough to go back and find what I needed for different tasks. Overall, though, this class increased my knowledge and skills to the point that I feel confident analyzing some SEO fundamentals and making sound recommendations.

By Jann G

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Sep 8, 2016

The course materials are very good for anyone who wants to get into SEO. I only gave 4 stars because I personally dislike the quizzes. They don't focus on what's important but rather on small detail questions that don't really matter.

Other than that it's a great course! Most of it you can find in books too but with videos & the community it's more fun to learn on Coursera.

By Manon G

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Mar 10, 2020

Very interesting course, I am really happy and grateful that I am now certified and I learned quite a lot!

Just a few things:

1) The peer review part is a little stressful because you need to find people to review your assignment.

2) Some content appears to be outdated.

Other than that I had a great experience and I will definitely recommend Coursera!

By Patter

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Jul 29, 2022

I give this course a level 4 star. The recommendations I would give for this course is to fix a few of the links to reading materials did not work, and I would like there to have been more resources to different software, or other materials to help futher educate in SEO. Other than that, course was effective in educating in SEO Gundamentals.

By adel k

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Jul 13, 2022

solid content, only lacks the keyword search to be more expanded because it's one that is directly related to the creation of the content, and they expanded a little too much on the technical SEO which this type of material little boring to me and not as important as the keyword research.

By Giacomo J C

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Sep 25, 2023

This was an excellent course and easy to follow, although it was a bit clunky when it came to some of the assignments. Most of the web tools like recommended could only be run using a desktop, which made the course a bit unfriendly for cell phone users like myself.

By Hampus N

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Jun 5, 2017

Good course. I however missed a walkthrough of title tag and meta description lengths in terms of pixels instead of characters which is the correct way. Also the difference in how the SERP truncates meta descriptions differently in a mobile browser.

By Miriam F

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Sep 26, 2017

This course was quite good. There were a couple unanswered questions (for example, when you say there's a character limit of 60 on something, does that include spaces or not?). But for the most part this is well worth your time and has good advice.

By J.G. L

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Mar 28, 2018

Great info, stellar detail. There were some things that were said to be provided in the course materials, ie. links, and downloads that weren't actually there. Just a minor thing to the great value being offered. Thanks for being here for me!

By Robert M

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Jul 17, 2024

These courses are good but I think they're heavy on theory with much less practical examples. I think to learn this subject in its entirety you need to look at some of the Udemy courses too so that you get the blend of theory and examples.

By Ricardo G R

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Aug 3, 2020

This is a very good beginning SEO course, specially when dealing with topics such as keywords, meta data, tags, url optimization. However, I think the third module (techincal SEO) was very poor and gave me more questions than answers.

By Althea M

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Apr 30, 2023

I learned a lot, and the instructor was pleasant to listen to and easy to follow. Google SEO Fundamentals was a good value and advanced my knowledge such that I could apply to new positions. I am signed dup for the next class.

By Dorotea T

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Sep 11, 2023

It was way better than the first one but it still lacks practical explanations. Aside from the crawler website, we didn't get a chance to see how to do any of the tasks the instructor was talking about the whole time.

By TQ

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Jun 15, 2020

The course is very helpful for me as a new learner for SEO. It provides a structure of how SEO on different level works. but I do hope a mentor would be there to answer our questions. will join the next course.

By Canis L

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Sep 18, 2022

wonderful, it is short, direct, valuable with very pragmatic knowledge. Here I learned how analyze, understand and improve a website to have a better rank for search engines and bring the right traffic.