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SEO and Content Optimization for Digital Marketing

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Create social media graphics that meet platform specifications and align with brand guidelines using industry-standard design tools.

  • Conduct on-page SEO audits using professional tools to identify technical issues and optimization opportunities for digital content.

  • Apply buyer journey frameworks to classify and organize content assets, ensuring marketing materials guide customers effectively.

  • Verify brand asset usage across digital platforms by applying official brand guidelines and documenting compliance for team review.

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March 2026

Assessments

18 assignmentsΒΉ

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Taught in English

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This course is part of the Marketing Specialist Professional Certificate
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  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate from Coursera

There are 9 modules in this course

You'll learn to optimize digital content for search engines and create visually engaging social media graphics that align with brand standards. By the end of this course, you'll be able to conduct basic SEO audits, apply buyer journey frameworks to organize content strategy, and ensure brand consistency across digital platforms. These skills are essential for digital marketing roles where you need to balance technical optimization with creative execution.

This course stands out by integrating hands-on experience with industry-standard tools like SEMRush and Canva, preparing you to execute real-world marketing tasks from day one. You'll gain practical knowledge of on-page SEO elements, understand how to classify content by buyer journey stages, and learn to apply brand guidelines to digital assets. Whether you're starting your marketing career or expanding your skill set, this course provides the technical and creative foundation you need to contribute immediately to marketing teams and build a portfolio of professional work.

You will learn the technical foundation of social media visual creation by learning platform-specific image dimensions and understanding how proper specifications prevent content quality issues.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

3 videosβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • Why Platform Specifications Matter for Marketing Successβ€’4 minutes
  • Core Social Media Platform Dimensions and Requirementsβ€’8 minutes
  • Platform Specification Lookup and Documentation Process β€’3 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Technical Image Requirements and Platform Display Systemsβ€’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 3 minutes
  • Platform Specification Knowledge Checkβ€’3 minutes

You will learn the practical application of brand guidelines within design tools to create professional social media graphics that maintain visual consistency across platforms.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosβ€’Total 20 minutes
  • The Business Impact of Brand-Consistent Social Media Visualsβ€’6 minutes
  • Color and Typography Standards in Digital Designβ€’11 minutes
  • Setting Up Brand Guidelines in Canva for Social Media Templatesβ€’4 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Brand Guidelines Implementation for Social Media Designβ€’8 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 38 minutes
  • Social Media Visual Design Mastery Assessmentβ€’15 minutes
  • Create Professional Brand-Compliant Social Media Graphicsβ€’20 minutes
  • Brand Guidelines Implementation Knowledge Checkβ€’3 minutes

You will learn the identification and understanding of critical on-page SEO elements that directly impact search engine rankings and visibility.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment

3 videosβ€’Total 17 minutes
  • On-Page SEO Elements Drive Business Resultsβ€’3 minutes
  • Essential On-Page SEO Elements Explainedβ€’9 minutes
  • Identifying SEO Elements in Live Webpagesβ€’5 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 14 minutes
  • Understanding SEO Element Functions and Impactβ€’7 minutes
  • SEO Element Recognition Walkthroughβ€’7 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 3 minutes
  • On-Page SEO Element Recognition Assessmentβ€’3 minutes

You will learn the practical application of SEMRush for conducting systematic SEO audits, generating professional reports, and organizing findings for team collaboration and strategic planning.

What's included

2 videos2 readings3 assignments

2 videosβ€’Total 14 minutes
  • Understanding SEO Audit Reports and Metricsβ€’7 minutes
  • SEMRush Configuration and Setup Best Practicesβ€’7 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • SEMRush Features and Audit Capabilitiesβ€’6 minutes
  • Interpreting SEO Audit Resultsβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Comprehensive SEO Audit Mastery Assessmentβ€’7 minutes
  • Complete SEO Audit and Generate Reportβ€’20 minutes
  • SEO Tool Application and Audit Analysisβ€’3 minutes

You will explore the fundamental buyer journey framework and identify how customers progress through awareness, consideration, and decision stages.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

2 videosβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Buyer Journey Mapping Transforms Marketing Strategyβ€’4 minutes
  • Buyer Journey Stages Demonstrationβ€’4 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 18 minutes
  • Buyer Journey Fundamentals: The Three-Stage Frameworkβ€’8 minutes
  • Mapping Customer Touchpoints Across Journey Stagesβ€’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 5 minutes
  • Buyer Journey Stages Knowledge Checkβ€’5 minutes

You will implement systematic content classification using buyer journey stages to audit existing marketing materials and create organized content strategies.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

2 videosβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Why Content Classification Drives Marketing Career Successβ€’3 minutes
  • Content Audit Demonstrationβ€’5 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Content Classification Framework Methodologyβ€’8 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • Comprehensive Content Strategy Audit and Optimization Planβ€’15 minutes
  • Content Classification Audit Projectβ€’20 minutes
  • Content Classification Framework Knowledge Checkβ€’5 minutes

You will learn the systematic classification of brand marks into symbolic logomarks, typographic wordmarks, and combination marks, enabling strategic brand application decisions across digital marketing channels. Through real-world case studies and hands-on analysis, learners develop the expertise to evaluate brand mark effectiveness based on market recognition levels and make informed recommendations for optimizing brand applications across social media, email marketing, and digital advertising campaigns.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

3 videosβ€’Total 13 minutes
  • Why Brand Mark Distinction Drives Digital Marketing Successβ€’3 minutes
  • Symbolic vs. Typographic Brand Marks: Classification Fundamentalsβ€’6 minutes
  • Identifying Brand Mark Types in Real Digital Marketing Examplesβ€’3 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 6 minutes
  • Brand Mark Classification Systems for Digital Applicationsβ€’6 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 13 minutes
  • Brand Mark Classification Exercise with Real Brandsβ€’10 minutes
  • Brand Mark Classification Knowledge Checkβ€’3 minutes

You will learn comprehensive brand guideline compliance processes through systematic four-layer verification methodology, enabling professional auditing of digital marketing assets across all channels and platforms. Through hands-on verification practice and strategic business applications, learners develop the operational excellence capabilities to prevent brand violations, optimize campaign consistency, and position brand compliance expertise as a pathway to marketing intelligence leadership and competitive business advantage.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • The Business Impact of Brand Guideline Complianceβ€’4 minutes
  • Brand Guideline Components and Digital Implementation Structureβ€’8 minutes
  • Systematic Brand Audit Process for Digital Marketing Contentβ€’4 minutes
1 readingβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Digital Asset Verification Principles and Systematic Review Processesβ€’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 27 minutes
  • Comprehensive Brand Asset Verification Projectβ€’12 minutes
  • Social Media Content Brand Compliance Auditβ€’12 minutes
  • Brand Guidelines Application Assessmentβ€’3 minutes

You will create a comprehensive social media content strategy and brand compliance audit by integrating visual design, SEO optimization, content classification, and brand management skills to develop professional marketing deliverables.

What's included

3 readings1 assignment

3 readingsβ€’Total 110 minutes
  • Why This Project Mattersβ€’10 minutes
  • Project Requirementsβ€’10 minutes
  • Assignment: Integrated Marketing Strategy Projectβ€’90 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 15 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Integrated Marketing Strategy Projectβ€’15 minutes

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