# Asking for Practical Steps for SEO Beginners **URL:** \ **Category:** Study Group: SEO\ **Created:** [December 13, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436 "2024-12-13T08:16:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![huzzain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@huzzain](https://community.hubspot.com/u/huzzain)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/1 "2024-12-13T08:16:47Z")
can anyone help me understand how to do seo practically. I have watched many video’s and have a basic understanding of SEO but when it comes to practical I don’t know what to do. It would be great if someone suggest practice’s that I can do and learn from it. Any advice will be usefull 😁. I just want to tight my grip on the practical side of SEO so I can do SEO for other peoples website. ---
**Author:** ![TomM2](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/tomm2/32/70887_2.png) [@TomM2](https://community.hubspot.com/u/TomM2)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/2 "2024-12-13T10:44:21Z")
Hey @huzzain there’s not really a hard and fast rule with SEO, tbh a lot of it is just research on the latest methods and testing different elements. Google never release their ranking details, so all of it is just making educated guesses, there’s no real absolute to it. What I’d recomend would be joining some SEO groups on linkedin to chat with other SEO experts to stay up to date with the latest methods. There’s also some great blogs like [search engine land](https://searchengineland.com/) I’d say deep dive into to find out more! You can also get your [SEO certification](https://academy.hubspot.com/courses/seo-training) from the HubSpot academy! ---
**Author:** ![huzzain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@huzzain](https://community.hubspot.com/u/huzzain)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/3 "2024-12-13T12:46:58Z")
Hey Tom thank you for the amazing information.I will definitely check them out. Thank you once again for your time. ---
**Author:** ![JZulvah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@JZulvah](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JZulvah)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/4 "2024-12-29T18:34:04Z")
Hallo @huzzain This is my tip, start by trying to find back links for one example of a website that you think understands the niche of the website. It could be a directory, or a competitor of the website. This is the first and most external step to understanding the SEO flow. According to me. Hope its help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/system/32/124_2.png) [@system](https://community.hubspot.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/5 "2025-01-02T07:40:55Z")
You can make your own website on pantheon or any other free platforms just for practice or offer free seo to clients. ---
**Author:** ![huzzain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@huzzain](https://community.hubspot.com/u/huzzain)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/6 "2025-01-06T12:50:23Z")
Umm I will do that thank you for taking your time to reply. ---
**Author:** ![doperation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@doperation](https://community.hubspot.com/u/doperation)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/7 "2025-01-04T18:06:06Z")
To practice SEO practically: 1. **Start a Blog or Website** : Create a site (even a small one) to implement what you learn. 2. **Keyword Research** : Use tools like Google Keyword Planner, Ubersuggest, or Ahrefs to find keywords and target them in your content. 3. **On-Page SEO** : Optimize title tags, meta descriptions, headers, and URL structures for keywords. 4. **Content Creation** : Write high-quality, engaging content that targets your keywords and answers user intent. 5. **Backlink Building** : Reach out for guest posts, create shareable content, or use broken link building to get backlinks. 6. **Track Results** : Use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to monitor your site’s performance and adjust your strategy. By doing this on your own website, you’ll gain hands-on experience and improve your SEO skills[.](https://dgmeinsider.site/) ---
**Author:** ![huzzain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@huzzain](https://community.hubspot.com/u/huzzain)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/8 "2025-01-06T11:48:47Z")
thank you. I will do that from now . ---
**Author:** ![sabbas72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sabbas72](https://community.hubspot.com/u/sabbas72)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/9 "2025-07-23T04:39:16Z")
> * * * > > @doperation wrote: > > To practice SEO practically: > > 1. **Start a Blog or Website** [:](https://mineapkhub.com/) Create a site (even a small one) to implement what you learn. > 2. **Keyword Research** : Use tools like Google Keyword Planner, Ubersuggest, or Ahrefs to find keywords and target them in your content. > 3. **On-Page SEO** : Optimize title tags, meta descriptions, headers, and URL structures for keywords. > 4. **Content Creation** : Write high-quality, engaging content that targets your keywords and answers user intent. > 5. **Backlink Building** : Reach out for guest posts, create shareable content, or use broken link building to get backlinks. > 6. **Track Results** : Use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to monitor your site’s performance and adjust your strategy. > > By doing this on your own website, you’ll gain hands-on experience and improve your SEO skills[.](https://dgmeinsider.site/) > > * * * Great breakdown! These are solid, practical steps for any SEO beginner. Starting a blog is especially helpful for hands-on learning. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/system/32/124_2.png) [@system](https://community.hubspot.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/10 "2025-01-05T06:54:15Z")
Use tools like Google Analytics and Search Console for real-time feedback. Try auditing a friend’s site or offer suggestions for improvement. The more you practice, the more you’ll improve! ---
**Author:** ![RKun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@RKun](https://community.hubspot.com/u/RKun)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/11 "2026-01-08T18:04:56Z")
When I was learning SEO the thing that helped me most was actually trying it on my own website instead of only watching videos. I started with the basics like keyword research and on page optimization, then slowly applied what I learned to real pages. Seeing how changes affected rankings and traffic made everything much clearer. I picked a low competition local keyword and built a dedicated service page around it focusing on useful content, proper headings, internal links, and clear meta titles. For example, working on a page targeting home inspection fort myers helped me understand how local SEO works, how to optimize for search intent, and how important relevance and consistency are. I also connected my site to Google Search Console and Analytics so I could track impressions, clicks, and user behavior. Over time, I tested small changes like updating content, improving page speed, and fixing technical issues. That hands on experience taught me far more than theory alone and gave me confidence to apply SEO strategies to other people’s websites as well. ---
**Author:** ![ema1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@ema1](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ema1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/asking-for-practical-steps-for-seo-beginners/122436/12 "2026-07-06T14:07:45Z")
Start small—optimize your page titles and meta descriptions with relevant keywords. Write content answering common questions in your niche to attract organic traffic. Analyze results regularly using simple analytics tools.