# SEO

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo/138484>\
**Category:** Study Group: SEO\
**Created:** [August 23, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo/138484 "2025-08-23T13:06:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jacintae](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jacintae/32/208977_2.png) [@Jacintae](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Jacintae)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo/138484/1 "2025-08-23T13:06:47Z")

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Hi, I’m new here. I want to learn and understand SEO to improve my marketing skills.

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**Author:** ![vikram\_singh](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/vikram_singh/32/97898_2.png) [@vikram\_singh](https://community.hubspot.com/u/vikram_singh)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo/138484/2 "2025-09-02T07:47:19Z")

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Welcome to the community! 🙌

SEO is a great skill to build for marketing, and the best way to start is with the basics:

1. **Learn how search engines work** – Understand crawling, indexing, and ranking.
2. **Master on-page SEO** – Focus on keyword research, title tags, meta descriptions, and content optimization.
3. **Understand off-page SEO** – Backlinks, brand mentions, and authority building are key.
4. **Don’t ignore technical SEO** – Site speed, mobile-friendliness, and structured data really matter.
5. **Use free tools** – Google Analytics and Google Search Console are must-haves.

Start small, practice consistently, and you’ll see improvement over time. 🚀