Digital Marketing & SEO Course Outline

Course Contents/ Lesson Plan

Course Title: Digital Marketing & SEO

Duration: 3 Months

 

Scheduled Week Module Title Learning Units Remarks
Week 1 Introduction SEO Day 1 Hour#1 ·       Motivational Lecture
Hour#2 ·   Course Introduction
Hour#3 ·   Success stories
Hour#4 ·   Job market
Day 2 Hour#1 ·   What is a search engine?
Hour#2 ·   Institute/work ethics
Hour#3 ·   How search engines work?
Hour#4 ·   What Is SEO?
Day 3 Hour # 1 &2 ·   What is the need of SEO?

·   History Of SEO

Hour # 3 & 4 ·   How SEO Works

·   What is Googlebot (Google Crawler)

Day 4 Hour # 1 & 2 ·   Types Of SEO technique
Hour # 3 & 4 ·   What Is Google’s SEO Algorithm updates?
Day 5 Hour # 1 & 2 ·   How to create planning and strategies for SEO
Hour # 3 & 4 ·   What are SEO tools and why we need it?
Week 2 Keyword Research Process Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 1

·         Task – 2

·         Task – 3

·         Task – 4

·         Task – 5

·         Task – 6

·         Task – 7

·         Task – 8

·         Task – 9

·         Task – 10

Hour#2 ·         What is Keyword?
Hour # 3-4 ·         The impotence of Keyword Research?
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         Different types of keywords
Hour#2 ·         How to do Analysis of keywords using Free & Paid Tools

 

Hour#3 ·         How to find easy to rank keywords related to your website and business. ·         Task – 11

·         Task – 12

·         Task – 13

·         Task – 14

·         Task – 15

Hour#4 ·         How to do Analysis of Keyword Using Chrome Extension
Day 3 Hour#1 &2 ·         How to find the Ranking Keyword Of competitor
Hour#3 &4 ·         Selecting the right keywords for the project
Day 4 Hour#1 &2 ·         How to Know Top ranking Keywords of your sites
Hour # 3&4 ·         How to Find hidden ranking keywords of your website
Day 5 Hour#1 &2 ·         What Is LSI Keywords: Easy Strategies To find LSI Keywords
Hour#3 &4 ·         Task 13 & 14 to be practiced by students.
Week 3 On-Page SEO Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Success stories (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 16

·         Task – 17

·         Task – 18

·         Task – 19

·         Task – 20

·         Task – 21

 

 

 

Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#2 ·         What are on-page SEO Factors?
Hour#3 ·         Technical SEO vs on-page SEO
Hour#4 ·         Why is on-page SEO significant?
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         Why on-page SEO is so important
Hour#2 ·         Important On-page SEO Factors You Should Know
Hour # 3-4 ·         URLs help on-page SEO
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Title tag & Meta description
Hour#2 ·         On-page SEO for meta tags
Hour # 3 -4 ·         Structured data (schema)
Day 4 Hour #

1-2

·         Types of Structured Data
Hour # 3-4 ·         Structured Data Tools
Day 5 Hour#1 ·         Headers improve on-page SEO
Hour#2 ·         SEO copywriting
Hour#3 ·         Image optimization
Hour#4 ·         Internal linking

 

Week 4 On-Page SEO Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Use the target keyword early ·       Task – 22

·         Task – 23

·         Task – 24

·         Task – 25

·         Task – 26

·         Task – 27

·         Task – 28

·         Task – 29

Details may be

Hour#2 ·         Does keyword density help on-page SEO?
Hour #

3-4

·         Write readable text
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         Content
Hour#2 ·         Effective On-page SEO Techniques to boost

your rankings

Hour#3 ·         User intent
Hour#4 ·         Search intent
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Internal linking
Hour#2 ·         External links
Hour#3 ·         Site security
Hour#4 ·         Mobile responsiveness
Day 4 Hour #

1-2

·         On-page SEO factor recap
Hour #

3-4

·         Protocols HTTP vs HTTPs

·         Page loading speed

seen at  Annexure-I

·         1st

Monthly test

Day 5 Hour #

1-2

·         Mobile friendliness
Hour # 3-4 ·         Content audit

·         Conclusion

Week 5 Off-Page SEO Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 30

·         Task – 31

·         Task – 32

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·         Task – 34

·         Task – 35

·         Task – 36

·         Task – 37

 

 

 

 

Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#2 ·         What Is Off-Page SEO?
Hour#3 ·         Why Is Off-Page SEO Important?
Hour#4 ·         On-Page SEO vs. Off-Page SEO
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         Boost Off-Page SEO With Backlinks
Hour#2 ·         Broken Content Building
Hour#3 ·         Double Down On Long-Form Content
Hour#4 ·         Strategic Guest Posting
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Generate Brand Signals
Hour#2 ·         Audit Your Branded Searches
Hour # 3-4 ·         Set Up Brand Tracking

·         Publish Research-Backed Content

Day 4 Hour#1 ·         Improve E-A-T
Hour#2 ·         Get Brand Mentions on Authority Sites
Hour#3 ·         Link Building is King
Hour#4 ·         Get Links From Trusted “Seed Sites”
Day 5 Hour#1 ·         Don’t Shy from Blog Commenting

 

Hour#2 ·         Get Positive Reviews Online
Hour#3 ·         Bonus Off-Page SEO Techniques
Hour#4 ·         Press Release Distribution

·         Participate In Roundup Posts

·         Create Visuals That Other Blogs Can Use

·         Off-Page SEO Case Studies

Week 6 Technical SEO Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 38

·         Task – 39

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·         Task – 44

·         Task – 45

 

 

 

 

Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#2 ·         What Is Technical SEO
Hour#3 ·         Technical SEO Ranking factors
Hour#4 ·         Type of meta tags and their effect on SEO
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         Site architecture Optimization
Hour # 2-3 ·         Breadcrumbs
Hour#4 ·         Permalinks optimization
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Canonicalization
Hour#2 ·         What Is Robots.txt File & How to create it
Hour #

3-4

·         Setup of CDN
Day 4 Hour#1 ·         Installation of SSL
Hour#2 ·         How to Improve Website Performance & Speed using Plugin
Hour #

3-4

·         How to perform the Page Speed Test
Day 5 Hour#1 ·         XML and HTML sitemap creation and optimization
Hour#2 ·         How to Add and verify a website in Google Console
Hour #

3-4

·         Google Analytics setup and monitoring
Week 7 Technical SEO ·         Midterm Project / Exam

·         Setup of CDN

·         Installation of SSL

·         How to Improve Website Performance & Speed using Plugin

·         How to perform the Page Speed Test

·         XML and HTML sitemap creation and optimization

·         How to Add and verify a website in Google Console

·         Google Analytics setup and monitoring.

 

Week 8 Content Writing & Social Media Marketing Day 1 Hour#1 & 2 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 46

·         Task – 47

·         Task – 48

·         Task – 49

·         Task – 50

·         Task – 51

·         Task – 51a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details may be seen at

Hour#2 ·         What is social media marketing?’
Hour#3 ·         What is a social media marketing strategy?
Hour#4 ·         Creating your own social media marketing

strategy

Day 2 Hour#1 ·         How to create a social media marketing strategy in 9 steps
Hour#2 ·         Choose goals that align to business objectives
Hour#3 ·         Get to know your competition
Hour#4 ·         Get to know your competition
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Do a social media audit
Hour#2 ·         Set up accounts and improve profiles
Hour #

3-4

·         Create a social media content calendar
Day 4 Hour #

1-2

·         Create compelling content
Hour #

3-4

·         Track performance and make adjustments
Day 5 Hour #

1-2

·         Optimize Your Content for Search Engines Annexure-I
Hour # 3-4 ·         Content Research & Structure

·         Content Planning with Keywords

Week 9 Search Engine Marketing / PPC Day 1 Hour#1

&2

·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 52

·         Task – 53

·         Task – 54

·         Task – 55

·         Task – 56

·         Task – 57

 

 

 

 

Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#3

&4

·         Overview of Search Engine Marketing Strategies (SEM)
Day 2 Hour#1 &2 ·         Search Engine Marketing Strategies:

·         Who is your target audience? Research and discover who wants to visit your site before you delve into your plan.

·         Define your goals. What is your target, and through which means are you going to achieve the target?

·         Get ready with the tools for SEM. For example, the Keyword analysis tool will help you find the keywords that will work best for your business.

·         Test your keywords frequently.

Hour#3 &4 ·         Search Engine Marketing Strategies:

·         Add fresh content to the site and update your web design.

·         Start with your link-building technique. Build up your links in blogs, forums, and other

 

websites, which will boost your search engine rankings.

·         Think beyond your website. Create some videos and post them on YouTube.

·         Add articles about your site in article submission sites and give a link to your site along with the article.

·         Update your blog or RSS feed regularly.

Day 3 Hour#1

&2

·         Track your site performance using a tracking software
Hour # 3&4 ·         Keyword research

·         Ad campaigns

·         Ad groups

·         Keywords

·         Add text.

·         Landing pages

Day 4 Hour#1 &2 ·         Links

·         Shortened URL’s

Hour#3

&4

·         Web Analytics
Day 5 Hour #

1-2

·         Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising
Hour#3 ·         Google Awards
Hour#4 ·         Yahoo!/Bing Search Marketing
Week 10 Search Engine Marketing / PPC Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 58

·         Task – 59

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·         Task – 66

Hour #

2-3

·         Sales copy of the products
Hour#4 ·         Reverse image search
Day 2 Hour#1

&2

·         Determining your key demographics
Hour#3

&4

·         Monitor Competitor’s backlinks
Day 3 Hour#1 &2 ·         Infographics:

·         Write unique description

·         Include real data sources

·         Include your website link in the infographic source code

·         Use a pleasing design

·         Keep your information short and crisp

·         Use statistics that will gain more attraction

Hour#3 &4 ·         Share your infographics on social networks

·         Use a lot of creativity to make your campaign more successful

·         Be available online

·         Builds a strong relationship with bloggers

 

·         The post can be shared through social media

·         It gives a new perspective to your writing

·         An excellent method to share your site link

Day 4 Hour#1

&2

·         Reverse Guest Posting
Hour#3

&4

·         Get frequent feedbacks
Day 5 Hour#1

&2

·         Getting links from brand mentions
Hour#3 &4 ·         Blogger reviews
Week 11 Email Marketing Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 67

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Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#2 ·         What Is Email Marketing?

·         Is Email Marketing Outdated?

Hour#3 ·         Getting Started With Email Marketing
Hour#4 ·         The Fundamentals of Email Marketing
Day 2 Hour#1 ·         How Does Email Marketing Work?

·         An Email List

Hour#2 ·         An Email Service Provider
Hour#3 ·         Clearly Defined Goals

·         Advantages and Disadvantages of Email Marketing

Hour#4 ·         Provides Direct Access to Your Audience
Day 3 Hour#1 ·         Email Provides More Control

·         More Personalization Capabilities

Hour#2 ·         Delivery and Deliverability Issues
Hour#3 ·         Email Marketing Examples to Inspire Your Next Campaign
Hour#4 ·         How to Automate Your Email Marketing
Day 4 Hour#1 ·         Define Your Email Segments

·         Design an Efficient Email Series

Hour#2 ·         Determine the Right Triggers
Hour#3 ·         Best Email Marketing Strategies

·         Use the Right Email List-Building Strategies

Hour#4 ·         Practice Good Email List Hygiene
Day 5 Hour#1 ·         Focus on One Objective
Hour#2 ·         Define and Track the Right KPIs
Hour #

3-4

·         How to Write Email Marketing Copy That Drives Results
Week 12 YouTube Marketing Day 1 Hour#1 ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4) ·         Task – 75

 

Hour #

2-3

·         Create and brand your YouTube channel. ·         Task – 76

·         Task – 77

·         Task – 78

·         Task – 79

 

 

Details may be seen at  Annexure-I

Hour#4 ·         Define your YouTube audience.

·         Conduct a competitive analysis.

Day 2 Hour # 1-2 ·         Create quality YouTube video content.
Hour # 3-4 ·         Experiment with YouTube Shorts and other features
Day 3 Hour #

1-2

·         Optimize your videos with SEO best practices.
Hour #

3-4

·         Actively engage with your audience
Day 4 Hour #

1-2

·         Attract more YouTube subscribers to your channel.
Hour #

3-4

·         Use YouTube ads to drive targeted traffic
Day 5 Hour #

1-2

·         Partner with YouTube influencers
Hour #

3-4

·         Monitor your YouTube analytics
Week 13 Introduction to Freelancing ·         Motivational Lecture (For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4)

·         Students are introduced to:

•       the concept of freelancing

•       how to become freelance and create a sustainable income.

•       pros and cons of freelancing

•       the ethical and professional way of becoming a productive freelancer.

•       resources available for freelancing in the field of design.

•       how to join freelancing sites

•       the process of creating a freelancing profile

 

Project Employable Project/Assignment (6 weeks i.e. 7-13)

in addition of regular classes.

OR

On job training ( 2 weeks)

●     Motivational Lecture( For further detail please see Page No: 3& 4)

●     Guidelines to the Trainees for selection of students employable project like final year project (FYP)

●      Assign Independent project to each Trainee

●      A project based on trainee’s aptitude and acquired skills.

●      Designed by keeping in view the emerging trends in the local market as well as across the globe.

●      The project idea may be based on Entrepreneur.

●      Leading to the successful employment.

●      The duration of the project will be 6 weeks

●      Ideas may be generated via different sites such as: https://1000projects.org/ https://nevonprojects.com/ https://www.freestudentprojects.com/ https://technofizi.net/best-computer- science-and-engineering-cse-project- topics-ideas-for-students/

•       Final viva/assessment will be conducted on project assignments.

•       At the end of session the project will be presented in skills competition

•       The skill competition will be conducted on zonal, regional and National level.

•       The project will be presented in front of Industrialists for commercialization

•       The best business idea will be placed in NAVTTC business incubation center for commercialization.

OR

On job training for 2 weeks:

•       Aims to provide 2 weeks industrial training to the Trainees as part of overall training program

•       Ideal for the manufacturing trades

•       As an alternate to the projects that involve expensive equipment

•       Focuses on increasing Trainee’s motivation, productivity, efficiency and

quick learning approach.

 

Tasks For Digital Marketing & SEO                                   Annexure-I

 

Task No. Task Description Remarks
Digital Marketing & SEO
1 Search Job Market ·         Search videography jobs available in Pakistan
·         Enlist at least five videography job titles
2 Learn Ethics Prepare a list of your values and prioritize the top 10 values
3 Keyword Research ·         Study your niche.

·         Define your goals.

·         Make a list of relevant topics.

·         Create a list of seed keywords.

·         Use good keyword research tools.

·         Identify long tail keywords

·         Find Competitors
4 Write an Effective Title ·         Write a title that is a question beginning with What,

Who, When, or Where.

·         Write a title that is a question beginning with How or Why.

·         Write a title that is a question beginning with Is/Are, Do/Does, or Will.

·         Write a title beginning with an -ing verb (like “Creating

a Good Title”).

·         Write a title beginning with On (like “On the Titles of Essays”).

 

5 Write an Effective Title ·         Write a two-word title.

·         Write a three-word title.

·         Write a four-word title.

·        Write a five-word title.

 

 

6

On-Page SEO Develop a detailed SEO strategy for a proposed online article. The “strategy” consists of two parts: what keywords to target, where to place the keywords in the article.

For example:

•            http://www.mulinblog.com/how-to-seo-a-sample-seo- strategy-by-student-in-my-open-online-course/

 

 

7

Google Search Console ·         Present the basics of GSC.

·         Show skills about how to use GSC.

·         Verify that GSC is connected.

·         Verify that sitemap is submitted.

·         Verify that live testing is enabled.

·         Verify that URL indexing is requested.

8 Off-page SEO ·         Show skills about gathering information about backlinks sources.

·         Present how to submit a website profile on different search engines and platforms.

·         Show how blogger works.

·         Present how to create backlinks

9 Google Ads ·         Show the connection with linked accounts and

payment methods.

·         Present the configuration of the Google Ads account.

·         Present the overall overview of the Google Ads account.

·         Show implementation of the sales campaign.

·         Show implementation of leads campaign.

·         Show the implementation of website traffic and consideration campaigns.

·         Show the implementation of brand awareness campaigns.

·         Show implementation of App Promotion campaign.

 

 

10A

Built your CV Download professional CV template from any good site (https://www.coolfreecv.com or relevant)

·         Add Personal Information

 

·         Add Educational details

·         Add Experience/Portfolio

·         Add contact details/profile links

 

 

 

10B

Create an account profile on Fiverr (at least two gigs) and Upwork Create an account by following these steps: Step 1: Personal Info

Step 2: Professional Info

Step 3: Linked Accounts Step 4: Account Security

11 Content Writing ·         Writing assignments at university

·         What makes a good piece of academic writing?

·         Planning academic writing

·         The academic writing process (key steps)

·         Academic writing tips

·         References and further resources

12 Facebook Ads ·         Demonstrate about steps involved in setting up Facebook Ads Manager

·         Demonstrate how to boost Facebook post.

·         Demonstrate about steps involved in boosting the Instagram post.

·         Demonstrate how to analyze data after boosting the Instagram post.

·         Demonstrate different types of Facebook campaign objectives.

·         Demonstrate how to edit or set up Facebook ad using ads manager.

·         Demonstrate how to create different types of custom and lookalike audiences.

·         Demonstrate how to create a Facebook pixel.

 

·         Demonstrate how to analyze data in Facebook ads

manager

13 Instagram ·         Demonstrate basic posting standards of an Instagram post from URL and mobile app.

·         Create a single image and multiple image Instagram post.

·         Compose description on the Instagram post.

·         Edit and delete the Instagram post.

·         Demonstrate to like, comment on, and share the Instagram post

14 YouTube Marketing ·         Create a YouTube channel for business.

·         Learn about your audience.

·         Research your competition.

•      Identify competitors.

•      SWOT analysis

·         Learn from your favorite channels.

·         Optimize your videos to get views.

·         Write a strong title and keyword-rich description.

·         Eye-catching thumbnail

·         Upload video

15 Email Marketing ·         Creating and monitoring a wide variety of email marketing campaigns

·         Ensuring design and layouts of emails are optimized, user and mobile-friendly.

·         Proofreading key messaging in and out of email templates

·         Sending graphics requests to designers

·         Compiling email lists

·         Purging email lists

 

·         Securing email databases for future campaigns

·         Following up on emails

·         Placing product orders

·         Creating digital ads

·         Tracking and analyzing campaign results

·         Aiding additional digital marketing efforts.

 

Annexure-II:

 

Motivational Lectures Digital Marketing & SEO

 

Digital Marketing | What is Digital Marketing | DigiSkills Pakistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd14KBbtvsk&list=PLuDaS_qIKeXFlDrAla1qfgElEt1PJR 6Lb

 

E-Learning Point

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChojD8j-hN358zUyscSb7YA

 

 

What Is the Role of Good Manners in the Workplace? By Qasim Ali Shah | In Urdu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6Xn7yKIlQ

 

Success Story of a 23 Year – Old SEO Expert | How This Business Works | Urdu Hindi Punjabi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIQ0CWgszI0

 

 

Hisham Sarwar Motivational Story | Pakistani Freelancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHm_BH7xAXk

 

 

 

21 Yr Old Pakistani Fiverr Millionaire | 25-35 Lakhs a Month Income | Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WrmYYhr7S0

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