How Do Search Engines Work?

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Introduction
38s
Introduction to SEO: Course Overview
Lesson 1 (of 17)
1m 30s
How Do Search Engines Work?
Lesson 2 (of 17)
2m 7s
What's a SERP and What's on One?
Lesson 3 (of 17)
1m 16s
What is SEO?
Lesson 4 (of 17)
1m 16s
How to Get Three Quick SEO Wins
Lesson 5 (of 17)
3m 11s
Use GoDaddy's Website Builder SEO Tool
Lesson 6 (of 17)
1m 52s
Hiring Someone to Do SEO for You
Lesson 7 (of 17)
1m 47s
What Are Keywords?
Lesson 8 (of 17)
2m 47s
Creating a Keyword Seed List
Lesson 9 (of 17)
4m 7s
Finding Your Business or Industry Keywords
Lesson 10 (of 17)
4m 15s
Finding the Keywords Your Target Audience Uses
Lesson 11 (of 17)
3m 23s
Spying on Your Competitors' Keywords
Lesson 12 (of 17)
5m 9s
Aligning Your Keywords and Business Goals
Lesson 13 (of 17)
1m 10s
What is Keyword Research?
Lesson 14 (of 17)
4m 9s
Getting Started with Google's Keyword Planner
Lesson 15 (of 17)
2m 47s
Using Keywords in Your On-Page Content
Lesson 16 (of 17)
1m 38s
Using Keywords in Your Source Code
Lesson 17 (of 17)
1m 29s
Using Keywords to Optimize Your Images

How do search engines work?

In this video, we'll explain:

The four actions a search engine performs when you enter a query
What a web crawler does
How search results are ranked

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