Content and topical authority
Topic clusters, search intent, helpful content and avoiding cannibalisation.
SEO CTF rooms (6) Virtual Lab scenarios (6) Free resources (4) Courses
SEO CTF rooms
See all in SEO CTFShort rooms that train one skill at a time: read a quick lesson, then answer questions to earn CTF points. Log in or join free to play.
- Easy Search Intent: Matching the Page to the Query Work out what the searcher wants before you decide what page to build. Members only
- Easy Keyword Research Fundamentals Find the words your customers really use and turn them into a page plan. Members only
- Medium Writing an SEO Article That Helps Readers Plan, structure and write a blog article that answers the search and earns trust. Members only
- Medium Ecommerce Product and Category Copy Write product and category text that is unique, useful and helps people buy. Members only
- Medium E-E-A-T and Helpful Content Show real experience and expertise, and earn the trust Google looks for. Members only
- Medium Content Refresh, Consolidation and Pruning Update what is worth keeping, merge what overlaps and remove what helps nobody. Members only
Virtual Lab scenarios
Open Virtual LabFull scenarios: you get a brief and your own practice website, optimise whole pages and watch them rank in a practice search results page. A lab passes only when your fix is really in place. Log in or join free to start one.
- Intermediate A guide with no road map A gardening blog has a main guide and a series of articles that never link to each other, and one planned article is missing. Turn them into a connected topic cluster. Members only
- Intermediate Health advice written by "admin" A skin clinic publishes medical advice with no visible author and no way to contact the clinic. Make it clear who wrote it and why readers can trust it. Members only
- Advanced Seven cities, two offices An AC repair company has near-identical pages for every town it can reach, but offices in only two cities. Keep the real local pages and consolidate the rest. Members only
- Intermediate The cost page that never mentions cost A renovation company's pricing page talks about everything except prices. Rewrite it so it matches what searchers want. Members only
- Intermediate Three thin recipes for one dish A food blog has three short posts for the same recipe plus a print copy, all competing with each other. Merge them into one complete recipe page. Members only
- Advanced Capstone: turn a thin coffee blog into a topic cluster Build a pillar page, link the cluster both ways, merge two posts that compete for one query, update stale content and show who wrote it. Members only
Free resources
- Google Trends Relative search interest over time and by region.Free
- Google Keyword Planner Keyword ideas and volume ranges from Google Ads.Free (account)
- Spam policies for Google web search What gets sites demoted: scaled content, doorways, hidden text, link spam and more.Free
- Ahrefs guide to topic clusters How to plan a pillar page and supporting articles.Free