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SEO Training Course


SEO training is critical for anyone wanting to excel at search engine optimization. Our established training program is the best face-to-face SEO program available. We have been selected as the SEO training partner for the major search industry and Web marketing conferences including Search Engine Strategies (SES), Search Marketing Expo (SMX) and offer courses across the globe. 

We've been accredited as one of the top SEO training programs by more than 2,500 students. Read for yourself the student reviews of our SEO Training Course. And our course includes a subscription to our SEOToolSet® - powerful and fast SEO power tools written to specifically support the content of the course. But do not be confused, this is a concentrated and comprehensive course written and presented to train you on SEO - and to empower you to make a real difference.

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Updated Course!
The SEOToolSet® Training course is new and improved. And thanks to Google, we update it almost constantly. Completely updated and now packed with even more useful SEO tips and reference information. We also just released the next generation of our search engine optimization tools, SEOToolSet® v.5. 

The redesigned SEOToolSet® is better, stronger and faster software for your SEO projects — and every student gets a free subscription! The course includes access to the SEOToolSet v.5 Standard Version for 12 months, valued at $1079 in subscriptions alone.

Even if you've taken the course in the past, the updated material and powerful new tools make it worth taking again.

Attention Returning Students
If you've taken Bruce Clay, Inc.'s Standard and/or Advanced classroom training in Southern Califiornia prior to July 11, 2011, we encourage you to refresh and expand your SEO skillset by signing up for our updated course and tools! We're offering 25 percent off the cost of Standard and/or Advanced SEOToolSet registration, good through 2012 through our Student Loyalty program

We also offer special discounts for returning students of our one-day SEO training workshop at leading search marketing conferences. Conference workshop attendees can subtract the cost of what they paid for the one-day class (proof of receipt required) from the total cost of registration for the Standard and Advanced (together) classroom SEO training in Southern California.

Additional Discounts
Are you a member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO)? You are eligible to receive $200 off the price of Standard and/or Advanced SEO classroom training in Southern California. SEMPO dues are only $125, so don't miss out on this great offer. Check out our additional discounts page for SEO training to learn more. 

If you ever wanted to get trained in SEO, now is the time to take the SEOToolSet® Training course!


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Why should you participate in face-to-face SEO training? We find that about 20 percent of our class session time is spent on answering student questions and removing confusion - worth it for these technically complex subjects. Students need that time to understand the material and to relate the material to their individual situations. 

Our comprehensive search engine optimization training program covers the science and methods that companies use to significantly improve rankings. The content is designed for everyone that wants to beat their competition for those who really need to know SEO. If you must be in the top of the organic search results for competitive terms, this is your best training option. Marketing managers through web programmers, novice through seasoned professionals, this course will teach you to do SEO.

The standard course training binder we provide is more than 320 full-color pages, chock full of need-to-know optimization information. Attending our class also gives you annual subscriptions to our tools for multiple domains, and access to our support team for questions. And we offer a copy of our 768 page Wiley book on Search Engine Optimization to backup the course materials.

If being second best is not good enough, then a face-to-face SEO class is the only way to go.

The SEO training course content is comprehensive and covers all of our standard practices in a three-day to four-and-half day search engine optimization training course designed for marketing and Web professionals. 

Many companies send staff, then send more the next month, then more after that. Larger clients complete our course, then schedule our course to be presented at their facility for groups of 20 to 50. Class size is limited to about 50 students, and often fills weeks before the class. 

The day-and-a-half Advanced SEO Certification course is designed for professional SEOs -- those who need to know about servers and sitewide programs, are power-users of the tools, and who are interested in completing our Certification exams, showing a commitment to our SEO methodologies and ethics.

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SEOToolSet™ training is taught by experienced instructors with a comprehensive knowledge of organic search engine optimization, specifically, and the high tech industry in general. Our SEO training instructors are teachers as well as SEO specialists, including industry leaders such as Bruce Clay, who has been breaking new ground in search engine marketing and offering SEO services since 1996. They look forward to meeting you and answering your questions.


We have taught over 2,500 classroom students, with many returning annually year-after-year (so this is obviously a high-value course). Many taking the Standard course upgrade to our Advanced SEO course during the Standard course -- something that simply would not happen unless the class exceeded expectations. 

And the classroom format with questions and answers, discussions over lunch and breaks, and networking about course content makes this a superior presentation format for complex SEO material. 

Added perks to our classroom training include a chance to be interviewed for our weekly podcast, SEM Synergy, during the breaks, and even the occasional luncheon table with the CEO of our SEO-friendly CMS partner, Pixelsilk, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of content management systems and SEO.

Simply put, if you want classroom SEO training, you must take this course. These folks have!

Learn more about our custom on-site SEO training.

This year's schedule of SEO Training classes is listed below. If you are ready to really learn top-tier SEO methods and tools, then please, register for our SEO Training course now!

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Standard & Advanced SEOToolSet® Training 2012 Schedule


West Coast, Simi Valley, California

  • July 16 - 20, 2012
  • September 10 - 14, 2012
  • December 3 - 7, 2012
[See Simi Valley training location and hours]

West Coast Training Location
Best Western Posada Royale Hotel
1775 Madera Road
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 584-6300


Best Western Posada Royale Hotel

Training Times
Standard SEOToolSet® Course:

    Mon Tue 9:00am to 5:30pm
    Wed 9:00am to 4:00pm
Advanced Certification Course:
    Thu 9:00am to 5:30pm
    Fri 9:00am to 11:30am
Lunch is included each day (except Friday).

For your convenience, we have set up a corporate account to provide you with a special rate of $105.00 per night at the Posada Royale Hotel & Suites. Rooms include your choice of King or two Queen size beds with new pillow top mattresses, buffet breakfast with omelet bar, and a wine reception each weekday evening. Accommodations include color TV, high speed wireless internet connections, and climate controls. Executive Suites are available at the rate of $135 per night. Our special room rates are subject to availability as many of our training classes sell out. The training will be held in the conference room facilities of the hotel. The Best Western Posada Royale has implemented an online reservation process for our training class attendees. Simply go to the SEOToolSet® training hotel reservation page and enter our Corporate ID number: 01450770.

The Best Western Posada Royale has also arranged to have all of our guests greeted with an Ethernet cable upon arrival. Each cable will have a note attached welcoming you and inviting you to utilize their complimentary Internet service and will include instructions on getting the best connection.

SEOToolSet® International Training 2012 Schedule


Training courses are now being scheduled for 2012 in these locations (dates to follow):

Milan, Italy - 2 Day Training

Australia - 1 Day Training New Zealand - 1 Day Training New Delhi, India

Tokyo, Japan

 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Switzerland, Europe

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Conference SEO Training


Search marketing conferences offer the opportunity to learn foundational best practices as well as cutting-edge tactics of Internet marketing. Bruce Clay, Inc. has been chosen as the official Master Series "partnered training" provider of SEO workshops at the major search industry conferences listed below. 

These SEO training workshops are a convenient way to expand one's educational experience during a conference. Taught by Bruce Clay this acclaimed training workshop is a condensed, one-day class focused on white hat SEO methodology and strategy that incorporates the latest search engine developments and guidelines. 

Attendance is limited, so please reserve your seat in advance. 

To register, click on a date/event below:

For Clients


In keeping with our belief that communication and understanding lead to better projects, we require (written into our project agreements) all of our clients to attend the search engine optimization training course within the first few months of their project. 

It is our experience that clients who understand internet marketing and our process find themselves better able to facilitate the SEO of their site and appreciate more fully the benefits provided by a properly optimized site. Additionally, clients are given the opportunity to meet with their Bruce Clay, Inc. SEO team - knowing each team member is important to our clients.

Current clients, if you have not been to the SEO training course yet, please contact your client liaison for further details on this opportunity.

Advanced Certification Course

Many of those who take our search engine optimization training


course are themselves employed by search engine optimization agencies. For those individuals, we'd like to extend an invitation to our Advanced Certification course, where we teach advanced SEO techniques and offer a chance to become an SEOToolSet® Certified Analyst. Even if not an agency, if you want to be well beyond average SEO's, this is the course for you. You paid the travel costs to attend the Standard Course already so you might as well stay for this class.

Certification offers several benefits including use of our tools with several logins for multiple accounts, spam audits to ensure compliance with standards and the right to display the certification seal - an industry recognized standard of excellence.

The road to becoming a Certified Analyst starts with the three-day course and continues on to the 1.5 day Advanced SEO training course. 

For a full list of benefits and requirements, visit the Advanced Certification section at SEOToolSet.com. We also offer our SEO Training course at our international offices each year.

Reviews provided by SurveyMonkey

The SEOToolSet Training Course is a must for anyone who wants to be successful in SEO. I had a significant amount of experience in SEO when I took the course, and I was blown away by how much I didn't know. I was also blown away by how much information it's possible to get for use in optimization! The material is presented in a very organized manner and the forum is always open for questions, so if you get lost, it's your own fault. Bruce Clay is quirky, charming, and engaging. I was not bored for one minute all week long and I can't wait to go back next year!

Rating: 5 of 5

Cheryl - Moorestown, CA

I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to increase traffic for their website, this will give you a better understanding why SEO is important for your website.

Rating: 5 of 5

Anthony - Simi Valley, CA

Bruce Clay's SEO ToolSet Training Course might be renamed "Everything You Thought You Knew About SEO But Didn't Know Enough To Ask"! This training course is the difference between knowing enough about SEO to "do it", and being a highly qualified professional in an ever-changing area of expertise. Highly recommend this course for anyone serious about SEO and search.

Rating: 5 of 5

Pamela - Glens Falls, NY

It was amazing training! I appreciete the methodology and strategy bruce clay introduced me to re Seo!

Rating: 5 of 5

Bryan - Grants Pass, OR

This was an exceptional SEO training course. Bruce's knowledge about the current best practices will allow me to much better serve my website clients.

Rating: 5 of 5

Willy - Surrey, British Columbia

SEO, PPC, Social Media, etc. and anything to do with the internet is changing daily. Bruce does a great job staying up to date and in the know so we can help all of our clients.

Rating: 5 of 5

Michelle - Moorpark, CA

Bruce Clay helps build SEO awareness. These courses have been an eye opening experience.

Rating: 4 of 5

Ryan - Oxnard, CA

Talk about bringing my knowledge to another level! I learned things I haven't found in any book.

Rating: 5 of 5

Dalin - Ventura, CA

Bruce Clay is the 800 pound Gorilla in this industry, why would you not want to learn from the market leader.

Rating: 5 of 5

Brad - Plano, TX

I feel priveledged to have access to Bruce Clay's SEOTool Set. I am now able to create a better, more competitive website. This tool is worth every dollar spent and then some. The SEO Tool Set is an invaluable tool and to have Bruce Clay share this openly along with his years of wisdom and experience in this business is truly an honor. This never happens in the highly competitive world of SEO internet! I did not know what to expect when I arrived at his seminar, not fully understanding the SEOToolSet capabilities, but I walked away knowing the time I spent during those few days listening to Bruce Clay was nothing less than incredible. Bruce Clay is very humble, but you know when he comments - it's worth listening to every word he says! Thank you Bruce Clay, Inc - you're company is one in a million! (Sorry for the water spots on your black car!)

Rating: 5 of 5

Sharla - Westlake, CA

I learned a tremendous amount of information from the SEO Toolset Training and also from Bruce Clay. I am looking forward to using these tools in my efforts to build a web presence, to increase traffic and hopefully to increase conversion for our company.

Rating: 5 of 5

Cam - Orem, UT

The Bruce Clay SEO Tool Set Training and Advanced Tools set Training courses are a must for any professional tasked with increasing traffic to their website and converting or monetizing traffic. With the domination of search engines like Google and the ever changing algorithms underpinning the google spiders, the Bruce Clay course is absolutly essential. Out of all the self proclaimed SEO "experts", Bruce Clay is the real deal. I have been back in the office one day since the course and Im already putting what I learned to work. I give my experience with Bruce Clay's course a 10 out of 10.

Rating: 5 of 5

Mark - Fairport, NY

The proof is in the pudding, so to speak. I won't truly be able to provide a testimonial under I get back, implement these strategies and observe the results.

Rating: 4 of 5

Michael - Longwood, FL

Course was great, look forward to working with Bruce Clay to apply to my site what I learned!

Rating: 5 of 5

Jerry - Fairport, NY

The three-day course covers an amazing amount of material yet it's done in a very cohesive and clear way. I highly recommend this course to anyone who cares about their website. Even if you don't think your site has issues you should take this course - you WILL be surprised at how much room for improvement there is.

Rating: 5 of 5

Valerie - Leander, TX

The SEO ToolSet training course exceeded my expectations. It made me reevaluate how to think about SEO and it did in fact simplify it. I feel more confident to apply these ideas at work. Thanks!

Rating: 5 of 5

Maria - San Jose, CA