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SEO is typically outsourced to companies that aren't familiar with your business goals, but there are some firms who offer SEO training to your employees so that you can set up an in house operation. Here are some of the elements that a training program should take into account.

Any SEO training program should impart knowledge of how search engine ranking works. Here are some of the things that your employees should be aware of after any training program.

1. Keyword Research - The choice of keywords is one of the most important factors necessary for success in the industry. Your company should understand how to identify keywords that are related to your business, likely to bring you buying and converting customers. Keyword research should also analyze competition you can realistically beat.

2. On Site Optimization - You should understand where keywords should be placed on your site for maximum benefit. In particular, each keyword should be targeted or attributed to an individual page. The keyword should be in the title, description, header tags and in the content, but it shouldn't be stuffed with keywords or try to target too many kinds of keywords. Keywords should also contextually link to each other pages so it is clear to Google what each page is about.

3. Off Site Optimization - Links indicate authority to the search engines, and links from authoritative sources are even more powerful. A link from a page and site that is related to your keyword is also ideal. The text of the link itself should contain the desired keyword or something similar, if possible. Social networks, especially Google+, are also becoming an important factor.

4. Link Building Strategies -Knowing how the search engines work doesn't necessarily give you the knowledge necessary to boost your visibility. You also need a link building strategy.

5. Creating Linkbait - You should understand something about how to craft a piece of content and promote it in a way that encourages prominent sites in your industry to link to the content.

6. Networking - You must build relationships with influential people in your niche. This makes it much easier to obtain links to your site that matter.

7. Social Media - Your SEO strategy should take into account the growing importance of social media and ways to use it to obtain traditional and non-traditional SEO benefit.