{"id":203094,"date":"2025-08-13T10:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?post_type=ama_courses&#038;p=203094"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:43:23","slug":"introduction-to-search-engine-optimization-seo","status":"publish","type":"ama_courses","link":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/on-demand\/introduction-to-search-engine-optimization-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-ama-hero js-hero-slider splide\"\n\tdata-splide=\"{&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;interval&quot;:5000,&quot;pagination&quot;:true}\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__track splide__track\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__list splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide splide__slide\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image\">\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5419\" 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