Case study · IT certification publication

NetworkUstad

On-page and off-page SEO that put this tech publication among Google's top results.

Type: IT certification publication
My role: On-page and off-page SEO
Work: SEO
Live site: networkustad.com ↗

About the project

NetworkUstad publishes free study guides for IT certifications such as CCNA, Security+ and Network+, along with networking and cybersecurity articles. Almost all of its readers arrive from search, so rankings are the business.

What I did

On-page SEO across the publication's content.
Off-page SEO and link building.
Helped move the site into Google's top results for its topics.

My work here was SEO, not the design.

What the site offers

Taken from the live site, checked October 2026.

01Structured CCNA study guides split by exam domain.
02Guides for Security+, Network+ and an IT certification roadmap.
03Networking tools such as a subnet calculator.
04Networking, cybersecurity, technology and news sections.

NetworkUstad page section on desktop — Certification study guides, the content that has to rank.

NetworkUstad home page on a phone — The site on a phone, where Google ranks it from.

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