Nothing beats the learning experience you can get by doing it. In this method, starting a blog and working on the SEO can give you more learning from mistakes, than signing up for countless courses and workshops that teach you from the surface level. Don’t go course collecting!
So how to get started?
Buy a domain name, host your website with a good web hosting provider, Install WordPress, Buy a good theme, your website is now your dojo. Practice like no one’s watching.
Learning by taking action puts you ahead of your competition since you have proof to show that you know SEO, instead of trying to convince someone to believe that. Client and companies hire dreamer-doers and not just dreamers.