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       STATIC MARKETING PAGES
       Priority: 1.0 = highest, 0.5 = moderate
       changefreq: how often Google should re-crawl
       Update lastmod dates when pages are significantly changed.
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    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/og-image.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>BrandForge Academy — Africa's Premier Digital Learning Hub</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/courses</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/pathways</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/contact-support</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/privacy-policy</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/terms-of-service</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-06-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       INDIVIDUAL COURSE PAGES
       These are auto-generated slugs. Add/remove as courses change.
       The dynamic sitemap endpoint below is the long-term solution.
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  <!-- Digital Marketing -->
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_digital_marketing</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_google_ads</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_seo_mastery</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_content_creation</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_social_media_marketing</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_email_marketing</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>

  <!-- Tech & Development -->
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_fullstack_dev</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_ui_ux_design</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_cybersecurity</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_data_science</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_ai_fundamentals</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>

  <!-- Business & Finance -->
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_crypto_fundamentals</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_forex_trading</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_ecommerce</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>
  <url><loc>https://brandforgeacademy.com/course/course_upwork_freelancing</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url>

  <!-- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       NOTE: For production, replace the static course list above with a
       dynamic sitemap API endpoint:
         GET /api/sitemap → returns XML with all live course IDs from D1
       This ensures the sitemap is always in sync with the database.
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