Posts Tagged ‘SEO Career’

#1333: In the SEO Know? Share the Wealth. Reap Rewards!

Posted: September 29, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 89 views // View Comments
If you know SEO, there's no sense in trying to keep the best practices a secret.

I’ve learned a very valuable lesson over the past week. If you’re a practitioner of Search Engine Optimization, share your knowledge! Why, you say? It WILL help you not only win business, but keep current business, build trust, and enhance credibility in the eyes of current and potential business partners (and your peers).

Giving Away Competitive Advantage

A lot of SEO’s are guarded when it comes to giving away tidbits of their “super-secret” SEO knowledge. I say this is bullshit, and they might be hiding something.

First off, anybody can learn Search Engine Optimization and the information is right an…

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#359: So You Want to Be an SEO Pro?

Posted: April 21, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 34 views // View Comments
So You Want to Be an SEO Pro?
You can be an SEO pro in a few short years - if you want it bad enough!

Today I want to talk about becoming an SEO professional. People ask me all the time, “How did you become an SEO professional?” My answer is usually, “It’s complicated.”

With the way the economy is going, and the fact that there aren’t really any classes you can take to learn search engine optimization, it can be very hard to get started.

Here is an excerpt from a great SEO article that really speaks volumes about this growing field:

“Getting your career as an SEO professional started in today’s climate takes considerably more effort than even just a few

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