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September 20th, 2005, 02:07 PM
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SEO Certification Question
Hello all.
Is there a industry recognized SEO Certification out there I can take? Please help my boss wants me to be certified and I need to know best place to get certified. Thanx Lathquar
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September 20th, 2005, 03:00 PM
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Not that I've ever heard of. All that would mean is you read a book. SEO changes constantly outdating anything printed pretty quick. Really SEO is a concept (see the 605 link below). Results are everything.
In my experience certification is crap. I've got some (I don't even remeber what they are for they are so useless), but the real world never seems to match the cert requirements especially for anything technical or creative. Can you imagine the pope asking michelangello for his cert before painting the sistine chappel? Lunacy.
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September 20th, 2005, 03:07 PM
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They dont exist. Nor would it be acknowledged in the SEO industry. Like mccarley stated, results are everything. Being #1 for a very competative keyword says more than any piece of paper ever will.
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September 20th, 2005, 03:55 PM
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Good points, but if you need some type of certification, I'd start by reading Aaron Wall's SEO Book - seobook.com. From there, I'd read news every day from:
Threadwatch.org SERoundtable.com SEO-Scoop.com Blog.SearchEngineWatch.com SEOmoz.org And check out forum posts at: forums.SEOChat.com cre8asiteforums.com forums.searchenginewatch.com highrankings.com After a month of that and attempting to optimize, you'll be at a high enough level to consider yourself 'certified' (hopefully). For all of us, even the gurus of this industry, SEO is a constant learning process. Read, read, read - that's my advice.
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September 20th, 2005, 04:31 PM
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There are a few seo classes around. Robin Nobles (searchengineworkshops) comes to mind. Perhaps taking one of those classes and "passing" the course will be sufficient certification for your boss.
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September 20th, 2005, 07:10 PM
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You should inform your boss that SEO certification does not exist at this time. However, like all other professions, it will likely become a reality sometime in the future. But, like attornies passing the bar or doctors passing a medical board, certification will only mean that a base knowledge of SEO has been achieved. How effective a SEO is can only be judged on results.
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September 21st, 2005, 03:13 AM
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MMMM,, maybe we should set up some kind of thing that will turn into a thing that will have qualifications and certificates.
Start with the people on the forums and work it so everyone thats everone has the qualification. I say thing because i was thinking on the fly and i have no more to offer 
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September 21st, 2005, 03:28 AM
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for personal satisfaction, you can take seo exams online like http://www.seomoz.org/articles/sem-exam.php
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