Thread: What makes somebody a SEO professional?

Originally Posted by Hellas

I doubt that your changes cause anything of that. Mysterious are the roads of Google .

That is some trick played on my blog by Google. They might have been check if the blog is relevant to sulumits retsambew SEO contest keyword. I am still on 4th position in Google.co.uk. Mysterious roads I can't bear that towards the end .

Originally Posted by Will.Spencer

If you're looking for a accreditation, check out the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO).

No offense, Will, I have to agree with Ash. I don't think I would call SEMPO an accreditation. It is just a membership organization, plus the organization's name is meaningless to customers. It is kind of like the old "Best of the Web" site that was popular in the 1990s. All you had to do to earn a Best of the Web design award was to sign up for membership. I saw some really crappy web sites with that award logo.

From the SEMPO web site:

A Note to Site Visitors
SEMPO is an industry organization designed to promote search engine marketing in general, not an accreditation body for SEM firms. Membership in SEMPO is not a guarantee of a particular firm's capabilities, nor does it signify industry approval or disapproval of their practices.

SEO is an industry with thousands of people with no marketing, IT or programming experience who call themselves SEO experts or gurus. That is why the industry has such a bad reputation. I do not see how it is possible to provide expert SEO services unless you are a very experienced programmer who understands how search engines operate.

The industry is so fragmented that I don't think that any organization could step up to the plate with a bonafide accreditation that would be accepted throughout the industry.

Originally Posted by TopDogger

SEO is an industry with thousands of people with no marketing, IT or programming experience who call themselves SEO experts or gurus. That is why the industry has such a bad reputation. I do not see how it is possible to provide expert SEO services unless you are a very experienced programmer who understands how search engines operate.

I am not an Expert Programmer but that doesn't mean that I am a Bad SEO . Does that ? I think it won't as I have proven myself as an SEO with participating in so many SEO contests and reaching the top position in a couple of them. I also have proven track record in my CV which makes me a better SEO professional. I can say that programing skills can help an SEO guy. An SEO should be good with HTML as it might come handy but that is not a must. Experience in SEO field can come really useful when you are trying to rank for highly competitive keywords.

Results speak louder then talk.

dcristo, I have to agree with that. The ultimate thing is results. We will be able to see the results of the SEO pro's in the SEO contest here. Lets all see what happens there.

I follow, the results are the most important. Must show a proof.

Originally Posted by TopDogger

No offense, Will, I have to agree with Ash.

I don't disagree at all. I agree that, in reality, it's a bunch of hooey.

Still, I believe the SEMPO badge can be useful for closing some SEO clients.

SEO-- professional-- anyone who give u result is a seo professional. and anyone who dont -- is not . simple

SEO/SEM Professional optimizes and ranks websites in search engines for both paid and organic listings.

SEO professional? The one that lies!!