What Defines An SEO Expert?

[Rankenstein]

Originally Posted by scorpionagency

1st - Please tell me you typed that wrong? do you know what SEM stands for? heres a hint -Search Engine Marketing - Ok, Now, do you know what one of the Primary Sub-Categories to SEM is? Another Hint - Search Engine Optimization-
Seeing that SEO is indeed a part of SEM, would that only conclude that SEO is also a form of Marketing? (meaning that saying SEO has NOTHING to do with marketing is simply closed minded)

Nah, SEO means Search Engine Optimisation - optimising a web site to rank well in the search engines. The answer's in the name.

Originally Posted by scorpionagency

I said "MOST", not all, if you took it personal then - If the shoes fit, wear them -.

I'm not taking it personally at all . It's like saying, if you're a successful author, why don't you publish your own books. That sort of question is usually met with a puzzled look.

Originally Posted by scorpionagency

Ok, why do people perform SEO Consulting? answer = To make Money!
So if it's to make money & they were that good at it, why wouldn't they do it for them self to make 100% profits Vs. the 20%-35% investing the same amount of time for someone else to make less money?

You never answered that one....

Actually, I never wanted to be an SEO in the first place. I was 2 years into a Law degree and my brother asked me to look at this SEO stuff - he just kept banging on at me until I gave in and looked at it. After months of me telling him to push off, I then found it was really interesting, and the first thing I did went to number 1. That was for those high paying guys I was talking about.

So sure, like most people I do need a job, but I'm not chasing money other than to maintain a certain comfort level. I'm not rich by any means whatsoever and I don't feel a burning need to be rich. I certainly, absolutely don't want the hassle of owning a business. I'd rather be reading books, writing sonnets or trying to finish off my often-rejected novel.

Originally Posted by scorpionagency

I'm still curious as to why you are so focused on trying to prove yourself.... I think you are trying to hard... Relax a bit and take a deep breath before answering this post. I want to make sure you are calm & focused when retorting this time.

I never challenged your ability on a personal level I am merely debating what some Think an expert is. You shouldn't take it so personal - it's bad for the blood pressure -

I know you were weren't challenging me, scorp, I never thought you were. I just think you're argument is wrong. I'm one of the calmest people I know. When the dentist hovers over me about to take out a molar, I'm utterly slack.

All I was trying to establish was my credentials for whether I have a clue about the topic.

[scorpionagency]

Rankenstein: Nah, SEO means Search Engine Optimisation - optimising a web site to rank well in the search engines. The answer's in the name

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Right, Optimizing a web page for the SOUL purpose of marketing it in the engines.. Otherwise, it would remain just a page & there would be NO competition. The marketing aspects is what makes the competition..

[Rankenstein]

OK, but if you can't make a page rank well, you can't do SEO. Can we agree on that much at least?

[scorpionagency]

Originally Posted by Rankenstein

OK, but if you can't make a page rank well, you can't do SEO. Can we agree on that much at least?

Of course, I totally agree with that... I wouldn't call it ranking though... I might call it "Positioning".. Just that (To Me) the word "Rank" itself tends to be for the wrong purposes.

I know we mean the same thing though... So I can agree with that...

[businessservicesuk]

Should a page need to be optimised to rank well?

How hard is it to

Cut down on the amount of bloat
Have unique keyword enriched page relevant tags
Use anchor texting throughout a site
Have mechanisms so the owner can add their own links and unique content
Make sure the site has plenty of good keyword enriched copy
The site displays terms and conditions and a privacy poilicy if applicable
On-site sitemaps and google sitemaps added

Now I view all of these things as 'the norm', if every site incorporated these basic aspects, what would be the need of an SEO specialist? For sure there would be the need for linking building.

The only reason there are so many SEO providers is down to the amount of dross produced by designers.

If I buy a new car, I don't expect someone to say, your car will only perform well if you spend another 5k on a super tune up. This is the same with websites, why are they not designed to incorporate SEO fundamentals, out of the box?

[scorpionagency]

They should be... I include Basic SEO fundamentals with every design.. It's a pain in the butt to have to go back into a design & Optimize it after it was already completed. Which is why I try my best not to get involved with any SEO type clients with pre-existing sites - Normally an off the wall rate starting at $100.00 per hr + additionals keeps them away & if by chance they still agree, then at least it's worth my time.

I am NOT an SEO Consultant by the way.. I just have a grasp on the Fundamentals enough to secure decent positioning.

Blending - Webdesign, SEO/SEM, Branding, & Copy writing seems to be a market cornering niche for me.

So far so good anyways... I still continue to learn something new everyday.. the way I see it, when I stop learning is the day of my funeral...

[businessservicesuk]

In regards to SEO there are only 2 main issues, these are what I mentioned earlier

links
content

The rest are of importance but less so. Scorp you will probably find you know more than 75% of SEO providers.

The place a lot of people fall down is in link building, the majority of people think 1 good article spread across 900 sites and their site submitted on 1,000's of directories will do the trick. The truth of course is something different. This is probably why our link building services are better subscribed to than our SEO services.

[redeemer_spawn]

An SEO expert know how to become unique at all time.,

[webgk.com]

Expert is he, who knows a-z of the subject. In my list there is no word as seo expert, as algo is hidden from each and every single person who does seo.
What do you think?

[freshEO]

IMO, SEO expert knows what are the right ways of doing SEO, ranking his/her site well, and is eager to learn everything about SEO.

[redeemer_spawn]

knows all aspects in terms of do's and don't as SEO

[ashleyklien]

Originally Posted by cEejay_01

SEO Expert for me should be not just good in terms of optimization rather in all aspect including in coding his/her client site..

And the traffic of an SEO Expert came from organic..
His/her keywords are in top without getting banned or penalized

SEO Expert always has something new at the end of each day

cEejay is correct SEO expert came from organic and although your an expert you don't need to stop for searching all you need to do is continue learning that's what SEO.

[jhen]

For me..

Someone considered to be a professional in the field Search Engine Optimization.
A person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority. And who provides Internet strategy and marketing services.

[t.analiza011885]

A lot of people are claiming that they are Expert...
well i can only say that they are expert if and only
if they can show, prove
and succeed to their field...and those doing
Whitehat technique..

[searchbliss]

An SEO Expert is someone who works for Google and knows all the ins and outs of the Algo's.

[redeemer_spawn]

To become an experts its not the manner that you should know all about SEO but it how you are flexible on it.,