Hi all, What do you guys think of SEO Certification and training courses? Does it help? I have been offering SEO Training classes for past 2 years for both individuals and corporates. I am interested to hear your view points on this and provide any insights - on what I should I keep in point for the training? Cheers Rajesh
You could get a basic idea from the contents of any SEO or SEM certification. The best thing is learn yourself and do your experiments. Learning is a continuous process. No doubt you will learn from the experts and the past experiments, but the best thing you will never forget is what you tried yourself and with your own experiences. Prawin
I dont think there are any good institues which gives SEO Training at international Level. And coming about the certifications, We hardly have Companies that provides quality in exam. To some extent its good to be reconed as Google Adowrds Professional or Yahoo Ambassador.
prawin.. very good point. I mainly focus on people who needs a very practical explosure and guidance - as in today's crowded competitive space - a personalised attention does helps a lot.
Google Adwords Program is definitely a plus - an added advantage to distinguish yourself. Its sad that we Indians do not have access to Yahoo Ambassadar program. I have created a website specifically for Adwords Tips.. share your thoughts. Cheers, Rajesh
How many of us think that education in any sense is a social service? Now a days its a business!! If any institute is lacking the professionalism, its obvious the students/ learners will inherit the same. There is no merit to judge the SEO certifications and those who offer them. Its up to you....and your gut feeling Prawin
How many of us think that education in any sense is a social service? Now a days its a business!! If any institute is lacking the professionalism, its obvious the students/ learners will inherit the same. --------- Partly I agree with you. But there's a saying - When the student is ready, the teacher appears. So I certainly ensure my students get the best out of these courses - I also ensure that they get exposure to the SEO Interview and job opportunities.
Well as per my views training in SEO will help the people to get basic knowledge of SEO and SEM. But as we all know SEO ranking is very dynamic and totally depnds on search engine's algo. After getting basic knowledge, continues improvement in our knowledge is required. Regularly we need to carry out various types of white hat ticks to be there in top rankings.
The only certificates worth noting are those produced by the search engines and there will never be one for SEO because that means the search engines will be giving away parts of their algo
Paying to get a cert from these SEO teaching companies and organizations is a load of crap. So they will go over the basics and talk about what not to do. Then they can go into methods that worked for them in the past, which probably either no longer work now or are out dated and do not carry much weight now. You can learn all of that from doing your own research, you just wont get a fancy piece of paper stating your certified from someone or organization you paid thousands to. Those certification programs are nothing but a way to get money from you in my opinion.