SEO - As a Career

I don't see any problem in SEO career. I am in this field since last 4 years and don't find any problem whether economy is down or up.

 

SEO is a viable career, I suggest if you have the necessary skills to do it that you try joining an established SEO company rather than going freelance as you will not have the infrastructure necessary for getting new clients, maintaining clients websites and account managing for every client.

 

anywhere from 30K to 100K

 

it is a new field, so you will have to look for how much demand there is for this skills, money wise you can make lot.

 

Hi James

There is nothing about SEO as a career that makes it "safer" than other careers. If you are prepared to do a lot of meticulous hard work, you'll be fine but the first thing most SEOs will tell you is there are no guarantees.

As with most fields, a small business that is well run and managed can make good money but it is a very competitive sector. People who enter the SEO sector as sole-practitioners without sufficient experience or knowledge can do more harm than good and are often quickly outed by the rest of the community.

By far the safest career path is to start with an established firm and take time to learn what they do. You'll likely start in keyword research and minor link-building. When you have a handle on what you're doing, start writing about the experience to your

 

I am just learning about SEO now and there is soooo much to it. It boggles my mind.

Getting good though and faster...like everything else, its a matter of practice.

 

I made my living as an SEO Manager for five years and just recently returned to it in some aspects. I do suggest learning more than just SEO. Learn usability, how to convert forms/pages, and what is good Web design. Learn the "Internet business" as much as SEO and you'll be able to work in the field and be picky about your jobs.

 

I don't think any of us would be doing it if we didn't make any money.

 

You are telling about that it depends on my skills, how much time do you consider to become a SEO master if there is another option that will be rentable in the future for a Informatic people??
Thank for your answer in advance

 

It totally depends on your skills and knowledge. And, the good thing is that you can learn and advance your skills if you’re a competent human being. The challenge for most will be the dedication/follow through/motivation to get to the top.

I think that if you really want SEO as a career, you can do it with hard work, serious dedication and a great portfolio of successful SEO sites you've worked on.

-Jonathan

 

Actually starting out wouldn't even be half that

 

SEO is best and online marketing activities people always do so seo will always get work

 

SEO really helps a lot when it comes to online marketing and advertising....you can also earn easy many thorugh blogging, well of course by the help of SEO..

 

you first must be successful before being paid to do it for someone else

 

I would get a safe / real job... and then start SEO'ing.

Just in case it doesn't work out for you. SEO is very risky.

And how can one build links from 9-5pm? It'll make me crazy.

 

if you are a great seo you can earn a lot of money from it by getting quality traffic in the internet if you have a website or you can simply get clients and earn money from ranking their sites.

 

SEO career depending on your deep knowledge and more knowlege you earn more money.

 

Hi all thanks for sharing your information.

 

Ive worked in IT in corporate world: not in SEO though. IMHO SEO as a career would be a nightmare. The average Jo - particularly in the marketing department doesnt understand why Macs are different from Windows PC - the level of IT knowledge is woeful. To then tr to explain to them what is SEO would be a double nightmare. Then you are being held accountable for the rating of their site - but you can only influence Google so far. And you won't have control over the corporate website either - some dickhead in design will come up with a cool image based flash page which screw up your on-page SEO. Or they site will have to have a title such as Our Company Name - when they want to rank for blue widget manufacting.
If you have a very,very thick skin go for it - Id rather use my SEO skills for my own purposes

 

Working freelance / home business online on websites like this forum or working for a company?
Working freelance depends how many clients you can get and how much you charage, so the price is up to you so your payment is up to you.

Working for a company, I have no idea, I can't even estimate it.