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So You Want To Be a Search Marketer? – Part 2
This is the second part of a recap of what I spoke on in a session entitled “So You Want To be a Search Marketer” at the recent Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose. In part 1, I provided some statistics on how much money is pouring into this industry, explained how I happened to “stumble” into search marketing after experiencing success marketing one of my own sites, and talked about how to gain hands-on experience by applying search marketing techniques to a working web site before engaging paying clients. In part 2, we are going to look at how budding search marketers can network with businesses as well as peers, how they can effectively brand themselves, how to stay on the cutting edge of this fast paced industry and some things not to do.
So You Want To Be a Search Marketer? – Part 1
I recently had the opportunity to speak on a brand new session introduced during the Search Engine Strategies San Jose conference entitled “So You Want To be a Search Marketer.” The session explored ways that budding SEMs can educate themselves as well as get started in the industry. I approached this topic from the perspective of one who learned and applied SEM techniques to one of our own sites before ever deciding to take on paying clients. I thought I put together a post on what I spoke on as well as include the actual PowerPoint slides for those who would like to view them.
How To Tell If Your Wife (or Mom) is a Search Marketer
How do you know if the female in your life, whether that be your wife or mother, is a search marketer? Jill Whalen takes a humorous look at this with 12 Signs Your Wife (or Mom) is an SEO. Jill is one of the leading female search marketers in the world so she ought to know the signs that indicate that one’s wife or mother are involved in search marketing. In fact I would venture to say that many of the tips listed are out of her own life examples.
