Comments on: How to Get Your First SEO Job

By: Evelyn Ahmed

Evelyn Ahmed — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:01:54 +0000

Can anyone suggest a very good seo book?`’,

By: Kieron Hughes

Kieron Hughes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:21:56 +0000

@MikeM

Hi Mike, thanks for visiting, and for the comment.

In my opinion you are never too old to enter the SEO industry. SEO is a relatively new industry, and most of the people currently working in it were working elsewhere first.

As long as you really show you are serious about a career in SEO then people will take you seriously. The best way to start is by testing out some SEO methods on your own website(s) and seeing what comes of it. Interact with like-minded people on Twitter (there is a huge SEO community on Twitter) – and follow any relevant SEO blogs to make sure you are up to date with the latest news and trends.

If you have any specific questions at all, feel free to contact me through the form and I’ll be happy to help.

Good luck!

By: MikeM

MikeM — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:07:47 +0000

I am very interested in a career in SEO and have found this site very informative.

I worked in a very tough, hard-selling customer facing business for 12 years. I re-trained for IT and got six MCPs. I have several blogs and a couple of sites and I’m learning SEO. My hobby is writing and I’ve been published numerous times – offline and online.

Here’s my question: Am I too old at 40 to enter the SEO industry? My present role in IT support makes me feel ancient!

By: Kieron Hughes

Kieron Hughes — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:15:11 +0000

Thanks Jeremy :)

Aslong as you have good rankings and relevant experience, then I’m sure getting a job in SEO shouldn’t be too difficult.

Good luck with everything!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:04:09 +0000

Great list, my situation is I’ve gained some decent rankings (200,000+ uniques/month) but currently live outside the UK, so I need an address to get a job and a job to get an address :). Your method of listing and contacting 50 Manchester SEO companies is absolutely spot on, if you can show interest, knowledge and a desire to learn it’s only a matter of time and effort before you land a job somewhere. Well done Kieron, go for it.

By: ADN

ADN — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:14:41 +0000

Avoiding recruitment agencies should be right at the top of that list. I had a bit of time between jobs last summer, and got conned by a recruiter offering an “editorial job”.

Needless to say when I met the other temps (who’d been told the job was “coding”, “clerical” and “marketing”) and we were told the job was “spellchecking the M&S catalogue”, I drafted my notice straight off.

By: SEO Pakistan

SEO Pakistan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:25:00 +0000

if a SEo doesn’t have his/her website I dont think that his/her clients would prefer to work with him. Nice blog.

By: Kieron Hughes

Kieron Hughes — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:45:00 +0000

Thanks Nomadseo :)

By: Nomadseo

Nomadseo — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:13:05 +0000

Good post, Well done.

By: Kieron Hughes

Kieron Hughes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:10:52 +0000

Yeah I completely agree with your idea of apprenticeships via universities, autom. My university gave me literally no help in finding a job whatsoever, which was very annoying.