Comments on: Most SEO’s are self learners – so sez an SEOmoz survey http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/ SEM Scholar Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Justin Seibert http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-63093 Justin Seibert Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:18:17 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-63093 Good stuff, David. Agree with everything mentioned so far. As an sem firm, we'll teach folks that come in and even have them do a course / outside training, but I've known far more people (like myself) that are primarily self-taught. Good stuff, David. Agree with everything mentioned so far. As an sem firm, we’ll teach folks that come in and even have them do a course / outside training, but I’ve known far more people (like myself) that are primarily self-taught.

]]> By: Joanna Teo http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-63041 Joanna Teo Mon, 26 May 2008 14:50:01 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-63041 Hi David, I couldn't agree more with you! Well even I have been through a formal course on SEO or SEM, there has to be some experimenting around to know how to spot trends and to gain proper insights from the results. Same goes for web analytics. :) Anyway, grab me along the next time you are speaking! I'm just a desk away! Joanna Hi David,

I couldn’t agree more with you! Well even I have been through a formal course on SEO or SEM, there has to be some experimenting around to know how to spot trends and to gain proper insights from the results. Same goes for web analytics. :)

Anyway, grab me along the next time you are speaking! I’m just a desk away!

Joanna

]]> By: Becky "SEO Expert in training" http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-63004 Becky "SEO Expert in training" Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:53:27 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-63004 I'm with the rest of the commenters here. I've been learning all my SEO by getting my hands dirty. There are so many resources out there. The toughest part is deciding who to listen to! I’m with the rest of the commenters here. I’ve been learning all my SEO by getting my hands dirty. There are so many resources out there. The toughest part is deciding who to listen to!

]]> By: spostareduro http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-62991 spostareduro Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:07:52 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-62991 There's certainly a great deal of SEO/M education in our forums, blogs, conferences, and white papers..slef taught as if by "oh wow, ck this out? Did I do that?" Maybe not so much. *-) There’s certainly a great deal of SEO/M education in our forums,
blogs, conferences, and white papers..slef taught as if by
“oh wow, ck this out? Did I do that?” Maybe not so much. *-)

]]> By: Cheow Yu Yuan http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-62990 Cheow Yu Yuan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:56:05 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-62990 Agreed with you David... For me, most of me SEO and PPC knowledge are self-learnt... from all the amazing resources that are available with just a click away from Google! But to really get a hand in SEO , i strongly believed we need to get our hands dirty from the beginning... only when one try, he/she will know more about optimization. Anyway, great speech for the search seminar organized by eguide. Although the self-promotion from eguide at the very end kinda spoil the thing... See you around soon david! Agreed with you David… For me, most of me SEO and PPC knowledge are self-learnt… from all the amazing resources that are available with just a click away from Google!

But to really get a hand in SEO , i strongly believed we need to get our hands dirty from the beginning… only when one try, he/she will know more about optimization.

Anyway, great speech for the search seminar organized by eguide. Although the self-promotion from eguide at the very end kinda spoil the thing…

See you around soon david!

]]> By: David Temple http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-62944 David Temple Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:12:02 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-62944 Thanks for dropping by Igor, I enjoy the seo noise more than the signal. On the job learning is really the only way to learn anything IMHO. Yes you can get basics from courses but until the rubber meets the road you have no idea. Unfortunately there's a lot of bs out there as you're well aware and so I do promote some sort of training. I'm also in this part of the world, Singapore and like to hear about others living here so your blog is a natural for me to read. Thanks for dropping by Igor, I enjoy the seo noise more than the signal. On the job learning is really the only way to learn anything IMHO. Yes you can get basics from courses but until the rubber meets the road you have no idea. Unfortunately there’s a lot of bs out there as you’re well aware and so I do promote some sort of training. I’m also in this part of the world, Singapore and like to hear about others living here so your blog is a natural for me to read.

]]> By: Igor The Troll http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-62941 Igor The Troll Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:06:26 +0000 http://www.semscholar.com/2008/04/02/most-seos-are-self-learners-so-sez-an-seomoz-survey/#comment-62941 David, first I like to thank you for joining my blog community on MyBlog. It is nice to see people find it interesting to read my blog even though it has nothing to do with SEO! But then so is sales have nothing to do with marketing. You can either sale or you cannot, and all the theories in the world are not going to teach you how to do it. It is an innate knack. You pick it up in bars and other strange places. You do need the basics but after you have gotten the idea of the supply and demand and the sizes, you have to learn how to shpill..:) I tend to learn from different people, and never stop learning. Through interactivity with different individuals and social groups I tend to build and expand my knowledge. Saying all this, I do confirm the survey is right, but good ol' Rand would never admit that because he would not want to lose the premium members and disappoint his darling friend Vanessa and her boss Ignition Partners. So they keep saying SeoMoz is the best..:) I hope my rant served its purpose, and here to learning on the job! P.S. Rand Fishkin does know his Stuff, but having IP controlling them with seed money is a bit restrictive in the age of Viral Marketing. David, first I like to thank you for joining my blog community on MyBlog. It is nice to see people find it interesting to read my blog even though it has nothing to do with SEO!

But then so is sales have nothing to do with marketing. You can either sale or you cannot, and all the theories in the world are not going to teach you how to do it. It is an innate knack. You pick it up in bars and other strange places. You do need the basics but after you have gotten the idea of the supply and demand and the sizes, you have to learn how to shpill..:)

I tend to learn from different people, and never stop learning. Through interactivity with different individuals and social groups I tend to build and expand my knowledge.

Saying all this, I do confirm the survey is right, but good ol’ Rand would never admit that because he would not want to lose the premium members and disappoint his darling friend Vanessa and her boss Ignition Partners. So they keep saying SeoMoz is the best..:)

I hope my rant served its purpose, and here to learning on the job!

P.S. Rand Fishkin does know his Stuff, but having IP controlling them with seed money is a bit restrictive in the age of Viral Marketing.

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