Hourly Wage: SEO Addict Rand Fishkin: Search Engine Marketing Consultant
Name: Rand Fishkin
Job Title: CEO and Search Engine Marketing Consultant at seomoz.org
Where: Seattle, WA
Education: 3.75 years at the University of Washington, Rand Fishkin was a Finance Major in the Undergraduate School of Business
Years of Experience: Started writing batch files as a kid, Rand Fishkin grew up in Frontpage, 4 years in SEO consulting.
Salary: Rand Fishkin earns $400/hr for being a Search Engine Marketing consultant. A white hat (above board) SEO marketer at a small company might have a salary between $40k and $80k depending on location, experience and other factors.
Search Engine Marketing Consultant Job Description:
Read, learn and dialogue about search engine marketing from sunrise until sunset; Interface with clients, teaching them how to optimize their sites; make daily blog entries; travel to search enginge marketing conferences around the globe.
What the heck is SEO?
Rand Fishkin describes SEO (search engine optimization) as the art of building and optimizing websites to make sure that search engines can find them when relevant keywords are searched. Whereas the right moves can net you thousands of visitors and attention, the wrong moves can hide or bury a site deep in the search results where visibility is minimal. Read more...
Check out Michael Martinez's 2006 SEO Dictionary to demystify the crazy terminology of SEO. He defines SEO as "The art of designing or modifying Web pages to rank well in search engines. Now mostly superceded by link building. Except when Rand Fishkin gets involved. Then it's superceded by link baiting." What is link baiting? According to Martinez, it is a synonym for "Rand Fishkin."
What else does the infamous Rand Fishkin do?
In addition to his work online with the SEOmoz blog & articles, you will find Rand Fishkin speaking at the Search Engine Strategies conference series around North America (and Europe, too).
If you're trying to get a job in SEO...
Rand Fishkin truly believes you should be in love with the Internet, a quick learner and an avid reader. If you're interviewing for a job in SEO right now, ideas and understanding of how the Internet works are far more important than SEO experience.
What does Rand Fishkin love most about his job as a Search Engine Marketing Consultant?
Working with his family, being a part of the SEO community - both white and black hat, the constant challenge of keeping up with search engine technology. And, of course, being able to use his knowledge to help people. Rand loves everything about search engine marketing. If he were doing anything else but this...it would be this. What does Rand do in his free time? Check out Rand Fishkin's personal website and find out.
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More About Rand Fishkin
An older interview with Rand Fishkin by webpronews.com
Long experienced is always been a good factor for good SEO Consultant. I'm glad you also shared this one.
Posted by: Link Building Company | December 15, 2011 at 05:51 AM
Very well said! These blogs you featured are truly inspirational.
Posted by: Search Engine Optimization | December 23, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Good post. SEO consultants have the expertise to get your site ranked for terms that matter in your industry. other SEO companies realize that ranking well on search engines is just a means to an end. Rankings are only as important as the leads and sales that they generate. thanks for the post.
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Posted by: Orange County search engine optimization | April 01, 2009 at 08:25 PM
nice webside
Posted by: bruce | March 27, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Do you know about white and black hat seo?
Posted by: UK Internet Consultants Blog | December 29, 2008 at 12:08 AM
“Wow,” it is actually nice to read a post from someone that knows a subject well and is able to get their direct across.I am really looking forward to your next post.
Posted by: SEO tips | December 22, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Great post. Blogs are a very natural way to attract links. I’d love to see a post on how to get your company to blog. Particularly if you are dealing with a large, conservative company.
Posted by: seo consultant | October 14, 2008 at 06:54 PM
It's amazing the number of SEOs who have a non-programming background. Maybe that's a good thing !
Posted by: Brisbane web designer | June 17, 2008 at 01:20 AM
I m associated with internet industry since last 7 years and after joining one company even I found SEO as interesting job. I m undergoing training for same purpose. In SEO no one is master especially when certain things change so dramatically. Lets see wats in store post MSN-Yahoo! merger. Thanks. http://www.retailord.com
Posted by: anne zinta | February 04, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Yeah! Let's hear it for the SEO Consultants!
I love being one! It's the greatest!
Posted by: Sister2brother | July 15, 2007 at 06:44 PM