Comments on: SEO Expert vs SEO specialist | What is the difference?

By: SEO Company vs SEO Individual | Who to hire?

SEO Company vs SEO Individual | Who to hire? — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:01:36 +0000

[...] in mind that some SEO companies only have one SEO expert (some have none) and a pool of SEO noobs with limited work experience. The sales guys sell, sell, [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:04:14 +0000

Just because you specialize in something, doesn't make you an expert.....'Expert' is often used to title the persons who are proficient in a certain area like SEO industry Or Web Design etc...

In many cases, the words can be used interchangeably. Normally, one who specializes in a certain field can be expected to have a great deal of expertise

We often use "Our SEO expertise" or "specialization", I have seen that SEO Expert and SEO specialist used interchangeably normally....

By: Werner Wichmann

Werner Wichmann — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:49:43 +0000

Hi Bryan

Good topic here. Currently there are no hierachy, definately not in SA. There are so many guys who just take some random test on a website and then calls themselves an seo expert.

Currently for us the only way to distinguish ourselves is by providing excellent results.

Hopefully there will be a name for people who do the grunt work, I would not exactly call somebody who are able to do social bookmarking and article directory posts a seo specialist. Currently I just call them my production line(they basically enter the data I give them). Any ideas on what a Social bookmarker, article poster, page updater etc... would be called?

By: Robert Bravery

Robert Bravery — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:22:25 +0000

Correct Bryan,

Is there an actual recognised title? Is there an actual validated certificate?

Most SEO's optimize mainly for the giant Google. Is this the expert?

So many questions. I don't think there is anything conclusive.

By: AntonRSA

AntonRSA — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:31:32 +0000

Good article. It is basically the same in the SMM industry. Every person jumps on the band wagon and promote that they are social media experts…really? What is a social media expert?

By: Bryan Casson

Bryan Casson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:27:27 +0000

That's just the problem, there is no conclusive hierarchy in the SEO industry. We need to make one, some SEO individuals are more experienced than others. How do we possibly give our employees a title in the food chain?

By: Robert Bravery

Robert Bravery — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:05:58 +0000

mmm SO which are you then.

Good post. Keen to know where you came up with these definitions. Looking at a thesaurus Expert, Specialist, Professional are all synonyms of each other.

Having said that I do agree that there is one who sets the trends know all, and another who has the knowledge but just follows the pack.