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[Pets]

It seems to me that SEO can quickly and easily grab hold of the mind. The more I learn, the more I crave details, ideas, processes, etc.

Is it "just a job" for some people? It seems that those who get into it love it. Or is it just that those who love it stay in it?

Just a thought.

[nuthin]

when the results are obtained and you see how much targetted traffic the site you optimized is getting it makes it all worth it!
you have to love doing SEO to stay in the job, always new challenges and you have to keep up with it all, it's ever-evolving and a growing industry.
been doing it for 2 years full time now, not looking back!

[Jill]

It sure does seem that SEOs live and breathe it!

Welcome, nuthin!

Jill

[dimok]

Huh, I really fall in love with SEs, dirs, PR and others. I do SEO research and implementation of found techniques all the time excluding sleeping and eating.

not looking back!

yeh! right!

[awall19]

I just like the concept of media control by a little person in a world where it seems media is being controlled by fewer and fewer people.

[Denyse]

OK, it's official, I'm addicted!!! :dribble:

I have not done a lick of billable work this morning... I've been on this st...d forum and only slowed a minute to grab a sandwich (did not even have breakfast or go to the gym this morning). I should have left for the cottage half an hour ago, but have not started to pack.

Does Betty Ford have a wing for SEOs?

Denyse

ps. I did learn alot though... :learn:

[deborah2002]

As stated before, it is a never ending learning process--just when you've "mastered" one thing, it changes and you have to begin again. I think for this job you have an insatiable thirst for learning...and learning....and learning.

You also must have a certain amount of neurosis, obsessive/compulsive disorder and a penchant for !!

This is probably the best job God ever created--I adore this job!

deb

[Pets]

Whew... It's good to know I'm not alone!!!

[mcanerin]

I was reading this and was struck by the idea that this would be a good time and place for a list (I like lists). I'll start....

YOU KNOW YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH SEO WHEN:

1. You assign people you know with a PR and only associate with those that rank 4 or better.

2. You memorized a thesaurus "because it was faster than using wordtracker".

3. You can't surf the web unless your browser has the Google bar installed.

4. If "<jill>Just do the right thing</jill>" makes perfect sense to you

5. You refer to dating as a "linking strategy"

6. You didn't know that spam is supposed to be a meat product

7. You insult people by saying "you're just a PR0"

Any others?

Ian

[Jill]

Your thesaurus one was interesting. I've actually used Wordtracker as a thesaurus when writing something (not doing keyword research). Just cuz I had an easy link to it!

J

[Kal]

Love the list! How about:

1) You dread people asking what you do for a living (and constantly make up new ways to explain it)
2) You own at least 1 item emblazoned with the Google logo
3) You drop casual references to Danny Sullivan at parties and are genuinely shocked when people don't know who he is
4) You buy a new outfit for every Google dance
5) You often leave your computer on overnight to run ranking reports
6) You stay in your pyjamas the entire work day because you just never found the time to get dressed
7) You make more money and work twice as hard than anyone you know with a *real* job
8) Your desk is full of empty coffee cups and your keyboard is full of crumbs
9) You were more interested in the outcome of the SearchKing vs Google lawsuit than the OJ Simpson case
10) Chocolate has become a serious trading commodity for you
11) You can pay your mortgage from your affiliate income alone :tooth:

Any more?

[Peter]

Hi everybody,

It seems that most of you do not have a specific technical background. But what technicians do is what you all describe here. They need to get really deep into the technology they work with. Not because they are addicted, but because they have to. You need to be able to focus and stay on it for hours in order to figure things out.

You need to be able to do it, otherwise you can't be a good technician. Does that make it an addiction? No!

What it means is that you are blessed with a technical mind. SEO is technology. There is nothing visible, it all happens in your mind. When you´re able to understand how it works, while the things you understand are not visible you think like a technician and there is a good chance you will be good at it. When you´re able to arrange a lot of details in your head, you are good at it.

Makes me wonder about something,... take a look at your desk,.. how many of you have a clean desk with hardly anything on it, just the keyboard, monitor mouse and maybe the papers you are working on at the moment?

And how many of you have a desk that has a lot of things on it and it looks a little messy?

Those who have a clean and very organised desk, have dificulties getting things organized in their heads. Those who have a messy desk, have no problem with it because in their heads it is organized, they know everything that is on their desk.

If you feel offended by this logic, don't worry,... there are always exceptions that prove a rule,...

Regards,

Peter

[Jill]

Very good, Kal! You must be living MY life! I can relate to pretty much all of those.



J

[Jill]

Those who have a clean and very organised desk, have dificulties getting things organized in their heads. Those who have a messy desk, have no problem with it because in their heads it is organized, they know everything that is on their desk.

Hahaha. :hehe:

Messy, messy, messy desk here. Heck, messy, messy, messy house!

But I can find anything when I need it. The kids can say "where's my whatever" and I know right where it is.



J

[Scottie]

The table next to my desk is an archeological filing system.

When I need something, I sift through the paperwork and I can tell when I am getting close to what I need by the dates on surrounding papers and remembering when I placed a certain thing there. I really panic when someone starts digging through it... totally blows my system.

And I actually have a collection of Diet Coke cans instead of coffee cups, but I could stand to shake the crumbs out of the keyboard...