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Informal SEO Certification Test - Test Your SEO Knowledge!
- Q: I've taken your course, and I want to refresh my memory and skills. Do you have any tests or online tools to help me test my SEO knowledge? What about SEO certification?
- John Q. Student, Dallas, TX
March 1, 2010
- Answer -
By Jason McDonald, Ph.D.
SEO Certification
I am not a huge believer in certification, since I have a Ph.D. from the University of California and a B.A. from Harvard. I learned a lot at both places, and my mom has some fancy diplomas on my wall back in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But the papers on the wall are worth less than the knowledge in my head, and I could have probably done just as well at the University of Oklahoma or University of Texas.
That said, many of my San Francisco SEO students as well as my online SEO students, have asked for feedback about what they have learned in the course and more effective ways to internalize the knowledge about SEO. So, I thought, how about an exam. And even better how about a public exam, so that - over time - I could track the community's thoughts and we could poll the audience.
So here is my promise to you. If you take the exam - whoever you are - I guarantee you will get an SEO certificate in PDF format, with your score and a note from me. You can take this personalized PDF to your job interview or wherever, and recommend my website as a viral mechanism of shameless self promotion. Plus if you are actually one of my AcademyX students or one of my online students, I will write you a great letter of recommendation! And it's all free. Just participate in the test!
Take the SEO Exam
I teach SEO in segments or modules, so I have divided the exam into 15 minute modules. Simply click on a link below to begin. If you've already taken one exam, you will be returned here to take the next module. That way, you can span your test out over a few days or weeks, depending on how you progress.
Here they are:
Get Feedback on your SEO Exam
Once you are done with the exam, be sure to email me so I know to grade your exam (paying students only). I will send you your answers and you can compare / contrast with my answers via PDF. And if you want SEO certification, just indicate on the last metrics exam and I will create a PDF certificate from me. It's very informal, but it does show that at least you took an exam of sorts and are on the path towards becoming the SEO guru that we both know you truly are.
- NOTE: due to time limitations, I can only provide one-on-one answers for paying students. If you are a non-paying person, email me at the end of your exam and I will email you a master answer key and link to your own answers. You will have to compare / contrast yourself.
I love my students, each and every one of you. So don't hesitate if you have questions to email me with any questions or issues you have about SEO going forward. I gain a lot from these questions, as they are windows into the issues that we all struggle with. We can't do it alone! Thanks, and take care!
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