SEO as your Career : Really Worth?

I found this very interesting about "SEO as a career". Is it really worth with SEO as career that can make money with SEO services. How important is seo as career to someone that use it to make money online... 

what do you all think about that?

hmm....if you're really expert in SEO, I think it's good. Many SEO experts make their money from selling SEO technique.

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Yeah it is a great job. You can check some good arguments on that here

If you have the caliber and talent than every job and every field is good for you. To get the success in any field you should be passionate about that. Many CEOs are example of it like Steve Job or Bill gates.

It is a good niche to get into if one continuously looks up new innovations, stays in cooperative-mode w/ people in the business (rather than being selfish and not helping out others who may have a question here or there about general practices within SEO), and keeps their eye on the prize:  Servicing the client 'til their goals are met with a smile.  If one doesn't have the knowledge, skills, or surrounds him/herself with those who do have this specific knowledge to be successful in the field, then I would say it's not good.  The rate that SEO has grown in society is more necessity to gain presence on online searches rather than something experimental on the side.  Eventually, everyone will have some knowledge on SEO to set up his/her site.  When that day comes, then fantastic!  I welcome it because it will weed out those outfits who rely on quick fixes (band-aids) to aid in a company's rankings in lieu of those who have put in genuine efforts using strictly white-hat techniques to slowly rise to the levels that will please the specific client. 

I make SEO only as necessity during crisis

I know many folks who had a steady job and started with SEO in their spare time. Some found success and went on to create network of websites for themselves. Their was a phase when they provided SEO services to others, but once you get 'really' good at it, you don't want to share the pie with others and just do SEO for your own sites.

You are right! SEO is a start of career

If you are really good, you can surely consider it as a career option. But the fact it is dependent on various search engine algorithms makes it risky.

seo as career is pretty much learning career because you cannot be a master in seo you just can do your practical expertise with seo, i think seo as career is very worthy.

You are right, this career depends on Google and Yahoo. They can change algorithm or they can be a bankrupt.

i think seo is a promising career

if you're good at SEO/SEM why work for someone else for a paycheck?
there are so many opportunities on the internet these days..

If you're continually following research and remaining current on best practices and techniques, then I think it's a very valuable position to hold.  The problem with most companies is that they cannot realistically staff & pay a team devoted to this type of task, so hiring a company that devotes its time and efforts to SEO is often a very helpful resource.

i think SEO is a good career but not a long term career . until u have enery u can do it. in SEO the managerial stage never comes. if u ll lead u ll open ur success secrets ot others as well.  in current snario SEO is growing and earning good as profession .

It's promising but constantly changing that can make it a challenge.

i dont think its as promising as u think. but as long as you're loving the job!

SEO has been a career since almost the beginning of the Web, and many of us enjoy what we do. It is a challenge and a joy to be able to see a client's website showing up under their specific keywords high in the search engine rankings.

SEO experts get higher salary. But I dont want it as my career. I like to do online business.

Problem is lots of those SEO guys are scammers

so chossing one. as a potential client.. is tought

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