Top 14 Cool New Names for Someone Who Practices SEO
It’s a beautiful irony that SEO’s have a marketing problem with the “reputation of SEO” so I thought I’d give a few suggestions on other names SEO’s can now use on their business card or website as a selling point.
14. Conversion analyzers
13. Marketing consultants
12. New Media Moguls
11. Webmasters
10. Internet marketing coaches
9. Meta-webmasters
8. Uber net project managers
7. Web strategy tour guides
6. Net marketing imagineers
5. Master link baiters
4. Mayors of web land
3. 2.0 designer developers
2. Dynamic web engineers
1. Web scientists
Man - I spend way too much time on posts like this. Luckily I’m self-employed and no one yells at me - “Bathrober” is another one of my favorite job titles.
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Hawaii SEO
November 24th, 2006,
3:49 am
I like to call it “Online Advertising” or “Internet Marketing”.
It’s also easier to explain to the uninitiated. Everyone immediately seems to understand at least on a conceptual level what “Online Advertising” probably is. Whenever I say “SEO” they don’t seem to understand what that means.
It lumps the entire Media Planning processes of SEO, SEM, PR, Affiliate Programs, Banner advertising, Etc, under one umbrella.
jetboy
November 24th, 2006,
6:19 am
Technical Marketing Analyst was bestowed on me a few years ago, and I liked it so much I kept it. It’s pretentiousness seems wholly appropriate for the Web 2.0 era!
Martin Muehl
November 24th, 2006,
9:11 am
A list apart brought up the same question for Webdesigner:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/proud/
So on your next business card you should write “SEO, and proud of it!” Let’s take the reputation back!
Joe Williams
November 24th, 2006,
1:22 pm
I am sure you would get a bit of stick for number 5, with folks taking out ‘link’ from the naming! hehe
tbo
November 24th, 2006,
5:13 pm
i like “internet marketing coach”
crashingflwrgrl
November 26th, 2006,
6:18 pm
How about “Search Marketing Analyst”?
Mike Johansen | J8 Zoekmachine Marketing
November 27th, 2006,
3:30 pm
I always use Search Engine Marketeer.
jbgilbert
November 28th, 2006,
9:42 am
Unless you are talking to the relatives…. then you just say I do “computer stuff”.
That way no questions are asked!
abhilash
December 1st, 2006,
4:35 am
How about SEOeroo? We are in the world of 2.0 these days. Shouldn’t the names be words that aren’t in the OED??
Igor M.
December 1st, 2006,
5:43 pm
Todd …. I vote for
10. Internet marketing coaches
Where the heck is my whistle !?!?!?
Solomon Rothman
December 3rd, 2006,
12:18 pm
People love semi-humorous top ten lists. Great link bait. Marketing consultants is a nice name, considering a lot of what SEO is now concerns creativity and traditional viral marketing tasks with new technology.
Luke
December 5th, 2006,
10:35 pm
In Germany we use Internet Marketer …
Presell Page Man
December 13th, 2006,
5:45 pm
I just prefer “Owner”
Professional-PM Project Management
December 13th, 2006,
5:46 pm
Funky Job Title Mania…
Job titles are important for people - even for SEO people
…
Faris
January 10th, 2007,
4:57 pm
How about “Searchgeons”…Dr. Malicoat has a nice ring to it!
Dirk-Jan - Zoekmachine Optimalisatie
April 27th, 2007,
7:47 am
How about Meta Information Analysist ?
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