SEO Certification – Is There Such a Thing?
IT Training Solutions is in the process of designing a course on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), so I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on this topic. One of the problems, as outlined in the article below, is how quickly the search engines change their search algorithms. So it’s very easy to find yourself learning SEO tips that are no longer applicable.
I found the article below on http://www.seo-theory.com/ written by Michael Martinez to be very enlightening as to the reality of SEO certification. I’ve take the liberty to edit some of his personal opinions for the purpose of staying on the topic of certification.
“SEO Certification is a really scary topic. There are dozens if not hundreds of Web sites offering SEO Certification and, in an industry that has no professional standards, many of these sites claim to base their certifications on “peer reviewed” processes and nationally recognized standards. I know of only one established peer-reviewing group and that is Search Engine Marketing Journal. I’m not aware of any publications by the body on standards or certification.
In fact, there is only one internationally recognized organization that has anything approaching the credibility of being a “standards body” and that is the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Association.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
*There is no way to get around this, if you are in IT and you stop learning, then you are doomed to be replaced in the near future.
Today’s laid-off systems administrators, however, are not likely landing these newly formed IT 2.0 jobs. They have been too busy applying duct tape and Band-Aids to existing infrastructures to stay on top of the cutting edge. Nearly a year and a half ago, already, I heard a FedEx Corporate Services IT executive bemoan how ill-equipped his team was to deal with the division’s increasingly fabric-like infrastructure. He was neither the first nor the last to express that sentiment. Source: Gigaom
The next big thing to learn is cloud computing.
Today’s laid-off systems administrators, however, are not likely landing these newly formed IT 2.0 jobs. They have been too busy applying duct tape and Band-Aids to existing infrastructures to stay on top of the cutting edge. Nearly a year and a half ago, already, I heard a FedEx Corporate Services IT executive bemoan how ill-equipped his team was to deal with the division’s increasingly fabric-like infrastructure. He was neither the first nor the last to express that sentiment. Source: Gigaom
The next big thing to learn is cloud computing.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Highest Paying IT Certifications for 2009
This article about the highest paying IT certifications in 2009 was taken from certificationsblog.com
1. PMP ( Project Management Professional)
PMP certification is designed to demonstrate strong level of project management and leadership skills. PMP is with an average annual salary of $101,695, this certification is leading the list of highest paying certification of this year.
2. CAPM ( Certified Associate Project Management)
Next highest paying is PMI’s certification known as Certified Associate in Project Management. CAPM certification holders surveyed have an average annual salary of $101,103.
3. ITIL v2 – Foundations
ITIL v2 Foundations certification came at 3 rd position with an average annual salary of $95,415. ITIL stands for IT Infrastructure library. More information about this certification can be found here
4. CISSP ( Certified Information System Security Professional)
CISSP with an average salary of $94,018 came at number 4 in the highest paying certifications list. CISSP is also known as “gold standard” in security certifications and it is handled by ICS2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium). This is called baseline certification recognized by department of defense and national security agency.
5. Cisco CCIE Certification ( Routing and Switching)
Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching came at number 5 with an average salary of $93,500 in IT industry. Routing and switching are specialized tracks in cisco certified networking expert certification. It is the most famous CCIE track these days covering wide range of subjects, such as LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Ethernet, OSPF and BGP, IPv6 etc.
1. PMP ( Project Management Professional)
PMP certification is designed to demonstrate strong level of project management and leadership skills. PMP is with an average annual salary of $101,695, this certification is leading the list of highest paying certification of this year.
2. CAPM ( Certified Associate Project Management)
Next highest paying is PMI’s certification known as Certified Associate in Project Management. CAPM certification holders surveyed have an average annual salary of $101,103.
3. ITIL v2 – Foundations
ITIL v2 Foundations certification came at 3 rd position with an average annual salary of $95,415. ITIL stands for IT Infrastructure library. More information about this certification can be found here
4. CISSP ( Certified Information System Security Professional)
CISSP with an average salary of $94,018 came at number 4 in the highest paying certifications list. CISSP is also known as “gold standard” in security certifications and it is handled by ICS2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium). This is called baseline certification recognized by department of defense and national security agency.
5. Cisco CCIE Certification ( Routing and Switching)
Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching came at number 5 with an average salary of $93,500 in IT industry. Routing and switching are specialized tracks in cisco certified networking expert certification. It is the most famous CCIE track these days covering wide range of subjects, such as LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Ethernet, OSPF and BGP, IPv6 etc.
7 Tools to Better Manage Your Social Networks
This article is from CIO.com.au.
"When you belong to several social networking sites-Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter-(and don't we all?), keeping up with them can seem overwhelming.
Tweet this. Update that status. Share a link here. If you've resolved to get more organized this year, consider these seven tools that save time and streamline your social networking interactions.
My picks: For easy content sharing across platforms, be sure to check out is the browser plugin Shareaholic. And for simple synching and updating of multiple accounts, Atomkeep seems to be the most efficient.
"When you belong to several social networking sites-Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter-(and don't we all?), keeping up with them can seem overwhelming.
Tweet this. Update that status. Share a link here. If you've resolved to get more organized this year, consider these seven tools that save time and streamline your social networking interactions.
My picks: For easy content sharing across platforms, be sure to check out is the browser plugin Shareaholic. And for simple synching and updating of multiple accounts, Atomkeep seems to be the most efficient.
Top 5 Most Popular and 5 Least Popular Microsoft Certifications
*This information can be useful if you’re thinking about getting certified and want to know which certifications are popular and which ones are in demand.
Please note: the numbers below are current as of June 2008.
Top 5 Most Popular Microsoft Certifications:
1. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) — with over 2 million people certified worldwide, 2,296,561 to be exact
2. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) – Windows NT 4.0 — with 395,798 people certified
3. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) – Windows 2000 — with 290,359 certifications worldwide
Please note: the numbers below are current as of June 2008.
Top 5 Most Popular Microsoft Certifications:
1. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) — with over 2 million people certified worldwide, 2,296,561 to be exact
2. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) – Windows NT 4.0 — with 395,798 people certified
3. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) – Windows 2000 — with 290,359 certifications worldwide
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