By Elmer on March 15, 2009

Many people unfamiliar about search engine optimization (SEO) would definitely find themselves in a bind as to whether SEO is an integral part of career advancement or just a good skill to have. Here are some of the careers we think SEO isn’t just a good addition to a resume:

Web Developers
Obviously Web Developers now have to be more accountable for the pages they built. It’s not enough that they are functional, they also need to be crawlable by search engines. Understanding how search engines work is part of learning SEO.

Web Designers
Web Designers, especially those fond of doing Flash ought to know they are like builders of banners erected in the middle of the forest if they build splashy websites that nobody (apart from the website owner and his known friends) seems to visit.

Content Developers/Copywriters
Copywriters need to know about SEO because it helps them identify the right terms to use in an article and help bridge the website they’re writing for and web users.

Online Business Owners
Online business owners need to know SEO, not because they would become SEO professionals, but for them to know more about what SEO brings, and make more sensible decisions on which online marketing channels to invest on.

Flash Developers
Flash Developers need to know more about SEO to provide them with guidelines on how receptive search engines on Flash websites. They’ll also be guided on how to build search engine friendly Flash pages.

Digital Marketers
Search marketing is an integral part of the whole digital marketing picture. Understanding SEO will definitely widen the horizon of Digital Marketers in the way they plan strategies for their clients through incorporating search marketing into their existing marketing campaigns.

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