I have to confess to taking an entry level SEO job working on some "big brandz" and being told what to all day.
Mostly you don't need any qualifications just enough IM experience. I applied for 1/1 and got it.
Advantages:
1. I don't feel like I'm in an SEO vacuum. I've entered the void and feel more part of the industry than purely being sat at home lurking here all day.
2. It's confirmed a lot of my experiences and thoughts about the industry which in turn has given me a lot of confidence, even 2 weeks in.
3. I'm doing a lot of grunt work, it's experience. My excel and outreach is leveling up. Real stuff I can apply to my sites. When I'm a bit more seasoned I can freelance. Not glamorous but a viable £ stream to supplement sites when taking off.
4. It's given me a big kick up the arse and reminder of the type of work-life situation I want to avoid.
Disadvantages
1. If you've spent a while here and tried to cultivate your mindset by amalgamating a lot people's thoughts here, you'll probably think that your colleagues/boss are quite lame and not very cutting edge or innovative when it comes to IM.
2. It's easy to get stuck on the treadmill as getting off requires patience and consistent work. E.g working on your sites maybe for a year or so.
3. Time drain, obviously.
4. Link-building and outreach is depressing. Even more so when you're doing it on behalf of a client's site you don't give a shit about and massively overpay for a crappy PR3 (Business opportunity in fairness...).
Whether or not most money/least work in an unrelated industry is a debate which only you can decide. I would say, and this is very broadly speaking based on my place anyway, and the young nature of our "profession" SEO/IM jobs tend to have a better working culture which can suit you better: More flexitime, more working from home, younger managers who may be in a similar position, plus access to resources you might not otherwise have...all those shitty overpriced tools.
Plus our office is part of a larger media company so
those type of women.
