Comments on: Have Gun, Will Telecommute http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Todd Mintz http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Todd Mintz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:27:50 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2735 Jennifer T...I'm not going to post my cover letter online but if you email it to me at iknowseo@gmail.com, I'll be glad to critique it for him. Jennifer T…I’m not going to post my cover letter online but if you email it to me at iknowseo@gmail.com, I’ll be glad to critique it for him.

]]> By: Jennifer T http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Jennifer T Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:39 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2734 In the link to your other posting you mentioned that you wrote a cover letter. My husband is actually in the hunt for a career transition, he has been doing in house SEO for 6 years and would like to telecommute. So we would love to see what your cover letter looked like to get an idea of what to write to propose this work setup. In the link to your other posting you mentioned that you wrote a cover letter. My husband is actually in the hunt for a career transition, he has been doing in house SEO for 6 years and would like to telecommute. So we would love to see what your cover letter looked like to get an idea of what to write to propose this work setup.

]]> By: Dev Basu http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Dev Basu Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:07:21 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2726 I think we'll be seeing a lot more of what John Andrews has mentioned over the next two years, as companies place an emphasis of integrating in-house seo into their marketing/technical teams. Since there isn't enough local talent around, and experiences search marketers aren't willing to move, they will have to resort to the agency/consultant training the in-house team. I think there's a still long way to go before most businesses give top notch seo's the work terms they demand. <abbr><em>Dev Basus last blog post..<a href="http://devbasu.com/how-to-deliver-the-perfect-client-pitch/">How To Deliver The Perfect Client Pitch</a></abbr></em> I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of what John Andrews has mentioned over the next two years, as companies place an emphasis of integrating in-house seo into their marketing/technical teams. Since there isn’t enough local talent around, and experiences search marketers aren’t willing to move, they will have to resort to the agency/consultant training the in-house team. I think there’s a still long way to go before most businesses give top notch seo’s the work terms they demand.

Dev Basus last blog post..How To Deliver The Perfect Client Pitch

]]> By: John Edwards http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 John Edwards Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:47:51 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2724 Telecommuting is not for everyone, sometimes it be very difficult to work from home. It takes a lot of self-discipline and you are a lot more likely to get distracted. I know personally and it's taken me a long time to adjust working from home. I'm still trying to perfect the art. <abbr><em>John Edwardss last blog post..<a href="http://www.johnedwardsproperties.com/BaltimoreCity.php">Baltimore Real Estate</a></abbr></em> Telecommuting is not for everyone, sometimes it be very difficult to work from home. It takes a lot of self-discipline and you are a lot more likely to get distracted. I know personally and it’s taken me a long time to adjust working from home. I’m still trying to perfect the art.

John Edwardss last blog post..Baltimore Real Estate

]]> By: john andrews http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 john andrews Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:21:42 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2723 Hire a basic level SEM in house and then hire a top SEM gun and put the local guy in charge of the project. Slowly hold the local guy accountable for cutting costs and improving performance, which is what you wanted to do the the big gun anyway (but couldn't). Keep the big gun as long as he delivers. Ask him for confidential advice on the local guy's development. Ask the local guy for confidential advice on the big Gun's ROI re: return on the consulting fees. Churn the local in house guy as necessary to achieve your economic goals. Find a new Big Gun if your local guy can prove someone else can do a better job.. andhold him accountable for finding the new Bg Gun and delivering. Everyone wins if you end up with a local guy who moves out to become one of your trusted external Big Gun consultants... a new guy gets a shot, your ROI keeps going up, and the sustainable food chain lives on for another day. Hire a basic level SEM in house and then hire a top SEM gun and put the local guy in charge of the project. Slowly hold the local guy accountable for cutting costs and improving performance, which is what you wanted to do the the big gun anyway (but couldn’t).

Keep the big gun as long as he delivers. Ask him for confidential advice on the local guy’s development. Ask the local guy for confidential advice on the big Gun’s ROI re: return on the consulting fees. Churn the local in house guy as necessary to achieve your economic goals. Find a new Big Gun if your local guy can prove someone else can do a better job.. andhold him accountable for finding the new Bg Gun and delivering.

Everyone wins if you end up with a local guy who moves out to become one of your trusted external Big Gun consultants… a new guy gets a shot, your ROI keeps going up, and the sustainable food chain lives on for another day.

]]> By: Vinny http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 Vinny Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:05:21 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2722 The problem isn't even specific to SEO, but to most white-collar or professional jobs. The move to telecommuting is slow for a lot of companies, especially those locked in the 20th century. Companies just have the mind-set that their culture will suffer, or productivity will fall, if they don't have people show up every day and sit at a desk. The shock comes in when companies whose livelihood depends on being digital and on the internet refuse to have flexibility when it comes to these things. There was a post on SEOmoz once where Rand said it wouldn't be a good fit for his company. I remember thinking, if Rand has this kind of reluctance what can be said of a more traditional company? <abbr><em>Vinnys last blog post..<a href="http://www.vinnygoldsmith.com/historic-annapolis.htm">Historic Annapolis</a></abbr></em> The problem isn’t even specific to SEO, but to most white-collar or professional jobs.

The move to telecommuting is slow for a lot of companies, especially those locked in the 20th century.

Companies just have the mind-set that their culture will suffer, or productivity will fall, if they don’t have people show up every day and sit at a desk.

The shock comes in when companies whose livelihood depends on being digital and on the internet refuse to have flexibility when it comes to these things.

There was a post on SEOmoz once where Rand said it wouldn’t be a good fit for his company. I remember thinking, if Rand has this kind of reluctance what can be said of a more traditional company?

Vinnys last blog post..Historic Annapolis

]]> By: Todd Mintz http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Todd Mintz Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:16 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2721 True, though the article presupposes a traditional employer-employee relationship...just one set up in a non-traditional way. True, though the article presupposes a traditional employer-employee relationship…just one set up in a non-traditional way.

]]> By: Anita Cohen-Williams http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 Anita Cohen-Williams Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:28:26 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2720 Exactly my point! Most SEO can be done by an outside contractor. Exactly my point! Most SEO can be done by an outside contractor.

]]> By: Dave http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/have-gun-will-telecommute/comment-page-1/#comment-2719 Dave Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:58:44 +0000 http://www.sempdx.org/?p=547#comment-2719 Yup it's true my friend... I always look at job offers and think that I would consider one... If I didn't have to destabilize my life. That's just not in the cards for me. There simply no price on my little cave of comfort and likely where I perform best anyway. I haven't worked for anyone in 10 years... but a good offer and telecommuting would get my attention. Alas, the life of an SEO Hermit (hmmm... new site?) it shall remain ;0( Enjoyed the post dude... tnx <abbr><em>Daves last blog post..<a href="http://www.huomah.com/Search-Engines/Algorithm-Matters/Myth-Busting-101-Bold-statements.html">Myth Busting 101: Bold statements</a></abbr></em> Yup it’s true my friend… I always look at job offers and think that I would consider one… If I didn’t have to destabilize my life. That’s just not in the cards for me. There simply no price on my little cave of comfort and likely where I perform best anyway.

I haven’t worked for anyone in 10 years… but a good offer and telecommuting would get my attention. Alas, the life of an SEO Hermit (hmmm… new site?) it shall remain ;0(

Enjoyed the post dude… tnx

Daves last blog post..Myth Busting 101: Bold statements

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