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Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job



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Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job

Whenever I was looking for an online marketing job I would always go to a few different sources, but there was not single platform that had everything I was looking for. Online marketing jobs are hard to come by because a lot of people apply for them and that means more people are going into freelancing, obviously. You can still get a decent online marketing job by contacting dozens or hundreds of companies and seeing who bites. I've done tests to see who would be interested in hiring me, and I did a few little tricks to increase the chances, which I'll go over Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job


If you've followed my posts for a while you know that I've been working online for a while, since 2003. I've gained an immense amount of knowledge in the SEO, Web Design and Marketing fields and businesses would kill to hire me, or you'd think so at least. Well I don't have a college degree because I decided to leave school when my business started taking off. I don't regret it one bit, but if I every really needed to get a job in this field then I would need at least an associates (2 year) degree. So even though I have a ridiculous amount of real world knowledge compared to kids just getting out of college, I still get overlooked because I do not have a degree.

After I found out that I couldn't get the best response rate from all of the applications I sent out, I decided to figure out a way that I could get them to notice me even without a degree.


Trick #1: Show all of your websites
If you're in the online marketing and SEO businesses already then you probably have a decent amount of websites. I actually just shut down a lot of my websites and I still have around 20 active. Now all of them aren't bringing in $100 a day, but that's not what they are all live for. Some are just for content and others are to make me money every day, but they all have their own role in my overall game plan.

When submitting your resume you'll want to add all of your websites to it. If you're submitting for a design job then you'll want to make sure that your own websites are cutting edge and look pretty. If they're not, you won't get a call back. If you're wanting to get hired for an SEO job, make sure your backlink profile is great and your on page optimization is on point. There is usually a section for "Website" submitting your resume online, and that's one way you can get a single website listed. If you have a bunch of websites like myself you'll want to add all your domains into the "Comments" or "Extra Info" or "Description" sections. This way they will see it prior to looking at the resume you've uploaded.

Trick #2: Set up a Resume Website
I did this for when I was applying for wordpress optimization jobs. I didn't even submit a resume in file form because everything was online for the hiring manager to look through. They wanted to hire someone to optimize their clients wordpress websites so I set up an optimized wordpress website in a day and added it to my application Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job

This is one of the best tricks you can use because they will see you know your way around a hosting account, you understand wordpress, you know how to optimize and then they can read everything on the resume website to get a better idea of who you are. I would say I had around a 50% response rate when I did this, which is crazy. I didn't have to call them a week later to see what they thought of my "resume" like what you normally have to do with companies who are hiring new employees.

Out of all the companies that contacted me, I would say that 75% of them offered me jobs but I had to turn them all down. Most of the offers were about 25% of what currently make online. When they offered me the jobs they were already telling me that I'm overqualified and they weren't sure if I'd take the position, and they were right. I would basically be starting a new job making minimum wage for 40 hours a week. This would have been a great opportunity if I didn't already have a company, but I had to pass because I would make less online while working full time for these companies Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job

Trick #3: Linkedin and Facebook Jobs
On both Linkedin and Facebook you can look up job postings for your desired position. Both platforms have their good and bad qualities, but both have what you're looking for so you should check them out.

Linkedin Jobs - The online marketing job pool on Linkedin is pretty vast, but once again, you need a degree for most of them and they won't take a second look at you if you don't. It's a good and bad thing because you could be amazing at what you do and find some companies that will bow at your feet in order to get you on board, but on the other hand you will get snubbed and not even get near the hiring manager if you don't have a degree Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job

Facebook Jobs - In 2017 I started noticing more people posting jobs to bring in new hires. You can search all types of jobs based on keywords, but they aren't as extensive as Linkedin is because this feature hasn't been around as long. Basically businesses can post a job and accept applicants just like any other website, but the thing I really like is that you don't really need a degree for a lot of these listings. I browsed through a bunch of online marketing and SEO jobs on facebook and applied to maybe 20 of them. I had a great response rate of around 90% and all of them wanted to hire me! The only downside is that they wanted to pay me the lowest possible amount, minimum wage, for my extensive knowledge Simple tricks to finding an online marketing job

The only downside of facebook jobs is that everyone with a business can post a job listing to bring in an employee. Not all businesses are created equal on facebook jobs because one business can make $1,000,000 a year and the other is looking for part time work because they only profit $15,000 a year and can't pay you a lot. You'll have to spread a wide net when it comes to finding a job through the facebook jobs listings, but it is possible to find something worth your time if you're patient.



In conclusion:
You just have to think outside of the box a little bit and figure out how to stand out from the dozens, or hundreds, of other applicants that are going for the same job. A lot of the work I did to find jobs was basically for testing purposes since I didn't really need a job, but if someone would have offered me a management position at $150,000+ per year with benefits I probably would have taken them up on it lol.



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Cristian
I figured out that the best way to show off my skills is to apply them in my own website but also write articles about SEO orientated content to show potential clients I know what I'm talking about when it comes to SEO.

This is why I build a blog in my own native language, highly optimized with high-quality articles. This blog is my pride and glory and I haven't monetized it yet and probably won't monetize it anytime soon. I keep it around just for the reputation factor and I know for sure being my own work it can be 10 times more powerful for any potential employer than whatever resume I can put together on LinkedIn. In essence having a well-optimized blog with good rankings, traffic and authority can be your golden ticket to any day job out there in the field of online marketing.

The second thing I consider having any weight are my marketplace profiles like SEOclerks, Fiverr, and Upwork. My current boss recently told me that I fully convinced him about my worthiness as an SEO when I presented to him my SEOclerks profile.

Another good way to keep your reputation up and making sure you will impress your potential clients is as you said, having all the social network profiles in place, making sure they all look highly professional. I prefer to focus on LinkedIn, Facebook, and my Quora profiles but LinkedIn is my top priority, writing a good article there from time to time can be highly beneficial to your overall "CV".



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overcast
These days I am sending link to my website on those freelancer sites. And making them see my portfolio. This way I am working harder to get more leads. I have learned that at the end one needs to have enough leads that can pay him or her. As you can see that is lot better option when you are looking for marketing job or any online job. Also the word of mouth referral system also works for some users.



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augusta
Awesome piece, This is an amazing insight,when it comes to getting a job,one needs a trick that will really sell him or her.

Even in my country these days, hirers look more at ones skills than educational qualification, because it is believe that anyone can own a piece of paper called certificate but the question is what can you offer in addition to that.



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overcast
Yes building portfolio is a must. You can add some really good links to the clients pages and the projects. This way you can build yourself a nice income. And in due process more clients will get from the referral. You can easily add the marketing content on that scale. I have seen some of the people marketing each others website and keeping the clients in a loop. That's what I have learned along the way. I think for each one of us things could be different.



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Barida
This are simply the best advises that I have had in a long time on ways to build up our chances of getting marketing jobs on the internet. I have been working as a freelancer for quite some time now and I always try to include links to my sites on those freelancing websites that work on so that any of the potential clients interested could easily find a way to locate me using such links.



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vinaya
Thanks for these useful tips. I have a handful of websites. Having many websites help because it is easy to convince the buyer if you have many websites. having many websites will build your reputation.
You also need to have a personal website where you list can your portfolio and as well as services and products.
You also have to use facebook and linkedin to find jobs because these are two social media sites where you can find many companies offering jobs.
I am doing the first two and yet to explore the third option.



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Corzhens
My best bet is the social media. Since it is a marketing job that you are trying to find, post a promotion of your marketing skills in social media. Solicit the opinion of your friends and followers so you will have a clear idea of how you are doing with your marketing techniques. And if you are good, I’m sure you will get some calls because so many can read your promotional post.



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overcast
I am not sure how the social media may help. But there seems to be some of the groups that do keep the log of such companies who need help. And that maybe one way to get more leads. Slow and surely that may add more solutions to job finding people.



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jaymish2
An area to think about especially if you have decided that you want to work online. I think the degree criteria is really unfair because the way to learn something is to learn it practically. In fact I think theory is a better way to understand the practical. This degree nonsense is getting out of a hand and a degree in future is not going to be worth the paper it is written on, especially when it does not get you a high paying job. I think you should approach clients directly(cold pitching) and hopefully you will find someone who will take a chance on you.



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Kakashi2020
Great Article, I enjoyed it a lot. You're quite right that using and being visible in Social Media Platforms can be an effective way of getting job offers. Whenever I'm looking for one, I would always search Facebook and LinkedIn and it's very effective.



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