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What are some good online certifications for freelancers?

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    What are some good online certifications for freelancers?

    Giving the fact that we had previous discussions about making people here on SEOclerks take some test to show their current level of knowledge of SEO, I was thinking of a better way.

    Not to add the test like a feature here as Mike said, but rather to link everything to a more certified entity that handles such test for freelancers.

    What are some good online certifications for freelancers?
    What are some good free or paid certifications one can take to prove their skills in certain niches and maybe we can integrate those results into our SC profiles.

    For example, I'm Adwords certified and a Google partner, I would like all of my potential clients to know that and it would be cool to add additional certifications, like for example my level of spoken and written English, how good of a copywriter am I and other similar things like that.

    So, do you think such an idea is better then SC having its own tests?
    What certifications do you propose SC staff should consider when implementing such a feature?

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    idealmike

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    Well that's a good question. I was doing some digging and I don't want to mention "other freelance sites" on here but I did find that Upwork have a loooong list of courses you can take for free. They cover many different things from freelancing to SEO. Basic English literacy and spelling courses and courses in many different categories from databases to engineering, programming to networking. There is one that is of particular interest though and that's the SEO course. You're asked 40 questions on SEO which are fairly easy to answer at first but then get harder and harder as you go along. All of the questions have multiple choice answers though. But you only get 2 minutes to answer each question. After you've completed answering all the questions, your score is shown at the end. This is then displayed on your profile too.

    I believe all of these are free to take. But as said, I really didn't want to promote or recommend another site here. But seeing as the tests are free and you can take them to test your own skills and knowledge in something it's still worth mentioning as you asked. What are some good online certifications for freelancers?

    What are some good online certifications for freelancers?

    If SEOClerks could do something like that I think it would be uber cool and will let people see how much knowledge they truly have on something before you order from them. But it's not really essential or anything. Just something that could be nice to have?
    10 years ago

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    Cristian

    Cristian

    I was thinking more of having separate tests and certification on separate entities. It would be stupid to associate SC with up work, and having our own tests and certificates won't value that much (same for upwork).
    Maybe it should be in the same SC network but a totally different website.

    Now that I think about it this is actually a very good idea, maybe someone of us can make certification/tests website and partner up with SEOclerks?
    10 years ago

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    vinaya

    vinaya

    When I was working on upwork, I took English language test. My above average score was very useful in getting jobs on upwork. As I was working as a freelance writer on upwork, English language certificate proved very beneficial.
    If you take related tests and get a good score, you can be very successful on upwork.
    8 years ago

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    Lynne

    Lynne

    Yeah I agree with Mike that it would be cool to have it all here in one place and added to your profile. Yes it is way cool that you have those certifications Razzy but how exactly will you add that to your profile here? Will you just say that you are certified? This just adds to the same sort of thing with members saying that they are "SEO experts"... what is really there to back them up?

    Having tests through this website showing a score would for me be just the best thing ever. It would be part of the website and add to it's value in a big way.
    10 years ago

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    EliteWriter

    EliteWriter

    I think that there is a big issue here - the fact that anyone can decide to work online, and basically 'lie' about what he or she can do, ends up reducing the level of professionalism and credibility in the freelancing market. It would be great if there was some sort of authorized entity that has a set of tests that a freelancer can take. Then, there would be a concrete evidence that that freelancer sat for those tests and got certain results, which can be verified through this authority's site. I think such a thing or something similar could greatly increase the professionalism in the freelancing market.
    10 years ago

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    vinaya

    vinaya

    I have a certification from HubPages. I have attended 6 months intensive course from Hubpages. The course covered online writing and publishing, monetization, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Optimization etc.
    I have yet to attend Udemy, however, I hear Udemy offer good online courses. I am thinking to attend a couple of courses on Udemy. I want to attend programing and web design courses on udemy. Udemy certification is also considered good.
    9 years ago

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    Barida

    Barida

    I've not had any certification with any site that certifies some freelancers on how to go about their businesses. I am of the opinion that it is necessary to get some certificates from some sites that are reputable in order for those clients that we might want to work with in the future.
    8 years ago

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    vinaya

    vinaya

    It is beneficial ton have certifications. For instance, I was able to land many writing contracts based on my hubpage certification.
    I am now attending many courses on Udemy and Alison. Once I complete these courses, I will have more potential to woo the clients. For example, I do web designing which I learned through self-study. It is hard for the clients to trust me because I do not have anything to show except the websites I have built. However, once I complete related courses on Udemy and Alison, buyers will trust me more.
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    Kakashi2020

    Kakashi2020

    Being certified and getting a certification from SEO Clerks is a great idea. It would boost the members trust rating as well as review his SEO knowledge. I'm all for it.
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