Yeah, that was precisely why I took it. I'm a huge film nerd so it was purely for enjoyment sake, as would doing a Masters / PhD, but I had a great time and the course was excellent for the most part.
I am also a girl on the internet. I never said that ever to anyone and yes I can imagine whatever you trying to convey
It's kind of easier to learn at the beginning compared to machines
All the best, mateLol, planned to jump from SEO?Well, I have studied Electrical and have been in IM for now, and I am still studying Python, but not able to understand it
I feel you, I’ve been there. When you’re constantly listening to people’s problems, the burnout can get really intense.
You never said what you studied..
Haha, you found your tribe.
No way, not believing you
What did you actually studied for?My career flow like a Zig Zag
started somewhere now here.
Ahh, I have got punished for discussing films in school. Imagining getting a PhD by discussing films!!!
. Let us know if you ever making a film 
Aw, that’s such a sweet way to put it, “Both require taste, timing, structure, and understanding what people want.” I never really thought about it that way before. thank you.
If I’m not wrong, higher-level roles in finance usually earn more than SEO, right? I’ve always admired bankers and people in finance. Since you mentioned you’re good at it, I feel like you could have easily cracked some really high level roles in that field.
Haha, if I went back 20 years and told my younger self that I’d end up working in SEO, he would probably laugh at me.
That’s the wildest “How I Got Into SEO” story I’ve heardI have my AAS in Criminal Justice (specifically WA state).
I worked in Juvenile Corrections for 5 years for a company called VisionQuest. This company started out in Arizona as a program alternative for Juvenile Detention. The founder, Bob Burton who worked in Juvenile Corrections, wondered what would happen if you took kids out of the corrections setting and "parented" them. So he picked up a covered wagon (think Oregon trail), got some mules, got the state of Arizona to give him some kids and they went off on a wagon train adventure. This started the company and they've had facilities along both the east and west coast.
When I started with them I was sent on the Wagon Train as a "tipi mother" for the girls on the train. The kids slept in tipis that they erected themselves (it takes teamwork to erect one of those suckers) and traveled 8-15 miles by covered wagon and mule daily. It was quite the operation and a dream job for anyone who loves the outdoors, camping, kids, and animals (except the mules, lord they were mean). After the train I worked a bit up in South Mountain, PA where the camp was right on the Appalachian Trail. After 3 months I was then sent to Okeechobee, FL where I worked in the girls camps (there were 2) until I quit in Dec 2005 and moved to Europe.
Once I got to the Netherlands, I couldn't find work. Not even at McDonalds, where I worked through college as a manager and had glowing recommendations from store managers of several stores and the franchise owners. I was 'too qualified' aka too expensive at 25.
After about a year I ran into a ad in an expat classifieds wanting someone who spoke native english that could do copywriting and other light administration duties. So I applied.
Turned out the job was for an adult affiliate site. In 2007 when I started they weren't into SEO. I think that came around 2010 when the stats analyst managed to convince the owner that Google wasn't trying to steal his data (I mean, they pretty much already had it). He was also obsessed with Alexa.
From there I learned everything that there is to know about affiliate marketing (I've done some mainstream stuff as well, different product, same concept except all of social media doesn't hate you) and quite a lot about SEO (on hard mode since adult & mainstream sites are treated VERY differently and Google actually used the adult site in their training manuals).
So yea, really didn't intend to get into the field. And ironically, when I was trying to leave it to go into community management in the video game world, I wasn't quite allowed to leave since here I am.
I'm sure after working with @SettingSun77 he has enough on me to write a script. I'm sure he's a genius savant, or something like that........Aw, that’s such a sweet way to put it, “Both require taste, timing, structure, and understanding what people want.” I never really thought about it that way before. thank you.
If I’m not wrong, higher-level roles in finance usually earn more than SEO, right? I’ve always admired bankers and people in finance. Since you mentioned you’re good at it, I feel like you could have easily cracked some really high level roles in that field.
Haha, if I went back 20 years and told my younger self that I’d end up working in SEO, he would probably laugh at me.
That’s the wildest “How I Got Into SEO” story I’ve heard
From wagon trains to adult affiliate marketing, from parenting kids to becoming a BHW mod, from WA to Europe… that’s a crazy series of twists and unexpected turns in life.
@SettingSun77 looking for plot to make a movie?
I can get a whole franchise of psychological thrillers out of you for sure.
Funny thing. "Why do computers / internet" become much hated later on in life?
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
You left that for SEO and IM?
No , I'm still working and not planning to leave medicine any time sooner. I graduated last year.
