{"id":21152,"date":"2020-09-03T21:52:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/?post_type=institute&#038;p=21152"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:41:21","slug":"seo-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/blog\/seo-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does an SEO Manager Do? 10 Must-Have Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a real passion for <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/services\/seo-agency\/\">search engine optimization (SEO)<\/a>, you might find happiness and fulfillment in an SEO manager position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizations are continuing to shift their marketing and advertising spending from traditional mediums onto digital platforms. As a result, there is a growing need for SEO managers who understand how to drive more traffic, leads, and revenue using organic search.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re thinking about becoming an SEO manager, the first thing we\u2019d recommend doing is understanding and developing the skillset that you\u2019ll need to be successful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you get started, we\u2019ve put together this short guide featuring 10 must-have skills for SEO managers. We\u2019ll explain what an SEO manager is, what they do every day, and the most important skill sets that SEO managers need to succeed in their roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/join-society\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32738 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner-1536x698.png 1536w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/join-society-cta-banner.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is an SEO Manager?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An SEO manager is a search marketing professional responsible for designing and implementing an SEO strategy within an organization. An SEO manager may be employed at a marketing agency or as part of an in-house marketing team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21154\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image4-1024x683.png\" alt=\"seo work example\" width=\"946\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image4-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image4.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers are involved in SEO work at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. They perform market research, keyword research, competitive analysis, and other tasks to develop an informed SEO strategy for the organization. They work to generate link building opportunities that increase their organization\u2019s authority, trust, and credibility. They perform <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/lessons\/how-to-conduct-technical-seo-audit\/\">technical SEO<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/lessons\/how-to-write-content-that-ranks\/\">create content<\/a> for the organization\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In many organizations, the SEO manager is also considered a leadership role. SEO managers may be responsible for leading a team of SEO specialists, providing training and guidance, and delegating tasks &#8211; all while working closely with the customer to ensure alignment between marketing activities and business goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Does an SEO Manager Do?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keyword Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether performing SEO for their own organization or for a client organization, an SEO manager <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/lessons\/keyword-research-seo\/\">conducts keyword research<\/a> to identify which keywords the organization should target with SEO content.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On-Page &amp; Technical SEO<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers are responsible for increasing website traffic through both on-page and technical SEO. <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/lessons\/how-to-do-onpage-optimization-seo\/\">On-page SEO<\/a> consists of optimizing individual web pages around a specific keyword, in order to gain more search traffic from queries that include that keyword.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technical SEO is a process of auditing and improving the technical implementation of a website, making it more accessible for both human and machine users, especially search engine crawlers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Content Strategy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers are responsible for developing and implementing a content strategy. Content marketing is a digital marketing technique that aims to create and distribute content that is insightful, useful, and ultimately valuable to prospective customers. Effective content marketing positions the organization as a trustworthy authority within an industry or niche.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers participate in the creation of content strategy and may also spend time creating content briefs for a staff writer or writing content themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Client Meetings<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers meet regularly with their client accounts to discuss strategy, set priorities and ensure alignment between their marketing activities and the business objectives of the customer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data Analysis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO managers use web traffic data from sources like Google Analytics to understand which web pages or search queries are generating the most traffic, leads, and sales for their clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21155\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image1-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"seo data analytics\" width=\"797\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image1-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image1-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image1-1.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This allows SEO managers to make data-driven decisions about keyword targeting and where to prioritize their optimization efforts for the greatest impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/newsletter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner-1536x698.png 1536w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/directive-digest-cta-banner.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 Must-Have Skills for SEO Managers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re considering a role as an SEO manager, we\u2019ve put together a list of the ten most important skills that you\u2019ll need to cultivate on your way there. These skills are frequently cited in posted job descriptions for SEO Manager roles and used by our own SEO professionals each day to generate real results in search marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Content Marketing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Designing, planning, creating, and sharing valuable content for prospective customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Technical SEO Optimization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Optimizing the technical implementation of a website to increase its organic search visibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/lessons\/how-to-create-link-building-campaign\/\"><b>Link Building<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Implementing specialized techniques and methods that encourage other trusted websites to link to the customer\u2019s website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>On-Page SEO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Optimizing individual web pages to enhance their visibility in organic search results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Website Administration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Using website content management systems to publish SEO-optimized content, manage comments, and perform other administrative tasks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>HTML\/CSS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; HTML and CSS are languages that define the structure, style, and format of content on a web page. SEO managers who understand HTML and CSS can implement simple coding changes to a website without developer assistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Using specialized software to perform content experiments for the purpose of increasing conversion rates and driving revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Copywriting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Creating informative and engaging website content, guest posts, and other creative media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Project Management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Planning SEO projects, establishing realistic timelines, communicating with stakeholders, allocating resources, troubleshooting issues, and delivering (and measuring) results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Client Relationship Management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Meeting with clients regularly to align marketing activities with business goals. Setting realistic expectations and presenting positive results.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Become an SEO Manager in 3 Simple Steps<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re excited about the prospect of becoming an SEO manager and working every day to increase organic traffic and build online visibility for your customers, here\u2019s some great news: you\u2019re just a few steps away from making your dream a reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how to get started.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Build Skills and Get Certified in SEO<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before you can become an SEO manager, you\u2019ll need to spend some time developing your skill sets around search engine optimization. A great way to start is by taking an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/institute\/modules\/seo-course\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that offers certification in search engine optimization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Directive Institute, our SEO course introduces you to a proven process that you can use to start generating results immediately in a search marketing role. You\u2019ll gain practical experience building real campaigns and a certificate of completion that you can add to your resume when applying for your next job in marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Target Entry Level SEO Jobs<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An entry-level SEO job is a valuable opportunity to gain industry experience and a necessary stepping stone towards marketing manager or SEO manager job titles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21156\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image3-1-1024x684.png\" alt=\"seo job\" width=\"789\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image3-1-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image3-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image3-1-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/image3-1.png 1049w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marketing roles like \u201cdigital marketing specialist\u201d or \u201cSEO specialist\u201d will enable you to gain experience optimizing web pages for major search platforms, managing search marketing projects, and working with customers &#8211; all skills that you\u2019ll eventually need as an SEO manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graduate to SEO Manager<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After 6-24 months as an entry-level SEO specialist, you should be ready to start applying for jobs as an SEO manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By this point, your background should reflect extensive technical knowledge in SEO and a solid understanding of how to effectively manage projects and collaborate as part of a marketing team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an SEO manager, you\u2019ll earn a great salary while you continue to develop your skills and make a genuine impact on your business and for your clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being an SEO manager requires a diverse skill set and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving world of search engine optimization. An SEO manager&#8217;s responsibilities range from technical optimization to content creation and link building. If you have a genuine passion for search marketing and all things SEO, we hope this article inspires you to learn new skills, push your limits, and grow into a new role as an SEO manager with an in-house marketing team or agency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>At Directive, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional results for our clients through our proprietary <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/customer-generation\/\">Customer Generation<\/a> approach\u2014and our talented SEO specialists are the driving force behind our success. If you\u2019re interested in becoming a part of our team and embarking on a journey of professional growth and development, we invite you to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/about\/careers\/\">careers page<\/a>. Our team is committed to providing exciting opportunities for growth and learning, and we look forward to welcoming you aboard as we navigate the ever-changing tides of the tech marketing world. Join us today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/about\/careers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32744 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner-1536x698.png 1536w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/directive-career-cta-banner.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a real passion for search engine optimization (SEO), you might find happiness and fulfillment in an SEO manager position. 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