A Joke of a Quiz

Took the SEO Quiz at a site that shall remain nameless. I was not impressed by it, in the least.

The quiz was designed so that you could not leave an answer blank - clicking an answer moved it to the next question. Fine with me, I didn’t want to leave anything unanswered. It apparently did. Four of my correct answers were marked as blank, and therefore wrong. One, I might excuse. Four was a bit much.

Six of their “correct” answers were anywhere between 2 months, and 2 YEARS out of date. I don’t know if they continue to perpetuate myths about SEO in order to keep people thinking they need the service to “fix” problems which are no longer an issue, or whether they are just inconsistent about keeping their site up to date. I’ve heard a complaint from another individual about this also.

About 10 of their questions were not SEO knowledge. They had nothing to do with a pro’s ability to optimize a page, they were irrelevant trivia. Just because they had to do with search engines or SEO technology does not mean they were relevant to skill.

I could ace the test if I took it again. But I’d be dishonest if I did - make myself look like an expert to meet someone’s incorrect standard? No thanks.

We may just make our own SEO quiz…