Great Culture, Horrible Pay. Good for College Kids - SEO Specialist Boostability Employee Review

3.0
12 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This job is amazing for college students. Flexible schedule, fun culture, perks, incentives, etc. People are nice and company parties were fun. I loved the birthday celebrations and monthly company meetings where they always had food. Again, perfect for starving college students, and the company seems to know that.

Cons

This job is not good for anyone seriously looking to work in SEO for their career. Their approach to marketing is conveyor-belt-style, meaning they have you doing one specific task (i.e. keyword research) and that's all you do, day in and day out. You never learn more about other SEO skills or tools. Because of that, this company is definitely not the place to be if you eventually want to find a better job in SEO and leave with a tool belt of skills and experience. I managed to get another job doing the full range of SEO deliverables including technical, content, onsite opts, competitor analysis, etc., but it's a miracle I was able to because I came out of Boostability with so few marketable skills. Overall, this can be a great college job or introduction to the world of SEO, but it's not the full experience. Aside from that, the pay is terrible. They keep people at hourly so as to not provide benefits as much as possible. Raises are tiny and only come if you complete way more than you're expected to. And this causes a huge problem with quality of work because everyone is just trying to get as much done as possible to earn perks.

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