You know you are a SEO, when..

Think SEO is just what you do for a living? Take a closer look and you will see how it has affected your life.

So, you know you are a SEO, when:

• you are talking to your friend, and you notice that he/she has unnatural keyword density, which will scare away other people (you)
• you immediately think up several words or phrases you'd insert in the sentence instead
• you speak thoroughly choosing words that are most relevant to the person you are speaking and the topic

• when reading a hardcover book, you think how the author screwed up on a keyword/viral title and chapter titles
• in a shop, you walk by the products and notice how certain labels lack most relevant (or most popular) keywords
• you also think that adding various long tail words should help

• you are absolutely sure that there's a second universe (which is online)
• sometimes, when you talk to your friends, you feel like you are talking to aliens (from the Real Life planet), while feeling like another alient (from the SEO planet)
• you are also aware of other planets, such as Graphic Design, Usability, Accessibility, Marketing, etc.

• one part of your SEO skills is to explain to clients what SEO is and what it can do for their business
• you are still accustomed to people not trusting you, because they are not ready to accept the challenge of investing a sufficient sum and trusting a complete stranger
• you are thinking of running your own websites, instead of bringing thousands of profits for pennies for others

• whenever you notice something interesting in your life, you immediately get a title to a post about it (or maybe even the post), while regretting you don't have a blog in the niche to write about it
• you are always thinking of starting up another website in yet another niche
• you do buy domains and start new websites occasionally

• you know where the Google name has come from
• you have your own opinion about Google
• you even have several gripes with Google

• you got used to the blank look you get, when you tell people what you do
• you are very well aware of other people having inaccurate (so say the least) point of view on SEO
• you are one of those, who feel unfairly accused of spamming (since you do SEO), when all you do is pure white hat

• you can relate to most of the points above
• you can add at least a couple of points to the list
• you are currently thinking whether to link to it or not, while ending up writing a list yourself in hope to get more natural links

Read more signs of being a SEO or a Google Geek at SEO Refugee.

To learn more about how SEO can change one's life, let's hear from Steve, Bill, Ammon, Danny and Crew and Lee.