I am new here

[Junaid_Javaid]

hello, i am new on this community. I have certification in content marketing and inbound marketing. what should be my next step?

[karstenkoehler · Accepted solution]

Hi @Junaid_Javaid,

Generally, the HubSpot certifications are a great starting point. There are a lot more and I'd highly recommend you explore as many of them as you can – you might stumble upon a focus area that you want to specialize in.

For example, if you find SEO interesting, there would be resources by other providers. In that specific case, I would recommend Google's Search Engine Optimization Fundamentals: https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/seo-fundamentals. Moz, an authority on the topic, also has a great SEO learning center here: https://moz.com/learn/seo. Lastly, any names that you stumble upon (SEO experts), I'd recommend following on LinkedIn or Twitter. Reading about SEO relevant news is great to learn more about the topic.

The more you understand where your interests, strength and weaknesses are, the better you'll understand which online resources might help you.

Besides online learning, I can also highly recommend starting a project of your own. A small website, a blog, a social media account you want to scale up. This will give you real-life experience, starting with small challenges that you'll want to figure out.

Let me know if you have any follow-up questions!

[bmedulu]

Welcome on board 

[OPerek-Clark · Accepted solution]

Hi @Junaid_Javaid,

If you're looking to pursue a career in digital marketing, I'd recommend the following HubSpot certications as a next step:

1. Digital Marketing
2. Digital Advertising
3. Email Marketing
4. Social Media Marketing
5. SEO
6. Inbound Sales
7. Frictionless Sales
8. Sales Enablement
9. Revenue Operations
10. Inbound Marketing Optimization

I'd also highly recommend immersing yourself more in the HubSpot platform, if you aren't already, and go through their core platform certifications:

1. Marketing Hub Software
2. Sales Hub Software
3. Service Hub Software
4. HubSpot Reporting

There are a lot of certifications out there so don't get overwhelmed! I'd recommend making a weekly or monthly goal for yourself to achieve these certifications based on your available time and urgency.

I hope this helps!

[bmedulu]

Noted, thanks 

[karstenkoehler]

Hi @Junaid_Javaid,

What would you like to achieve?

Best regards

[Junaid_Javaid]

I wan't to pursue a career in digital marketing and just started here. i dont know the way forward

[karstenkoehler · Accepted solution]

Hi @Junaid_Javaid,

Generally, the HubSpot certifications are a great starting point. There are a lot more and I'd highly recommend you explore as many of them as you can – you might stumble upon a focus area that you want to specialize in.

For example, if you find SEO interesting, there would be resources by other providers. In that specific case, I would recommend Google's Search Engine Optimization Fundamentals: https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/seo-fundamentals. Moz, an authority on the topic, also has a great SEO learning center here: https://moz.com/learn/seo. Lastly, any names that you stumble upon (SEO experts), I'd recommend following on LinkedIn or Twitter. Reading about SEO relevant news is great to learn more about the topic.

The more you understand where your interests, strength and weaknesses are, the better you'll understand which online resources might help you.

Besides online learning, I can also highly recommend starting a project of your own. A small website, a blog, a social media account you want to scale up. This will give you real-life experience, starting with small challenges that you'll want to figure out.

Let me know if you have any follow-up questions!