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    • inhouseseo
      inhouseseo last edited by

      I am looking to hire an IC to help with analytics. I need to know how I can verify if they are GA certified.

      They gave me a link to a http://www.starttest.com profile. Is that legit?

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      • Francisco_Meza
        Francisco_Meza last edited by

        I second Zeph!

        Pick your country: http://www.google.com/analytics/partners/index.html

        OR ask Avinash here: http://www.marketmotive.com/internet-marketing-training-and-certification-signup?top=certification&topic=WebAnalytics

        I took his course and it was awesome!

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        • ZephSnapp
          ZephSnapp last edited by

          Can't speak to this site, but here is a link to the true list of Google Analytics certified partners:

          http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/partners.html

          Hope this helps you get it sorted out!

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