most important talents for an SEO?

[Makaveli2007]

I hope this question isn't too off-topic, but I've been wondering this: What talents/natural abilities make a great SEO?

I guess being hard working/passionate about SEO....and taking action are obviously extremely important.

However, when it comes to other talents/natural abilities, which would you say matter most?

Are the best SEOs you know also some of the smartest folks you know? (or doesn't it matter that much for SEO whether the person is simply somewhat above average when it comes to intelligence vs. being extremely smart)?

[chan]

hi...
anyone can tell me table html or DIV html is best for SEO ?

[Wholesale Supplier]

@Makaveli2007
Its not necessary that any special kind of a person will be a SEO. lolz.

Perhaps the qualities a SEO must have is searcher, quick concept grasper and good analyzer.

[McWorkcast]

I think that good research / an eye for detail and great organisation are the "best" skills

[sem4u]

Passionate, good searcher/researcher, analytical, organiser.

[vivalasvegas]

To the above I would add patience and perseverence.

[creative craig]

Forward thinker; some one who can sit down with a problem or a task and see other avenues/methods that are not currently being utilised in order to complete the task or fix the problem.

[Makaveli2007]

@Creativecraig:

You really tried hard not to use that over-used term..with the box...didnt you?:-)

[mattur]

Animal cunning.

[wyweb]

Upfront honesty and excellent PR skills. You absolutely need to be able to pacify your clients when they start whining about the lack of overnight success you'd already warned them they would not achieve.

[wyweb]

And animal cunning.

[tedster]

1. Recognize big patterns and still stay detail oriented.

2. See everything you do from viewpoints other than your own - a search engine, a visitor, a client, etc.

[Makaveli2007]

@wyweb:

reminds me of a friend who uses the terms consulting and counseling interchangeably hehe

[ksumit81]

Must have excellent analytics skills.

[sem4u]

An eye for detail like a hawk.

[canadafred]

Must know how to effectively optimize web page components and must have a good command of the languange.

[keto]

Willingness to hear your mother say "now, what exactly do you do again?"Every time you see her ;-)

[GetReal]

Keto..

Very, very funny...

GR

[tangor]

Have a diploma from Snake Oil Bill's College of Ledgerdemain. It's all a crap shoot, but if you can do nifty spreadsheets and make animated presentations you'll get the gig.