Social media certification programs? Tweet me to be Lunabean Media certified

Does anyone else get the feeling that these social media certification programs that a popping up across the country are a scam? Pay upwards of $3000, take an 8-week course, and you can walk away with a certificate saying you’re “certified” in social media?

I’m all for the education and the spreading of the social media love, but, seriously, if anyone came to us with a resume that included their social media certificate, the first thing I’d think is that they got scammed, which isn’t a great personality trait to display when seeking a job.

The second thing I’d think is their brain doesn’t work in the way I’d expect from a social media “expert”, because, this early in the game, the true experts out there either get it or they don’t. In that eight week course, that expert might learn a couple of new techniques, but $3000 worth? The true experts aren’t going to bite, so those who are certified are going to be the people who weren’t at the top of the social media game to begin with.

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe these courses are creating social media geniuses, but I have yet to find one.

Feel free to prove me wrong. I’d love to get some feedback on this. Otherwise, tweet me @LunabeanMedia and ask for the Lunabean Media Social Media Certification program. It’s for those who are think that these certification programs, at this point in the game, smell a little fishy. I’ll certify you right on Twitter…for free.