Credentials

Highlighted here is an overview of my career, with training, expertise, and more. During the pioneering days of the Web I participated in all the top online communities and industry resources of the time. I founded an online forum in 1998 that ran for 20 years and moderated email discussions groups in the mid-1990’s.

Additional websites (off-site links):

kimkrauseberg.com

theuserisoutthere.com

Memberships

Member of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
Member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
Member Information Architecture Institute
Member of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA)
Member of Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)

My Usability Course -Search Engine College (closed March 2016) Web Site Usability 101 Course, ran for 12 years.

Coursework

2019 – 2020 Enrolled in accessibility IAAP CPACC and WAS certification, Deque University

Certificate of Completion: Accessibility Program Management Curriculum

Certificate of Completion: Basic Web and Document Accessibility for Content Contributors

Certificate of Completion: WCAG Conformance Testing, Detailed Methodology

Certificate of Completion: Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers

Certificate of Completion: Section 508: Fundamentals of the Law and Technical Standards

Certificate of Completion: Accessibility Program Management

Certificate of Completion: Basic Accessibility Testing Methods and Tools

Certificate of Completion: Designing an Accessible User Experience

Certification of Completion: Accessibility Fundamentals – Disabilities, Guidelines, and Laws

Interaction Action Design Foundation
Psychology of Interaction Design
User-Centered Design
Conducting Usability Testing
Mobile User Experience Design
Human Computer Interaction
Web Design for Usability
Information Visualization
The Practical Guide to Usability
Dynamic User Experience

Coursework – Udemy

Bootstrap
Google Analytics
Photoshop for Beginners
Learning Responsive Design
Design for Engagement

Podcasts

The following are a series of podcast discussions usability, web design, SEO, accessibility, testing and more conducted between Matt Bailey and Kim Krause Berg.
Endless Coffee Cup Podcast: “Usable Websites”

Endless Coffee Cup Podcast: “Usable Expectations”

Endless Coffee Cup Podcast: “Profitable Testing”

Kim Krause Berg Podcast – Usability, by Eric Enge, October 12, 2007 Podcast

March 28, 2018 Experts on the Wire Podcast: UX & ACCESSIBILITY – ESSENTIAL LESSONS FOR SEOS W/KIM KRAUSE BERG

Featured speaker on #SEOisAEO series on the topics of IA, Accessibility and SEO:

3 Pillars of a successful AEO strategy, pertinence, understanding, credibility

Semantic HTML5, IA and Accessibility – so many missed opportunities

Latest

Kim is interviewed by Doc Sheldon, October 2019 –
Mentors On Tap – Ep. 18 – Accessibility

Kim is interviewed by Matt Bailey – Digital Accessibility Matters

Ebooks Written by Kim

How to Pump Up Your Web Site for Increased Conversions

The Secret to Natural Website Conversions

Talks on Slideshare – See all Eleven Talks

Honorable Mentions and Industry Shout-Outs

Kim mentioned in SEO For Dummies book.

Women Who Shaped SEO, Mar 20, 2018, “Thanks, Kim, for all of the great foundations you have given all of us when it comes to usability and SEO.”

Kim Krause Berg – The Search Community Honors You – Dec 7, 2017; ” I often think of her as the caring and thoughtful mother of our industry.”

140 of Today’s Top SEO Experts to Follow, December 27, 2017

10 Mentors Who Can Help You Understand SEO and the SEO Industry, November 22, 2016

30 Digital Marketing Experts Share Their Top Tips for Marketing A Small Business, November 2016

46 Usability Experts You Should Follow, February 2016

Mentioned in Forward of book, Professional Search Engine Optimization with ASP.NET: A Developer’s Guide to SEO, By Cristian Darie, Jaimie Sirovich

Mentioned in Forward of book, Internet Marketing: An Hour a Day By Matt Bailey

The Women Who Made SEO Great , March 27, 2012

Writing Samples

Kim’s Articles for Hochman Consultants

Website Accessibility & the Law: Why Your Website Must Be Compliant, January 2019

Why Accessibility Will Matter More in 2016 and Beyond, January 12, 2016, Kim wrote for SEMPost

Search News Central – Kim Krause Berg, Author, SNC

The Sacred Act of Giving Away Expertise

What in the World is ARIA? Kim Krause Berg interviews accessibility expert, Joe Dolson

Keyword Relevance and The Stories They Could Tell Us

Website Visitors are Not Prey

On the Radio

Speaking with Search, Social, Link and Content Pros at PubCon SFIMA Summit 2013 – We discussed Social Media Optimization and Conversion on Facebook as Kim Krause-Berg, the Usability Analyst/Founder for Cre8asiteforums for Internet Marketing Ninjas, shared best practices and techniques for social media marketing on Facebook.

Ecommerce Site Conversions and Providing a Holiday Conversion Checklist – Ecommerce Site Conversions and Providing a Holiday Conversion Checklist as Kim Krause Berg from Internet Marketing Ninjas returns as a guest. The busiest shopping season of the year starts in less than 2 weeks! Let’s make sure your store is ready! Kim Krause Berg of Internet Marketing Ninjas. Last month we discussed her new ebook Secrets to Natural Website Conversions. Today she is helping us to create a holiday checklist for your store.

Secrets to Natural Website Conversions with Kim Krause Berg of Internet Marketing Ninjas – Talking about the new ebook Secrets to Natural Website Conversions with Kim Krause Berg of Internet Marketing Ninjas. Kim teaches us how to make a connection with your site visitors in under five seconds. She also discusses how to increase your conversions by combining usability design and organic search engine optimization.

Industry Writer

I’ve been writing about search engine optimization and later, SEO and usability, since 1998. I began writing more about accessibility topics in 2016.

Search Engine Journal

Search News Central

Internet Marketing Ninjas – Read Kim’s Blog Posts

SearchEngineLand – Read Kim’s articles

Website Magazine (Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success won a 2009 SEMMY)

Search Engine Strategies Magazine list of articles by Kim Krause Berg

Search Marketing Standard – Kim’s articles

SEMPost
CorporateWebsite.com
SearchEngineGuide.com
HighRankings.com Advisor
The Internet Search Engine Database (ISEDB.com)
Webpronews
Sitepronews
Searchnewz
Ezine Articles,
Business Highlight
SearchEngineRoundTable
E-Marketing News
Successful Sites Newsletter