SEMPO Institute 25% off Holiday Discount

by Bill Hunt on December 15, 2009

The SEMPO Institute is is offering a holiday gift to anyone who was hoping to get some extra search knowledge to start the new year.

Get your SEMPO Institute Certificate of Completion and more SEO, PPC, and Social Media knowledge from the 37 industry experts who have written our courses.

Now is the time. Here’s 25% off the price of our online, self-paced, and on-demand courses. Simply enter the discount code, DEC09, when enrolling (purchasing) by December 31st and you will receive your 25% discount for any or all of our courses.

The discount cannot be applied to previous purchases and cannot be combined with other discounts.  Sign up now!

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