Introducing the New SEOSiri Exam System: Live, Secure & Community-Powered

From Certificates to Credibility: Building a Live, Permanent Counter for Our Global Exam System

Discover the new SEOSiri exam system, now with live participation tracking powered by Firebase! Test your skills for free with our secure, anonymous, and globally-ranked exams. See how you stack up against the best in digital marketing today.

By Momenul Ahmad

To my fellow marketers, developers, passionate learners, and dedicated professionals,

I created SEOSiri for a simple reason: I believe true expertise deserves recognition. In a field that changes so rapidly, it's not enough to just know your craft—you need to be able to prove it.

Our free exam system was built to be that proof. It’s a challenging, comprehensive benchmark designed to validate the real-world skills that drive success. But as I watched thousands of you engage with the material, I realized a crucial element was missing. The experience felt static. You took an exam, but you couldn't feel the pulse of the community taking it alongside you.

Today, that changes. We've rolled out a feature I’m incredibly proud of: a permanent, live, lifecycle participation counter for every single exam on SEOSiri.

This isn't just a number. It's a statement. It's the heartbeat of our learning community, and this is the story of why—and how—we built it.

The Problem: The Loneliness of a Certificate

The world of online learning is dominated by incredible platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. They offer world-class courses that result in a certificate of completion. This is fantastic for showing you’ve completed a curriculum.

But a certificate doesn't show you were one of a thousand people who tested their skills this week. It doesn't capture the momentum of a global community all striving for mastery at the same time.

We didn't want to just offer exams; we wanted to build a stadium. We wanted you to feel the energy of the crowd, to know that as you tackle a difficult question, hundreds of others have been there before you. This is social proof, motivation, and credibility all rolled into one.

The Solution: A Dev-Centric Approach to Building Trust

We decided to build a counter that was more than just a number. It needed to be:

• Permanent: The count for each exam tracks its entire lifecycle, from the first participant to the ten-thousandth.
• Live: The number updates in real-time, reflecting a truly active platform.
• Automatic & Dynamic: No manual work. The counter appears on every exam page and automatically increments with each page view.
• Privacy-First: Anonymity is key. We only count participation; we never track who you are.
• Fast & SEO-Friendly: The feature had to have virtually zero impact on page speed or user experience.

The "How": A Peek Under the Hood

For the developers and the technically curious, here’s how we brought this to life.

The Tech Stack:

• Backend: Google Firebase (Firestore Database)
• Security: Firebase App Check with Google reCAPTCHA v3
• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript (ESM), dynamically injected

The Challenge:
Our initial attempts were a lesson in the realities of web development. A simple script failed because our Blogger theme loads content dynamically, creating a race condition—the script would run before the content area even existed. Furthermore, our site's strict Content Security Policy (CSP), designed to keep you safe, was blocking the very connections our script needed to make to Firebase.

The Solution:

1. The "Watcher" Script: We wrote a lightweight JavaScript "watcher" using a `waitForElement` function. This tiny observer patiently waits for the post title (`h1.post-title`) to appear on the page. Only when it confirms the page is ready does it proceed to inject the counter. This completely solved the timing issue.
2. Atomic Transactions: To ensure every single visitor is counted—without ever counting someone twice or missing them—we use Firestore's `runTransaction` function. This is a secure operation that reads the current count and writes the new count (`current + 1`) in a single, unbreakable step.
3. Real-Time Display: To make the counter "live," we use Firestore's `onSnapshot` listener. This opens a low-overhead, real-time connection to the database, so when the count updates, it's pushed to every active user's browser instantly.
4. Dynamic Design & Privacy: The entire visual component—the styled box, the SVG icons, the countdown timer, and the GDPR/CCPA-friendly privacy note—is created and styled with JavaScript. This means zero impact on the initial HTML load and a fast, responsive experience.

How SEOSiri's Approach Stands Apart

We see our exams not as a replacement for platforms like Coursera, but as an essential, practical complement.

Platform	Focuses On	SEOSiri's Approach
Coursera, Udemy, etc.	Curriculum Completion & Certificates	Verified Skill Application & Live Participation
Traditional Platforms	Individual Learning Path	Community & Social Proof (You see the global numbers)
Others	Often Paid or Freemium	Completely Free, Always (Supported by our mission & future sponsors)

When you pass a Google Ads course, you get a certificate. When you take the SEOSiri Google Ads Exam, you join a visible, growing list of thousands of professionals who have proven they can apply that knowledge under pressure.

An Invitation to the Global & Local Community

Whether you're a marketing professional in Dhaka, a freelance writer in California, an SEO expert in London, or a student just starting out in Lagos—this platform is for you.

This new feature is more than just code; it's a testament to every single person who has invested their time to master their craft. It's a tool that will not only motivate you but will also show future sponsors the incredible, active community we're building together, ensuring these resources remain free forever.

Come and make your mark. Be counted among the best.

Warmly,

Momenul Ahmad
Founder, SEOSiri.com