c/freelance-seo-hub

I met a client at a diner in Boise who told me SEO was just 'fancy typing'

This was about two years ago, during a meet-up for a local business website I was working on. Over coffee, he flat out said, 'All you people do is fancy typing and guesswork.' He was serious. I had to walk him through a full audit, showing him the exact 47 pages with broken links and how fixing them helped real people find his shop. That one line made me change how I explain my work from day one. Has anyone else had a client start from such a wrong place?

The day my dog deleted my SEO audit taught me to always backup files.

I finally got why local SEO matters after a beach trip

I was in a seaside village and looked up places to eat on my phone. Some spots were easy to find online, but others were buried. What's the best way to boost SEO for businesses in tourist areas?

I finally got a blog post to rank after switching up the anchor text!

I wrote a long guide for a client's site and used the same keyword in every link at first. When I mixed in more natural phrases like 'learn more here' and 'check this out', the post started moving up in search results. It took about two months to see the change, but it was worth the wait. What anchor text tricks have you all tried lately?

Struggling with whether to team up for big SEO deals or keep it all to myself

I've handled several major SEO campaigns by myself over the past year. On one hand, doing it all alone means I keep all the profit and make every call, but on the other, bringing in another freelancer could speed things up and add fresh ideas. When do you guys decide to partner up instead of flying solo?

Client asked for a full SEO overhaul in under a week

Had a potential client reach out yesterday wanting their entire site optimized by Friday. In my experience, rushing SEO usually leads to sloppy work that doesn't last. I had to turn them down, which felt tough but necessary. How do you handle unrealistic deadlines without losing the client? Your mileage may vary, but I'm curious about your approaches.

Just realized writing blog posts for SEO feels pointless sometimes.

I put a lot of work into articles that are supposed to help with search. But they don't always bring in traffic, and I wonder if I'm not doing it right. My last client asked why their new post isn't ranking, and I have no good answer. It's frustrating when you follow all the tips but still see no results.

My antique coin collecting site pulls better SEO numbers than my client's main business page.

I mean, on one side it feels like a win for my methods. But then I think maybe I should pour that effort into client jobs instead. What do you guys do?

Can we talk about how I changed my mind on internal linking for my hobby site?

It seriously helped people find more pages and stick around.

My aunt's voice search habit made me rethink SEO

I always ignored voice search SEO thinking it was not important. But seeing my aunt struggle to find a local cafe using her smart speaker changed my mind. She used full questions, so I started adding those phrases to website content. Now those pages get more visits from people talking to their devices.

Has anyone tried Marketing 1on1 for their clients?

I'm a freelancer managing a few small business accounts and I need to outsource some SEO. Has anyone tried Marketing 1on1 for client sites? Want to make sure it's safe and effective.