My SEO Journey

Read 173 first-person SEO journeys covering successes, failures, tools and tactics.

Entrepreneurs and marketers tell the stories of their own SEO work. Every episode is openly readable on the SEO Buddy blog, with no paywall, account or email required.

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Real accounts of SEO work, including what did not go well

The collection brings together 173 public first-person stories from entrepreneurs and marketers. Contributors discuss successes, failures, tools and tactics from their own perspective.

  • First-person accounts rather than SEO Buddy customer case studies
  • SEO successes and setbacks
  • Tools and tactics used by contributors
  • New episodes published monthly
  • Different business and practitioner perspectives
  • Every story linked to its full episode on the blog

Story index

Search by person, site or what they did

The index is pulled from the SEO Buddy blog so new and updated episodes can appear without maintaining a separate static list. Every result links to the full public episode.

173 stories
Episode 173 Breanna Golub safaridigital.com

Her story from Content Writer to Head of Content and why the AI Content Flood changed everything

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Episode 172 Gethin Davies futurmedia.co

How he's building a DR48 SEO Agency while learning the Hard Way about AI Content

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Episode 171 Thibault Louis-Lucas outrank

How he scaled multiple SaaS products using programmatic SEO, free tools, automated content, and strategic backlink building after selling Tweet

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Episode 170 Deepak Shukla pearllemon.com

How he used SEO as a Business Launch Engine and not just a Traffic Channel

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Episode 169 Renaud Delaquis coastlineacademy.com

How he went from Local Pages to National Reach: Scaling a Driving School with SEO, AI & Brand Fundamentals

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Episode 168 Liam Curtis kapwing.com

How they improve their Authority Score from 65 to 69 with a Small Content Team

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Episode 167 Sameer Saifi thescale.agency

How The Scale Agency grew to 10,000+ Projects with SEO at Its core

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Episode 166 Liam Ridings safaridigital.com

How he Bootstrap to Page 1 and how Frustration, Fundamentals & Focus Built Safari Digital

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Episode 165 Jamie I.F answersocrates.com

How he scaled Free SEO Tools, Survived Google Hits & Winning With Affiliate-Led Growth

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Episode 164 Ghulam Hussain voltic.agency

How to build Sustainable SEO Growth Through Strategy and Consistency

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Episode 163 Yevhenii Humeniuk needmylink.com

How they build a Strong SEO Team for NeedMyLink SEO Agency

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Episode 162 William Mamane tomedes.com

How Tomedes and MachineTranslation.com Expanded Their Global Reach

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Episode 161 Ishaq Shakoor curemd.com

How mastering B2B SaaS Growth with SEO

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Episode 160 Dominic Toretto pdftotext.info

How he's Building SEO Success for a New Website in a competitive niche

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Episode 159 Brandon Leibowitz seooptimizers.com

Why multi-channel strategy has been crucial to attracting and retaining organic traffic

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Episode 158 Siddhant Mehandru eaglytics-co.com

How to combine the power of Google Analytics and SEO

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Episode 157 Tola Adeyemi myridima.com

His SEO Strategy to Rank for Online Gift Card Business

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Episode 156 Muhammad SAAD Usman apexpay.org

His tips for SEO Success: Patience, Link-Building, and Visibility

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Episode 155 Shoaib Mughal marketixdigital.com

How they ranked a Client #1 in a Highly Competitive Industry using their SEO Methodology and Process

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Episode 154 Muhammad Zain eclixtech.com

How he mades his SEO writing more creative with PDF Converters

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Episode 153 Umar Rashid technolangs.com

How he got into SEO and new perspectives now

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Episode 152 Abdul Raheem summarizingtool.net

SEO writing and his personal exploration

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Episode 151 Maggie McCombs redfin.com

Why there’s no substitute for hard work & thoughtful communication

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Episode 150 Dhirendra Pandey mediasearchgroup.com

Why nothing beats the human element of SEO

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Episode 149 Nebojša Rakić getresultslinkbuilding.com

Nebojša Rakić from getresultslinkbuilding.com is demonstrating the direct impact of a thoughtfully crafted link-building campaign

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Episode 148 Saad Ur Rehman torque360.co

How to Unlock SEO Success with Pillar and Priority Silo Strategies

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Episode 147 Chintan Shukla clickmatix.com

His transformative journey to revolutionize SEO in Melbourne

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Episode 146 Ali Hassan rephraser.co

How he refresh and optimize his old blog post with Rephraser Online

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Episode 145 Ghasif Hermain techlo9.com

Why the process of SEO is difficult and complex

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Episode 144 Amit Raj thelinksguy.com

Why Link Building requires an unwavering focus on quality and iteration of the process

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Episode 143 Pragati Singh carinasoftlabs.com

Pragati Singh from carinasoftlabs.com with us the role of selecting sites backlinks with a great case study

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Episode 142 Ian Carroll digitalfunnel.ie

Why some of the oldest SEO strategies are still the most effective

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Episode 141 Kaleem Ahmad enzipe.com

How he made his SEO Writing more creative with Paraphrase Online?

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Episode 140 Roman Shvydun getmailbird.com

Why SEO is not a static field but a dynamic ecosystem that demands continuous learning and adjustment

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Episode 139 Prashu Rathore jimotac.com

Why SEO isn't just a career; it's a passion that keeps engaged and motivated daily

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Episode 138 Najaf-ul-Rehman paraphrasing.io

SEO success requires devotion, time, and effort

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Episode 137 Nikola Baldikov inboundblogging.com

Why blogging efforts plus link-building activities have been a winning combo

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Episode 136 Usama Bin Qasim enzipe.com

Why Consistent SEO Analysis and Tweaking is the way to Success

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Episode 135 Margot Daugieras favikon.com

Why unlike other marketing sectors, SEO requires time, but serves their most powerful marketing lever

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Episode 134 Jennifer R Glass bgsillc.com

Why speaking for organizations is really important for relationships and business

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Episode 133 Yuliya Gorenko mischka.agency

Why influencer marketing is one of the most effective link-building techniques

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Episode 132 Harry Stuart bigfatlinks.com

Why it’s important to educate your potential clients

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Episode 131 Jonatan Parski captainwords.com

Why SEO and content is always evolving, and it’s adapt or die

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Episode 130 Igor Rudnyk collaborator.pro

Why implementing link building is essential for your business success

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Episode 129 Karsten Madsen morningscore.io

With not all traffic is created equal from an SEO perspective

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Episode 128 Terry Kyle wpx.net

Why you should always test, tweak, re-test for yourself in your SEO Journey

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Episode 127 Eugene Nosov link-assistant.com

Why businesses who outsource their SEO are more prone to implementing all the suggestions

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Episode 126 Hope Horner lemonlight.com

Why focusing on long-form pillar page content has been a huge win for their SEO strategy

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Episode 125 Mitch Russo clientfol.io

Why SEO can't be forced, and the old days of trickery are forever gone

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Episode 124 Jephonie Villegas veed.io

Jephonie Villegas from veed.io unveils link-building strategies, challenges, and triumphs that shaped her career at Veed

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Episode 123 Gulraiz Akram mergepdf.io

How he unlock traffic from 0 To 50k in 11 Months for Merge PDF

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Episode 122 Nebojsa Jankovic heroicrankings.com

Why an SEO campaign is only as good as the people behind it

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Episode 121 Jason Thibault massivekontent.com

Why social media is an amazing laboratory to test your hot takes and content ideas

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Episode 120 Anne Thornley-Brown executiveoasis.com

Why you should set aside a percentage from each business engagement for marketing

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Episode 119 Bill Sebald greenlanemarketing.com

Why you should understand the true rules of engagement

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Episode 118 Nate Nead seo.co

Why the ability to write decent content has been one of the best kept tools for working in SEO

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Episode 117 Alexandra Andrici socialbee.com

Creating content that aligns with business goals

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Episode 116 Polina Haryacha cloutboost.com

Why SEO is “the infinite game” and requires consistency

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Episode 115 Magnus Unemyr unemyr.com

His view on how AI and ChatGPT might disrupt the SEO industry

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Episode 114 Mary Hunter adsy.com

Her tips for Becoming a Better Guest Blogger

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Episode 113 Marton Varo brandefy.com

Why SEO requires a lot of research and dedication

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Episode 112 Solomon Thimothy clickx.io

Why anything with a search bar is an opportunity to optimize searches that shouldn't be ignored

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Episode 111 Bryan Clayton yourgreenpal.com

The power of Facebook Groups to find relevant content ideas for SEO

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Episode 110 Robert Weiss multivisiondigital.com

The power of Videos for your SEO efforts

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Episode 109 Dennis Yu blitzmetrics.com

Why SEO is the result of collecting strong User Generated Content

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Episode 108 Christy Olsen cadenceseo.com

Why it's crucial to think outside the box for SEO

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Episode 107 Matt Kenny nectafy.com

Why Growth Content for SEO is a long-term strategy

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Episode 106 Jeff Deutsch contactout.com

How to find the best people to connect with and improve your link-building

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Episode 105 Nicolas Gunter topwritingreviews.com

His best SEO Strategies and Tips for Business Recovery

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Episode 104 Noman Jahangir njvmarketing.com

Why you have to keep yourself updated with the latest trends in SEO

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Episode 103 Boez Daniel prepostseo.com

His SEO Learning, including On-Page SEO “Formula” but also some mistakes

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Episode 102 Romano Groenewoud seogeek.nl

How to scale international SEO without being a polyglot

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Episode 101 Daniel Anderson themoneymaniac.com

How he grew his business from DR0 to DR34 in less than 4 months

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Episode 100 Dmitry Dragilev topicranker.com

How to find weaknesses in search results to discover easy-to-rank keywords

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Episode 99 Gaurav Sharma attrock.com

Why you should think of SEO as a long game instead of a one-off strategy

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Episode 98 David Buchanan chefs-resources.com

His SEO Experience (Tactics & Mistakes) with Agencies & Freelancers

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Episode 97 Daniel Gottwald danielg.cz

How he went to SEO specialization for his own bronze foundry business

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Episode 96 Dennis Lodge superiorpapers.com

His ideal strategies for SEO content and the creation of SEO texts

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Episode 95 Mark Whitman contentellect.com

How to productize SEO services from $250k in annual revenue to $1 million

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Episode 94 Jigar Agrawal esparkinfo.com

Why Content is King and Backlink is the Queen in the SEO Game!

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Episode 93 Huu Thinh passwordprotectwp.com

Why quality content self-promotion is the key to their marketing and SEO strategies

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Episode 92 Loren Howard primeplusmortgages.com

Why as a small business, you should focus on local keywords

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Episode 91 Ivan Palii sitechecker.pro

Why you should create many landing pages as early as possible

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Episode 90 Scott Lieberman touchdownmoney.com

Why you should try to be as helpful as possible to people who can promote you

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Episode 89 Lillie Jenkins bestwritersonline.com

The difference between copywriting and SEO writing

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Episode 88 Pavle Kezunović deerdir.com

How to transform your SEO Expertise into a source of passive income

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Episode 87 Kshitij Chaudhary dintellects.com

Why you should create content that addresses the searcher's pain point

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Episode 86 Katie Keith barn2.com

Why eliminating randomness in SEO content is an ongoing journey

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Episode 85 Vikas Singal samblogs.com

How he grew a Digital Marketing Agency To $85K MRR In 9 Years

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Episode 84 Carlos Castro wolfate.ca

That having a blog has been the way in which the agency’s site increased its organic traffic

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Episode 83 Jane Portman userlist.com

Why Producing content shouldn't be a founder’s side job

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Episode 82 Harry Prince spacehuntr.com

Why to get links you firstly need a relevant and quality idea to pitch to outlets

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Episode 81 Scott Gary ohmycrawl.com

Why you should focus on the Hard things no one else wants to do

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Episode 80 Jacob Dazzeo watsondigital.co

His tips and questions to ask before hiring an SEO Expert

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Episode 79 Jay Vics jvimobile.com

Why from an SEO Perspective you should Focus on quality instead of the quantity

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Episode 78 Branko Ilishev smartclick.agency

Their three-part analysis framework to optimize their client's site systematically

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Episode 77 Harry Sanders studiohawk.com

SEO Tips From a Growing Award-Winning Aussie Agency (40+ employees)

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Episode 76 Tyler York achievable.me

Why you shouldn't skip the Keyword Research phase of your SEO Strategy

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Episode 75 Alex Safavinia kasradesign.com

Why businesses should research carefully before hiring an SEO company

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Episode 74 Miles Anthony Smith whystuffsucks.com

The only 8 Steps to the Ultimate SEO Strategy you’ll ever need again

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Episode 73 Sean Green sportsgamblingpodcast.com

Why if you create high-quality content people inevitably link back to it

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Episode 72 Eduard Stinga videoplasty.com

How he's leveraging YouTube to grow his Brand Authority, and YouTube SEO

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Episode 71 Nimrod Cohen onlinepianist.com

Why you should follow Google’s guidelines and focus on User Experience

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Episode 70 Jeff Stripp zogics.com

Why you must be intentional with what you create and how you share it

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Episode 69 Adam Hoeksema projectionhub.com

Why producing helpful content is better than trying to game the SEO system

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Episode 68 Hayk Gregorian aplano.de

His first SEO victory with us and explains why organic traffic is a difficult topic

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Episode 67 David Hoos outloudgroup.com

His tips on how to improve your SEO if you have limited time to dedicate to it

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Episode 66 Brian Winch cleanlots.com

Why you’ll be ranked higher if you’re seen as an expert in your field

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Episode 65 Michal Mazurek syften.com

Why building in public is a nice and easy content strategy

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Episode 64 Gareth Mahon thecareside.com

Why and how he is outsourcing his SEO efforts and getting results!

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Episode 63 Jacob Montoya fitsw.com

The three big things he has learned: start a blog, know on-page SEO, and build links!

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Episode 62 Fernando Pessagno resumemaker.online

Why there is no SEO strategy that is going to save you if users dislike what you're offering

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Episode 61 Tony Hardy canny-creative.com

What is their biggest growth channel, and why they wish they'd gone harder on the blog faster and for longer

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Episode 60 Louise Corscadden conductscience.com

Why providing high-quality and well-researched content to your target audience is critical

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Episode 59 Dee Barizo sicerts.com

His tips on how he's getting decent results on his SEO with Limited Time

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Episode 58 Michael Zipursky consultingsuccess.com

Why you should write the best content with expertise, passion, and consistency to win the SEO long-term game

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Episode 57 Rishi Narayan undergroundshirts.com

How he's building brand awareness and driving organic traffic through brick-and-mortar locations

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Episode 56 Scott Bishop upandsocial.com

How B2B Networking & Reviews is the main driver for new business at his agency

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Episode 55 Patrick Walsh publishingpush.com

Why before hiring an SEO Agency, make sure you understand SEO (or best build your SEO strategy in-house)

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Episode 54 Jae Jun gorillaroi.com

Why you need to produce hard-hitting, value-adding, insightful evergreen content

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Episode 53 Radoslaw Fabisiak duomly.com

Why you shouldn't just press publish, and why Content Distribution is the Key

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Episode 52 Naman Sarawagi refrens.com

Why you should create content that really solves the user's problem to decrease bounce rate

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Episode 51 Lori Newman newmanwebsolutions.com

Why content marketing has been the most helpful to drive results for her agency and clients

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Episode 50 Cédric Sigoire deman-uebersetzungen.com

Why you should learn some SEO basics before hiring an SEO Agency

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Episode 49 Rick van Haasteren siteguru.co

Why SEO is a long-term game, and how to be consistent and always try something new

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Episode 48 Diana Royanto milkwhale.com

Why nurturing relationships with fellow link-builders is crucial for SEO

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Episode 47 François Mommens linkody.com

Why you should focus on nailing the Search Intent and Build Links

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Episode 46 Dave Chesson kindlepreneur.com

Why you should never publish an article until it’s the best thing on the Internet

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Episode 45 Vlad Orlov respona.com

Why Respona build their own link building tool to make the process easier

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Episode 44 Adam Shlomi soflotutors.com

His SEO lessons and why SEO is a marathon, not a sprint

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Episode 43 Ed Latimore edlatimore.com

Why finding your voice and producing content you’re passionate about are the best SEO hacks

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Episode 42 Shyamal Parikh smarttask.io

Why you need to be patient, build relationships, and create quality content worth sharing to succeed in your SEO Journey

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Episode 41 Nikhilesh Tayal vidsaga.com

Nikhilesh Tayal from vidsaga.com on why the first step of your SEO Journey should be to create content that solves the user’s problem

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Episode 40 Olga Zarr seosly.com

How she's creating Stellar Content in the Technical SEO and SEO Audit Niche

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Episode 39 Michael Downing chipmonkbaking.com

How they rank their Low-Carb / Keto eCommerce on 4,200+ Keywords

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Episode 38 Dean Salakas thepartypeople.com

How he is mastering the art of PR from an SEO Perspective

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Episode 37 Usman Butt repairdesk.co

Why should be talking to your users to create content that matter

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Episode 36 Andy Sartori mealpro.net

Why you should start off with a very clear hierarchy for the SEO of your site

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Episode 35 Misha Krunic price2spy.com

How he's building a Multimillion-Dollar SaaS on a Good SEO Strategy

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Episode 34 Joe Davies fatjoe.com

How his team of 100+ is mastering link-building processes to earn up to 200 backlinks every day

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Episode 33 Kelan Kline thesavvycouple.com

How he earn half million visitors per year from Organic Search in the YMYL niche with 10k+ Backlinks while ranking on 67k Keywords

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Episode 32 Tyler Hakes yesoptimist.com

How they use Strategic Content to Skyrocket Organic Traffic and Inbound Sales

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Episode 31 Adar Hay jiga3d.com

Using long-tail keywords to pursue targeted organic traffic

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Episode 30 Karl Hughes draft.dev

How he acquire 5.9k organic visitors and DR37 from scratch in less than 1 year

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Episode 29 Adrian Balcan feedcheck.co

Why he considers SEO work more valuable than SEM activity

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Episode 28 Holger Sindbaek online-solitaire.com

How he grew his business from scratch to DR44 and $10.000/month

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Episode 27 Alex Lashkov linguix.com

Content strategy and competitive intelligence

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Episode 26 Maros Kortis mangools.com

How they bootstrap an SEO SaaS Tools with millions of users in less than 5 years!

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Episode 25 Chelle Neff urbanbetty.com

How she builds an in-house "Blog Writers Group" to produce awesome content

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Episode 24 Andrew Davison luhhu.com

His Keyword Research process to understand Search Intent and reach DR43 while ranking on 1.3k+ Keywords

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Episode 23 Jessica Stellwagen thebodify.com

How she's outsourcing her Local SEO Effort to an SEO Agency and getting results

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Episode 22 Tim Leland weatherextension.com

How he's Building Link through Digital PR, Rewarding Users, and meaningful relationship

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Episode 21 Lidiya Kesarovska letsreachsuccess.com

Her Pro Blogger tips to hit the 100k monthly pageviews milestone

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Episode 20 Joel Runyon impossiblehq.com

How he's doing the IMPOSSIBLE and building a DR70 Hustle in the Health, Fitness, and Blogging niche

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Episode 19 Virginia Zacharaki moosend.com

How she grow to DR80 with a strong focus on building trustworthy relationships

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Episode 18 Alex Naoumidis mindsethealth.com

His site’s reported growth in authority, traffic and ranking keywords

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Episode 17 Ron Stefanski onehourprofessor.com

Ron Stefanski from onehourprofessor.com on Growing from a Neglected Site to Earning Over $6,000+/Month in under a Year

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Episode 16 R.J. Weiss thewaystowealth.com

How he's growing his domain authority (DR55) in the YMYL space

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Episode 15 Erica Terranova moomin.com

How she's growing in authority on strong brand integrity

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Episode 14 Jitendra Vaswani bloggersideas.com

How he grows his domain to DR72 with Interviews, Podcasts, and conference networking

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Episode 13 Mohammad Athar englishsummary.com

How he's leveraging all search engines to hit half-million free organic traffic per month

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Episode 12 Jozua Smit monetizemore.com

His strategy to find low competition long-tail keywords that generate traffic quickly using Ahrefs

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Episode 11 Sam Davidson batchusa.com

How he keys in on trends with custom landing pages to grow his organic traffic

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Episode 10 Dillon Carter goaura.com

How he's happily outsourcing his link-building effort to an SEO agency

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Episode 9 James Rose contentsnare.com

Why he believes Building relationships is the best Link-Building hack for SEO

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Episode 8 Andy Bowie myautoshop.co

How he grows his Organic Traffic above 10k Monthly Visitors with just 27 referring domains and a DR34

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Episode 7 Mike Slaats upvoty.com

His SEO Tips to grow from DR53 to a Domain Rating of DR70 in 10 months

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Episode 6 Andre Oentoro breadnbeyond.com

4 Key Strategies he uses to achieve an impressive DR72 Domain Rating

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Episode 5 Mins Savela 10adventures.com

Some insights on how he got over 715k free organic traffic visitors in 2020

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Episode 4 Ray DelVecchio websiteprofitcourse.com

His Local SEO tips to rank his clients on Google Maps & Search

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Episode 3 Alex Hillman stackingthebricks.com

His SEO journey and reported organic traffic

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Episode 2 Marko Saric plausible.io

His SEO Journey on how he grows from under 150 to over 7k+ Monthly Organic Traffic in 11 Months

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Episode 1 Nathan Ganser nat.app

His SEO Journey on how he gets to the first page of Google in two years

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