April 17th, 2007

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Just Starting Out? Finding Your First SEO Client

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

So you’ve been bustin’ your ass for a while now with a few of your sites, and you’ve got them ranking pretty well. You’ve studied all the ebooks on SEO, you’ve read John Battelle’s Search book, and you’re ready to take on your first paying SEO client.

Since you’re just starting out, you’re obviously at a bit of a disadvantage as far as marketing is concerned. Chances are, you’ve been spending all your time (and money?) marketing your SEM sites, and not your SEO abilities. That’s ok, finding a client won’t be too bad.

If you’re a web designer, you’ve probably already got a list of clients that you could contact. Tell them about your “newest service”, search optimization. Or search marketing. Or search engine marketing. Whatever you want to call it. Click to continue »