Episode 9 – SEO Fairy Tales and Other Stories
This week’s episode is a Facebook mailbag segment. In this episode expect to hear the blunt truth about timelines and rankings.
I have the deepest compassion for business owners, I was one for a long time before I became an SEO and then an SEO researcher. I get it. We are are susceptible to doubt and questions, did we make the right choice. What is a reasonable timeframe? What is a reasonable result?
And understandably I have empathy and respect for the SEO. There’s a lot going on within Google and it’s not always on you.
You can find me on Linkedin – Carolyn Holzman
American Way Media
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Austin, TX
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