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I've been doing SEO as a side gig for many smaller local websites. The amount of traffic you can generate from locally ranking higher than your competitors is a
by orliesaurus 9y ago
I've been doing SEO as a side gig for many smaller local websites. The amount of traffic you can generate from locally ranking higher than your competitors is astoundingly high. You can literally bring tens of thousands of dollars of extra business to companies i.e. electricians, vet doctors, dentists, gardeners... honestly it's worth every penny.
- petra 9y agoHow do you do it on the side? Isn't it a very dynamic, very competitive field, so it requires a lot to get good results?
- amelius 9y agoI guess it takes a lot of time. Change a thing, wait for Google to crawl your site, then inspect the results and repeat. Most of it is waiting for Google. So yes, I suppose you can do it on the side.
- Reedx 9y agoHow long is that cycle for sites that Google crawls daily? Can you determine the results of a change right after the crawl, or is there lag time?
- user5994461 9y agoThe google webmaster tools give you the detailed search results for your site on a daily basis. I'd say you can make week to week comparison at best.
- petra 9y agoSo you just read about seo from time to time, get a few ideas and select one that you think will fit your circumstances, try it , and wait ?
- orliesaurus 9y agoI would say, you create an interest in SEO/SEM - become aware of the various types of things you can do, then start experimenting with incremental changes to the site you're trying to improve. Some changes takes hours, some weeks, the results - similarly - will show in weeks or months. (i.e. getting back-links is extremely tough and time consuming and the results aren't immediate, but once you're in..you have a tremendous boost in rank improvement)
- dx034 9y agoAny chance you could share some ideas? Is it just getting it linked on other pages? That appears to be what a lot of "consultants" online suggest. Or purely content optimisation?
- orliesaurus 9y agoA comment wouldn't be enough, and ideas aren't worth a penny without a detailed execution plan. Honestly if you are interested you have to put the hours and do your own research, then test things yourself and see what you are most comfortable doing/what works for your niche or business. If you're really interested, lets exchange emails or telegram and chat, I would gladly offer some time helping you out (for free ofc).
- chrischen 9y agoDo you mostly do content generation, link building, or on-site html optimization.
- orliesaurus 9y agoall of the above + hyperlocal seo
- chrischen 9y agoBetween link building and content generation, which takes up more budget/time? Asking as I'm trying to decide which one to focus more on.
- orliesaurus 9y agoGreat content takes time but it's impossible that you won't have an output. Link building is hard and can lead to nowhere. If you were to get started and only had a finite amount of time, I would focus on great interactive, captivating and insightful content.