15 Important Lessons I Learned as an SEO Startup
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It’s almost 2 years since I officially started SEO Hacker. I can honestly say it’s one of the best things I’ve ever attempted to do in life. It’s also one of the most painful, stressful and frustrating things things that has happened to me. So here’s the short list of what I’ve learned as its first director, CEO and consultant.
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15 Important Lessons I Learned as an SEO Startup
- 3. 1 ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 6. SALES TALK SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 7. SALES TALK SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 8. SALES TALK SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 10. 2 GIVE FREE CONSULTATIONS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 11. FREE CONSULTATIONS BUILD TRUST SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 12. CLIENTS APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 14. MAIN PRODUCT’S SEO NEW PRODUCT’S SEO Other SEO Company SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 15. MAIN PRODUCT’S SEO SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 16. MAIN PRODUCT’S SEO SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 18. TAKE THAT! SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 19. 3 DON’T BE AFRAID TO JACK UP YOUR PRICE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 23. TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF PRICING SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 24. QUALITY AND EXCLUSIVITY SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 25. COMPANIES CAN BUTT-HEADS ON LOWERING PRICES SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 26. COMPANIES CAN BUTT-HEADS ON LOWERING PRICES THE CLIENTS WIN AND THE SEO INDUSTRY LOSES. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 28. 4 ALWAYS BUILD YOUR BRANDING SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 31. WHAT WE’RE BEST AT. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 40. Building your brand in terms of… THOSE THINGS WILL CREATE REALLY GOOD LEVERAGE WHEN CLIENTS DROP BY IN YOUR WEBSITE. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 43. IT CRUISES. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 44. CRUIS ING SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 50. INNOVATE. DON’T STOP WHERE YOU’RE AT. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 51. PURPLE COW SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 52. 6 SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 56. 7 GIVE FREE TALKS TO YOUR EXISTING CLIENTS AND TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 61. CHARM ENTHUSIASM ENERGY ABILITY TO INFLUENCE SALESMEN SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 65. 8 DON’T BE AFRAID TO LOWER YOUR PRICE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 69. DOES THIS COMPANY HAVE A GOOD BRAND? SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 70. DOES THIS COMPANY HAVE A GOOD BRAND? CAN I BENEFIT FROM A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS COMPANY IF I PUT THEM IN MY PORTFOLIO? SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 71. DOES THIS COMPANY HAVE A GOOD BRAND? CAN I BENEFIT FROM A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS COMPANY IF I PUT THEM IN MY PORTFOLIO? DO THEY HAVE A SOPHISTICATED TEAM WHO CAN SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR WORK? SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 72. 9 DON’T TRY TO STEAL ANOTHER SEO COMPANY’S CLIENTS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 73. IS PRIMARILY AN SEO COMPANY. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 74. IS PRIMARILY AN SEO COMPANY. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 75. SEO COMPANY T SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 76. SEO COMPANY T SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 77. SEO COMPANY T SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 78. SEO COMPANY T SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 81. THE WORLD IS BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 82. 10 INVEST IN YOUR TEAM SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 83. YOUR PEOPLE IS YOUR BEST ASSET SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 85. INVEST IN: SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 86. INVEST IN: TIME SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 87. INVEST IN: TIME SEO Hacker School + EFFORT @SEO_Hacker
- 88. INVEST IN: TIME SEO Hacker School + EFFORT + EMOTIONS @SEO_Hacker
- 89. INVEST IN: TIME + EFFORT + EMOTIONS TRUST SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 90. INVEST IN: SEO Hacker School EFFORT TRUST TIME + + + EMOTIONS LOVE @SEO_Hacker
- 91. INVEST IN: SEO Hacker School EFFORT TRUST TIME + + + EMOTIONS LOVE @SEO_Hacker
- 92. 11 FIRE PEOPLE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 95. HE WILL NOT ONLY BE UNPRODUCTIVE, BUT HE WILL CAUSE THE WHOLE TEAM TO LOSE. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 97. KNOW WHO TO FIRE, SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 98. KNOW WHO TO FIRE, WHEN TO FIRE, SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 99. KNOW WHO TO FIRE, WHEN TO FIRE, AND HOW TO FIRE HIM. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 100. KNOW WHO TO FIRE, WHEN TO FIRE, AND HOW TO FIRE HIM. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 101. 12 HAVE YOUR OWN INNER CIRCLE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 103. CREATE AN INNER CIRCLE. PEOPLE YOU KEEP CLOSE TO YOU. SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 105. 13 INVEST IN DESIGN SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 108. NOVEMBER 2011 SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 109. OCTOBER 2012 SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 110. SEO HACKER PRESENT SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 111. 14 FOLLOW-UPS CAN MEAN HUGE MONEY SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 118. LESS TIME TO READ AND WRITE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 119. LESS TIME TO READ AND WRITE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 123. 1 SEO Hacker School ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE @SEO_Hacker
- 124. 1 ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE 2 GIVE FREE CONSULTATIONS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 125. 1 ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE 2 GIVE FREE CONSULTATIONS 3 DON’T BE AFRAID TO JACK UP YOUR PRICE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 126. 1 ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE 2 GIVE FREE CONSULTATIONS 3 DON’T BE AFRAID TO JACK UP YOUR PRICE 4 ALWAYS BUILD YOUR BRANDING SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 127. 1 ALWAYS BE READY TO EVANGELIZE 2 GIVE FREE CONSULTATIONS 3 DON’T BE AFRAID TO JACK UP YOUR PRICE 4 ALWAYS BUILD YOUR BRANDING 5 INNOVATE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 128. 6 SEO Hacker School SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW @SEO_Hacker
- 129. 6 SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW 7 GIVE FREE TALKS TO YOUR EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 130. 6 SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW 7 GIVE FREE TALKS TO YOUR EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS 8 DON’T BE AFRAID TO LOWER YOUR PRICE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 131. 6 SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW 7 GIVE FREE TALKS TO YOUR EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS 8 DON’T BE AFRAID TO LOWER YOUR PRICE 9 DON’T TRY TO STEAL ANOTHER SEO COMPANY’S CLIENTS SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 132. 6 SPEAK OUT WHAT YOU KNOW 7 GIVE FREE TALKS TO YOUR EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS 8 DON’T BE AFRAID TO LOWER YOUR PRICE 9 DON’T TRY TO STEAL ANOTHER SEO COMPANY’S CLIENTS 10 INVEST IN YOUR TEAM SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 133. 11 SEO Hacker School FIRE PEOPLE @SEO_Hacker
- 134. 11 FIRE PEOPLE 12 HAVE YOUR OWN INNER CIRCLE SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 135. 11 FIRE PEOPLE 12 HAVE YOUR OWN INNER CIRCLE 13 INVEST IN DESIGN SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 136. 11 FIRE PEOPLE 12 HAVE YOUR OWN INNER CIRCLE 13 INVEST IN DESIGN 14 FOLLOW-UPS CAN MEAN HUGE MONEY SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 137. 11 FIRE PEOPLE 12 HAVE YOUR OWN INNER CIRCLE 13 INVEST IN DESIGN 14 FOLLOW-UPS CAN MEAN HUGE MONEY 15 KEEP READING, KEEP WRITING SEO Hacker School @SEO_Hacker
- 138. Contact me / Check out: • sean@seo-hacker.com • http://seo-hacker.org • http://seo-hacker.net “I’d love to sit down with you and tell you more about how you can strategically create a great SEO start-up.” @SEO_Hacker