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How To Make SEO Clients Come to You — Ready To Order Your Services

Are you hoping the right kind of SEO clients will come to you? The process is really simple, as I will reveal in this article. It is exactly how I got started as an SEO consultant — with no contacts or connections, with no marketing budget or assets, without even having to pick up the phone and call prospects to drum up fresh business. Read on to find out more.

Trond LyngbøMar 19, 2018

Original Research & Studies

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Most Effective Outreach Strategies for Link Building [Semrush Study]

Whatever new ways of increasing websites’ visibility come out, link building isn‘t going away anytime soon. To reveal the outreach strategies and content types that specialists from different areas of digital marketing choose to achieve their link building goals, Semrush surveyed over 500 SEO and digital marketing professionals.

Darina AndronovaMar 15, 2018

Original Research & Studies

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Top 3 Viral Marketing Campaigns to Take Inspiration From

Marketers aim to spread the word about their brand to a wide audience, and they often do this by trying to make their content go viral. Just like a biological virus, a viral marketing campaign spreads from one person to another, resulting in a large number of views, substantial amount of social shares and remarkable brand awareness.

Nidhi DaveMar 09, 2018

The Secret To Landing Big SEO Clients and Keeping Them Happy

General SEO

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The Secret to Landing Big SEO Clients and Keeping Them Happy

The ultimate goal is money. A key element of working on SEO with large organizations is getting SEO projects anchored at the top of the organization. When you speak to multi-million dollar clients about SEO, speaking the right language is critical. You need to use the language of leadership. You must focus on what really matters. Money, revenue, and profit. This is what CEOs care about.

Trond LyngbøFeb 13, 2018

General SEO

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The 10 Most Important SEO Metrics. Are You Tracking All of These?

Search engine optimization and reporting go hand in hand. Clients need proper reports which help them understand the ROI achieved from SEO. In the past, a metric like keyword rankings was enough to make a client happy, but things have changed, and most importantly they have changed for the better.

Guy SheetritFeb 02, 2018

General Marketing

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The Elements Every Successful Brand Ambassador Program Needs #Semrushchat

Brand ambassador programs are designed to harness that power and incentivize influential individuals to promote your brand for you, and last week’s #Semrushchat dove deep into what these programs are and how to build them. Digital marketer and brand ambassador specialist, Mack Collier joined us to share his knowledge on the subject.

Maria KalyadinaJan 29, 2018

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What Is Ecommerce? How It Works & Getting Started

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How to Find YouTube Influencers

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Which Companies Spend the Most on Digital Advertising? [Study]

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Advertising Trends: The Most Popular Types of Digital Ads [Study]

By partnering with AdClarity, we’ve investigated ad types, ad channels and ad spend so you can plan and strategize with the kind of competitive edge that other players don’t have in your industry.

Luke HarselOct 10, 2023

Original Research & Studies

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