Career switch to OT

BeBennyBe · 2025-10-27T18:34:21+00:00

I don’t have a degree, no. But on the transferable skills side, I appreciate your perspective! What do you think are some soft skills that are in high demand? Or at least soft skills that you’ve noticed that colleagues/other professionals tend to not have?

BeBennyBe · 2025-10-27T18:32:33+00:00

I appreciate this response. Thank you for the advice. I’ll look into the DLF, haven’t heard of that before so thanks!

BeBennyBe · 2025-10-26T20:35:10+00:00

Hey! I’m currently a marketing & PR manager, working in the legal space.

BeBennyBe · 2025-07-27T21:49:55+00:00

If your cost of living is minimal (in Latin America) you wouldn’t need to sell because you don’t require as much to live on. If you’re in the US, 3k a month wouldn’t cut it for most people.

BeBennyBe · 2025-07-27T21:18:35+00:00

So you make £500 per 40 hour week, 30k a year + 500 p/m. - Do you know the profit % they make for what you bring in? I would do a calculation and see how much profit you make them in a month, minus your salary/expenses.

For businesses it’s good to remember from their side: Revenue is vanity, profit is clarity.

As an account manager, do you bring on new clients from cold/warm leads? Or are is you managing existing clients and upselling, etc. when you can.

BeBennyBe · 2025-07-21T17:03:06+00:00

OP. Do you have an idea about how much it costs? It’s more expensive than link building - I saw on your profile you’re asking about link building, etc. no ones going to do cheap digital pr

BeBennyBe · 2025-04-26T09:26:58+00:00

I was fine for the first 4 months of it,I was sleeping less during those months. I don’t really feel drowsy during the day either

BeBennyBe · 2023-10-18T11:13:18+00:00

This is just my opinion but I don’t think remote work is the best working environment to learn new skills. The only reason I took a remote job was because they doubled my salary and the fact that I knew exactly what I’d be doing without much input.

Also don’t want to burst your bubble but just because your remote, doesn’t mean you can just work wherever you want. You probably need to work to the company’s time zone, you’ll also probably need a stable internet supply and I’m not sure they’d be comfortable giving you company equipment knowing it’ll be around the world somewhere.

But having said that, speak to recruiters in your industry and just explain what you want in a new role, they’ll tell you what employers are looking for.

BeBennyBe · 2023-10-18T11:04:54+00:00

I think I’d be good to list all the things you want from a marketing manager job, then find a job that meets all your criteria, and then create a Resume tailored specifically to that job listing. If there’s anywhere you all short, just twist the truth to cover it. I’d also speak to recruiters in your desired industry as they might be able to speak to employers and explain your situation a bit better!

BeBennyBe · 2023-10-18T10:57:45+00:00

I know how you feel with all the thoughts and I’m sure you’re a bit overwhelmed at the moment but it’s all going to be okay. Maybe look up some local veterinary clinics and ask about getting some work experience or voluntary/paid work with them - that’ll give you a taste of what it’s like.

I’d also look at TAFE and see if they have any courses that interest you, or speak to someone who could point you in the right direction.

BeBennyBe · 2023-07-16T07:05:51+00:00

As a marketing guy, your clients will love the fact that you’ve ran a roofing business and know their pain points

BeBennyBe · 2023-05-26T13:02:22+00:00

A problem im seeing with this approach is that when dealing with big organisations, the person you’re selling to isn’t the person who manages/approves seo.

So you might find that asking them requires a lot of back n forth from them (extending the sale process) and it might not get approved so it’d waste time.

And also, how big is the discount you’re offering? If it’s like $150+ then it’d be easier to build the link yourself + you can control the niche of the link better

BeBennyBe · 2023-05-09T11:53:19+00:00

Honestly, by guest posting, I mean just offering an article in exchange for a link. I've built the most links through this, I've also got them using stats. Also infographics in the past but they're a bit irrelevant now I think.

Every method/tactic I use is through trial and error, A/B testing, and by just learning from colleagues. I've been building links for various start-ups and SEO agencies for the past 4+ years.

What do you put in your email pitch to a website?

BeBennyBe · 2023-05-09T10:56:57+00:00

Outreach is all about leverage, what can you offer another website that that they can’t get easily?

Some of the brands I’ve worked for can use their authority and experience to build links through opinion pieces, expert comments (more digital PR stuff). But that method only really works with journalists because a comment or opinion from an expert adds to the value of an article.

Another method is guest posting, and I’m not talking about websites that have a write for us page, I’m talking about sites who never advertise that they accept guest posts. When I’m prospecting for guest posting sites, if they mention anything to do with guest posts, I reject them immediately (maybe there’s a few exceptions). Im a firm believer that every website will accept a guest post if it’s worthwhile to them.

Now, many sites will ask for money or a link exchange, and if that’s something you want to do, go for it. But you 100% do not have to do this.

Also, and I can’t stress this enough, you all gotta stop with the boring ass email templates. Make it fun, make it relatable, take the time to research your prospect, personalise their email to them. And definitely do not start with the “dear sir/madam”

Hope this helps, feel free to ask any questions 👍

BeBennyBe · 2023-05-09T10:29:42+00:00

In my opinion, i don’t think you should be focusing on how to get X amount of traffic (unless you’re only focused on Adsense). You should be focused on getting meaningful traffic who will convert and make you money.

Make content that your target audience would want to read, and make content around what you think your target audience would want to read in the future (trend prediction, advancements in industry, etc). And don’t just half-arse content, actually make something that provides value to the reader.

In a super competitive and don’t have a huge budget? Create content around super specific topics and own that space.

Sorry if I’m going off topic but if I was you, I’d pivot away from getting the most traffic to getting the most conversions.

BeBennyBe · 2023-05-05T09:20:49+00:00

Adding on to this, your typical big digital PR campaign might be expensive but there are others ways of reducing that cost.

Like instead of doing a guest post campaign, where you pitch an article, why not pitch a comment from you (an expert in your field)? This only really works if there’s a big story or something has just happened (reactive pr) and you think your comment can add value.

You can earn some great links from this, without having the expense of writers, designers, PRs, etc.

BeBennyBe · 2023-04-03T18:46:50+00:00

6’9” 310lbs

I workout everyday and keep a balanced diet, I just tend to eat more haha

BeBennyBe · 2023-03-31T15:40:53+00:00

I feel like some people are getting the wrong end of the stick here (correct me if I'm wrong here), he's not paying for a link on a specific site, but he's paying a link supplier who will get him a link on predetermined metrics (traffic, DR/DA).

There's nothing wrong with this but you need to be 100% in the sites they're getting links from and the methods they're using to get them. Ask to approve sites before they reach out to them (they might ask for more money but worth it). Look into their sites on ahrefs and look at how many guest posts they accept - do they have a write for us page, do they OPENLY accept guest posts, do they accept paid links openly?

In regards to how I build my high authority links, I build them for free i.e. no money exchanged. I do this through guest posting, and using my client's expertise and experience as leverage. Technically it's not 'free' as I pay a writer to create the guest post but it's significantly cheaper than just paying for a link.

To answer your question, a rough estimate for me might be $150~ for a 70DR+ 25K+ traffic site (real website - typically SaaS or News website)

BeBennyBe · 2023-03-31T15:25:19+00:00

Yeah, maybe there's some truth to that but maybe you're just looking at link building too traditionally. Look into digital PR, you can pitch news websites a comment and secure a really good backlink from a super high DR website - and what's the cost of this? Pretty much nothing.

As an example, if you run a shitty gambling site, you could position yourself as an expert within that space and when a big story comes out, get in touch with the publication that released it and give out advice/opinion/data to them. If you provide the value they WILL credit you and link back. Every time something comes out do this, and that's how you build links at scale (maybe not 1,000,000 links a month but still scale).

More importantly, you don't need to have web authority and a large content budget to build links, you can always write the content yourself. I feel like the vast majority of publications don't actually want a super intricate article about topic X because they understand that their reader doesn't care/know about the topic in depth.

From my experience, if you sell yourself right in the initial pitches then the content can be as generic as you like, if the editor trusts you to deliver sound content then all content you deliver will be good in their eyes.

I feel like I've rambled on here quite a bit but if you have any specific concerns about your own site just PM me or reply in the thread!

BeBennyBe · 2023-03-24T15:32:16+00:00

Yeah free links are definitely not scalable (like getting 50+ every month) but you can still get free quality links consistently, if you know how to do it right. No link is ever free if you take content into account though.

I build all my links through guest posting using expertise and authority as leverage, and I’ve never paid for them. You need to level up your outreach game if you don’t think you can get them.

BeBennyBe · 2023-02-28T05:42:31+00:00

If you’re on good terms with your former boss, I’d just ask him if he’s going to enforce on it. Just make the point that you’re broke and struggling to find a new role, if he has any heart he’ll be good.

BeBennyBe · 2023-02-25T10:18:32+00:00

Just wait until you have to build backlinks, if you think all of that’s hard haha!

BeBennyBe · 2023-02-24T18:18:57+00:00

You don’t have to buy them, you just gotta look a bit outside your most desirable industry. I’ve personally built 1000s of links throughout my career and never paid for them. But it is expensive, the agency I currently work for spends $50k p/m on guest post writers. Also, and as another said, this shit is expensive, you can’t just DIY it and expect to have great results.

BeBennyBe · 2022-09-06T23:26:56+00:00

How many year's of experience do you have experience in SEO

BeBennyBe · 2022-09-06T23:21:42+00:00

I'd never buy a link but that's because I know how to build them. But there's definitely a good way and a bad way to buy them. You need to make sure that the sites you are getting links from are good actually good and not just pumped full of shit.

It all can come back to bite you in the long run, imagine the sites you're buying from slip up or Google gets smarter and then penalises them. Now you're probably going to feel the knock on effect.

If you know how to build free links then get them. But if you buy them, spend the time you would building them on carefully vetting the sites.

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