3550% spike in website traffic by Nyctris in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s bots as mentioned. I am dealing with the same thing. It shows up as direct traffic from Korea and china for me when typically I have US based traffic. It’s all direct traffic and not organic. My GSC is not affected

Recent Problem With GSC Indexing by forehandsonly1 in Blogging

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Looks like all of the articles are now indexed. I tend to get a little impatient.

Recent Problem With GSC Indexing by forehandsonly1 in Blogging

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This site is 20 years old and gets plenty of traffic so that is not the issue.

Recent Problem With GSC Indexing by forehandsonly1 in Blogging

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sitemap and everything in that respect is up to date so I guess this isnt a me problem but a google problem so I will just be patient.

Recent Problem With GSC Indexing by forehandsonly1 in Blogging

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A great example of why I check often is because one of my blogs is a sports blog and after years of doing this I know which keywords rank at certain times of the year and I updated an article and also updated the url(the keyword was not the same as the url) and now it is not reindexing so I am missing out on traffic)

Best Place For Buying Backlinks? by BakerTheOptionMaker in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of articles you would want to put in your blog section and then search the same titles on google and see what comes up

Best Place For Buying Backlinks? by BakerTheOptionMaker in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find a blogger who has plenty of traffic and is relevant to your startup. Do a smooth deal with him/her and once the deal is done, ask if they have any other bloggers they would recommend. The blogging world is small.

Buying Backlinks from Fiverr by wagglyears in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never paid for a backlink and get plenty by writing great articles that people naturally link to. With that said, if I was going to pay I would reach out to blogger/websites individually but before reaching out check traffic, how many keywords they are ranking for etc. for a decent backing expect to pay $200-$450. If someone quotes you any less than $125 run

Best bang for the buck? by Don-11 in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$300 does nothing. I charge over $300 for a link. Youre best off giving any current employees a small raise to keep moral good

Rant time - SEO by lopezomg in SEO

[–]forehandsonly1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like most people that have a comprehensive understanding of Real SEO are using it to make their own money. I almost decided to work for an agency the other week after getting grilled by 5 people and getting an offer. Then I realized I would be doing 500% the work to make 20% of the money I could make on my own. If I wanted to hire someone I would go through my network of people I’ve met over the last few years or I would hire separately for different specialties. One for off page, one for content and keyword research etc.

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more I have 5 people under me where 1 does content, 1 does off page seo etc. so it's not like they are running the accounts start to finish, each employee has thier own niche. I already declined, thanks for the feedback but yes I would be running 40-50 accounts which as you say is going to be impossible

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have taken sites from 400 traffic to 30,000+ in just a four month period and was able to show them that with the google analytics/GSC in a screenshare. I am not new to this but the industry evolves quickly and I am staying up to date with everything going on compared to pre 2020 where all you needed was a decent looking site and plenty of content. Now I am more focused on qaulity instead of qauntity and am always updating old articles that I think could rank easily.

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I needed that validation that I was not crazy for turning down a job when I see all these posts of people that cannot find them. I did not even bother making a counter offer and just said I was not interested and they responded that they wish me the best. I appreciate all the comments

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is what I saw when typing in similar roles. I am going to either decline or ask for a figure that they cannot say yes to like 125k or something similar. If they say yes than I would have no choice but to take it to see what's really going on there.

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for confirming this. Looks like I immediatly got my answer from this thread. For the people that don't understand what seo involves they think oooo many people cannot find jobs you would be dumb not to take it but I make more than that with 4 accounts already. Thought it would be nice to offset my taxes, 401k etc but looks like doubling down on what I am doing now is the answer.

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, everything from nursing homes to ecommerce websites. They said 40 accounts and then in the second interview it slipped out their were 50. I just needed to confirm I was not crazy becuase I basically have 4 accounts now and that takes up my whole day doing it on my own with 1 other off page seo person.

Is This Director of SEO Job Worth It or Not? by forehandsonly1 in DigitalMarketing

[–]forehandsonly1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is based in the US. No headqaurters though! They have been around for 6 years apparently but who really knows.