Question

What is your hardest challenge for being an SEO person?  

Answer 1

Wearing every hat , sales, book keeping, office manager , customer service, research & development, web designer .  

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This is me really

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Oh I forgot client physiologist , Client hand holder , data manager, banker

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@funkhouser18997 truth. Too many hats

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Hi @funkhouser18997!  

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@raymonderaymonds fuckin stalker

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@funkhouser18997 your stupid name keeps popping up on my news feed, FB must want us to reconcile.  

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Also, why did you block me? Did i hurt your feelings? Couldn't handle my beautiful face in your news feed anymore?  

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Yes to all of above

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Cried all night due to your mean comments

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@funkhouser18997 not surprised. knew you were a big baby from the start. Well, just want to let you know I don't miss you at all.  

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Have you told your wife that you are actually gay yet ? Or still hiding it ?  

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@funkhouser18997 is that why you blocked me? Because you've been hoping all these years that i was and finally realized i'm not? Now you're heartbroken and can't stand seeing my posts and pics on FB because you were in love with me? All makes sense now Mike.  

Answer 2

Clients that don’t pay on time.  

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Thats what credit cards are for . I only take either prepaid cheques or on going Credit card payments

Answer 3

Is this relegated to "dudes" only or are you referring to "all" gender types?  

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Finally corrected. I am referring to all gender :)

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@kamakura5 Thanks for the correction :) OK - right now in my career it's articulating the strength SEO still has on a business in generating revenue and more recently had to answer a CEO's question "what is SEO anyway? " so yeah, after doing this since 2002 still answering what SEO stands for haha

Answer 4

I'm an SEO girl but I also identify as a kitten. Can I play?  Pleeeease.  

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Girls are always allowed to play.  

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Please do. And I say please not because I'm polite

Answer 5

Not a SEO challenge, more of a corporate challenge. corporate politics that doesn’t allow SEO growth

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@bucovina7065 I am completely agree with you bhai. I have a very bad experienced earlier, Most of the team count seo department as a data entry operator. Thanks to google updates they now consider well!  

Answer 6

Teaching clients how to write in a more succinct way with less "fluff" and nonsense. Verbosity kills my SEO juju.  

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@vanda, this is definitely a very collaboratively synergetic problem that is inherent to performance-based enterprises, however we firmly believe that it can be tackled by a proactive 360 approach that leverages mission-critical channels to seamlessly supply top-line solutions that are both vertically and horizontally scalable.  

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@sst you win  

Answer 7

Having to overcome snake oil salesmen that promise the world and run with the money

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So are you saying that you are or that you are not in fact interested in acquiring my $200 directory submission services?  

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@sst hi dear, please reply with most urgency to tomsmith99@gmail. com (and he'll almost definitely not look like a Tom).  

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@vanda, dear sir / madam, thank you for the reaching back to me on such urgent! It is mine to inform you that SEO is least of worries. You have accumulated outstanding debt to the IRS which you will have privilege to be paying to us - the IRS - in Amazon gift cards, so please make way now to nearest Target or Walmart. Jonathan Woodrow definitely_not_a_scam_1158889@hotmail. com ~ IRS

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@sst Dear IRS, I have very regret to inform you that my bank account details are in the bank forever and the pay in gift cards cannot be in your country for this moment. You must marry to my sister and she give to you her 3 goat and baby? She is going at SEO training at your local city in the next morning so you must act this night or we make your website have Viagra. Many thank you.  

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@vanda, sir, please bear mind that this is matter of importance extremely. Action of urgency is required always on you now. We - the IRS - accept graciously goat, but please keep baby of sister. We accept Viagra in exchange for Cialis. Let's make transaction immediately through our bank, Chase. Please deposit to us immediately sum of $200 representing transaction fees.  

Answer 8

Explaining to your parents what you do for a living

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@venetic  

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How about anyone . i Just say semi retired now

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@venetic true  My dad still asks me 5 years later if I'm still getting work in.  Well who else is paying my bills?  

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@vanda my dad doesnt think i am doing something for real. my cover at the end usually is advertising agency

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@carnot974 tell him its magic ;)

Answer 9

To sleep.  

Answer 10

Explaining to clients what SEO is and how it can help their business/website. In most cases some clients don't see any value SEO until they really UNDERSTAND what its all about

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@thighbone Personally, they wouldn't be a good fit for me. I don't want to be convincing anyone. They come to me because they know they want it, I'd hate to have to be all salesy on people.  

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@vanda The problem is most of them are not knowledgeable about the industry and internet marketing. They only know about the importance of a website and that's it. As soon as you mention SEO and other things related to online marketing, its like you are speaking Greek. And that's a challenge

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@thighbone so you're attracting the wrong clients, or you're targeting people who only want a website. I honestly never get this problem, only 1 in a year maybe who was referred from a friend

Answer 11

The fact that I'm an SEO gal?  

Answer 12

Absolute number one biggest for me is getting clients on-board to take action. It seems like everyone’s excited in the beginning but no one can do their part once it’s in motion.  

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I've only ever had one like this. And I'm still waiting for their input 4 years later. :/

Answer 13

Googles fucking updates. AND Googles updates.  

Answer 14

Staying white hat.  

Answer 15

Slowly customers, Google updates, explaining that SEO aint greek and just publish a page and thats fine is waste of time/money.  

Answer 16

Resisting the temptation of doing nothing. With most customers, and all the Google changes, you can easily do that. Look at Neil, for example

Answer 17

Getting up in the morning.  

Answer 18

Stopping myself from checking google analytics everytime just to see if organic traffic is stable.  

Answer 19

To try not to tell *every* builder, hairdresser, window cleaner, mechanic and stranger at the pub or bus stop what I do for a living. Oh look, just got another "accidental" client.  

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@vanda it’s hard when there’s so much need in the world  

Answer 20

- Educating clients; - Circumventing complex corporate structures and navigating chains of command, to get to the actual decision makers (with big clients); - Educating clients; - Juggling all aspects: managing and training people, client acquisition and client work; - Educating clients; - Last, but not least. educating clients.  

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Hey, if it works, it works. Don't forget I come from Eastern Europe. :P

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@sst your wit is much appreciated, Mr Borat, sir.  

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Any tips or checklists to point to.  

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@sst bro “stop educating clients”  (love it)

Answer 21

I’m giving up SEO for Lent

Answer 22

Educating clients that its not just link building I dont know who and when somebody told all the businessmen that directories is the SEO and also they can do it themselves and can come in less then $200 a month They literally don’t like being educated what seo is and what it can do.  

Answer 23

Fixing people's laptops

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Ahahahhaha same probleme here

Answer 24

Explaining to businesses that “I don’t have friends that work at Google”  (can u believe that tonns of people actually still ask and say this? )

Answer 25

Bargaining my service. They always ask for discounts or lower the SEO service price.