Freelancer Training on How to Find Direct Clients
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Freelancer Training on How to Find Direct Clients
Ep 70. 🎙️ Why SEO Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard — with Barb Davids
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In this week’s episode of Freelancer Training, I sat down with Barb Davids, SEO strategist and founder of Compass Digital Strategies, to demystify one of the most misunderstood topics in online marketing: Search Engine Optimization.
Spoiler alert: SEO isn’t rocket science.
Barb breaks it down in simple, practical terms—and shows how SEO closely aligns with content marketing and organic lead generation.
đź’ˇ Key Insights from the Episode:
🌱 SEO & Organic Lead Gen
✅ Don’t expect traffic just by publishing a website.
âś… Use a blog strategy and embed lead magnets into posts.
âś… Exchange value (like a free download) to grow your email list.
🔍 Free & Paid Keyword Research Tools
- Google Ads Keyword Planner – Free tool, helpful for brainstorming, but limited insights
- Keywords Everywhere – Chrome extension with paid credits, shows competition level and top-performing keywords per page
🧠Pro tip: Know who you’re targeting and what exact phrases they’re using—then build blog content around those search terms.
🧠Google Indexing & Site Structure
Use site:yourdomain.com to see what pages Google has indexed and how your meta titles, headers (H1-H6), and descriptions appear in search.
đź“Ś For example, try: site:entrepreneurialtranslator.com
(My own site now has more than 200 indexed pages)
✍️ Quick Blog SEO Tips
- Aim for 800–1200 word blog posts
- Add target keywords to image alt text
- Use the Yoast SEO plugin (I do!)
- Stay consistent—SEO is a long game
đź“š Book Recommendation:
Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas
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