In Episode #313, Eric and Neil discuss how to do SEO for small businesses with less than $1000 a month. Tune in to learn how you can still do SEO effectively—even with a small budget—and why you shouldn’t believe everything that Google tells you. Time Stamped Show Notes: 
00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Do SEO for Small Businesses With Less Than $1000 a Month
00:35 – You can’t focus on everything
00:40 – Try to have your site on WordPress so you can have Yoast and not worry too much about on-page SEO
00:48 – Neil sticks to content creation and building links around the content
00:55 – Neil uses Ahrefs
01:01 – Put in your competitor’s URL and click on the top pages that will show you the pages your competitor gets the most traffic
01:29 – Look at that page and try to create a better version on your website
01:38 – Find the people that are linked out to the page and reach out to them
02:00 – Reaching out works, but it’s a long-term play
02:08 – Keep it simple
02:34 – “Don’t believe everything that Google says”
02:58 – When you only have $1000 a month, you can’t go really fast
03:10 – You can also use BuzzSumo which is similar to Ahrefs
03:26 – You can find a journalist who can write content at JustReachOut which is a PR tool
03:48 – For link outreach, you can use Pitchbox and MixMax
04:03 – You have to make sure that you stay consistent with your SEO
04:22 – Consistency will give people the impression that you’re starting to build your flywheel
04:33 – Scripted allows you to buy content at scale
04:53 – Upwork and ProBlogger also have people you can hire to make content for you
05:16 – Scripted is like a marketplace
05:37 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: 
There are ways to work on your SEO while on a conservative budget.
SEO results takes time so you have to be patient.
Leverage free and affordable tools that you can use to make your SEO work successfully.

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In Episode #313, Eric and Neil discuss how to do SEO for small businesses with less than $1000 a month. Tune in to learn how you can still do SEO effectively—even with a small budget—and why you shouldn’t believe everything that Google tells you. Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Do SEO for Small Businesses With Less Than $1000 a Month
</li> <li>00:35 – You can’t focus on everything</li> <li>00:40 – Try to have your site on <a href="https://wordpress.com/">WordPress</a> so you can have <a href="https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/">Yoast</a> and not worry too much about on-page SEO</li> <li>00:48 – Neil sticks to content creation and building links around the content</li> <li>00:55 – Neil uses <a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/ahrefs">Ahrefs</a> <ul> <li>01:01 – Put in your competitor’s URL and click on the top pages that will show you the pages your competitor gets the most traffic</li> <li>01:29 – Look at that page and try to create a better version on your website</li> <li>01:38 – Find the people that are linked out to the page and reach out to them</li> <li>02:00 – Reaching out works, but it’s a long-term play</li> <li>02:08 – Keep it simple</li> </ul> </li> <li>02:34 – “Don’t believe everything that Google says”</li> <li>02:58 – When you only have $1000 a month, you can’t go really fast</li> <li>03:10 – You can also use <a href="http://buzzsumo.com/">BuzzSumo</a> which is similar to Ahrefs</li> <li>03:26 – You can find a journalist who can write content at <a href="https://justreachout.io/">JustReachOut</a> which is a PR tool</li> <li>03:48 – For link outreach, you can use <a href="http://pitchbox.com/">Pitchbox</a> and <a href="https://mixmax.com/">MixMax</a>
</li> <li>04:03 – You have to make sure that you stay consistent with your SEO</li> <li>04:22 – Consistency will give people the impression that you’re starting to build your flywheel</li> <li>04:33 – <a href="https://www.scripted.com/">Scripted</a> allows you to buy content at scale</li> <li>04:53 – <a href="https://www.upwork.com">Upwork</a> and <a href="https://problogger.com/jobs/">ProBlogger</a> also have people you can hire to make content for you</li> <li>05:16 – Scripted is like a marketplace</li> <li>05:37 – That’s it for today’s episode!</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ol> <li>There are ways to work on your SEO while on a conservative budget.</li> <li>SEO results takes time so you have to be patient.</li> <li>Leverage free and affordable tools that you can use to make your SEO work successfully.</li> </ol> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In Episode #313, Eric and Neil discuss how to do SEO for small businesses with less than $1000 a month. Tune in to learn how you can still do SEO effectively—even with a small budget—and why you shouldn’t believe everything that Google tells...

How to Do SEO for Small Businesses with Less than $1000 a Month | Ep. #313

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