Reply To: I am an SEO and sometimes feel like my job is made up

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That’s the reality of a digitally-based knowledge job. It’s very intangible compared to painting, mechanic, farming, etc. You get very little client interaction and don’t get to see the direct impact of your work firsthand.

I mean, sure, you *know* it generated X revenue for ABC Plumbing…but that’s still pretty intangible unless the owner takes you with on vacation in thanks for all your hard work.

I was a developer for 8 years and enjoyed it for a while but missed the cycle of customer has need, I fill the need, customer happy, customer pays. Next customer. So I went back into home services contracting doing water heaters as well as managing my own website/SEO plus a few other local contractor websites.

It’s a nice balance between intangible head work and physical body work.