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First paying client!
Posted by on January 6, 2026 at 7:50 pmThis is my experience as someone who’s 6 months fresh in the industry.
I went to school for marketing and graduated. I hated the school environment and honestly banished the idea of ever doing marketing again.
That was until I was offered real money for skills I never believed I had.
I would attend a local salon pretty regularly. The owner and I became friends. She asked if I knew anything about SEO, I rarely did at the time just basics school teaches you.
She asked me if I could help her out. I said YES!!
I was so excited but since I was just starting out on my own I didn’t want to charge her. She’s been so good to me I wanted to return the favour.
It was a successful 2 months. I slowly grew my skills and watched HOURS of YouTube, reading blogs, reading subreddits like this one, and practicing my skills.
Months later,
I noticed her ratings slipping again in serps and offered my assistance, this time with more knowledge and experience.
She’s paying me real money and I’m confident in the results I’m giving her.
This subreddit has helped me more than any of you will know. Anyone who has commented advice in the past or resources, you helped this seo girly gain confidence and get her first paying gig
thank you 🙏🏼
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1 Reply
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Congrats!
Most of us got our start doing SEO for our own businesses or for a personal connection that grew into a professional connection.
Keep it up!
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Congratulations
“SEO girly” made me smile
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Why were her ratings slipping?
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Congrats! May the rankings be in your favour
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That’s great and congrats on the first client! You should share the results if you’re comfortable doing that and what you did to get there. That type of info is helpful to everyone in the community
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Congrats on the first client! What did you do with her website/gmb to improve her ranking?
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Good stuff. Congratulations!
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Beast! Let’s go 🙌🏻
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So happy for you. Congrats!
Are you able to tell us the exact things you did that got her results? Would be great for people like me to learn from. -
Congrats! Now keep learning to keep earning.
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>This subreddit has helped me more than any of you will know.
So happy to hear this!!!! Well done u/Competitive-Ad-2695
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I have had people ask to pay me before, but I just care about ranking my properties.
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Congrats, I didnt participate, but I’m happy for you!
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