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There's No Substitute for Knowing a Client
2/20/2008 When I am approached by a potential SEO client, they are usually a combination of wide-eyed fascination and squinty skepticism. Even after becoming a client, these two reactions are prevelant whenever I produce something that they honestly hadn't thought of before. Keyword Research? Search Volume?"He's either smart or sneaky" they seem to think, treati...