SEO Client Issues

[Daedalus]

Over time, I have sometimes met resistance with some clients (about 10-percent of them) who hire me to do SEO work for them. I have come up with a few categories to describe these client issues. I am trying to ultimately come up with a common, yet comprehensive list so that I can address these issues as they come up with the clients and before they take root and become big problems. Are there any I have missed?

Fear of Change – someone at the company fears making changes to the way they have been doing things even if it is for the better.

Territory – a web designer / developer or content writer feels that their territory is being invaded by the SEO changes.

Control – Someone at the company feels they are losing control over some aspect of the website that was they once had control of.

Ego - a web designer / developer or content writer has fallen in love with their own design or text and resents anyone else touching their masterful work-of-art.

[Maximilian]

Insulted - You turned down the in-house web designer for an intimate date and now they show their utter disdain for you by trying to block your every SEO suggestion.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!
Max

[themissy]

Helpless - Despite designing the site themselves, and hiring you only for SEO work, they now email you to fix every problem they have. Whether it's how to make a table or needing single words changed, they've suddenly lost the ability to do anything on their own site.