SEO as a career

[collusion]

I started out as a musician trying to promote myself. I tried everything in the book and learned through trial and error along with a bit of common sense.

As time went by I open up a few ecommerce sites that failed miserably. Soon after that I found that I can manipulate search engines for ANY keyword I wanted, even the hard ones. I started getting word of mouth and now I currently have clients paying me anywhere from $250 a month to $500 a month to upfront fees of $3,000 just to start services.

The thing is I don't really want to do SEO as a living. My real aspiration is to be a real estate investment billionaire. I recently bought my 4,800 sq ft house with zero down and F credit.

Problem is that I keep getting clients in the SEO business. Soon I will be like that celebrity travel agent who has an unlisted number.

SEO's I am sure would LOVE to have my problem. I just want to be negotiating deals on high rises instead of this.

Anybody have a similar issue? Or am I alone?

[janeth]

Nice problem to have. I see website design is one of your keywords. Why don´t we have a little contest.

I can not manipulate the search engines like you can but would be willing to say I could rank my site without manipulating the search engines into the top 10 before you can do it while manipulating them.

[collusion]

hehe, I thought the idea here at WPW was to work together :)

You seem to have missed my point. I don't want to do SEO work. I mean maybe every now and then when I open up a new business to promote it but not for a living.

On your comment though, isn't the idea os SEO to be able to manipulate the results? That is the entire business. Every SEO expert shoots for that right?

[ctabuk]

Take the challenge, should be good for morale.
Musician, we DO have something in common, I have 8 guitars and my own studios - I'm working with Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)& I mentioned Chicago the 70's band, that's because I played with them for a while (Europe Sessions) I have a telecaster with the same Gibson neck pick up as Terry Kath did.It's a Black & Gold 50th celebration of Fender model, what do you play?

[collusion]

I didn't think me and you had something in common. Nice to know we do. I recorded a song I wrote called "Ride til the anger dies" featuring Max A Million. I have the interest of 3 major record labels here in the US. I am a majestic hip hop artist.

[ctabuk]

I started out with a band called Nashville Teens (Tobacco Road) I toured with Albert Lee (The Everley's) and still have the pick given to my by Albert for the Everley Brothers reunion concert. My Son is the saxophonist playing with Neil Sedaka

[collusion]

Nice. I would like to hear some of your work. Do you have it online? I also suddonly see it is time for some website promo here so if you have music go to one of my partners sites www.cdarmy.com

It is a site for musicians to sell their albums online. I have to warn you though, we just moved our hosting company to a new server and the www.cdarmy.net signup site seems to be down and we havn't figured out why yet so you won't be able to sign up today. It is however free so when it works, feel free to sign up!


WAIT! Just checked it and it is up now fully working.

[ctabuk]

OK, we are friends now, my job (unpaid)is to help newbies get their sites listed. WPW is all about respect. I now run a £55 million pound turnover Company in UK Mortgages with a staff of just 5, most people who know me here are aware that I am a really nice guy who makes a lot of dosh, I use that money to help others. Signing off now, catch you later. David

[janeth]

hehe, I thought the idea here at WPW was to work together :)

You seem to have missed my point. I don't want to do SEO work. I mean maybe every now and then when I open up a new business to promote it but not for a living.

On your comment though, isn't the idea os SEO to be able to manipulate the results? That is the entire business. Every SEO expert shoots for that right?

I don´t manipulate any results, I just build the sites so good all the search engines rank them high. (-;

[coder]

Nice problem to have. I see website design is one of your keywords. Why don´t we have a little contest.

I can not manipulate the search engines like you can but would be willing to say I could rank my site without manipulating the search engines into the top 10 before you can do it while manipulating them.

With over 35,000,000 results for website design on google i'd imagine if you or anyone else here at WPW who can achieve #1 or even top 10 they deserve our admiration. Even if he doesn't want a competition I think you should go for it.

It took us a while to reach #1 and our term only had 8,000,000 results.

Janeth if you are trying to get the top 10 let me know, I might be able to help or give you some encouragement along the way.