Recent content by Faisal Mirza

Lmaooo don't give me ideas.:D "Sir good news, I called Google. They said a new update is coming next week to fix the last one." He'd probably ask me what time exactly so he can watch it happen. Some clients really think SEO is like ordering pizza. "Yeah can I get an update at 3pm? Thanks."

Appreciate that man. You're absolutely right though. Most of this job isn't even link building anymore. It's babysitting adult clients and explaining that Google doesn't have a customer support hotline. :) I've learned to set expectations hard from day one now. "Rankings will go up...

really wish I was kidding. At this point I know some of you are going to think I'm making this up. So I'll just say it. Yes this sounds crazy. I promise it's true. My client sent me a message: "Hello our rankings went down after the update. Can you do something about it?" I explained that...

This advice is really helpful. You're right marketplace numbers can be misleading. I've had experiences trusting what the platform shows. Now I do the thing. I use them to find sites then check everything in Ahrefs myself. When a site is selling everything it's a red flag. If I see a site...

Here is my experience with these marketplaces far. Adsy is. Miss. I have found some sites on Adsy but I have also found some bad ones. The domain rating checker on Adsy seems to be wrong I have used Guestpost. I think it is decent. However I think Guestpost is too expensive for what you get...

You just gave me a dangerous idea. Next client who asks for something insane, I'm creating a fake "Google Guest Post Application Form" with questions like: "How much do you love our search engine? (minimum 500 words)" "Please submit 3 references from other Fortune 500 companies" "Application...

Lmaooo you're evil for this I mean... technically you're not wrong. He didn't specify it had to be a REAL guest post on Google. Just "a link on Google." Those redirect links would definitely show up in his Ahrefs report too. He'd be so happy. But then 2 months later when his rankings don't...

I really wish I was joking. This actually happened. My client sent me a message last week: "Can you get me a guest post on Google? Their Domain Rating is 100. This would be perfect for my CBD site." I stared at my screen for a full minute. I had to explain to him that Google does not have a...

Reached out to a site owner about a guest post opportunity. They replied fast asking to see my previous work. Sent them 5 solid placements. High-quality sites, good content, everything looked legit. Radio silence. For 3 weeks. I followed up twice. Nothing. Then randomly yesterday they reply...

Fair point, and yeah clients definitely get impatient when timelines stretch. That's just how link building goes. But I'd rather take longer to find a decent client than rush into a nightmare one who trashes my reputation or demands refunds halfway through :) The "green flag" question isn't me...

Fair point, and yeah clients definitely get impatient when timelines stretch. That's just how link building goes. But I'd rather take longer to find a decent client than rush into a nightmare one who trashes my reputation or demands refunds halfway through :) The "green flag" question isn't...

I learned this from my bad experiences. I got burned a times. Now before I agree to do guest posts or link building for anyone I ask one question: "What happened with your last SEO person?" How they answer tells me a lot about them. If they start ranting and blaming the person for everything...

Client insisted on using exact match anchor text for every single backlink. I warned him it's risky. He didn't listen. "Just do what I'm paying you for." So I did. Built 15 links, all exact match anchors like he demanded. Three weeks later? Manual penalty from Google. Site tanked. He blamed...

Just closed my best revenue month. Want to know what I did differently? Nothing fancy. No ads, no lead magnets, no funnel optimization. Just delivered killer results for 3 clients. They each referred 2 people without me even asking. That's it. Good work = word of mouth = more clients...

You're right, 6 hours is overkill for one pitch. That's exactly the lesson I learned from it :) I got too obsessed with making it "perfect" instead of just sending something good enough and moving on. Classic overthinking. Now I set a 20-30 min cap per pitch. If it's taking longer than that...