I have a Shopify store and I've started registering my site on business directories. I think this, along with the social media business profile pages, is the best place to start to get 'safe' backlinks. I say 'safe' because I am operating on the assumption that Google will not look upon a business owner creating a link to their own website on Yell . com (Yellow Pages) as some kind of Black Hat SEO technique. So, let's call this White hat SEO (though pls do say if you disagree). My understanding of Grey hat or Black hat techniques is that they involve the creation of backlinks to your website, in a way that makes it 'look' like it's lots of 'other people' all linking to your site naturally / organically, because it's so awesome. To SEO experts here :: Beyond Yell Pages, please can you suggest business directories (sites) that are a good place to build a biz profile, along with the all important backlink? Thank you

For all the digital service providers and online client-based business owners here - I've got a quick question for you! I'm super curious about your journey to your first $1k in client work. Did you hit it with one awesome client? Maybe you juggled a couple smaller ones? Drop your story below! Would love to hear: - How many clients it took - What kind of work you were doing (copywriting, ads, design, etc.) - What you charged For example: "I landed my first YouTube ad client at $1k/month" or "Started with 2 clients at $500 each" Your experiences could really help others in our community who are just starting out!

Something I keep seeing over and over... People trying to build 5 different things at once. A YouTube channel. A coaching business. An e-commerce store. A blog. An online course. And you know what happens? None of them work. Here's what I learned from studying the greats... Amazon only sold books. Netflix only did DVDs by mail. Booking only did hotel rooms. They didn't try to do everything at once. They picked ONE thing. They became the best at that ONE thing. They mastered that ONE thing. Only then did they expand. But nowadays? Everyone's trying to be everything to everyone right from the start. You're not going to build the next Amazon by launching 10 different projects at once. You're going to build it by being insanely good at ONE thing first. What's your ONE thing?

It really is a game changer! Local clients (in Thailand) respond well to video messages too. I got this nice notification in my inbox... I know exactly what time they opened the video and how many times they watched. Camera shy? F*** fear, he's your worst enemy!

I have 5 star reviews ready to go. I thought the registration process would be very simple, but my business categories aren't available: Marketing Consultant Marketing Agency Copywriting Service How strange!? Please help 🙏