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@steviephil Swansea SEO
( )
How To
Yourself
Online Personal Branding & Networking Tips
@steviephil Swansea SEO
It's the About Me slide!
I'm Steve!
I do SEO!
And other stuff!
Blah blah blahedy blah!
😵
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #1
Don't get professional photos done
on a green background…!
@steviephil Swansea SEO
SEO for 10+ years
(Since Jan 2009)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Freelance SEO for 6+ years
(Since May 2013)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Blogger @ SEOno
(Since 2011)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Organiser of
Cardiff SEO Meet
(Since 2016 -
14 events so far)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Welsh ICE member & mentor
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Self-published author
Anti-Sell (2019)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #2
Do stuff that'll get you remembered
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
…But anyway
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Sales
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Sales
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Sales
@steviephil Swansea SEO
https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelanceheroes/permalink/2277308245823682/
@steviephil Swansea SEO
https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelanceheroes/permalink/2299485693605937/
@steviephil Swansea SEO
https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelanceheroes/permalink/2399076586980180/
@steviephil Swansea SEO
But why?
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
F*ck that.
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Screw that.
@steviephil Swansea SEO
The best way to sell is not to sell
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Here's some more tips!
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #3
Networking = business networking events
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
No!
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Networking is what you make of it
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #4
Become a part of
'semi-related' communities
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Big SEO conference (twice!)
Audience size: 500 (combined)
No. of direct enquiries: 1
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Small local web dev meetup
Audience size: less than 50
No. of direct enquiries: 6
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Other examples:
WordPress communities
Ecommerce/online business communities
Startup communities
PR communities
Design communities
@steviephil Swansea SEO
I've been to / joined:
Web developer conference
Cardiff-based entrepreneurship group
Freelancer communities
My coworking space's members group
(Not just SEO groups/communities)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
What works for you…?
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #5
Don't just join / go to stuff -
run stuff
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Run a meetup/conference
Run a webinar
Run a podcast
Run an online community
Run a Twitter chat
etc. etc. etc.
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #6
Struggle to network offline?
Do it online
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Forums
Blog commenting
Facebook groups
Twitter chats
Webinars
Podcasts(?!)
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #7
Get your own blog/website
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Better for SEO if:
You get your own domain
You post on your own site
(not just Medium*/LinkedIn)
* Medium's 'Import Story'
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #8
Blog your speaking gigs
@steviephil Swansea SEO
https://seono.co.uk/2019/05/18/anti-sell-freelance-heroes-day-talk/
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Upload & embed slides
(SlideShare or Speaker Deck)
Embed tweets
Upload photos
Embed video (if applicable)
Add your own comments
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #9
Create resources for your target audience
@steviephil Swansea SEO
SEOno.co.uk/coworking
@steviephil Swansea SEO
SEOno.co.uk/coworking
@steviephil Swansea SEO
TechEvents.Wales
@steviephil Swansea SEO
TechEvents.Wales
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #10
Be a good person / keep your cool
@steviephil Swansea SEO
“You are confused”
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Being nice works both ways
Don't be a d*ck ↓
↑ Don't retaliate
to d*ckishness
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Tip #11
Be you, not just your company
@steviephil Swansea SEO
vs.
@steviephil Swansea SEO
“People buy from people”
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Consistency
across
platforms
@steviephil Swansea SEO
Final Tip
Don't sell!
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
The dream
(networking nirvana):
Eventually, people will sell you FOR you
…so you don't have to
@steviephil Swansea SEO
@steviephil Swansea SEO
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