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I CLOSED a $2,000 Per Month SEO client from Craigslist!

by atrbiz
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Hi Warriors,

I posted a thread a while back on a $10k+ web design deal I got off Craigslist.

We'll I just recently signed on a new SEO Client - I'm billing them $2,000 per month.

I posted a few ads in the "Resumes" section of Craigslist, offering my SEO Consultant service and I got several responses and ended up closing an SEO client, they were looking to hire an inhouse Internet marketing consultant and pay more than what I ended up charging them. It's a growing company with about $5Millon in yearly revenue.

This should be motivation for my fellow Warriors! You need to always test out new strategies and be creative,etc.

Thanks,
Ahmad
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Lenney
    Very nice man. Thanks for the share. Motivational indeed! :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author atrbiz
      Originally Posted by eljeffe77 View Post

      Very nice man. Thanks for the share. Motivational indeed! :-)
      Thanks man!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael D Forbes
    Great job! Kind of a bummer to find out you COULD have been paid more, huh?
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    • Profile picture of the author atrbiz
      Originally Posted by Micheal D Forbes View Post

      Great job! Kind of a bummer to find out you COULD have been paid more, huh?
      Thank you...it's actually not a bummer because I have a lot of opportunity for upsells
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Lenney
    What'd you put In your ad? This could be good wso material as a case study. Just saying. Cb offline consulting bucks. :-).
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  • Profile picture of the author BabyMama
    Huge congrats! Thats great for you. I just hope the $2000 a month doesn't involve you working your socks off and is like a non stop job for you. These big companies can be very demanding.

    If you are smart you will outsource most of the work
    Just my 2c
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  • Profile picture of the author royljestr
    Congrats!! That is awesome to hear! So many people think that the only good use for craigslist is to SPAM it to death or just to sell a used bike, but you have obviously proven otherwise!
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  • Profile picture of the author ballparkbob
    That's a first in my experience. Although we do continue to use Craig's List for job postings to a great deal of success.
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  • Profile picture of the author robobobo
    Great stuff man! I'm well jealous of you, just goes to show there's always companies willing to spend on SEO and internet marketing even in these times
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex.Fields
    Great Ahmad,

    They Outsource to you is much better than hiring someone fulltime like you said!

    Nice work man!
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    • Profile picture of the author jaquelen
      That's really great
      Why did you put the ad in the "Resume" section? I don't really know how Craigslist works :/
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    good job buddy
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  • Profile picture of the author nnsjw702
    I think Its good to "hit" Thanks whenever someone posts some great ideas to help others.

    Thanks for being so kind to share your ideas, Appreciate it
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    • Profile picture of the author safari79
      Congrats but I hope its not those Big companies with 150 keywords.
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      • Profile picture of the author atrbiz
        Originally Posted by eljeffe77 View Post

        What'd you put In your ad? This could be good wso material as a case study. Just saying. Cb offline consulting bucks. :-).
        At the moment I'd rather not directly disclose my ad. but im always willing to give tips out to fellow Warriors

        Originally Posted by BabyMama View Post

        Huge congrats! Thats great for you. I just hope the $2000 a month doesn't involve you working your socks off and is like a non stop job for you. These big companies can be very demanding.

        If you are smart you will outsource most of the work
        Just my 2c
        Thanks! Actually I have a team that works for me so yes I'm outsourcing the work

        Originally Posted by royljestr View Post

        Congrats!! That is awesome to hear! So many people think that the only good use for craigslist is to SPAM it to death or just to sell a used bike, but you have obviously proven otherwise!
        Thanks a lot man! Craigslist is definitely not my main source of leads...yes you do get a lot of junks request/tire kickers but thanks to Craigslist I landed a few nice deals

        Originally Posted by ballparkbob View Post

        That's a first in my experience. Although we do continue to use Craig's List for job postings to a great deal of success.
        It's all about tweaking and consistency.

        Originally Posted by robobobo View Post

        Great stuff man! I'm well jealous of you, just goes to show there's always companies willing to spend on SEO and internet marketing even in these times
        Thanks buddy! I've put a lot of hard work and effort into my business over the last 2 years, it's not an overnight process, it does involve a lot of work but you can get land deals like this too just stay focuses and have a game plan.

        Originally Posted by Alex.Fields View Post

        Great Ahmad,

        They Outsource to you is much better than hiring someone fulltime like you said!

        Nice work man!
        Yup thanks man!

        Originally Posted by jaquelen View Post

        That's really great
        Why did you put the ad in the "Resume" section? I don't really know how Craigslist works :/
        We'll companies that are hiring normally would look in the "Resume" section so I posted an ad targeting companies looking to hire an inhouse SEO consultant.

        Originally Posted by pre10d View Post

        good job buddy
        thanks!

        Originally Posted by nnsjw702 View Post

        I think Its good to "hit" Thanks whenever someone posts some great ideas to help others.

        Thanks for being so kind to share your ideas, Appreciate it
        Thanks a lot man! I always try to share some of my techniques with fellow Warriors.

        Originally Posted by safari79 View Post

        Congrats but I hope its not those Big companies with 150 keywords.
        It's actually under 40 keywords

        Thanks,
        Ahmad
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  • Profile picture of the author Mollysbrother
    Congratulations. This post continues to solidify my beliefs that so much money is being "left on the table" (as they say) because people often struggle to think outside the box in terms of merging their online and offline talents. While this isn't specifically "offline," I imagine it did require some out of the box thinking to be able to close this contract.

    So many individuals--especially newbies--get stuck thinking the only way to make money is to set up a website and just wait for the money to start rolling in.

    Again...great job. And good luck with this gig!
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    • Profile picture of the author atrbiz
      Originally Posted by Mollysbrother View Post

      Congratulations. This post continues to solidify my beliefs that so much money is being "left on the table" (as they say) because people often struggle to think outside the box in terms of merging their online and offline talents. While this isn't specifically "offline," I imagine it did require some out of the box thinking to be able to close this contract.

      So many individuals--especially newbies--get stuck thinking the only way to make money is to set up a website and just wait for the money to start rolling in.

      Again...great job. And good luck with this gig!
      Thank you! Yes in order to gain new clients and land bigger contracts you definitely need to think outside the box and be creative. It took a bit of effort in closing this client and I approached the client at a different angle (since they were looking to hire an inhouse consultant) but in the end it all worked out.
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