WorkinSEO Podcast

In this episode Daniel openly discusses how he deals with imposter syndrome, how it affects his life and career, how he gets comfortable with being uncomfortable and how he became the successful SEO that he is today. Imposter syndrome is loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud.

Who is Daniel Cheung

Daniel is a coffee-loving SEO nerd who landed in SEO by accident. Three and a half years later, he is amazed that he can earn a 6-figure salary that would usually require a university degree and 5+ years of experience. Starting as a junior and working his way up to SEO team lead at Prosperity Media, Daniel is testament that you don't need to be the smartest person in the room. Outside of work, Daniel walks his dog (Mungchi) and produces a podcast called Make SEO Simple Again.

🧡 Many thanks to Daniel for sharing his story with us.

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Christina, also known as Tina, started as a SEO manager at Dafiti and later implemented the digital fundraising strategy at UNICEF Mexico. Since 2017 she is an SEO consultant, focusing on website audits, technical SEO and e-Commerce. Tina has been very successful working remotely with clients around the world (B2C and B2B) and as a SEO professor. More recently, she started a new SEO position. She co-founded Latinas en SEO, a community that seeks to close the gender gap in the region, to promote and empower women to work in SEO.

🧡 Many thanks to Tina for sharing her experience with us.

Nadia, an SEO consultant based in Switzerland, discusses issues that arise during a project due to unsettled client expectations, confusion around SEO progress and timelines, taking the lead on SEO actions and priorities, and communicating with the tech team. Nadia shares what she learned from real project experiences - good and bad.

Who is Nadia Mojahed?

Nadia Mojahed is a Digital SEO Consultant based in Geneva, Switzerland. She helps B2C and B2B businesses of start-ups, UN organizations, local and international brands grow their organic lead generation and sales. She has experience in strategic, technical, and content SEO. She applies SEO as a business development tool and helps with in-house SEO training and strategy workshops. After being In the digital marketing field for more than 13 years, she founded her boutique SEO agency, seotransformer.com, in 2019.

🧡 Many thanks to Nadia for sharing her experience with us.

Gus had a desire to leave abroad for a short period of time - and did not plan to never return! He didn't want to stay far from Brazil for too long, because he was just starting to build a professional network. Little did he know that he would not go back. From Argentina, to Amsterdam, to Dublin. Over this experience Gus learned to be vocal about what he wanted.

Every single big move he has done in SEO happened because he told people the direction he wanted it to go. Good things happen when you share your dreams and aspirations!

Who is Gus Pelogia?

Gus Pelogia is a journalist turned SEO, conference speaker, and once-in-a-while blogger. He is currently the SEO Lead at Teamwork, a project management SaaS used by companies like Netflix, PayPal and Disney.

In SEO since 2011, Gus worked both in-house and at digital agencies in Argentina, Netherlands, and Ireland. He spent 5 years as an Account Manager and Team Lead at agencies such as Spark Foundry (Core) and Wolfgang Digital, working with clients from travel, e-commerce, and professional services.

Prior to SEO, he graduated as a journalist at Faculdade Cásper Líbero and worked for some of the biggest entertainment media outlets in Brazil such as MTV, Terra and R7.

🧡  Many thanks to Gus for sharing his story with us.

What does it take to work as in-house SEO? How to find in-house allies to get SEO strategies implemented?

Ellie, an SEO specialist based on Argentina, shares her story with us about her time working in Naranja Bank in Argentina.

Who is Ellie Ferrari?

Ellie is a geek of Digital Marketing and SEO in particular. She loves the internet and working on digital projects with distributed teams integrated by people from all over the world and from varied cultures and languages. She loves being alive and learning new things all the time. Her curiosity has no limits and almost nothing scares her. She often gets what she sets out to do. She doesn't promise what she can't deliver, which is why her response is often the typical SEO answer: "It depends."

🧡 Many thanks to Ellie for sharing her story with us.

Full transcript available: https://workinseo.com/blog/podcast-ellie-ferrari

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How to find your place in the SEO industry? There's a place for everyone and it becomes a game of finding out where we fit in. Christina, an SEO consultant based in the USA, will guide you to ask yourself 10 questions. You'll learn more about who you are, find your niche, make a difference, and earn the money you want and deserve.

You will learn that all our paths are different, yet valuable and meaningful. We're all just trying to figure it out. There is no right or wrong way to carve your path. The goal is for young SEOs to feel more confident in their decision making and accept the uncomfortable situations that they will inevitably experience.

Download the 10 questions to answer the 10 questions yourself: https://www.mediasesh.com/seo-path/

Who is Christina Levasseur?

Have you ever considered working on the road? Being a digital nomad is easier than what you expect. In this podcast, Melissa shares her experience and her tips to make sure that you are all set to go on the road.

Melissa is a digital marketing strategist with a passion for technology and travel. She coaches her partners to connect with their audience through content optimization, to retain more loyal visitors, create brand ambassadors, and increase conversion goals.

SEO is a broad industry. When you're first starting in SEO, it can be difficult to know what kind of SEO role you want. In this episode, we discuss content marketing and working as a content marketer. You will learn what it takes to work as a Content Marketer and have a unique sneak peek into Daisy’s daily life.

Daisy is a Content marketer using SEO, audience research, & strategy to help clients create enticing content for bots and humans. She is also a truly inspiring human. It was a pleasure to interview her.

SEO is a broad industry. When you're first starting in SEO, it can be difficult to know what kind of SEO role you want. In this episode, we discuss external linking and working as an outreach specialist. You will learn what it takes to be an outreach specialist and what working as an outreach specialist can look like.

Heba Said is a Senior SEO Specialist & Consultant. Heba is not only a brilliant SEO, she also gives back to the community by being a workshop facilitator for the #IamRemarkable program (a program which we totally recommend).

Nearly a third of people are bullied at work, this number is higher for women and it gets worse in male dominated environments such as tech and financial services. Our guest, Victoria Olsina, shares her experience with us. She gives tips and advice - such as journaling - if you face bullying or harassment at your workplace.

What kind of challenges does a SEO face and solve when working for a Publisher? What is News SEO? How is it like to work with journalists and in a newsroom. With this podcast episode, you will have an idea of if you want to work for a News Website and how to take the next step to towards this goal.

Tobias Willmann is Head of SEO at the Blick Group. Blick is a Swiss daily newspaper, published by Ringier in Zürich. Blick probably runs the biggest Newsroom in Switzerland. SEO/Organic traffic is the second biggest traffic source for blick.ch and an important source to reach diverse target groups.

🧡 Many thanks to Tobias for sharing her experience with us.

Full transcript available: https://workinseo.com/blog/podcast-tobias-willmann

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Keeping uptodate with trends and Google news can be confusing and overwhelming, especially at the beginning of a SEO career. Listen to a genuine story of what it is like to navigate trends in SEO. Amruta was so kind as to offer us one hour of her time to answer our questions.

Amruta Khemnar is experienced both in SEO and Business Management. Amruta is an active member of the SEO community. She regularly shares her knowledge as a webinar guest. When we interviewed Amruta, she was working at Merkle Sokrati-Dentsu, a famous agency in India.

🧡 Many thanks to Amruta for sharing her experience with us.

Full transcript available: https://workinseo.com/blog/podcast-amruta-khemnar 

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Listen to a genuine story of what it is like to navigate a SEO career at age 60 and start new projects. If you are thinking about pivoting your career to do more SEO, like Brenda did, you will be inspired by Brenda.

Brenda Malone is a SEO Technical and WebDev Specialist. Brenda is one of the most active members of the Women in Tech SEO community. She consistently answers questions, especially technical ones.

If you are thirty/forty something like Isaline, the podcast host, you will understand what it’s like for Brenda to navigate an industry that is - quite unfairly - rather young. And if you are an HR team, you will hear about what kind of - most needed - balance someone like Brenda can bring to a team.

🧡 Many thanks to Brenda for sharing her experience with us.

Full transcript available: https://workinseo.com/blog/podcast-brenda-malone

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