#43 - To SEO or Not to SEO: That is the Question

Published: Oct. 21, 2019, 12:15 p.m.

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Recently I have once again been exploring the world of SEO.

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I say once again because I have periodically dipped my toe over the last 10 years determined to get my head around how it all works, only to give up after a week or so because it\\u2019s so bloody complicated / long winded and frankly boring.

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Clearly I am not a \\u2018devil is in the detail\\u2019 person. It\\u2019s a weakness.

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But as one of my main goals over the next few years is to grow my site I felt it only right to give it a go once again.

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Here\\u2019s the thing though, in my niche, \\u2018building a lifestyle business\\u2019, the keywords I would like to rank for are so ridiculously competitive it seems like a pointless task to even try.

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My logic is backed up by all the SEO blogs I read who say anything with a keyword difficulty over about 20 is not worth competing with and as most of my keywords are 50+, case closed.

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In this instance the advice is to use long tail keywords and sure enough - \\u2018Build a lifestyle business you can be proud of and that will change your life and that you can do while watching TV & picking your nose\\u2019, isn\\u2019t too competitive! So I can see where they\\u2019re going with that.

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But seriously, how important is it?

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Should we care enough about SEO to devote some of our precious time towards it?

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That\\u2019s what I\\u2019m exploring in todays podcast.

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Links Mentioned in This Weeks Episode

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Should I care about SEO
\\nHow to Start a Blog - Ryan Robinson
\\nMark Manson
\\nNomadic Matt
\\nJenna Kutcher
\\nMarie Forleo
\\nAhrefs
\\nKeysearch
\\nYoast SEO Plugin
\\nBacklinko
\\nYour Lifestyle Business Facebook Group

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Full podcast playlist available at - https://yourlifestylebusiness.com/podcast/

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Your Lifestyle Business FB Community - https://yourlifestylebusiness.com/fbcommunity

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Your Lifestyle Business Instagram - https://yourlifestylebusiness.com/instagram

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