Keep It Moving

63: IT Girl to SEO Queen - How Melissa Turned Tech Skills into Photography Gold


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Alison is interviewing Melissa, who literally went from fixing computers in corporate suits to building photography empires with killer SEO strategies. If you've ever wanted to throw your laptop out the window because of alt text and header tags (while simultaneously trying to feed your kids lunch), this episode will save your sanity.

What You'll Learn:

• Why your keywords are having an identity crisis -  Spoiler: Google doesn't know what you do either when you try to be everything to everyone.

• The brutal truth about SEO timelines -  Real talk: 6-9 months to see decent progress, 18 months to consistently book clients. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

• Group coaching vs. done-for-you decoded - Melissa breaks down why both paths work, depending on whether you have more time or money to burn.

Bonus Gold Nuggets:

• Blog post templates are secretly broken everywhere - Melissa finds websites with EIGHT H1 headers on every single blog post. That's like wearing eight different hats to one event - confusing and not cute.

• The blogging club that doesn't make you cry - Because apparently everyone hates blogging (shame on you!), Melissa created outlines so easy that even your overwhelmed mom brain can handle them.

• AI prompts that don't sound like robots - She's teaching photographers how to use Claude for personal stories via voice messages, so your blog posts actually sound like you instead of a corporate manual.

• The moving photographer's secret weapon - Start your SEO work 6 months before you PCS. Your future self will thank you when you're not scrambling to book clients in a new location while unpacking boxes.

 

Ready to stop letting SEO be the monster under your business bed? Melissa's approach strips away all the overwhelm and gives you a clear path forward - whether you want to DIY it or hand it off completely.

 

Feeling stuck? Get a Book free 15 minute discovery call with Alison to talk through your biggest business challenges and map out a strategy that actually fits your chaotic, beautiful life.

 

Links:

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  • Get Melissa’s Free Blog Post Topics
  • Find Alison on IG @‌keep.it.moving.podcast
  • Find Melissa on IG @‌pictureperfectrankings
  • Keepitmovingpod.com

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