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I joined Twitter in September, and since then I’ve been one of those weird silent lurkers (I guess most of the platform).
Coincidentally, in that same time period, I have flipped just under a quarter of a million dollars worth of content sites.
How?
I doubled an accountant's organic traffic in one month.
January was their biggest ever month. Here's exactly what we did:
1. Built a cluster of 'Accountants in X' pages One for every relevant town in their area. Each one targeted, each one indexed. Local search is won in the margins.
2. Added 'serving X' to every part of their site Footer, about page, service pages. Sounds simple. Most local businesses haven't done it.
3. Built out 20 new service pages - ‘Tax Services in X’ kind of stuff.
4. Interlinking
Boring. Nobody talks about it. Quietly one of the most powerful things you can do.
Four tactics. One month. Record traffic.
I run the SEO for a surgeon ranking number one in local AI search. He's even starting to feature in national searches. Here's how it happened.
Cover the internet like a rash.
Feature everywhere you can. Think particularly about the places AI uses as it’s training data.
Appear all over them. Industry publications. Medium. Citations everywhere. This is the trump card.
Your own website? AI trusts it — partly.
But if AI is reading about your business in a hundred places, it starts to regurgitate you. That's the game now.
Which would you rather have for your local business?
Position 1 on Google
Appearing in ChatGPT/AI search results
In 2026 this is actually a real question.
A year ago I'd have said Google without hesitating.
But I now have clients getting serious enquiries directly from AI search. Real phone calls. Real bookings.
My honest answer? You need both. But if you're only chasing one right now, you might be chasing the wrong one.
Think about your industry. They are all different.
Who is searching for you, and how? That answer should shape everything.
Go and Google "[your trade] + [your town]" right now.
Look at the websites that come up.
In most local industries, around 90% of them look like they were built in 2003. Or like someone's kid did them on a free trial.
That's your competition.
If your site looks even halfway professional, you're already in the top 10% before SEO has even entered the conversation.
A good website won’t work by itself. But it is the best way to start.
There are three goals in local SEO now.
1. Rank your site organically
2. Get in the map pack
3. Show up in AI tools like ChatGPT
Nail one of these and you're in the game.
Nail all three and you're basically untouchable in your local market.
Most agencies are still only focused on the first two. That's the gap we're playing in.
My top three from my list are:
1. Interlinking - definitely the number one
2. Schema markup - only just got into this, but seeing results
3. 3rd is tricky choice, but I'd go FAQs, mostly for AI visibility impact
Stop buying backlinks before you do these 10 things:
• Build internal links with varied anchor text
• Fix page speed (a slow site bleeds rankings daily)
• Drive traffic from social + email to signal engagement
• Add FAQs to capture rich snippets
• Create a strategic link from your homepage
• Add more H2s based on the rankings you already have
• Add schema markup (takes 10 mins, often ignored)
• Make your best content accessible from the main menu
Do all these first.
Then buy backlinks.
One thing I've learned at the agency is: the bigger the barrier to entry, the easier the SEO.
There is just less competition. Your higher value clients have more limited choices.
If you own a business any Tom, Dick or Harry could start tomorrow, you're fighting hundreds of identical listings for the same keywords.
For example, a handyman. Pretty much anyone with a few tools out of their garden shed could start that business today.
On the other side of the coin, I do the SEO for a surgeon. Takes decades to develop his skills and qualifications.
The barrier to entry is immense.
The pages I build for him rank in the top 3 for their keywords within 30 days every time.
This is about my fifth comeback on X. If you followed the previous 4, welcome back.
I used to use this account for website flipping. But going forward it's going to be:
-ranting about SEO
-going on about ranking in AI search
-trying to get leads any way possible
-flipping digital stuff
-lots of other things
I'm now SEO Lead at a digital agency in England. With quite a few side projects on the go as well of course.
Reach out if we were mates in the old days.
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I created my LinkedIn account 63 weeks ago.
Since then I’ve added $320,000+ in direct rev from LinkedIn and 14,000 followers.
Easiest algo to crack by a country mile.
Also the single best social media for signing enterprise clients.
Here is the exact framework I’m using right now...
Oh, and if you want my full unfiltered cheat sheet with engagement group templates, carousel structures, DM workflows, and my posting system, follow me, repost this, and reply “LinkedIn Growth Guide.”
You must do all 3 to receive the DM.
Let me start with what remains true after 63 weeks of daily testing:
Proof-based content continues to outperform everything else.
By proof-based, I mean posts that show a real metric, revenue, traffic, pipeline, booked calls, etc. and then add tight context with a clear business takeaway.
Use real numbers whenever possible.
Dwell time still plays a major role too.
If people read the entire post, swipe through multiple carousel slides, or pause on video, the post continues circulating longer.
First-hour replies from people outside your immediate network are still one of the strongest distribution signals you can influence.
On-platform formats beat outbound links in almost every case.
Text posts, carousels and native short video outperform link posts on average.
Link posts without setup consistently stall.
That said, a lower-reach link post with strong intent can still outperform in revenue.
Distribution and conversion are different games.
If you include a link, deliver value first and either modify the preview image or drop the link in the comments.
Topic consistency builds on itself over time.
Posting repeatedly around the same core theme strengthens how LinkedIn categorizes your profile.
Your content then gets shown to people already engaging with that topic.
That improves early engagement quality and comment depth.
Cross-niche engagement still expands reach.
Engaging consistently in two to three adjacent industries pushes your profile into overlapping networks.
Generic likes do almost nothing.
Thoughtful comments that add insight create second-level engagement and extend reach.
Reposting with a new hook still works extremely well.
Most of your followers never saw the original post.
Repost after one to three weeks with a sharper angle, updated numbers, or a clearer outcome.
Posts with replies to replies stay alive longer.
Multi-layer comment threads can extend post lifespan by days compared to shallow discussions.
My posting schedule has not changed.
I post three times per day, every day.
Morning is proof-driven or a strong point of view.
Afternoon is a carousel, teardown, or case study.
Evening is a lesson, system breakdown, or actionable walkthrough.
Skipping even one day reduces momentum for the next 24 hours.
Formats performing best right now:
Carousels with a bold first slide tied to a specific outcome or pain point.
Three to six concise slides with steps, visuals, or proof.
A final slide with a clear next step.
Short native videos under 60 seconds with subtitles.
The hook must land in the first two to four seconds.
Walkthrough and behind-the-scenes videos continue outperforming polished talking-head content when the information is concrete and tactical.
What is underperforming:
Link posts with no setup.
Metrics with no narrative.
Large, dense text blocks.
Generic advice that applies to everyone.
Posts where the author disappears after publishing and does not reply in the first hour.
My engagement strategy:
Comment on 20 to 30 posts per day with insight tied directly to the post.
Like 50 or more posts per day.
Reply to every comment on your own posts within the first hour.
DM five to ten people per day with context-first value tied to something they posted.
Ask follow-up questions inside comment threads to deepen discussion.
Repeated engagement from the same people increases future distribution.
Hooks performing best right now:
“I started this account 63 weeks ago. Here is what $320,000 in LinkedIn revenue actually looks like.”
“This 4-slide carousel booked 5 calls in 24 hours.”
“If I had to rebuild my LinkedIn from zero today, this is the exact system I would use.”
“My 3-post-per-day routine for consistent inbound.”
“I made X this month from LinkedIn. Here is the breakdown.”
Every hook must be backed by proof.
Without proof, credibility drops fast.
Here is a 30-day plan that still works:
Post three times per day with at least one proof-based post.
Comment on 20 to 30 posts daily with substance.
Like 50 or more posts per day.
Reply to every comment within the first hour.
Repost one winner each week with a new angle.
DM five to ten people per day with context-first value.
Track impressions, comment depth, leads, and repeating commenters weekly.
Test hooks, formats, and timing every week.
Run this system for 30 days.
Screenshot your Day 31 results.
Tag me when inbound starts.
If you want the full cheat sheet, follow me, repost this, and reply “LinkedIn Growth Guide.”
You must do all 3 to receive the DM.
Helping a client with @GoogleMyBiz suspension (Case: 9455175630607629287). Legitimate garage with 20+ years history, hundreds of reviews, respected in local area. Provided video walkthrough, utility bills, trade invoices - all perfectly matched. Both appeals rejected by automated system. How do we get human review, please?
Terrible at keeping secrets?
Yeah, same.
I’ve distilled 8 years and 6 million pageviews worth of ecommerce SEO into a 50-point free ebook.
And I’m giving it away because I’m terrible at keeping secrets.
Comment ‘50’ below and I’ll DM you.
Ecommerce sites are killing everything else in search. It's a massacre.
Why the special treatment?
✅ Brand signals
✅ High commercial intent
✅ Structured data
✅ Extremely high page views per user
Google has an e-commerce algorithm love affair.
Anyone else seeing unusually fast rankings in the ecommerce space?
Ecommerce business owners.
What is your highest traffic source?
33%Paid ads
67%Search
0%Email
0%Organic social
3 votes • Final resultsSEO traffic has DOUBLE the staying power on your site.
It has DOUBLE the buying intent.
Don’t believe me? Take a look at this.
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Here’s a screenshot of a new site I’ve recently taken on. Customers from SEO stay on site TWICE as long, and read TWICE the number of pages.
Want to DOUBLE your conversions. Drive traffic from SEO.
Want me to do this for your site? Book a free consultation (link in bio).
If there was a gameshow where I only had 2 hours to revolutionize your ecommerce SEO site, this is what I'd do.
1. Pummel the collection pages with as much SEO optimization juice as possible! (Add lots of relevant text, optimize the tags, URLs etc etc etc)
2. Hammer the H1s on home-page, collections pages, and product pages.
3. Juice up the product pages, concentrating on CONVERSION
4. Create a strategic internal linking structure that prioritizes collection pages over individual products
That's pretty much it.
This exact approach is on FIRE right now. Want to hear my no-nonsense plan for your site, and how to triple revenue through search in six months?
Book a consultation with me. Link in bio.
GIVEAWAY: I'm conducting 2 FREE comprehensive ecommerce SEO audits ($1,500 value each) - no strings attached!
These are the same in-depth reviews my clients pay for, revealing exactly what's preventing your products from ranking.
To enter:
1. Like this post
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Winners announced Tuesday. Good luck!
This is Tobias Lutke, the co-founder of Shopify.
In 2004, he wanted to sell snowboards online. But the existing eCommerce software was terrible.
So Lütke, a programmer, built his own platform instead, and Shopify was born.
By 2008, Shopify was growing, but the financial crisis hit.
Investors pulled back. Small businesses—Shopify’s main customers—were struggling. Revenue plummeted.
The company had only a few months of cash left. What Lutke did next will surprise you...(A thread)⬇️
9. What looks like "giving up revenue" in the short term (like Lütke dropping web design services) often leads to more sustainable growth.
Just like removing barriers to purchase nearly always outperforms adding more products.










