Comments on: Profiling Your Clients: The 5 Usual Suspects

By: Sofware Review: SheerSEO | Gonzo SEO

Sofware Review: SheerSEO | Gonzo SEO — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:42:56 +0000

[...] charts/graphs that they give you are helpful for client presentations. I’ve had my share of hands-on/technical clients, and they love to see data like this to see how our SEO marketing strategy is [...]

By: Writing a Report that Makes Your Client Scream, “I GET IT!” | Gonzo SEO

Writing a Report that Makes Your Client Scream, “I GET IT!” | Gonzo SEO — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:03:46 +0000

[...] for the next month. Some clients are more hands off than others, and because of that, I make an effort to describe what our goals are for the upcoming month. What [...]

By: pratt

pratt — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:54:28 +0000

I’m sure you were a pleasure to work with, Chris. I have an Expert client that I regularly work with, and he is by far my favorite. I’m sure the SEO you worked with before felt the same way.

By: Chris "the SEO expert" Estes

Chris "the SEO expert" Estes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:52:20 +0000

A couple years ago I fit into the “Expert” category. Being the engaged customer was engaged me into the SEO field. I worked and studied the tactics of a world class SEO and began my on venture. I just hope I wasn’t frustrating to deal with back in the day.

By: 2008 New Year’s Resolution: Choose Your Clients Wisely | Gonzo SEO

2008 New Year’s Resolution: Choose Your Clients Wisely | Gonzo SEO — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:56:05 +0000

[...] control freak. I’ve mentioned the control freak before, and they are quite a handful. It is horrible to land a client that will be overly demanding of [...]

By: How to Lose Your Clients: Not Educating Your Clients | Gonzo SEO

How to Lose Your Clients: Not Educating Your Clients | Gonzo SEO — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:06:34 +0000

[...] Clients submit_url = “http://www.awesome-seo.com/?p=9″; Assuming you aren’t working with an expert client, there’s a good chance your clients don’t fully understand what you do. Some may argue that [...]

By: pratt

pratt — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:33:04 +0000

Thanks Scott and Jason. That’s a great call, Scott. I’ve run into many George Costanzas now that I think about it. They can be very dangerous.

By: benry

benry — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:34:15 +0000

A good post. I think you forgot one type though — those who ‘pretend to know’, perhaps a George Costanza. They’re a control freak, Beuller, an expert, Robert Ford and an average joe. BTW: Hope I don’t drive you too crazy!

By: Jason Green

Jason Green — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:01:12 +0000

Excellent post. This really describes the majority of the customers I’ve dealt with.