032: The Candid Story Of My Journey From Poor Musician To Evolving SEO

Today’s episode features a reverse interview – with me! I sat down with Tom Critchlow at the Marriot in Times Square, while I was there for Affiliate Summit as a speaker.I reveal a LOT to Tom in the interview – including where “Evolving SEO” got it’s name, challenges we face now, how I approach speaking, the growth of this podcast, what it’s like working with my wife Sarah, unexpected outcomes of podcasting  – and a better term I’ve been using secretively (in my head) to describe “S.E.O”.Enjoy!Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes!LinksTom Critchlow on Episode 20 of ExpertsUniversity of New HampshireThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleMozSEO BookExperts on the WirePodcast Movement37 SignalsWistiaSmart Passive IncomeDr Sanjiv Chopra on Vitamin DDan’s AMA in Inbound (links to my reply to Ed about health)Tom’s post on his consulting workPeopleDan ShureTom CritchlowJason Holterhaus (Bloomberg News)Wil ReynoldsRand FishkinSujan PatelJennifer SleggDave GerhardtCyrus ShepardPhil NottinghamPat FlynnAgenda“My mother realized I love music when I was three-years old.”“I had a Bucket Band group with friends from high school.  It was like a little business.”“I would drive 2 hrs. oneway to play an $80 gig.”“I started with me literally having no money.”“I learned to build a website from scratch.”“We can still talk about the industry being … ‘free jazz'”“The term ‘SEO’ is terrible.”“… We have the real world, the digital world, and a search engine …”Search Ecosystem Optimization?“SEO is a tool.”“What am I about?  Therefore, what’s my business about?”“I bought the Evolving domain in December of 2010 and that was the same time I started the LLC.”Working with a spouse“The podcast has done things I didn’t expect.”“90% for me is vitamin D.”“I’ve gone through a whole detox program.”“A lot of things tie back to your physical health.”“It’s a ludicrous idea to separate business from your personal life.”“There’s a direct relationship between how you feel about yourself and the work that you do.”The Ideal ClientThe post 032: The Candid Story Of My Journey From Poor Musician To Evolving SEO appeared first on Evolving SEO.