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SEO Blogging + Copywriting Made Simple

Since 2008, I've been helping entrepreneurs at every level and marketing agencies of all sizes optimize websites, write powerful copy, simplify blogging to increase Google rankings and, ultimately, grow their businesses. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur (and Editor-in-Chief) at simple sprout studio, I deeply understand the SEO challenges you (and your clients) face. From marketing therapy to creating content confidence, I'm your Google guru!

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Marketing feels hard? It doesn't have to.

Blog posts. Social media. SEO. Emails. Website updates. Somewhere in there, you're also running a business. If marketing feels like a second full-time job, you're not bad at it. You're probably just trying to do too much at once, without a clear strategy behind it. In our latest post, we break down why marketing is so difficult for so many business owners. Here are the five most common marketing problems we see: You're trying to do all the things. You don't need to be everywhere. You need to...

You can write the blogpost. You can schedule the social media. You can update the website and pull together the newsletter. And because you can, you probably keep doing it. Here's the catch, Reader. Just because you can do a marketing task doesn't mean you should. As your business grows, your job changes. The habits that got you to six figures won't carry you to the next level. Your time needs to go toward strategy, sales, relationships, and the decisions only you can make. In this week's...

You've heard it a hundred times: your content should provide value. True. But here's the tricky part: educational content and content that converts aren't the same thing. You can write a genuinely helpful post, teach your reader something new, and still watch them close the tab without taking a single next step. Why? Because teaching and converting have two different jobs. Our latest post breaks down the difference: Educational content builds trust. It answers a question, explains how...

Getting someone to read your blog post is a win. Getting them to do something next? That's where the magic happens, Reader. But here's what trips up a lot of business owners: they write the post, hit publish, and then... hope. They wait for readers to somehow become customers on their own. Hope isn't much of a strategy. Our latest post walks you through the blog-to-buyer journey – and how to guide readers from "I have a question" to "I want to work with you": A blogpost should open a door,...

Your homepage matters. A lot. But here's the thing most business owners get wrong: they ask it to do everything. Explain the business. Tell the whole story. Rank for every keyword. Answer every question. Close the sale. The result? A cluttered page that does none of those things well. Our latest post breaks down a simpler, better approach: Your homepage has one big job. In a few seconds, it should answer three questions: What do you do? Who do you help? What should I do next? That's the heart...

For years, SEO felt simple. Find the keyword. Drop it in your title. Sprinkle it through your copy. Hit publish. Done. But here's the truth: that's not enough anymore. The biggest SEO mistake today isn't skipping keywords. It's creating content for search engines instead of the real people behind the search. Ask yourself this: if Google disappeared tomorrow, would your content still be worth reading? Our latest post breaks down why that question changes everything: Keywords are the starting...

Quick question: if Google vanished from your traffic report tomorrow, how much business would you lose, Reader? For a lot of business owners, the answer is uncomfortable. Here's the thing — Google still matters, and a strong SEO strategy absolutely earns its place in your marketing plan. But leaning on one platform is risky. Algorithms change. Rankings shift. Sometimes your traffic drops even when you haven't touched a thing. The smarter move? Use SEO to build visibility and create other ways...

You spent hours on it. Researched the topic. Polished every paragraph. Hit publish feeling like it was some of your best work. Then... nothing. Weeks pass. Months pass. The traffic barely trickles in. Frustrating, right? Especially when the content is genuinely helpful. Here's the truth most business owners miss: quality is only one piece of the puzzle. Even your strongest post can struggle if it's standing all alone. Our latest post breaks down why – and how to fix it: Great content isn't...

You're publishing blogs, posting on social, sending emails. On paper, your content is working. So why are visitors landing on your site and leaving without taking the next step? Chances are, you have a content gap, Reader. And it's costing you more than traffic. Our latest post breaks it down: What a content gap really is. It's not a missing blog topic. It's the missing information people need before they feel confident enough to buy. When those questions go unanswered, they don't ask...they...

Ever get the feeling your SEO playbook is a little…dated? You're not imagining it. What worked five years ago isn't wrong, exactly. It's just not enough anymore. Search engines got smarter. AI changed how people find answers. And a lot of the old advice quietly stopped pulling its weight. Our latest post breaks down the habits worth updating: Stop writing for search engines first. Answer your reader's question completely, and the rankings tend to follow. Write naturally, perform better....