3 Biggest SEO Mistakes We Made + 3 Tips for You (with Noah Riggs)

019. We’ve probably said this a thousand times now, but we made some big mistakes with SEO when we first started Create and Go that still haunt us to this day.In our last episode, we talked about our dark history with SEO, and how Noah and Alex managed to dig us out of the hole we accidentally made for ourselves. Y’all, I can’t tell you how much it hurts me to think of all the time, effort, energy, and money we could have saved (and how much more successful we could be even today) if we hadn’t blown off focusing on SEO in the beginning. It wasn’t that we didn’t know SEO was important (although we didn’t realize exactly how vital it was). But we were doing so well with the traffic we drove from Pinterest and YouTube that we figured SEO was something we could focus on later. We kicked the can down the road, and boy, did it come back to bite us!Our strategies with social media were great in the short-term; but every blog needs a plan that includes SEO, or you won’t make it long-term. Period. Today, Noah and I are going over: exactly where we went wrong, the three biggest mistakes we made,and how you can avoid them.Ignorance might be bliss, but y’all...knowledge is power. And SEO knowledge is the most powerful and valuable knowledge you can have in the blogging world.  We want you to empower you to get this right the first time, get an SEO strategy in place, and avoid making the major mistakes we made.(But if you’re like us, and have already been kicking the can down the road, you can still fix it!)In this episode, Part 2, Noah and I are discussing:Our mindset on traffic in the beginningWhy we didn’t have an SEO plan at firstThe three biggest SEO mistakes we made when we started Create and GoHow our lack of knowledge and planning came back to bite usWhat you can do to avoid making the same mistakes we madeFor additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.Resources and Mentions:Podcast: SEO Pt 1: Do You Need an SEO Strategy for Your Blog? [With Noah Riggs]Course Mentioned: SEO Blueprint for BloggersRelated Post: Blog SEO: 10 Step Beginner’s Guide to Ranking Blog PostsRelated Video: SEO for Beginners: 10 Steps to get More Organic Traffic to Your BlogTutorial: How to Start a Successful BlogStart your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging BootcampFor more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.