SEO Jumpstart Success Stories [Part 2]

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If you are considering buying an SEO course, you want to know if it works, right? Well, who better to tell you than students who’ve taken the course? I interviewed 5 SEO Jumpstart students about how they got on with the course and what results they achieved…

When you are considering buying a course of any kind, what you really want to know is ‘Will it work for me?’ This is a question I am often asked about my SEO course, SEO Jumpstart. SEO Jumpstart is a search optimization course for bloggers who want to grow their blog traffic in a long-term sustainable way, earn passive income from high paying ads and be free from the social media hamster wheel. That’s a bold claim, so naturally you want to know if it really works… and specifically if it would work for you.

Whilst I would love to promise you a specific level of traffic and income as a result of taking SEO Jumpstart, that is unfortunately not possible – there are too many variables at play! But what I can do is share with you how previous students have found the course and the results they have achieved. So, I’ve gathered together 5 SEO Jumpstart Case Studies to give you a flavour of what the course is like and what is possible…

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This is Part 2 of SEO Jumpstart Success Stories. Want to read the rest? Find them here…

• SEO Jumpstart Success Stories [Part 1]
• SEO Jumpstart Success Stories [Part 3]
• 40+ SEO Jumpstart Testimonials

SEO Jumpstart Success Story #6: Felicia Lim

1) Why did you enrol in SEO Jumpstart? 

I’d been playing with the idea of enrolling in SEO Jumpstart since June 2020, when I first joined the Productive Blogging Community FB group, but somehow kept putting it off because I thought I knew enough of SEO (and also because I’d just gotten an SEO audit).

However, despite all the free webinars I’d watched and info I’d try to learn every day (from FB groups, fellow bloggers feedback as well as Googling on the web), my food blog’s organic search traffic didn’t seem to budge much.

I was sick of making fresh pins that weren’t being shown to anyone, tired of constantly dropping links in FB niche groups just to get a spike of traffic that would last all of 30 minutes, and fed up with erratic social media algorithms that couldn’t decide what they wanted. To be honest, I desperately wanted to get that passive organic traffic we all dream about.

When May 2021 rolled around, and Pinterest started acting like an angsty teenager that constantly demanded more than it gave, and once-easy-to-get-traffic from Pinterest literally fell off a cliff with no change in sight, I knew it was time to jump all in and actually properly learn how to do SEO right from someone who actually talked the talk and walked the walk – Eb.

Learning from someone who has actually achieved that seemed like the fastest route to reaching my goals. Knowing that Eb actually does what she teaches – being a productive blogger by focussing on the tasks that actually move the needle (and that she gets massive organic traffic to her food blog thanks to her approach to SEO), was really what made me click the “Add to Cart” button.

2) What did you like about the course? 

The thing about many SEO courses/posts out there is that there tends to be a lot of technical jargon that literally just makes my eyes gloss over.

I love that Eb’s course feels like having a chat with a friend at your favorite coffeeshop – relaxed and easy-to-digest conversations in normal English.

Eb breaks down difficult concepts into easily understandable ideas and uses practical examples to explain how the techniques she teaches has worked for her blog. She shares statistics that made my finance-background brain light up. But most importantly, the course is extremely practical – there are things you can literally implement on the spot (or soon enough) to help you make progress on your blog as you follow on the self-paced course.

I’m guessing Eb’s prior experience as a school teacher really plays a big role in how she communicates so well, and so naturally. I really found it enjoyable and am so thankful I took the course.

3) Which was your favourite module and why?

I often suffer from a paradox of choice when I look at my Google spreadsheet full of potential keywords that I would like to target, and often times feel paralyzed as to which ones are really worth the time to work on, and when.

Naturally, I loved Module 4 – Keyword Research, because Eb teaches us her personal method for deciding which keywords to target, and in which order, so that they bring the greatest impact.

Eb also shares her template for a Keyword Calculator that I literally use everytime I do keyword research, and it helps me decide very easily where my time is best spent on, and which keywords will give me the greatest return on investment (ROI).

4) How did you fit the course into your life?

Eb shares 3 different ways to make the course fit into your life, and I chose the method of dedicating a part of each weekday morning to working on it.

I literally set aside one hour each morning on my Google Calendar for SEO Jumpstart, so there’s a time and space for the course. Having a dedicated time slot to actually watch the videos or read the course articles helped me get through the course bit by bit, and I managed to finish it in about a month.

Thanks to Eb’s tip on how to work on the course, SEO Jumpstart didn’t fall to the wayside (unlike many other paid courses I’ve bought before).

5) What results did you see from the course in terms of your blog traffic and blogging income?

When I began SEO Jumpstart at May 1, 2021, I had 25K organic sessions (over the past 30 days), and total traffic of 59K sessions. Organic traffic was 43% of total traffic.

As of November 1, 2021, I had 57K organic sessions (over the past 30 days). And total traffic of 100K organic sessions. Organic traffic was 57% of total traffic.

That means that in the span of the 6 months since applying SEO Jumpstart concepts (in addition to constantly reading and learning more and applying all that I learnt), my organic traffic increased 125%, and total traffic increased 69%.

Thanks to the increase in organic traffic and traffic overall, I managed to move to Ad Thrive (after being with Mediavine since 2017). That’s been a huge milestone for me since the beginning of the year, and I’m so glad I’ve made it! Thank you Eb!!

6) What other benefits did you get from the course? 

The course really gave me confidence that making a good full-time income from blogging is totally possible – I just didn’t have the right tools before (I’ve been blogging since 2012, so I’m an OG here!)

Most importantly, I’m so glad to know that if I put in the work in doing proper keyword research and properly optimizing a post for SEO, then I can just sit back and let the post slowly (or quickly sometimes) rise up the Google rankings and let the traffic come in, day after day.

No more frantically posting social media content that results in crickets, random spikes in page views that don’t convert, or feeling overwhelmed.

I now know that I actually have a real roadmap.

7) Where can we find your blog?

You can find my blog at www.dishbydish.net

SEO Jumpstart Success Story #7: Samantha Milner

1) Why did you enrol in SEO Jumpstart?

I purchased a bundle and your SEO jumpstart course was one of many courses. Prior to this point, I hadn’t heard of your course.

But what I find with bundles is that there are often 60 ebooks and courses included and only 5 at the most will stand out. I have to say your course was the best of the bundle.

2) What did you like about the course? 

Everything! I really did love the course and I have gone through it twice, because I liked it that much. My pet hate with courses is when they are mainly video led. But I loved that each module had text too. I am also partially sighted and it was easy to expand the text size.

3) Which was your favourite module and why?

I loved module 4 the most because I am obsessed with keyword research. I actually got to my first million page views a month just on instinct as my niche was so new, that it was difficult to do keyword research. I can now use this module and the bonus modules to go back through my content and do keyword research better.

4) How did you fit the course into your life?

What I do with courses is read them and take notes while the kids are in bed and I am slumped on the sofa after a long day, with the TV on. I completed the course over three evenings and took notes as I went using Google Docs.

5) What results did you see from the course in terms of your blog traffic and blogging income? 

Just by following a handful of strategies I have been my SEO traffic grow by about 35%. Some of the strategies in the course I already do, but it also taught me to be better at the ones I already practiced.

Plus from a traffic increase I noticed that year on year my medium months now have higher traffic than my high months.

A bit like re-taking your driving test and realising what you need to brush up on.

6) Where can we find your blog?

You can find my blog at recipethis.com

SEO Jumpstart Success Story #8: Sarah Holt

1) Why did you enroll in SEO Jumpstart? 

I enrolled in SEO Jumpstart because I had no idea what I was doing with SEO. I would read about it in Facebook groups and on different websites, but I needed something with it all in one place.

2) What did you like about the course? 

The course was super easy to follow and I loved the flow of it.

3) Which was your favourite module and why?

I really liked the Google Search Console module because I had no idea how to use it before!

4) How did you fit the course into your life?

I did one module at a time every day until I was finished with the course.

5) What results did you see from the course in terms of your blog traffic and blogging income? 

When I bought the course I was only at 1.3K page views per month, 6 months later I was at 18K and growing!!

6) What other benefits did you get from the course? 

The course gave me more confidence in what I was doing and that one day I can make this my full time job.

7) Where can we find your blog?

You can find my blog at www.realfoodwithsarah.com

SEO Jumpstart Success Story #9: Lily Boukheir

1) Why did you enroll in SEO Jumpstart? 

I enrolled in SEO Jumpstart after being recommended by another food blogger. I was new to food blogging and SEO terrified me. I wanted to make sure I set everything up correctly the first go around so I had the greatest chance for success.

2) What did you like about the course? 

I liked how easy the course was to follow. I had purchased an SEO course on Udemy that was very difficult to follow. SEO Jumpstart literally guided me through the WordPress dashboard on which areas to change. It also provided me with a holistic view of SEO and the many components needed to improve SEO (like backlinks and sitespeed).

3) Which was your favourite module and why?

My favorite module was keyword research. I realized that proper keyword research gave me the best chance to grow starting as a new blog.

4) How did you fit the course into your life?

I blitzed through the course in one go within a week.

5) What results did you see from the course in terms of your blog traffic and blogging income? 

I’m still growing my blog since it’s fairly new, but my traffic increased 10x from July 15, 2020 to November 5, 2021. 

6) What other benefits did you get from the course? 

I feel more confident knowing that I’m on the right track to making my blog my full-time income. I’m getting close to the Mediavine threshold, which is my first big goal with my blog. I am excited that the blog continues to grow and that this can be a real job for me soon in the future!

7) Where can we find your blog?

You can find my blog at thematbakh.com

SEO Jumpstart Success Story #10: Amy Sandidge

1) Why did you enroll in SEO Jumpstart? 

I enrolled in SEO jumpstart as wanted to know how to increase blog traffic and get off the social media hamster wheel. I had no idea where to start, and the SEO jumpstart course was perfect for someone like me. 

2) What did you like about the course? 

The course was perfect for someone like me for a few reasons. It was very easy to understand. All the content was laid out in a simple fashion that was easy to navigate. Each course built on the last. Another thing I really loved was that each unit was short. I didn’t have huge blocks of time to dedicate to this course but was able to work through it quickly as I could do a lesson here and there without interrupting the flow of my otherwise busy day. 

3) Which was your favourite module and why?

My favorite module, although I had several, was Module 5. This is where it was taught how to write SEO-friendly blog posts. There were so many things I had never thought of!

4) How did you fit the course into your life?

For me, I have a short attention span and limited time. It worked best for me to with through the course in short bursts of time. I would do a unit or 2 several times a day. This kept me from feeling overwhelmed and helped me to implement the instructions quickly. 

5) What results did you see from the course in terms of your blog traffic and blogging income? 

My results have been amazing after this course. I went from having an average of 140 sessions per day, to 6 months later, I am around 800+. The numbers are increasing each month, and I hope to be on Mediavine soon!

6) What other benefits did you get from the course? 

Having taken the course, I now understand more of the science behind blogging. Before I would just throw my posts out there with little thought behind them. Now my site is structured better, my photos optimized, blog posts researched, and well written. As my traffic has increased, I am excited at the idea my blog can become my full-time job. That is my passion and my goal!

7) Where can we find your blog?

You can find my blog at aredspatula.com

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• FREE DIY SEO AUDIT

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**Disclaimer** Whilst I would love to guarantee you stratospheric levels of traffic as a result of doing SEO Jumpstart, that is unfortunately not under my control. I have personally seen amazing growth as a result of doing all the things I outline in the course, as have many other bloggers who have followed my SEO advice. However, with the best will in the world, I cannot and do not promise you any specific increase in traffic or income as a result of doing SEO Jumpstart.