Ben Barker - Modern SEO Is More Than Google - SEO - MCR SEO Podcast Episode 50

We sat down for a no-BS conversation about SEO with Ben Barker Director of Organic Performance from Connective 3 https://connective3.com/ and discuss what works, what doesn’t, and how to actually make money with it. From balancing organic strategies to the rise of Reddit in search, this episode is packed with insights every marketer needs to hear.

Key topics we covered:

✅ Understanding SEO budgets & getting real ROI 💰

✅ Ranking #1 but getting zero clicks – what’s going wrong?

✅ The AI impact on SEO (for better or worse) 🤖

✅ Reddit dominating Google – how to use it to your advantage

✅ Handling bad proposals & tough clients

✅ The importance of speaking up in SEO talks & sharing knowledge.

The Episode was recorded by ⁠@Flownamix: ⁠https://www.flownamix.co.uk/⁠ ⁠ for ⁠Manchester SEO⁠ -⁠ ⁠⁠https://mcr-seo.com/⁠⁠ SEO Manchester The episode was sponsored by: Brownies were Supplied by Bele Brownies: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.belebrownies.com/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Water Was supplied by Crag Spring Water: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.cragspringwater.co.uk

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