My Mother, Pre-Search Lessons & A Contest Update

Yesterday was Mother’s Day here in the States. And spending a little extra quality time with my mother left me in deep reflection about the impact she’s had on my life.

You see, my whole life it felt like I had to share my mother with the world, something I resented for a few minutes as a bratty kid, but grew to be extremely proud about.

My mother is a pillar of our community in the truest sense of the idea. On Mother’s Day her phone rings non-stop, because everyone from cousins to distant acquaintances call her up to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day because she is mother to just about everyone she meets of the appropriate age, and a friend to the rest.

And she does all this without ever having neglected any of her own children. I wish I had space to tell you how many ways she has helped other people, to describe how strong she is, and what she’s taught me to be. But I’d be writing forever. So let me get back to the reflection part.

Part of what has made my mother so great is her willingness to give to others. So for the rest of the week, I’m going to do my best to emulate her, as kind of a tribute.

Of course, then I had to decide exactly how to do this. And I thought, well, in Traffic Reality this month we’re talking about how to put together and execute a search strategy that any business owner can follow.

And I’m realizing that many people need help with the things that come before the basics. We’re going to be talking about that here all this week, everything from how to figure out whose information to trust to how to figure out if you’re banned in Google and what to do about it.

If you’re already a member of Traffic Reality, there will also be more in-depth videos and articles about this in the bonus section that will be unveiled this week. I actually intended to surprise you with them sooner, but I got so caught up answering all the comments in my Birthday post and on Facebook that I got totally overwhelmed.

If you left me a comment on the blog, I answered you. If your greeting was in Facebook or elsewhere, there were so many wonderful messages, I still haven’t finished thanking everyone, but I will.

Also, the contest winners are going to be announced tomorrow, so if you’re looking for that information, stay tuned.