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Zero Clicks Does Not Mean Zero Sales

Rand Fishkin (SparkToro) · sparktoro.com

Reframes the panic: influence without clicks still sells, if you market where audiences already are.

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The question it answers

  1. Is traditional SEO dead, what should an early-stage startup actually do?

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