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The first group handled my SEO from March to August 2024. They did some basic things like creating service pages, optimizing my Google Business Profile, and writing a few blogs. I stopped working with them after realizing that by September, I didn’t get a single job from Google — all of my work was coming from other lead providers. And as you know, people book movers 4–6 weeks in advance, so that was a red flag – so I stopped workint with them.

In April 2025, I hired a new team — two people working on SEO for my company. From April to June, they did a lot more: created new service pages, optimized meta descriptions, built sitemaps, published blogs, and improved internal linking.

Now here’s the issue. When I compare April to June last year vs. this year:

2024 : 2025Clicks: 176 : 448Impressions: 14.4K : 160KCTR: 1.2% : 0.3%Avg. Position: 31.1 : 43.1

YES – the impressions are WAAAY higher — but I’m still getting fewer leads from Google this year than I did last year. We also ran Google Ads this season, but those didn’t perform well either.

I’m trying to be involved, learn SEO basics, and help the people working on my SEO. I also have someone handling my social media to help with credibility and branding, but despite all that effort, we’re not seeing the results we hoped for.

I’ve been thinking about setting a separate budget just for backlinks. I have a free Semrush account, and it shows: Authority Score: 9Organic Search Keywords: 63Backlinks: 91Traffic Share: 20%

My current SEO people keep telling me to stay patient and that things will pick up in off-season months. Currently, I have a 140 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating, but I know my competitors have 250 reviews 600, or even 2,500+.

I use a good CRM, offer competitive pricing, and we provide solid service — but I feel like I’m stuck in the same loop every year. Any advice would be appreciated.

I don’t want to walk in circles anymore. Thank you ! ! !

Do you follow a process (SOP) that every body follows and understand what’s next without asking to anyone?

Is it happen that every team member work in silos and thought process or each ones output doesn’t match to strategic execution?

If you guys follows any certain process not checklist, can you explain a bit?

I always, always, always book an aisle seat. I’m not quite sure how I forgot it this time, but I just checked in for my transatlantic flight tomorrow morning and saw that I have a middle seat for 9 hours.. (all other seats are taken)

The reason why I always book an aisle seat is because I go to the bathroom more often than the average person. To make matters worse, now I’m wearing Invisalign, so I need to take my trays out before I eat and then brush my teeth and all that before putting them back in, so I’m going need to take even more trips to the restroom.

**So my question to people who sit in aisle seats:** does it annoy you when people ask you to get up so they can get out? I’m worried about annoying the people next to me.

This research is an exciting step in the right direction. It opens doors to more questions, like how these findings might vary among different populations or how treatments can be tailored to alleviate these symptoms.

So, while hamsters are still going to squeak and spin on their wheels, their contribution to science, particularly in understanding long COVID, is turning out to be incredibly significant. Let’s keep an eye on how these findings could lead to better care and strategies for handling the long-term impacts of COVID-19.

In sum, the more we learn about COVID’s impact on our brain, the better equipped we’ll be to tackle its lingering effects, ensuring everyone gets back to being their best selves—human or hamster.

I have time off unexpectedly and thought about leaving town – don’t care if I go to California or Jamaica or New York or even Montreal – it depends on the price alone.

Am in Canada if this matters