{"id":4270025,"date":"2019-10-21T05:07:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T03:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insight\/7-critical-communication-skills-that-get-seo-recommendations-implemented-and-retain-clients-long-term\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:44:34","slug":"7-critical-communication-skills-that-get-seo-recommendations-implemented-and-retain-clients-long-term","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/insight\/7-critical-communication-skills-that-get-seo-recommendations-implemented-and-retain-clients-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"7 critical communication skills that get SEO recommendations implemented"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tYou\u2019ve probably heard the old saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not what you say, it\u2019s how you say it that matters.\u201d

For years I resisted this and emphatically believed that the content of my communication was the only thing that mattered.

Over time my stubbornness softened, and I started altering how<\/em> I said what I wanted to say and found that I could gain greater acceptance and less resistance to my communications.

This is especially true when working with clients in digital marketing.<\/strong>

When delivering Search Engine Optimization (SEO) recommendations, you, the SEO specialist, often struggle to implement those recommendations client-side.

At first, this seemed strange to me: clients hire a company and pay good money for SEO consulting work and then don\u2019t implement the SEO recommendations.

But I quickly realized that this is for \u201cgood reasons\u201d: often, your clients don\u2019t have dedicated employees who have nothing else to do and are standing by waiting for SEO recommendations to execute \u2013 it\u2019s more likely those who will execute already have a complete to-do list.

Your recommendations may be \u201cjust more stuff on their plate\u201d to get done, and therefore not warmly welcomed. And there are myriad other reasons your recommendations may not get implemented and lead to long-term or even quick SEO wins.

Just a few examples include:\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n