5 Search Engine Marketing Expert Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Become A Search Engine Marketing Expert

Search Engine Marketing experts help businesses optimize their website’s visibility on search engines like Google.

The demand for SEM strategies is growing faster than the market can provide. Therefore, becoming a search engine marketing professional can earn you a decent income. To become a search engine marketing expert, you must learn how search engines work and understand the strategies and concepts of search engine marketing.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a search engine marketing expert:

1. Pearl Lemon ($960K/year)

In August 2017, Deepak Shukla founded Pearl Lemon after experiencing a moment of disappointment and a renewed seriousness about starting his own company. With a background in marketing and a drive to be successful, Deepak focused on building a pipeline of clients through cold outreach, LinkedIn, Upwork, and more. Today, Pearl Lemon generates between 80-110K per month and has expanded into various niches, with plans to continue growing and attracting 1000 leads per month within 18 months.

How much they make: $960K/year
How much did it cost to start: $50
Current team size: 27

I Started An SEO And Lead Gen Agency With No Experience And Took It To 110K/Month

Deepak Shukla founded Pearl Lemon in 2016, and as of February 2022, the company generates between $80-$110K per month providing SEO and B2B lead generation services to clients ranging from small businesses to public companies.

About

Deepak started Pearl Lemon over 8 years ago

Revenue

Deepak grew the business to $80K/month

Costs

It cost Deepak $50 to start the business

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2. Zero Gravity Marketing ($9.6M/year)

Chris Uzzo, the founder of Zero Gravity Marketing, came up with the idea for his digital marketing agency after building and overseeing the SEO and PPC departments for multiple agencies. With a focus on data-driven strategies and a commitment to transparency, Zero Gravity Marketing has experienced impressive growth, including being recognized by Inc as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned companies and projecting over $10 million in revenue for 2022.

How much they make: $9.6M/year
How much did it cost to start: $10K
Current team size: 70

We Grew Our Digital Marketing Agency To $9.6M/Year [70 Employees]

Zero Gravity Marketing is a five-star rated digital marketing agency with Premier Google Partnership and recognized by Inc 5000 for the last three years, on track to gross over $10M in 2022, specializing in SEO, paid media management, social media marketing, email marketing, website design, CRO, content marketing and creative services.

About

Chris started Zero Gravity Marketing about 12 years ago

Revenue

Chris grew the business to $800K/month

Costs

It cost Chris $10000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a search engine marketing expert:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a search engine marketing expert?
-> Pros and cons of a search engine marketing expert

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established search engine marketing expert
-> Marketing ideas for a search engine marketing expert

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3. Regex SEO ($480K/year)

Dmitrii Kustov, the founder of Regex SEO, came up with the idea for his data-driven internet marketing agency while working as a PHP developer at a digital agency. After being given the ultimatum to learn SEO or get fired, Dmitrii immersed himself in the intricacies of SEO and quickly became the head of the agency's marketing department. In 2015, he decided to start his own business to provide individualized, results-driven marketing solutions for businesses.

How much they make: $480K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 18

I Left My Full-Time Job & Started My Own Marketing Agency [$40K/Month]

Learn how Regex SEO, a data-driven internet marketing agency, grew from a one-man company to a team of 16 full-time employees and over 30 contractors, with $1M+ annual revenue pre-COVID, by prioritizing individual approach, hard work, and retention of good people.

About

Dmitrii started Regex SEO over 8 years ago

Revenue

Dmitrii grew the business to $40K/month

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