Freelance Designers and Agencies Losing Clients as SEO Traffic Collapses
Experienced freelancers and agencies are seeing dramatic drops in website traffic and inbound inquiries due to Google algorithm changes and AI-driven search disruption. Professionals with decades of experience are questioning the viability of SEO as a client acquisition channel.
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