Kristina Azarenko: What comes next after a freelance SEO career‪?‬ The SEO Freelancer

Introducing Kristina Azarenko
Kristina Azarenko is a former freelance SEO turned full-time course creator and trainer.
In today’s podcast, Kristina and I talk about her career journey starting as a junior SEO making $250 per month in Belarus to moving to Canada and going out on her own freelance.
Also, do you love or hate the term “freelancer?” Kristina and I have a fantastic conversation about the perceived value when referring to yourself as a “freelancer” vs “consultant.” Let us know in the comments below which side you are on!

Kristina’s Resource Recommendations
* The win without pitching manifesto (book)
* ditching hourly podcast
* Follow SEO Consultant Aleyda Solis

How to connect with Kristina Azarenko
Kristina’s consulting site Marketing Syrup
Check out Kristina’s courses TechSEO.pro and SEOChallenge.co
Connect with Kristina on LinkedIn
Connect with Kristina on Twitter
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Podcast Transcription
Nick LeRoy  00:12
Welcome to the SEO Freelancer podcast. I'm your host, Nick LeRoy. This month I talk with Kristina Azarenko to discover her journey getting into SEO, moving into freelance SEO, and then making an additional move to becoming a full-time content creator. Before we jump into this month's interview, let's do a quick word from our sponsor, Seo radar.com.
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Thank you again to our sponsor, and let's jump into this month's episode.
Thank you so much for joining us today, Kristina.
Kristina Azarenko
Hey, everyone, thank you so much for inviting me. I'm very excited to be here. Absolutely.
Nick LeRoy 
So people may not know Kristina, and I have our kind of that definition of “having a relationship friendship online”. You know, I think we've been following each other for Twitter for quite a while. I know she's been a subscriber to the SEO for lunch. You're offline. We were kind of joking about how I attempted to do some early virtual happy hours when COVID was still thing with the SEO for lunch crew. And, you know, I think that was one of the last times Kristina and I had kind of talked Yeah, online. You know, mine is just kind of our offline, or sorry, you know, Twitter conversations. But again, Kristina, so great to have you on, you know, thank you for your time.
Kristina Azarenko  02:05
Yeah, sure.
Nick LeRoy  02:08
So, Kristina, just to kick us off here. Can you give us an introduction and a brief description of your background?
Kristina Azarenko  02:15
Of course, so, um, again, Hey, everyone, in case you missed the beginning. I'm Kristina, Azarenko. And I guess I used to, I used to introduce myself, I'm an SEO consultant, and you'll learn why I'm confused now. But I see, I'd say that the best t