u/EXCELANDACCESSEXPERT

for mid-sized websites with around 100–200 pages.

I optimize websites for meta tags and content, but when it comes to internal linking, my mind goes blank. I really need to improve my internal linking skills, so I’d love to know how you guys approach it.

What do you think about when creating internal links? What tools do you use?

This is how I currently do internal linking: I try to find a keyword or phrase related to the page I want to link to and naturally use that keyword as the anchor text. However, sometimes I can’t find a natural opportunity to use the target keyword or a relevant variation.

How do you handle this?

for mid-sized websites with around 100–200 pages.

I optimize websites for meta tags and content, but when it comes to internal linking, my mind goes blank. I really need to improve my internal linking skills, so I’d love to know how you guys approach it.

What do you think about when creating internal links? What tools do you use?

This is how I currently do internal linking: I try to find a keyword or phrase related to the page I want to link to and naturally use that keyword as the anchor text. However, sometimes I can’t find a natural opportunity to use the target keyword or a relevant variation.

How do you handle this?

I'm an experienced Microsoft Access consultant available for new projects. I work on database design, VBA automation, form/report development, and fixing or optimizing existing Access systems.

Happy to share examples of past work or discuss your project needs — feel free to comment or send a DM.

Hey everyone,

I run a site in the MS Access Services niche (Microsoft Access database development/consulting) or only Database and I'm looking to do a genuine backlink exchange with other site owners in the same or a closely related niche — databases, software development, IT consulting, that kind of thing.

Looking for something relevant and natural, not just a random link swap. If that's you and you're interested, drop a comment or shoot me a DM and we can see if our sites make sense together.

Sorry it is gonna be a long ranting-begging-post. Please bear with me.

I never thought I would be writing a post like this on Reddit.

But here I am.

I've been unemployed for around 1.5 years now.

When I lost my job, I genuinely believed I'd find something within a few months. I kept applying, networking, learning, improving my resume, building projects, reaching out to people and trying to stay positive.

A few months became six. Six became a year.

And now it's been around 18 months.

I'm tired!! Not just financially. Mentally and emotionally too.

There is something incredibly difficult about waking up every morning without knowing when your professional life is going to restart. You start questioning your abilities. Your relevance. Your decisions. Sometimes, even your own sense of worth.

And today, I've decided to let my ego and pride take a backseat.

I've spent months trying to present myself through my experience, achievements and everything I've accomplished over the years -

1. I've put together resumes.

2. I've sent applications.

3. I've networked.

4. I've joined courses.

5. I've tried referrals.

6. I've tried telling people what I've done and what I can bring to the table.

And honestly, after doing this for 18 months, I've come to a painful realization: None of it seems to matter if nobody is willing to give you that first opportunity to prove yourself.

So I'm deliberately not going to make this post about my past achievements. I'm not going to list everything I've done. I'm not going to tell you how many years I've worked or how impressive my previous roles may or may not have been.

Because right now, none of that is what I'm asking for. I'm asking for a chance to work.

I have a 9-year-old daughter. And that's probably the part of this entire situation that weighs on me the most.

She's at an age where she's beginning to understand what work means, what responsibility means, and what it means when a parent is constantly trying to figure things out. I don't want her to see her father as someone who gave up. I want her to see someone who got knocked down, struggled for a long time, but kept getting back up.

That's a big reason I'm writing this.

I've reached a point where I'm completely willing to start from the ground up. I don't care about the title.

I don't care if the role is below the level I've previously worked at. I don't care if I have to start over.

I'll unlearn and relearn. I'll work hard, once more. I'll prove myself, again.

I just want to be useful again. I want to wake up knowing I have somewhere to be and something meaningful to work on.

I want to be able to provide for my family without constantly wondering how much longer I can keep going like this. And, frankly, I want to regain some of the mental stability and confidence that prolonged unemployment has slowly taken away from me.

So I'm putting this out here. Not as a polished professional. Not as someone trying to convince you how accomplished I am. Just as a person who has been out of work for 18 months and is genuinely asking for a chance.

I'm open to:

• Strategy & Operations

• Chief of Staff / Business Operations

• Product / Product Operations

• Project / Program Management

• Early-stage startup roles where I can wear multiple hats

I'm also completely open to roles that may be considered below my previous level.

If you're a founder, hiring manager, recruiter, or simply someone who knows someone who might be looking for a reliable person who is willing to work hard and start from the ground up, then I would genuinely appreciate an introduction.

I don't expect anyone on Reddit to solve my problems. I don't expect sympathy. I'm asking for an opportunity to earn my way back.

If you have a lead, referral, introduction, advice, or even just a direction you think I should explore, please comment or DM me.

I never thought I would have to write something like this. But sometimes you have to put your pride aside, admit that you need help, and ask.

So that's what I'm doing. If this post reaches even one person who says, "Let's have a conversation," it will have been worth writing.

Thank you for reading.

I've been doing MS Access development for small businesses for a while now, inventory systems, order tracking, customer management, the usual. It used to be steady work. Lately I'm down to like 1-2 clients a month and I genuinely can't figure out why.

I've tried Google Ads, done SEO on my site, cold emailing, all the usual stuff, and it's just not converting like it used to. Not sure if the demand actually dropped, or if people looking for this just aren't searching the way I'm optimizing for.

So genuine question for business owners here: if you needed something like Access built or fixed, where would you even go looking? What platform, what search terms, who would you ask? Trying to figure out if I'm just fishing in the wrong pond at this point