The SEO industry, like so many others, has seen the affects of the recession. Fortunately, it appears to be picking up. Shannon Poole of Bruce Clay, Inc., saw a rise in traffic at SMX West.

As she tells WebProNews, there were many new faces at the show anxious to learn about SEO. Incidentally, she says that the majority of these people were small businesses.

Based upon the many questions posed to Bruce Clay Inc., among the most popular were questions regarding mobile and PPC. Poole says people do not truly grasp how much SEO can help them.