If I become great at SEO...

Here are several tips/advice that come to my mind after over a decade-long SEO experience:

1.constantly stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technical evolution, coding... it changes so fast that it strongly affects business - 6 months is a very long time, even 3 months, so don't lag behind
2.discuss issues on forums - you'll be surprised how many other alternatives and opinions and issues there are... it's always good to ask others' opinions
3.always reinvest a small portion of your profit - don't just consume, consume, build a serious business (don't just take the money for yourself, but "feed" the business)!
4.make sure you fully understand the latest Google policies and algorithms - very important! (I can give you additional info on this, if you PM me!)
5.create brand awareness, build a brand don't just wait for visitors to drop in
6.focus on developing a serious business, money will follow - many make the mistakes of doing things the other way around and if money doesn't come fast, the give up!
7.only do things you like, things you understand - it's the only way to succeed in life
8.monetize your sites adequately - make sure you don't overfill with ads, but don't leave unexploited opportunities either
9.build networks, make clients loyal (stimulate them to return), otherwise plain SEO traffic might not sustain long-term profitability...
10.use social media: facebook page and social bookmarking tools are the minimum to have!
11.focus on creating unique content for people, not search engines

...and there's more! A lot more!

Good luck!

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