How Much to Pay for SEO?
This question “How Much to Pay for SEO?” comes up often in many SEO Forums. Many website owners have been ripped-off by SEO Services, but many have also been rewarded by SEO.
Most SEO service providers are on the up and up who want nothing more than to do professional business and provide quality SEO services. Identifying every shady SEO service may not be possible, but I have some recommended advice which should help anyone get a fair and quality rate for SEO services. For example, xyz.com can be optimized for a monthly commitment of $300 or $1000 or even $5000. Those offering SEO for $300 have a certain set of deliverables and work on some specific strategies, which differ from those companies that charge $5000.
Some site owners expect results too early and may feel ripped-off, even though the SEO provider works hard on their site. No matter who you hire, always ask for references (and check them) and other information you would normally check before hiring a company, whether it’s an SEO firm or not. Also, consider the following while short listing from a list of SEO companies from whom you have got quotes.
- Set yourself a “realistic” marketing budget and goal
- Shop around
- Don’t buy until you feel comfortable
- Remember “cheap does not always mean better”
- Ask for statistical growth and progress report
SEO Said,
October 27, 2008 @ 7:42 am
Very true post there are a lot of shady SEO firms which have a great tendency to do nothing!