When, Why, & How to Hire SEO?

Things to Keep in Mind While Hiring SEO For Your Website

SEO Includes

What is My Job

How I Charge
I charge 50% advance for jobs I undertake. It helps me to steer clear of non serious clients or those who don't pay after getting the work done.

Why Me

What Can You Expect?

When & How Should You Hire SEO?

“Tell me if SEO is such a big thing after all, since so much fuss is being made of it lately” Someone recently asked me. This is something many of my clients have also wanted to know at some point of time or the other. I think I will write one single post and try and include as many aspects of SEO as I can and cover as many whats, whys, hows and whens as I can think of.

Should you consider hiring a SEO after all? Well, if you have a website that you would wish brings you new customers then SEO is the way to go; If your consumer is looking for your or similar kind of products online then you should try to make yourself visible online. And this can be done most effectively through a website; if your competitors are generating business online, nothing should stop you from getting your share!

Next, what is the best time to hire services SEO? Hire a SEO at a stage when your site is still under construction. It will help you to avoid pitfalls later. A SEO can advice you on avoiding excessive use of Flash, HTML frames or graphics that work against visibility in SE. SEO should be a central driver and not an add-on by any chance.

What home work should you do before hiring services of a SEO?

I encourage small business /website owners to be educated consumers. One of the best things that they can do is get a rough idea about SEO so that when they hire SEO they don’t feel that they are not leaving money on the table. An aware website owner can tell his SEO firm, "This is what I'm interested in, these situations don't apply to me, and these keywords are crucial to my business". To be able to do this some basic knowledge is a must.

What to Expect From a SEO

Gone are the days when Search Engine Optimization was raw and worked with its rough edges and black hat techniques. These times belong to SEOs with fine-tuned skills and understanding of subtlest of techniques and who believe in Organic SEO. Business owners are realizing this and hiring organic SEO service to get their sites evaluated and bring about changes that will improve their ranking in SE.

Qualities to Look For in Your SEO

SEO should possess in-depth understanding of latest SEO methods. As search engines update and improve their ranking algorithms, a good SEO should ideally keep up with them. Using last year's techniques isn’t going to be of much help.

SEO is a combination of strategies that will work and not some magic trick. Make sure that SEO you are hiring is not making some tall promises and guaranteeing top placements within a few days and all. SEO is about research, analyses, long hours of hard work and time taking process.

Don’t choose a SEO awed by his knowledge of theory unless he can back it up with proof of practical experience and can show you where he has applied his strategies. Avoid any SEO who doesn’t sound a strong combination of theory, practice, and testimonials! Period.

SEO you hire should not sound vague. S/he should be able to tell you exactly what s/he will be doing and how much the cost will be for various parts of the service. The SEO firm you are hiring should be selling you what's good for you and not what they have.

The fees range wildly, and a higher price doesn't always buy more expertise. So apply your good sense there too.

Have I addressed everything? Have more questions? Please feel free to send me a mail. I will try to address your doubts and will also publish the question (and its answer) on this page along with your name.