Hiring An SEO - Search Engine Optimisation Professional
If you are thinking about hiring a professional SEO, make sure you ask them these questions;
Where is proof of the websites that you have successfully positioned for your clients? Then check, if their examples are for competitive keywords in that industry. Not obscure keywords & phrases that no one will ever use when they perform a search. To really show you how good they are, they should be competitive keywords in a highly competitive industry.
We will show you examples of websites that we own (and those of our clients) in some of the most competitive industries in the world where we have achieved top search rankings - with the most competitive search terms available - in the worlds biggest search engines.
You need to think over the longer term with SEO.
It is a long term investment. You should be thinking of a minimum time period of 12 months to see good rankings for competitive keywords, especially when you have a brand new website. Having said that, we strive to acheive extraordinary results for our clients. Good search rankings often remain for years after, so your return on SEO should be seen as investment over years - not weeks.
Natural search traffic is free to you once you are listed in the organic results of the search engines. Don't expect guarantees from a SEO. An honest SEO company cannot possibly guarantee you number 1 in Google rankings. Google's natural ranking positions are not for sale - their website says: 'No one can guarantee a number 1 ranking on Google'.
Any SEO that claims to guarantee rankings is not worth talking to. ... Best of luck.
SEO Plans for your business
At Slinky our philosophy is to maintain fewer high end clients than lots of small clients. Proper, successful SEO requires a long term commitment from both SEO and client. A long term commitment requires an adequate budget in order for service levels to be maintained so that the desired results are achieved.
