If you're considering to hire an SEO Service provider or company, the sooner the better. An ideal time to hire an SEO provider is when you're considering a website redesign, or planning to launch a new website. This ensures that your website is designed to be search engine-friendly from day one.
A good SEO provider can also help improve an existing site.
But no matter what your situation, there are some questions that are worth asking an SEO provider before you choose to use their services.
- Can you show me examples of your previous work and share some success stories?
- Do you follow the Google Webmaster Guidelines?
- Do you offer any online marketing services
- Do you offer any advice to complement your organic search business?
- What kind of results do you expect to see, and in what timeframe?
- How do you measure your success?
- What's your experience in my industry?
- What's your experience in my country/city?
- What's your experience developing international sites?
- What are your most important SEO techniques?
- How long have you been in business?
- How can I expect to communicate with you?
- Will you share with me all the changes you make to my site?
- Will you provide detailed information about your recommendations and the reasoning behind them?
We hope you find this list of questions useful.
Before beginning your search for an SEO service provider, it's always a good idea to educate yourself about SEO and search engines. Here is a list of resources you mind find helpful:
Can you show me examples of your previous work and share some success stories?
Yes. Here are a few of our SEO projects.
Any company that is offering SEO should also have some experience with their own sites. Our blog has become far more successful once we performed an optimization. Our membership has doubled twice since we have performed SEO in a period of four months. This has also resulted in new web hosting and seo customers.
This website has a very close competitor that out ranks them for some key terms on Google. With a few minor changes to the existing design, and the html code, we were able to increase the value that Google placed on this website. We are continuing to increase this sites rankings through a link building exercise and online marketing campaigns.
This project is a Full Optimization project. This was a new industry for us, which made the project more challenging. During the initial phase, minor changes were made to the existing site which significantly improved the websites position in search engine rankings. The project is now continuing to focus on Off Page SEO to further the website's exposure and authority.
Do you follow the Google Webmaster Guidelines?
Yes. All of our methods comply with the guidance set out in the Google Webmaster Guidelines. Additionally, when a project includes website design or the redesign of an existing site, we setup accounts at Google Webmasters and Google Analytics so you can monitor the progress of the SEO efforts. These tools help to identify any errors as the result of bad or questionable SEO practices.
Do you offer any online marketing services?
Yes. We can assist with targeted and focused online marketing campaigns for your website. Even if you decide not to go ahead with an online marketing program, we will provide you with the tools to help you develop a marketing campaign in the future.
Do you offer any advice to complement your organic search business?
Yes. We will show you how to use the tools we provide you with. These tools help to identify how search engines see your website and what terms work best for finding your content on the Internet.
What kind of results do you expect to see, and in what timeframe?
Before beginning any SEO project, our proposal outlines exactly what we will be reviewing on your website. After we are awarded the project, we then prepare a report that identifies what we will be changing, how long it will take us to effect the change, and the anticipated results of each change.
SEO is not a "one off" process, but an ongoing effort. Our SEO projects usually take from 2 to 6 months before we are satisfied with the results.
How do you measure your success?
The measures of success are clearly defined before we begin any project. These vary depending on the issues that need to be addressed. Our primary focus is on increased visitor traffic to your website. Additional factors include increasing how search engines and other website ranking sites view the importance of your website.
What's your experience in my industry?
Ask us. We will provide you with a list of clients in your industry that we have worked with. We have already delivered successful search engine optimization projects for clients in the sports, medical, capital planning, website development, jewelry, gemstone and apparel industries.
What's your experience in my country/city?
Our experience is Global, but our primary areas are the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Canada. We have also worked on projects from Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
What's your experience developing international sites?
All websites have a global reach, as they can be accessed from anywhere in the world. The difference comes in adding more languages to a website to cater for non-English speaking visitors. We have partnered with a local translation firm to assist us with projects that have a multi-language requirement.
What are your most important SEO techniques?
Building relationships. Our goal is not simply to fix your web pages, and build links to your website. We build relationships with people that operate websites with content relevant to yours. This is content that does not compete with your website, but compliments your offering. The search engines recognize the value of this process and as a result, your search engine rankings are stronger and last longer.
How long have you been in business?
More than 12 years. We have watched the Internet develop to what it is today and are happy to have been a part of the development.
How can I expect to communicate with you?
Our primary means of communication and updates is via email. We also provide a link to our project management portal so that you can track our progress and see who is working on your project. In the early stages, it is important for us to discuss the project by telephone or Skype, so that we can make sure we fully understand your business goals. After that, we can be contacted via email, Skype, IM clients, telephone and more.
Will you share with me all the changes you make to my site?
Yes. We also tell you why we made those changes and what results we expect as a result. We want you to share this information with others whom you trust with Internet knowledge. This helps you understand fully our capabilities and feel comfortable with our progress.
Will you provide detailed information about your recommendations and the reasoning behind them?
Yes. Our goal is to help you learn a bit more about building a better website and keeping your own website in line with industry guidelines.
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