Friday, August 29, 2008

How To Find A Good SEO Consultant

By Dave Davis


Good SEO consultants are very hard to find. The industry is very new and right now there are people with little expertise that are selling themselves as industry experts. A legit consultant of SEO should be well versed in search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and other areas of internet marketing.

A talented consultant can take the search traffic of your business to the next level. He should also be able to help you to understand the time and costs of your inherent SEO campaign.

There are hundreds of benefits you could get if you hired the right SEO. These benefits will include the restructuring of your site to rank important pages, selection of keywords that can bring quick traffic, and the ability to tag pages properly.

A solid SEO consultant should also be able to help you to learn from the analytics of your site. This can help you to convert more visitors into sales or subscribers. PPC and email marketing should also be optional methods that can be shown to you by a solid consultant.

Since there are literally hundreds of consultants out there, it isn't always easy to find the right one. Asking the right questions can help you to make a good choice about the ones you're considering.

Ask and check out his qualifications. The time as a SEO consultant doesn't necessarily mean a better SEO. It's helpful to see his certifications such as a Google Advertising Professional.

Someone who runs a good business should be able to produce plenty of solid references and testimonials. If your prospective consultant can't, send him packing.

Inquire about the mode of reporting and overall communication that you will be receiving. A professional SEO firm will have a workflow in place of client/vendor deliveries and other expectations. It's a must to understand all channels of contact.

You should also ask your potential hire what kinds of rankings they can guarantee. A solid consultant will know that he can't guarantee anything and one that will might as well be selling snake oil.

What changes will be made on your website? This is a topic you will need to discuss thoroughly with the SEO consultant if you have complex navigation, pull-down menus, hierarchical trees, spiders, etc. Changes are crucial for SEO, especially to structure.

If you believe that you have found the right person, go ahead and make the hire.

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