iring an SEO consultant is You should try searching the
in this digital age a must phrase “SEO consultant” and
for any business intent on contacting the people that seem
being found in the Internet's to keep coming up in the top
search engines. This can seem results. If they can achieve
like a daunting task as how do these results for themselves they
you know who is good and who is will know what they are doing and
not? you will just need to ensure they
are ethical.
Search engine optimisation is
like any other industry and like Now you have a shortlist of
in any other industry there are contacts you can now make contact
cowboys. But if you use the and ask the following questions
following 5 questions in your to ensure they are ethical and
search you will quickly be able the right choice for your
to sort out who is who and make business:
your decision on who to hire.
1. What past successes have you
Before you ask any questions you had?
are going to need to find your
SEO consultants to contact. To do Any good and experienced SEO
this you need to use the search consultant will be able to tell
engines to ensure they can you of an abundance of top
practice what they preach. I results and companies they have
would suggest using Google, Yahoo worked with. Many will be able to
and MSN as they are the top offer you case studies and client
search engines and account for testimonials to back up what they
approximately 90% of all UK claim. It is important to go
search traffic. through their results to ensure
that they are correct and that
the companies are in good guarantee you top results or 1st
positions on the search engines. place listings in the search
engines because they do not own
2. What will you do for me? them. If someone says they can
run a mile and move onto the next
Search engine optimisation is an prospect because the likely hood
on page and off page process and is that they will be using
should involve the optimisation un-ethical techniques to try. I
of your website and link building do believe that a good seo
to be effective. You should also consultant will be able to
consider if you would like the guarantee that they will be able
SEO consultant to make all site to increase your current online
changes for you or whether you or presence.
your web team will be making the
changes. If you are expecting 4. What reports will I receive?
them to make the changes ensure
that the SEO consultant you This will differ from one
choose can make the changes and consultant to the next but you
is skilled to work with the should expect a keyword report to
technology your website is built start with, proposing the
on. You should also ensure is keywords you should target along
that they have adequate insurance with why and the search volume
to cover them in the very (this will ensure that the
unlikely invent of a problem. keywords you are targeting will
actually yield traffic).Once you
3. Can you guarantee results? agree on the keywords and your
website has been optimised you
This question is a split question should receive a complete report
and there are actually 2 answers. detailing what has been done so
The first is that no one can you can sign of the project.
monthly basis. This is crucial
5. What happens next? for long term growth and success
so be wary of anyone telling you
Search engine optimisation is an they will do it once and that is
ongoing process of testing, all you need.
measuring and optimising. It is
not something that can be done The bottom line is if you have
once and left alone so you should any reservations or you something
expect to have a monthly program doesn’t sound right with your
with your SEO consultant where potential SEO consultant don’t
they are optimising, link use them and keep on looking.
building and reporting on a
About the Author:
Ben Norman is a UK based SEO Consultant, published author and specialist in organic search engine optimisation. Ben works with a wide range of businesses helping them to make more money from the search engines natural listings.
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