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Outsourcing SEO Web Designers Take Note



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eb design and search          Forming an alliance with a        
engine optimisation are       reputable SEO practitioner is a   
two quite different           sound decision for multiple       
disciplines, and usually people       reasons;                          
specialise in either one or the                                         
other, but rarely in both.            - Gain client respect by guiding  
                                      your clients to a good service    
However, there are synergies and      provider                          
consequent opportunities for          - Facilitate implementation of    
strategic partnerships and            the required site amendments with 
alliances...                          least risk to site integrity      
                                      - Gain some additional billable   
A great many web sites are            hours inserting changes           
launched every year, and during       - Generate additional commission  
site creation, SEO requires extra     income on SEO work done on the    
effort and consequent additional      site                              
costs. For that reason, many site                                       
owners opt to not do SEO at the       Many SEO firms have already       
outset, but will find it              developed and offer an            
necessary to address SEO later -      incremental range of              
when site traffic and sales           competitively-priced SEO          
revenues do not match initial         services, and actively market     
expectations.                         their SEO outsourcing service on  
                                      a commission basis e.g.;          
The SEO Outsourcing Option                                              
Web design companies lacking          - You quote the SEO companies     
in-house SEO skills should            price to your clients and you     
seriously consider outsourcing        bill the client once work is      
professional SEO services to          completed                         
offer to their existing clients.      - SEO company supplies the        



webmaster (usually you) with the                                        
SEO amendments to insert              The prospective client seeks a    
- On completion, the SEO company      product by searching for a        
bills you the previously quoted       specific keyword or phrase. If    
amount, less the commission.          the site doesn't rank in the Top  
                                      30 results, it has minimal chance 
Most professional SEO                 of achieving success as barely    
practitioners are willing and         10% of searchers will go to (or   
able to work cooperatively with       past) the 3rd page of results. If 
any web designer or web site          they don't find what they want on 
developer seeking to outsource        the 1st or 2nd page, the majority 
SEO reseller services for their       will either refine their search   
clients.                              term, or go to a different search 
                                      engine.                           
Their general preference to offer                                       
SEO services on a fixed price         Search Engine Optimisation is all 
basis. This presents clients with     about marketing a web site more   
a known quantity for budgetary        effectively, with the goal of     
purposes.                             improving the site's exposure to  
                                      customers and clients on the      
The SEO Imperative...                 Internet.                         
To any business enterprise hoping                                       
for significant Internet-based        I've been practicing SEO since bG 
sales, it's imperative that           (before Google); back when Alta   
prospective clients can actually      Vista, Excite, Hotbot and         
find the web site. Many business      Northern Light ruled the search   
/ client relationships commence       engine world. There have been     
through contact established via       many changes in that time - in    
search engines such as Google,        fact, the only thing that is      
Yahoo and MSN.                        constant is change!               



                                                                        
SEO Return On Investment...           Ask them to provide a Search      
In terms of the potential results     Engine ranking report before      
for your clients, reflect a           commencing the job, and again     
moment on the fact that there is      after completion - if there is    
a great deal of competition for       not a demonstrable improvement in 
rankings on the search engines.       Top 30 rankings in 6 weeks, the   
Not ensuring that a site is           job would be free!                
properly optimised dooms to                                             
mediocrity. The "return on            I think that a reputable and      
investment" for SEO is usually        professional SEO practitioner,    
very good indeed.                     confident in his or her ability,  
                                      will cheerfully agree to this     
No-Risk Test of SEO Services          test of their services. The       
If you are considering                potential opportunities inherent  
outsourcing SEO services, here's      in forging a long-term business   
a suggestion. Ask each of the         alliance with you will outweigh   
companies you contact if they are     any minor irritation at being     
prepared to put their money where     required to prove their           
their mouth is... by doing a          abilities.                        
Basic SEO project for one of your                                       
clients on a "no cure, no pay"        As an additional benefit to both  
basis. Tell them you'd like a         you and the SEO company, you      
demonstration of their ability to     could document the entire project 
deliver results, on one of your       and include all the details in    
client's sites. Pick a "normal"       your next monthly newsletters!    
site whose owner thinks it needs      This would not only give you      
a rankings boost, and provide the     additional credibility for        
SEO company with the required         actively seeking solutions to     
details.                              offer clients, but also solve the 



problem of what on earth you were     newsletter!                       
going to write up in that next        

                              






About the Author:

Ben Kemp has 20 years of IT industry experience, including 12 years as a free-lance IT consultant. He is one of NZ's longest serving search engine optimisation practitioners, with clients throughout Australasia. The SEO Guy (NZ) Email: bjk@TheSeoGuy.co.nz Web: http://www.comauth.co.nz/the-seo-guys-blog/


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