Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Ethics and good practices to help you decide which SEO company to hire in Cape Town


This post is going to cover ethics and good practices to help you decide which SEO company to hire for you’re business.
We all know it’s nice to be within the tops three positions of search engines because it will defiantly have a positive impact on your business but Cape Town Seo Experts never 100% guarantee "top results" or "top rankings" but we've always delivered more traffic for better conversions and at the end of the day this is what we and our clients are looking for.  Our goal and our aim is to continue to push your site to the top but most people in South Africa don’t understand that SEO is only positively effective over time and it cant be rushed or it will have a negative effect and place you in a worse position than you started out in when you hired the Seo company.

First you must Start with Your Goals

 make sure you have a good idea of what you want accomplished by working with an SEO company.
I have  worked with many companies who really didn’t have an ides of what they wanted and this is alright, it just makes it tougher on the SEO firm when it come to structuring your plan. A good SEO will know what you need better than you will and the way that’s done is they actually research your company, your competitors, and your market prior to just trying to set a price and get you to sign. You should ask them for what they think your goals should be and combine those with your own list if you have one. If you’re already conducting SEO internally and need help then you need help to train your staff and for any other issues you need to identify them prior to talking with a potential firm.

A few other good quick ideas that explain themselves are: Connect with Your Social Network and see what they recommend, Get advice from SEO-savvy people which you trust, Ask for a list of past Success stories from the SEO company and not just there past clients, Speak to them on the phone first or arrange a face to face meeting to get a better vibe and see who your talking to, Email them a few initial issues and see how they respond with time and the solutions, Ask for References, Go and get an Informal Proposal from Your Top 2-3 Seo companies even if you have made up your mind, Have Smart, Sensible People to Review the Contract, and when you finally make your choice, go with the team you feel most confident will bring results from your own gut feeling.

Last but not least here is a good word of warning – do not choose an SEO company on just price alone,  don’t even make the price the biggest part of your decision unless (your budget is a real problem). The reason why is: - SEO Marketing is usually an incredibly high ROI, (return on investment) activity. Companies that spend R40, 000 on SEO services tend to make it back in a matter of weeks or months from traffic and conversion increases. You must also remember that more targeted traffic means higher conversion rates as well.

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