SEO Question ?

Fuzzy · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:24

Right, is it better when thinking about SEO for your site to

1. "have a go yourself" (when you know nowt about it , just how important it is) or
2. pay someone to do it or
3. pay someone to teach you?

RedEvo · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:33

If you are serious about the web and want to develop a strong online presence it's always going to be worth learning about SEO unless you have a sensible budget to employ an SEO in-house or commercially.

Following basic simple check lists can have a real impact on your site's search engine performance.

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Fuzzy · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedEvo

If you are serious about the web and want to develop a strong online presence it's always going to be worth learning about SEO unless you have a sensible budget to employ an SEO in-house or commercially.

Following basic simple check lists can have a real impact on your site's search engine performance.

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Thanks! Tell me what is a "sensible budget"?

and also where can I get a checklist from ?

RedEvo · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:43

You get companies who offer SEO services for £99 a month, I'd avoid these. SEO freelancers will work for anything from £25/hr to £100/hr and more. I would expect you'd secure the services of a good SEO for around £40/hr or if you were to employ one a salary of around £35k plus benefits.

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Fuzzy · #5 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 11:59

Thanks! and the checklist ?

KeyMark Services · #6 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 12:02

Fuzzy

google up the hr forum. It is a font of knowledge for SEO.

RedEvo · #7 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 12:14

This might help.

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Piglet · #8 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 13:47

I would say that you could have a really good stab at "having a go yourself", you have more than one friendly SEO peep right here who, I am sure, would be more than willing to guide you through the do's and don'ts of things. You should hopefully have a search engine friendly site already so it is just a case of implementing all the good advice that is freely about. Just run things by your trusted SEOs first to ensure that any advice you pick up is good as it is very easy to pick up bad advice as well as good.

You can't go far wrong having a good old read of RedEvo's blog, plenty of useful ideas there. I'd hazard a guess that OWG's blog is full of good advice too, I am ashamed to say I haven't looked yet, going to have a little peek now.

Anyway, I bet you know a shed load more about SEO than you give yourself credit for.

K

Fuzzy · #9 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 17:29

Thanks for the words of encouragement Kerry, although I do only know how important SEO is and nowt else

. Pm on it's way

OldWelshGuy · #10 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008, 22:48

Not a lot about SEo on my blog really

I tend to neglect it something terrible, and post lots of good stuff on forums.