Any online businesses or SEO Experts here?

[pouringpounds]

Hello,

I am in process up setting up on an online venture. I have been doing some reading around SEO, key focal points, implementation and other bits and bobs.

Are there people running web based business that can help with a few pointers on key dos and donts around a SEO strategy.

At the same time any SEO experts out there?

Appreciate all the good advice and help!

Regards!

 

[dedwardp]

There are usually lots of people in here that will help you

 

[imaggroup]

From my experience when we started our website, if you're going to use a paid webdesigner/SEO company check them out thoroughly, look at past work etc. I used a company called evosite and was really happy with the work they did for me.

Also tried a paid adwords specialist to improve traffic "itscoldoutside", and to be honest found them to be a waste of time.

 

[That Guy]

If you find someone who can manage an Adwords Campaign, that would be good to get you started while your working on your sites SEO

 

[KM-Tiger]

As already said, take a look at the "SEO, PPC and Online Marketing" section of this forum.

There is a lot to trawl through, but there are some real gems to be found, if you take the time to look. You'll soon pick up a good sense of which posters to take notice of.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

All Joking aside, there is a valuable lesson here and that is this.

TARGET YOUR READER!

You posted this thread originally in the general business area of the forum, and i can tell you now that that sort of slopiness and lack of attention to detail will harm your SEO efforts no end.

SEO/Internet marketing isn't rocket science, but it IS thinky work (done properly it is anyhow). You will need to plan your campaign of attack, otherwise you will end up getting poor results, or worse, harming your site rather than helping it.

 

[eventdomain]

Just think about:

Where do your customers hang out?

How do I get in-front of them?

Can this be done virally.......

How will you get links - etc etc But whatever you do, it WILL cost you money and time, more money though.

 

[ronnie7272]

A pre-requisite to SEO is understanding your business, your products/services, customers requirements, target clientele, catchment area and market.

Most companies who consistently fail with their SEO projects can't answer these questions. If you can't answer these questions then you can't do the necessary keyword research required to design, develop and promote your website.

The best advice I can give you is the know your business, customers and market inside out first before thinking about SEO. Once you have the answer to all these questions, everything else falls into place.

 

The best advice I can give you is the know your business, customers and market inside out first before thinking about SEO. Once you have the answer to all these questions, everything else falls into place.

Which is exactly why people employ am SEM for,as there experience will be vastly greater in those areas than the average business owner.

Earl

 

[ronnie7272]

Which is exactly why people employ am SEM for,as there experience will be vastly greater in those areas than the average business owner.

Earl

I partially agree with your reply. It's an SEO consultant's job to ascertain the real requirements of a client. However it's not an SEO consultant job to create a business plan and run a client's business.

Corporates as well as small businesses can lose focus. Ideally the business plan is made clear before the marketing plan is created.

With small businesses, I spend a disproportionate amount of time as a general business consultant rather than an SEO consultant.

 

[nitro23456]

I dont mind taking a look at what you have done so far if you post your URL, I can give you a few pointers.

 

[bestforsextoys]

Honestly Nitro23456 did a great job on one of my sites i asked him to do another and planning on doing another one very soon.

Keep up the great job Iain.

 

[SearchEngineOptimisation]

Hello PouringPounds,

Happy to help. If you have any SEO questions please do not hesitate to ask.

SEO 24/7
info{at}searchengineoptimisation247.com

 

[WebWizard]

Im open & available for any projects or consulations.