Useful questions to ask an SEO or web developer include:
- Can you show me examples of your previous work and share some success stories?
- Do you follow the Google Webmaster Guidelines?
- Do you offer any online marketing services or advice to complement your organic search business?
- What kind of results do you expect to see, and in what time frame? How do you measure your success?
- What's your experience in my industry?
- What's your experience in my country/city?
- What are your most important SEO techniques?
- How long have you been in business?
- How can I expect to communicate with you? Will you share with me all the changes you make to my site, and provide detailed information about your recommendations and the reasoning behind them?
Not one SEO or web developer can guarantee you a top ranking on Google or any search engine. It can’t happen! If someone is offering you that you need to find someone else.
Do some homework on SEO to understand how it works. While SEO's can provide clients with valuable services, some unethical SEO's have given the industry a black eye through their overly aggressive marketing efforts and their attempts to manipulate search engine results in unfair ways. Practices that violate our guidelines may result in a negative adjustment of your site's presence on the major search engines. If you have questions about SEO either email Tory or Eric.
There are two kinds of Search engine optimization work that can be done. One is often referred to as "pay for click" or "AdWords" campaigns. These are useful in their own way but no one should go there until they have exhausted all the "FREE" or organic Search Engine Optimization work.
The most obvious "FREE" or organic optimization work is to Google your self or your business and augment or correct the information your find in the search results. Anyone can do this. At All Media Bainbridge our "Starter Search Engine Optimization package" covers over 20 free platforms.
Today's yellow pages are online not in a book! The trend for hand held devices like Mobile phones and the I-Pad
is just the beginning. Most people can use a search engine to get not only to get the most current location and list of services for a
business but the latest reviews as well. It is critical for today's business owner to take the time to search for their business and take the steps to augment and correct any information found in the search. In this case bad press is really BAD PRESS!You don't have to master these applications you just need All Media Bainbridge to keep your marketing strategy in constant play. We make sure your marketing campaign includes regular check ups of your online profiles. All Media Bainbridge can put together a plan of action to update and expand every listing you appear in. You provide a small amount of data on your company and we do all the rest!
At All Media Bainbridge all of or website design and development packages offer basic website optimization because we know a site without site optimization work is like a comet; pretty to look at if you can find it but ...just passing through! A website with site optimization is like a satellite... it will always go out and bring something of value back!