5 Very Interesting Facts About SEO Companies!
I have been looking at different expert SEO companies and consultants with a lot of interest over the past few months. Some of them are very good at what they do (which is evidenced in part by their testimonials and they way they
1. 85% do not know more than you: Surprising but true. To prove this, just go and ask them about some less known SEO technique or term. They will almost always give you a vague answer. Some SEO companies even go so far as to tell you that they will submit your website to thousands of search engines and directories for $29.99. If you have basic SEO knowledge, you would understand why that is a problem.
2. 80% will offer directory submissions: Most SEO companies will charge you a high price for submission to 200 or 300 directories. Firstly, directory submissions can be done for free if you invest $150 into a specialized directory software, so these SEO companies are ripping you off. Because most SEO companies present directory submissions as their major service, it is quite logical to believe that they are not experienced enough to tap into better ways to market websites.
3. 30% will spam across the internet: Now this is just a good estimate. The fact remains that most of the new SEO companies simply start spamming on forums and blogs in order to get a lot of links to their clients website. They think that it is the link quantity and not quality which matters. They might even go so far as to get the clients website penalized or even banned!
4. 80% of them provide standard services: Most SEO companies provide standard which take no account of your competition or personal requirements. Although that is not a problem in itself, it shows a huge lack of experience on their part. Because these SEO companies do the same stuff and compete on price, they create a market of lemons for SEO. Good results only come from using practices your competitors cannot duplicate. These companies harm clients by using worn-out techniques.
5. 90% of them fail to increase your rankings: It is shocking but very much true! Some SEO companies focus on providing you thousands of links from their own network of websites. Talk about using link farms! Other SEO companies will simply do massive amounts of directory submissions in the hopes of getting you to rank high. Needless to say, these are all standardized techniques which do not work anymore.
The moral of the story: SEO is not a black and white market. Make sure you understand your SEO guy before contracting work to him or her.