Any recommended SEO specialists? £500/m budget

[Jamster123]

As above, Ive invested some cash already in this horrible field where I have no real trust in who Im dealing with. Can anyone personally recommend someone ?

[Jamster123]

Minefield.

Ive started paying a guy £500p/m who seems very interested, sending me videos of what he's doing, constant up dates etc etc, started removing penalties, now he has rebuilt one of my sites as he said easier that way....on the surface it all seems good, but I still have a major element of distrust shelling out next month, with no guarantee!

Company getting to stage I don't have a lot of my own time to invest on SEO.

I just feel like I should have used someone who came personally recommended.This guy approached me on Facebook and had me sold. All seems legit, background checks, spoke on phone etc, fairly confident he can work wonders on my sites as competition low.

He has suggested 6 months (3k) but not tied into any contract.

Ive now looked into copywriter, but in al honesty not sure how much better their stuff would be than mines. (my sites are better than my sloppy forum text before anyone says!)

Horrible field SEO.

[Jamster123]

singlecoil said:

I gather that you don't need to be told to get a professional to do it, what you need to be told is WHICH professional to get to do it, am I right?

yep

[Jamster123]

See the adword post made me think. In my field I can be pretty much get top spot all the time beating all the big boys such as, Rated people, Mybuilder and yell with a a £500 a month budget?

So whats the point in SEO if I can buy my way to the top ?

[Jamster123]

Dick Dastardly said:

What kind of guarantees are you after?

I've found that there are no guarantees in any part of business, even less when it comes to experimental stuff like marketing and less still in something like SEO, where even the best practitioner is still at the mercy of Google changes and will only ever know a fraction of the ranking factors.

It sounds to me like your guy is keen and is doing a hell of a lot more than most would for £500. You may have found a keeper here.

Dick, you could well be right, I may just be over suspicious of the guy, he could be a keeper

[Jamster123]

So penalties remove, we are now on to back linking ? All sound like good plan ?

[Jamster123]

MattS3 said:

If you're getting enough traffic to support your business requirements, the no, don't pay for SEO if you're happy to pay £500 on PPC traffic.

I don't believe in business requirements as such, Im always looking for more and more work for growth. I don't need SEO or PPC to run my business, but if I can pull in more work I can employee more men and in turn make more money.Im exploring every possible avenue for more profit, and one being our online presence.

[Jamster123]

MattS3 said:

We pay guys over £500 a day to manage this stuff, and there is a team of 3 or 4 of them on the account.
If your paying £500 a month, rest assured you'll not be his only client, probably one of at least 10.

Does that ease you worry over how good he might for £500 a month?

Yes, Im just a bit apprehensive but I guess Ill just need to put some trust in the guy. Next £500 due tomorrow

[Jamster123]

technodup said:

There's a company in Glasgow we recommend. The main guy is sound and gives a fair and free appraisal of a site and its workings. His clients go from trades to national chains to universities so he knows what he's about.

If you want I can let him know you're looking for advice.

Could you pass on his details mate ?