Has anyone used a company to help promote their site
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Hi, i receive around ten emails a day claiming they can help you get your site in the top ten in google, now i know most are a load of rubbish but i am just wondering if anyone has used any of these companies for a new site or an old site.
I am about to launch a new site after xmas and i am just wondering if any of these companies are worth looking at to help promote the new site instead of doing all the ground work myself.
Would love to know your thoughts
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_Though email marketing is a legitimate way to reach out to potential customers, spamming inboxes of people in the sheer hope of getting them converted as customer is the height of stupidity. If you would ask my humble opinion, I would not care a fig of them. They are just another bunch of spammers and what I feel is that spammers are not doers. _
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Diane, I would honestly spend the money hiring one of the many consultants posting on SEOmoz and around other prominent SEO circles.
When you are looking to hire, ask for past examples, full transparency in what they are doing and develop a list of goals.
I'm not sure what your budget is, but SEOmoz has a list of recommend companies. These would generally be on the upper end of the $ scale, but you may be able to afford that.
Also - learn the basics of SEO yourself. You'll get a better understanding of what you need to do for your site and if consultants/companies are ripping you off.
Hope this helps!
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cheers for that. i will keep away from them. was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them. so now i know i will keep away. it was just for a new site
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I would shy away from all of this. Typically they are more of the black hat type companies who are trying to get a ton of clients at low cost and claim to get you results. When in fact they will do more damage than good.
If you are looking to get SEO help, I would suggest either looking on here for an SEO to ask if they could take a look or check out the link SEO 5 links to.
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Hi Diane,
My recommendation would be to do your due diligence. I would suggest asking for case studies, references and testimonials from existing clients.
Rand has a great post on this link on factors to consider when choosing an SEO company
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