Choosing an SEO agency

[Johnnyh]

Is this the place to find an SEO agency?
We are a car leasing company based in the UK and need an SEO agency to help us rank in a very competitive market. We have a relatively small budget of £2500 - £4000 per month. I appreciate this not a massive budget but that is where we are at.

Any input would be much appreciated.

Regards
John

[RikkiD22]

Hi John,

If you click on my name, then press "Private Message This User", then in the top right corner press "Inbox".

Rikki

[Johnnyh]

I am sure I am missing the obvious here but how do I see private messages that have been sent to me?

[RikkiD22]

Click on the person who you would like to message. On the left hand side there is a button which says "Private Message This User".

Once you have clicked that it will open a new message form or from the top right corner of that screen you can even see your inbox etc.

[Johnnyh]

how do I send or access a private message in MOZ ?

cheers

John

[RikkiD22]

Hi John,

A PM is a private message, you can send them through the SEOMoz system.

Rikki

[Johnnyh]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the response.

What is a PM?

John

[toddmumford]

Hi John,

Carla hit the nail on the head here. Regardless of where you source a company, ensure that you rigorously interview the company. Always ask for references you can call. Ask for case studies if they have them.

Your brand is on the line in online marketing and you need to ensure that you are protecting it by hiring a qualified and professional online company that serves your brand and doesn't hurt it.

Wish you the best of luck,

Todd

[Carla_Dawson]

Hi John,

Moz is a great place to find agencies in my opinion. When choosing and agency, here are some tips

1. Ask to see their portfolio and success cases
2. Choose a White Hat company. There is such a thing as black hat SEO and you don't want to go down this road.
3. Ask to their latest work and how they go the site ranked.
4. Call their clients to see if their clients are happy
5. Don't choose the cheapest agency. Choose the most responsible one.

Good Luck

Carla

[RikkiD22]

Tom is right, the SEOMoz recommendations list is a good place to start. There are also some really good consultants and agencies who are active in the Q&A who will be able to help you too.

[Highland]

In addition to the Moz recommended list, let me just add that SEO is not a secret sauce. While every SEO will have some tricks and such, be sure you know what they're doing on your behalf and why, or you may be paying someone else to fix the bad SEO done by the first firm.

[TomRayner]

Hi John

Moz does provide a recommended companies list with a number of those companies listed being UK based.

Also going to shoot you a PM, if you don't mind.