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? As the size of the firms increase, cost increases exponentially.
? It is hard to keep good SEOs working at larger firms because they
might feel like they are lost in the shuffle. When an SEO sees the
value they are creating, it can be easy to get a big ego about it.
? Doing SEO does not necessarily require a ton of expenses or an office.
If a person could make $50,000-$200,000 or more per year working
out of their house, why would they want to work for a firm for much
less?
More Information on Buying SEO Services
SEO Trade Unions & SEO Directories
Any trade union or SEO directory will have some people (likely marketers
at the
center of it. This may of course cause conflict. Search Engine Marketing
Professional Organization (SEMPO
, for example, has been ridiculed to death by
many prominent members of the Internet marketing community for talking up the
value of PPC marketing while vilifying SEOs. I do not recommend SEMPO, since
it seemed like it was primarily organized to be a promotional organization for
selfish power grabs.
There are a few more reputable locations you can find search engine optimizers.
Search Marketing Association (SMA
comprises many regional SEO/SEM trade
associations. They intend to be a bit more reputable than SEMPO. Here are a
couple of other spots where you can hunt for SEO/SEM professionals:
? SEOPros.org. A reviewed, best practices guide of SEO firms.
? SEOConsultants.com. A reviewed directory of SEO firms
? MarketingSherpa. This site has as a Buyer?s Guide to SEO for sale; I
have not yet read it
? Forums. Much of the information in SEO forums will be outdated or
over-hyped information with an agenda, but they are additional
locations where you can seek feedback about SEO firms.
People made a bunch of fake forums to promote one
company?s less-than-stellar services, but on most SEO forums, you will
find a few friendly people who provide good answers to SEO
questions.
Some of the people who seem like they would be compatible
with you may be worth contacting to see if they are available to
perform SEO services. In various SEO forums, you will find many
biases, so it is a good idea to ask questions at a bunch of different
forums to get a feel for them. You may want to space out your
questions and ask slightly different questions at the different forums so
that people who frequent various forums do not think that you are
using some sort of automated forum-spamming software.
? Go to conferences and meet people. If you get along well with them
in person the odds are pretty good that you will work well together.