Best use of outsourced SEO/SMM time?

Eliteworks · 07-24-2010, 11:29 AM

Hi,
This is my first post on this forum and I am just starting to learn about SEO/Backlinking/etc.
I was put in charge of promoting an ecommerce site (in the lingerie niche)
We are mostly using Odesk for our outsourcing. At the moment I have a few people simply posting comments on sites within the niche.

What would you say is the best use of their time? Please keep in mind that I am just starting to learn about everything you guys discuss in this forum.

Thanks in advance,

-Eugene

dvduval · 07-24-2010, 12:35 PM

You might want to add directory submissions to the list.

I had a couple of questions about odesk. Are you able to easily monitor their work? How much per hour are you paying them?

Eliteworks · 07-24-2010, 12:42 PM

I pay them anywhere from 1 to 3 dollars an hour. You see screenshots every like 30 minutes or so of their screen so yeah you monitor it pretty well. They can send you spreadsheets showing you PR/Awaiting approval or success (of comment submission)/etc. So you do have quite of bit of control from that perspective.

Edit: Paywise that is the low spectrum... they go all the way up to like 15 an hour even if they are in india. I just don't really know how to judge quality.

I guess I am trying to ask you guys: what specific instructions would you give if you had a team of 3-5 people doing SEO for you. Keep in mind that these guys are not the best english speakers in the world, so it usually have to be pretty simple.

bradlean · 12-25-2010, 08:21 PM

Yeah odesk!

Another way to make money online is to apply a job on odesk free!

If you are a data entry, writer, programmer, graphic designer there are lots of job all for free! At ODESK!

kaiserthesage · 12-25-2010, 11:20 PM

The best thing that you can do with their time is to let them do all the tedious tasks and those include:

- link search (finding relevant pages and link opportunities where your site should acquire a link from)
- link acquisition (getting the links from the listed sites gathered from the link search, will mostly include blog comments, guest blogging and email outreach and/or engagement with the siteowner/webmaster, lots of emails!)
- content creation (writing of articles to publish on guest blog postings or to be submitted on article directories/web 2.0 properties)
- constant research (competitor analysis, keyword research, methods to be used for your succeeding month's campaign)

That's pretty much it for starters.

07-24-2010, 11:29 AM	#1
Eliteworks Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 34 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Best use of outsourced SEO/SMM time? Hi, This is my first post on this forum and I am just starting to learn about SEO/Backlinking/etc. I was put in charge of promoting an ecommerce site (in the lingerie niche) We are mostly using Odesk for our outsourcing. At the moment I have a few people simply posting comments on sites within the niche. What would you say is the best use of their time? Please keep in mind that I am just starting to learn about everything you guys discuss in this forum. Thanks in advance, -Eugene

07-24-2010, 12:35 PM	#2
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Eliteworks Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 34 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Best use of outsourced SEO/SMM time? I pay them anywhere from 1 to 3 dollars an hour. You see screenshots every like 30 minutes or so of their screen so yeah you monitor it pretty well. They can send you spreadsheets showing you PR/Awaiting approval or success (of comment submission)/etc. So you do have quite of bit of control from that perspective. Edit: Paywise that is the low spectrum... they go all the way up to like 15 an hour even if they are in india. I just don't really know how to judge quality. I guess I am trying to ask you guys: what specific instructions would you give if you had a team of 3-5 people doing SEO for you. Keep in mind that these guys are not the best english speakers in the world, so it usually have to be pretty simple.

12-25-2010, 08:21 PM	#4
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kaiserthesage SEO War Machine Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best use of outsourced SEO/SMM time? The best thing that you can do with their time is to let them do all the tedious tasks and those include: - link search (finding relevant pages and link opportunities where your site should acquire a link from) - link acquisition (getting the links from the listed sites gathered from the link search, will mostly include blog comments, guest blogging and email outreach and/or engagement with the siteowner/webmaster, lots of emails!) - content creation (writing of articles to publish on guest blog postings or to be submitted on article directories/web 2.0 properties) - constant research (competitor analysis, keyword research, methods to be used for your succeeding month's campaign) That's pretty much it for starters.
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