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SEO Employed Pro!

by Bobster0007
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Hi,
Im trying to get started in doing SEO for small businesses. Ive been studying hard and feel i know enough to be of service to businesses. How did you get started? Did you or do you work for yourself or for a SEO company? Do you do everything yourself or out source some of it? How do you know how much to charge for your work? :confused:......I have an appointment tomorrow for some entry level SEO work.
#employed #pro #seo
  • Profile picture of the author scott g
    Practice makes perfect. You need to dive in and get yours hands dirty and your feet wet to REALLY grasp the whole SEO/SEM/IM model...

    I would suggest at first doing EVERYTHING yourself... That is if you can. If you can't build a website then outsource it. If you can't write... I don't know if it's the field for you Lol! A lot of people on the forums will say OUTSOURCE EVERYTHING BLAH BLAH BLAH! I don't believe in that. If you can't make things happen on your own then what can you do besides outsource...? Plus, if you're starting out, outsourcing requires $$$

    When you do things yourself, you'll figure out your own methods and strategies and really grasp the whole SEO/SEM/IM concept which will help you in the long run and make you a more successful, knowledgeable IMer!

    I started out just making web sites for fun. It's a hobby. I did Adsense sites for a bit. Mastered my keyword/competition research. I did offline advertising through a website that was quite successful. I've been spending most of my time working on some legal websites for the firm I work for now. Extreme competition and not many searches... But they are targeted searches and targeted traffic and the monetary value is INSANE!

    I did EVERYTHING myself up until a couple of months ago including articles. Started outsourcing some link building, Press Releases, finally paid for some tools Lol! But I still use the free ones I've always used of course...

    Hope this helped a little!

    CHEERS!
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    • Profile picture of the author Bobster0007
      Originally Posted by scott g View Post

      Practice makes perfect. You need to dive in and get yours hands dirty and your feet wet to REALLY grasp the whole SEO/SEM/IM model...

      I would suggest at first doing EVERYTHING yourself... That is if you can. If you can't build a website then outsource it. If you can't write... I don't know if it's the field for you Lol! A lot of people on the forums will say OUTSOURCE EVERYTHING BLAH BLAH BLAH! I don't believe in that. If you can't make things happen on your own then what can you do besides outsource...? Plus, if you're starting out, outsourcing requires $$$

      When you do things yourself, you'll figure out your own methods and strategies and really grasp the whole SEO/SEM/IM concept which will help you in the long run and make you a more successful, knowledgeable IMer!

      I started out just making web sites for fun. It's a hobby. I did Adsense sites for a bit. Mastered my keyword/competition research. I did offline advertising through a website that was quite successful. I've been spending most of my time working on some legal websites for the firm I work for now. Extreme competition and not many searches... But they are targeted searches and targeted traffic and the monetary value is INSANE!

      I did EVERYTHING myself up until a couple of months ago including articles. Started outsourcing some link building, Press Releases, finally paid for some tools Lol! But I still use the free ones I've always used of course...

      Hope this helped a little!

      CHEERS!
      Thanks Scott.... Yea i think lawyers and insurance have the highest PPC cost out there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bobster0007
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      What Scott said.

      One thing I would do (it will take some work + time) is to build a few small sites of your own (you own the site), & get them ranked #1 in the SERPs.

      They don't have to be big sites, just use them as a portfolio to prove you can get the job done for future clients.
      I also have thought this would be wise to do and im starting work on that. Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author orvn
    Why is Scott banned? WTF?
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      • Profile picture of the author scott g
        Originally Posted by orvn View Post

        Why is Scott banned? WTF?
        Originally Posted by yukon View Post

        Wow, that must have just happend...
        It was simply ridiculous... I had a hay day on some Warriors bashing a thread in the reciprocal links forum... I said it over and over if you have a problem with a thread or someone or something report it as abuse... Kids like you ruin the forums. They start in on me (like 6 different kids), so I went a little A-Wall THEN reported the thread myself.

        The moderator thanked me for reporting the thread then banned me for 24 hrs.

        Ridiculous.
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