outsourcing seo to india!!

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Has anyone any experience with outsourcing seo to seo companies in india?
It looks good value for money but is it a case of you get what you pay for?
They claim to increase backlinks, increase pagerank, improve alexa ranking etc etc for really quite small expense compared to european companies.
Has anyone got any experience of these companies?
I've heard that india is the land of alexa robots that falsely improve your alexa ranking by autosurfing your website with an alexa toolbar installed.
Could this even be damaging to a site?
#india #outsourcing #seo
  • Profile picture of the author Saidar
    Lol dude I would be a bit skeptical of Indians, that country has over 50 million orphans, they care more about cows than people. So watch out
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Lam
      Originally Posted by Saidar View Post

      Lol dude I would be a bit skeptical of Indians, that country has over 50 million orphans, they care more about cows than people. So watch out
      Okay, I don't think that's called for. Fact or not, that's not what you should be basing your decision on. That says a lot about your character.
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      • Profile picture of the author peter gibson
        Originally Posted by Kevin Lam View Post

        Okay, I don't think that's called for. Fact or not, that's not what you should be basing your decision on. That says a lot about your character.
        Agreed, and I truly hope that was just a facetious comment, otherwise that shows a poster with some issues that I won't get into here.

        OP, I've never outsourced SEO, but I can tell you that outsourcing to anywhere involves proper research into the prospective company. I wouldn't trust something as important as SEO to a company that can't show you a STELLAR rep, with a great deal of verifiable testimonials, and a ton of clients.

        India, Vancouver, Maryland, or Singapore, the bad comes with the good everywhere in the world.
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        • Profile picture of the author robshaw33
          thanks guys
          i'm on about day 40 with this company and i'm not seeing any real results in terms of increased backlinks or traffic.
          From the emails i get it looks like they are doing plenty but the the only thing that has has improved is the alexa ranking, but when i look at alexa for the site info it says over half the traffic is coming from india which makes me very suspicious.
          I'm starting to get concerned - i'm hoping that it will all suddenly come good but i'm beginning to get worried now!!
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          • Profile picture of the author FredJones
            Originally Posted by robshaw33 View Post

            thanks guys
            i'm on about day 40 with this company and i'm not seeing any real results in terms of increased backlinks or traffic.
            From the emails i get it looks like they are doing plenty but the the only thing that has has improved is the alexa ranking, but when i look at alexa for the site info it says over half the traffic is coming from india which makes me very suspicious.
            I'm starting to get concerned - i'm hoping that it will all suddenly come good but i'm beginning to get worried now!!
            Rob, please allow me to step in here - I am an Indian and I can sense something wrong here.

            While some Indians like me work honestly just like the rest of the world, there are too many Indians who try to live on the false side. In my personal life too I have been harrassed enough by other people's doings in India. The average level of dishonesty here is unfortunately too high.

            Hence, if in doubt, please do not hesitate to stop your outsourcing. It is your hard-earned money and you must spend it wisely. If needed, make calls to your Indian company and figure out what their roadmap is.

            It might be that your company is actually doing real work too - SEO can take results at time, and it might be that they are trying to view the results while testing whether they have improved upon their results. So it might not be sheer dishonesty - you never know. All I am saying is that please remember that India has its more-than-fair share of corruption, so please keep it in mind while dealing with it.
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          • Profile picture of the author Amenda Jessera
            Originally Posted by robshaw33 View Post

            thanks guys
            i'm on about day 40 with this company and i'm not seeing any real results in terms of increased backlinks or traffic.
            From the emails i get it looks like they are doing plenty but the the only thing that has has improved is the alexa ranking, but when i look at alexa for the site info it says over half the traffic is coming from india which makes me very suspicious.
            I'm starting to get concerned - i'm hoping that it will all suddenly come good but i'm beginning to get worried now!!
            Well, there are companies like that, but there are good guys too,. I have some guys in Srilanka who really help me to get TOP in google, You can contact them and get more business, they too do the work for low cost compare to US and Europe guys. If you wish, you can contact me for their contact info.
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            • Profile picture of the author robshaw33
              hi amenda
              thanks for your reply to my post about seo outsourcing to india.
              yes if you could email me privately the website of the srilankan company you use for seo i would be very keen to take a look.
              I cant email you privately because i've only made 9 posts (they want 15)
              I'm going to give this indian company every chance - like i say i cant work out if the results are just slow or whether they just aint gonna happen at all!!
              I do need professional help with seo i just dont have the time or energy to do everything on two websites.
              If i get the targeted traffic my product does sell nicely but I need to concentrate on quality content.
              thanks again
              rob
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              • Profile picture of the author Amenda Jessera
                Originally Posted by robshaw33 View Post

                hi amenda
                thanks for your reply to my post about seo outsourcing to india.
                yes if you could email me privately the website of the srilankan company you use for seo i would be very keen to take a look.
                I cant email you privately because i've only made 9 posts (they want 15)
                I'm going to give this indian company every chance - like i say i cant work out if the results are just slow or whether they just aint gonna happen at all!!
                I do need professional help with seo i just dont have the time or energy to do everything on two websites.
                If i get the targeted traffic my product does sell nicely but I need to concentrate on quality content.
                thanks again
                rob
                I had sent PM. Hope you will get success with them, Cheers Rob
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      • Profile picture of the author Saidar
        Originally Posted by Kevin Lam View Post

        Okay, I don't think that's called for. Fact or not, that's not what you should be basing your decision on. That says a lot about your character.
        I was only joking chill out
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    • Profile picture of the author surenpp
      Originally Posted by Saidar View Post

      Lol dude I would be a bit skeptical of Indians, that country has over 50 million orphans, they care more about cows than people. So watch out
      It just shows how poor your understanding about the world.If do not know something please do not open your filthy mouth
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      • Profile picture of the author tamtu
        Originally Posted by surenpp View Post

        It just shows how poor your understanding about the world.If do not know something please do not open your filthy mouth
        well said.
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  • Profile picture of the author webmatic
    I had never outsourced my work to any Indian SEO company but i think so you must see their testimonials and past work and if they are really good and professional and working for long time then there must be no problem in hiring them. There are loads of different SEO companies working all around the World so you can choose any of them regardless of their country mentioned as just go with their work not with their country.
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    • Profile picture of the author Saidar
      Originally Posted by webmatic View Post

      I had never outsourced my work to any Indian SEO company but i think so you must see their testimonials and past work and if they are really good and professional and working for long time then there must be no problem in hiring them. There are loads of different SEO companies working all around the World so you can choose any of them regardless of their country mentioned as just go with their work not with their country.
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      Webmatic
      I agree, but watch out for the testimonials part. Many websites write their own testimonials. Example, I hired an article writer, his WSO had excellent comments and thanks and everything! So I hired the guy, and got the biggest load of crap I have ever seen back. I won't be surprised if his 5 years old son wrote that crap. So beware
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      • Profile picture of the author webmatic
        Well that's even something a major problem in testimonials but i try to figure it out if the testimonials look different and natural but this can also be done by using some writers lol. Btw i always prefer to test for small services like writing, posting and on before going on bulk deals. For SEO services, you can rely on results and pay in batches after getting results
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        Webmatic
        Originally Posted by Saidar View Post

        I agree, but watch out for the testimonials part. Many websites write their own testimonials. Example, I hired an article writer, his WSO had excellent comments and thanks and everything! So I hired the guy, and got the biggest load of crap I have ever seen back. I won't be surprised if his 5 years old son wrote that crap. So beware
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Lam
    No one cares about Alexa except those who care. Folks who do are the only ones you'd be worried about, but it's not a huge issue.

    My site is ranking right around 100,000 but it really doesn't reflect my true traffic/market reach. I don't need a whole lot anyway.

    As for outsourcing SEO, it can be good or bad. More often than not, you'll benefit than lose. Just give it a shot and find out if that particular firm is worth it or not. Results shouldn't take longer than 30 days (usually), depending on your market.

    If you're on day 60 and you don't see any results, then you can say you've wasted your money. At least it wouldn't be much. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlbertF
    Although we shouldn't criticize Indians just because they would do the job for a cheaper price, than offering someone the job like lets say U.S.A., you've got to consider that of course they might make more mistakes, but hey, look at what your paying them.

    You should find a good person to outsource to that is willing to communicate fairly with you. As long as they do their job, you can't dislike them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Smokey_Joe
    Rob - if people are offering fantastic results for ridiculously low prices you need to get concerned, as well as in case when people guarantee results when it comes to seo. In your case, I wouldn't trust the guys. And it doesn't matter whether they are in India or elsewhere - seriously, Alexa rankings? Who cares about that? Increased pagerank? Again, who cares (highly unlikely, also)? They might do some things, but I doubt these are going to be of any value to you.

    It is true that seo is a tough part to control - no results are guarantee, and they need time to take effect. However, you can see whether the person you are dealing with know what they are talking about or not. Or whether they presume that you wouldn't be able to tell if they don't.

    I would suggest that you go into details with them - btw, how are they reporting their work?
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    • Profile picture of the author tazsolmarketing
      Originally Posted by Smokey_Joe View Post

      Rob - if people are offering fantastic results for ridiculously low prices you need to get concerned, as well as in case when people guarantee results when it comes to seo. In your case, I wouldn't trust the guys. And it doesn't matter whether they are in India or elsewhere - seriously, Alexa rankings? Who cares about that? Increased pagerank? Again, who cares (highly unlikely, also)? They might do some things, but I doubt these are going to be of any value to you.

      It is true that seo is a tough part to control - no results are guarantee, and they need time to take effect. However, you can see whether the person you are dealing with know what they are talking about or not. Or whether they presume that you wouldn't be able to tell if they don't.

      I would suggest that you go into details with them - btw, how are they reporting their work?

      i agree in you Smokey_Joe..
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  • Profile picture of the author Myheavens
    Well..try to hire some pakistani company..they are cheap and work great..
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  • Profile picture of the author cowy
    I outsource my dofollow commenting (it's a linkbuilding tactics too)
    to someone from India. The work is good although not the best. But I think pay $40 for 500 dofollow comments is nice, I cannot imagine how much time I will spend If I do it myself!!

    From my experience, Stay away from Company that provide All In One Solution, especially if they provide too many hopes: Increase backlinks, Traffics, etc etc.

    Choose company or individual that provide that they will do a method which you know it works and you don't have time to do it. Just like pay someone to do dofollow commenting on niche blog, article submission to ezinearticles, blog posting and many more. Don't forget to request completion report so you can measure their works and decide to use them or not in future projects
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  • Profile picture of the author VideosYES
    I outsource some work to India, mostly data entry stuff. Make sure you set a dead line. They'll do anything to win the project, then they TAKE their time!
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  • Profile picture of the author CarolinaInvestor
    I have not outsourced any web design or related work to india, but I have outsourced to india in the past with mixed results. As with any company anywhere in the world, you need have some real evidence of their successful past work. Testimonials are not worth the bits and bytes that make them (couldnt say ink). Get a referral from someone you trust. If you cant, the suggestion about giving a small amount of work and seeing the results is good. Also it always depends on who is on the other end. I have had good work done by the company i used and poor work. I eventually learned which people at the company knew what they were doing. As far as being too cheap to believe? The costs in india are different than here. I was shocked at the prices I was getting and it made it affordable to experiment.
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