SEO and Internet marketing explained

How SEO Works

Once you've chosen your Internet marketing company to carry out SEO work on your website you'll be charged a set-up cost followed by monthly payments, there are very good reasons for this so we've explained below the process of a successful SEO campaign and it's costs.

Why do SEO companies charge monthly

In order to calculate a monthly fee the SEO company has to evaluate the businesses campaign goals.
The most significant part of any SEO campaign is the initial setting up of the campaign for the company's website. This is a highly skilled SEO service where the SEO company will learn everything about your website such as who your competitors are, ascertain your goals and targets, who your target audience is, keywords for your products and much much more. This information is paramount to the launch of a successful SEO campaign, however it does absorb an awful lot of time and resources however the resulting information is priceless and mustn't be undervalued. You should expect to pay an initial upfront fee anywhere from £300 - £20,000 for this service.

SEO Specialists

If you employ the services of an SEO company it will be prudent to employ a company that specialises in Internet marketing and SEO rather than companies that offer a range of Internet services, the fees for an SEO specialist maybe slightly more but the R.O.I will far outweigh the costs and their work will be more far reaching and in depth than a general Internet services company.

Even while the organic SEO is waiting to "kick in" a good Internet marketing company will offer other services, this isn't a way of squeezing more money out of you but a way of assisting your company in reaching audiences that you may have missed or overlooked. Internet marketing companies take their work very seriously, it's their job too ensure you get more visitors so take their advice and enjoy the results.

 

Other Internet marketing services which should be recommended:

  • email marketing - eg, e newsletters
  • PPC - eg AdWords
  • Blog - eg, set up a blog on your behalf and train you on writing articles
  • Social media marketing - eg, set up an account for networking
  • PR - write some press releases and distribute to the industry audience.

All of these and more are a chargeable service but again the results will speak for themselves, companies that take their business seriously will always spend on marketing - if you can't be seen then you can't sell.

Call to Action

This is a term that many businesses don't know about and quite a high percentage as well!. "Call to Action" is about converting customers into "paid Customers" once a customer has found your website.- A proficient Internet marketing company will advise you that your website could be improved to convert more customers. You mustn't forget you're on the Internet to make money, you're a business, you have to be profitable so it's paramount that your website is user friendly, products are clearly defined, prices in line with the industry, payment process easy and quick..and so on. Ask your Internet marketing company for some advice or a website survey to highlight your weak sales process.

Contact us

We hope that this has outlined the benefits of hiring an SEO specialist and their charges, it should have also given you an insight into the rudiments of Internet marketing, if you have any questions regarding Internet marketing you can call us on 0845 0568790 or contact us here. To view our specialised services see our selction of SEO work, holiday and travel SEO, AdWords campaign management, article writing, email marketing, you can also read our SEO frequently asked questions.