.1. Dmoz is huge and well known.
Please give an example of a decent free one.
2. According to your website, there are over 100 variables google takes into account, others say as many as 500. These change hundreds of times a year. If you do testing, what statistical techniques to you use to keep your variables constant? How many sigmas is the confidence level of your results? If your tests are not scientifically valid, then the testing time is pointless.
Indeed, how do you test?
As for not giving a guarantee, your website says 'We will get you high positions on Google searches (SEO)' without any qualifier, does it not?
3. Why can you not divulge client blog posts?
That suggests they are not up to scratch and you are scared I will point out their failings, or they don't exist.
Of course your own blog isn't relevent, unless you say that all it takes to be qualified is to have your own blog?
As Christopher Hitchens says, 'What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.'
4. Sorry, you 'charge' £200 a day (http://www.b3ta.com/questions/professions/post738019#post740174). My mistake.
5. Why do you need to be Twitter friends with an SEO client? As for contacts, that's called building a business. Everyone has to do this, so it is not an SEO qualification.
(Please give an example of a decent free one.
2. According to your website, there are over 100 variables google takes into account, others say as many as 500. These change hundreds of times a year. If you do testing, what statistical techniques to you use to keep your variables constant? How many sigmas is the confidence level of your results? If your tests are not scientifically valid, then the testing time is pointless.
Indeed, how do you test?
As for not giving a guarantee, your website says 'We will get you high positions on Google searches (SEO)' without any qualifier, does it not?
3. Why can you not divulge client blog posts?
That suggests they are not up to scratch and you are scared I will point out their failings, or they don't exist.
Of course your own blog isn't relevent, unless you say that all it takes to be qualified is to have your own blog?
As Christopher Hitchens says, 'What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.'
4. Sorry, you 'charge' £200 a day (http://www.b3ta.com/questions/professions/post738019#post740174). My mistake.
5. Why do you need to be Twitter friends with an SEO client? As for contacts, that's called building a business. Everyone has to do this, so it is not an SEO qualification.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:25,
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Going on the offensive1. www.freeindex.co.uk/. Yes huge & well known, but like DMOZ it's not known by everybody. Sure a little bit of research can get you the links, but how many business owners want to do that? Not many from my experience.
2 & 4. The examples you give are from a company I no longer work for. I did recently change jobs. £200 was the going rate for SEO in my old work, which included my wages, rent of the building, heating, leccy, etc. Most business guides mention this. Yes I know you got the examples from my CV, which is on my website.
3. I can't divulge due to non disclosure agreements signed between the clients & myself. Not unheard of in business.
5. I am not twitter friends with many (indeed I'd say any) clients, but you asked for my contacts list. That's right there.
The reason we can justify charging what we charge is that we can track that our work is earning the client far much more than what we charge them. Again, with knowledge of Google Analytics - this can be proven. Can you justify your earnings?
I'm assuming you've done research on me. You will also see that I know PHP to an adequate level, I admit I can't design for toffee, but I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to SEO.
Anyway I'm prepared to take this discussion into private messaging, feeling it's getting vitriolic.
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Tue 22 Jun 2010, 15:29,
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2 & 4. The examples you give are from a company I no longer work for. I did recently change jobs. £200 was the going rate for SEO in my old work, which included my wages, rent of the building, heating, leccy, etc. Most business guides mention this. Yes I know you got the examples from my CV, which is on my website.
3. I can't divulge due to non disclosure agreements signed between the clients & myself. Not unheard of in business.
5. I am not twitter friends with many (indeed I'd say any) clients, but you asked for my contacts list. That's right there.
The reason we can justify charging what we charge is that we can track that our work is earning the client far much more than what we charge them. Again, with knowledge of Google Analytics - this can be proven. Can you justify your earnings?
I'm assuming you've done research on me. You will also see that I know PHP to an adequate level, I admit I can't design for toffee, but I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to SEO.
Anyway I'm prepared to take this discussion into private messaging, feeling it's getting vitriolic.
1. You could just link reverse a site which had been SEOd by someone to find an easy list of directories, surely?
2. Fair enough, but you said you still test, so how do you test, and what is the accuracy of those tests?
3. "I can't divulge due to non disclosure agreements signed between the clients & myself. Not unheard of in business."
Seems unlikely, but could you tell me what your non disclosure agreement you give to clients says?
5. So, why did you bring it up as a qualification?
"The reason we can justify charging what we charge is that we can track that our work is earning the client far much more than what we charge them."
Is this not like homeopathy - the placebo effect sometimes works, so it's fine to charge a fortune for very little?
"Can you justify your earnings?"
Yes, I breakdown costs and explain exactly what I'm doing. If a client thinks it excessive, they will go elsewhere. I will offer them a range of options. I will talk them through their site and see what they actually need. Do you explain exactly what it is you are doing for a client or do you say it is all Top Secret and thus must be worth it.
(2. Fair enough, but you said you still test, so how do you test, and what is the accuracy of those tests?
3. "I can't divulge due to non disclosure agreements signed between the clients & myself. Not unheard of in business."
Seems unlikely, but could you tell me what your non disclosure agreement you give to clients says?
5. So, why did you bring it up as a qualification?
"The reason we can justify charging what we charge is that we can track that our work is earning the client far much more than what we charge them."
Is this not like homeopathy - the placebo effect sometimes works, so it's fine to charge a fortune for very little?
"Can you justify your earnings?"
Yes, I breakdown costs and explain exactly what I'm doing. If a client thinks it excessive, they will go elsewhere. I will offer them a range of options. I will talk them through their site and see what they actually need. Do you explain exactly what it is you are doing for a client or do you say it is all Top Secret and thus must be worth it.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 22 Jun 2010, 16:23,
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