SEO that works?

**TeamRobertson** · 10-17-2007, 01:15 PM

OK I have had 3.8 million people tell me they and only they can optimize my website to be top of the listings and drive tons of traffic to my website, etc.

I wanted to know from you guys who have you used to do SEO, what was the cost, and did you notice a signifigant increase in traffic and converted leads?

Thanks in advance

David

**VegasRealEstate** · 10-17-2007, 04:57 PM

99% of those companies are most likely not legit. I get all those calls to.

Its funny because they start out by saying, I can't find your website in the search engines, so you are losing money. I say thats strange, what search engine and they respond with Google. Then I ask what search phrase and they usually respond with Las Vegas Real Estate. Then I say thats funny because I am looking right now and I am #5. They go oh, Im sorry not sure why I didn't see that and they hang up. I get a kick out it.

You can pretty much do most of the search engine marketing yourself. But if you don't want to, there are a few good guys on this website that offer these servcies.

HHI_Golf_Guy, SiteTutor, Mert to name just a few!

Good luck!!!

**Codythebest** · 10-17-2007, 05:12 PM

I get phone calls too but that's companies selling the top advertising links.
For me, the 3 way links is best so far. But it's not free. I had a trial for a month and got from #33 to #8 for a specific keyphrase. And I was working hard to get to #33!!

**HHI Golf Guy** · 10-17-2007, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by VegasRealEstate

HHI_Golf_Guy, SiteTutor, Mert to name just a few!

Thanks for the mention, buddy!

Unfortunately we are not taking on any new clients right now. I may have one or two openings in the first quarter of 2008.

Aside from taking care of our existing portfolio, we are finishing up a new CMS based web package that we will be offering to anyone (currently we only provide web design for our SEO clients). We're also working on a number of local real estate / vacation rental portal sites that will merge data into regional and national sites.

TeamRobertson There are a lot of people out there that are more than willing to take your money for SEO services. Unfortunately, I have found that most of these companies don't truly understand SEO, especially when it comes to providing long term success strategies.

This forum is a good source to learn more about what to look for in SEO services. If you think some SEO company is blowing smoke up your wazoo, but you're not quite sure, drop me a PM and I will give you my opinion on what they say and how they plan to optimize your site. I'll do my best to give you a prompt response.

Good luck!

Update

I just took a quick look at your site, inbound links, and whois information. My advice is to NOT buy into SEO services at this time. Spend the next 5-7 months building links to your site, then look at obtaining SEO services. Your site is relatively new, and it usually takes 9-14 months for sites to have competitive Google rankings. Some will say that is because of the Sandbox, some will say it's the age of the site, and some will say it's the age of the links. And yes - you can get a new domain to rank well in Google quicker than 9-14 months, but most agent sites are not equipped with the resources and capital to do that.

There are some decent link building posts on this forum to get you started.

**Mike Taylor** · 10-18-2007, 05:44 AM

I agree, you can do a lot of it yourself. When are getting your links just make sure they reputable and relevant to your topic.

**AAO** · 10-22-2007, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by TeamRobertson

OK I have had 3.8 million people tell me they and only they can optimize my website to be top of the listings and drive tons of traffic to my website, etc.

I wanted to know from you guys who have you used to do SEO, what was the cost, and did you notice a signifigant increase in traffic and converted leads?

Thanks in advance

David

I know a site. Its http://www.webdesignersofusa.com. You put in your request. and get several quotes from website marketing sites. Then compare and decide.
Do not go for one that promise instant results. SEO requires patience, especially white hat SEO techniques.

**Greg** · 10-23-2007, 06:30 AM

Everything you need to know is on the web. Google is your friend, start asking questions and you will be overwhelmed with answers.

**spanishproperty** · 10-24-2007, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Greg

Google is your friend

And your worst enemy!

SEO is a time consuming job and as it has been said by other agents and members here there are so many rip off companies out there that promise everything under the sun and don't deliver.

Be careful, go on recommendation if you know anyone else that has had a good experience with a certain company. Or in your spare time do a bit of research yourself.

Another option is to get someone in house so you are able to monitor what work is being done on your site.

**doogers** · 10-31-2007, 01:02 PM

If you have time to do it yourself then that is the way to go. Just start reading and asking questions.

**Honeycomb Properties** · 11-01-2007, 11:19 AM

We like to design/redesign the website when we perform SEO because the onpage factors are the easiest to control, but it's not always necessary.

HHI Golf Guy was right when he told you to go out and start getting links. You may want to do some keyword research before you jump head first into getting links and optimizing your site. Once you know what keywords you want to target, make sure you use them in your anchor text.

There is a ton of information out there regarding SEO, just make sure you check the source so the information isn't just linkbait or bad info. Remember that getting your site to rank will take time and hard work.