Comments on: What “Affordable SEO” Really Means

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:10 +0000

You nailed it! Boy are you one smart cookie! I’m just getting started with my own sem business and still stumbling around with how best to get that presentation across to a prospect. I’m taking on paid-for-performance clients to get my foot in the door. Hoping that once I build up some credibility I can charge a reasonable fee from the start.

By: Mike Tekula

Mike Tekula — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:04:56 +0000

@Adam Certainly supply and demand is a key factor. It’s the reason SEOmoz can get away with charging $1000/hr for their consulting services. It’s also a function of what the market can/will bear.

Of course, the long term value of the service is where “affordability” comes from. Whether the client has the capital on hand is a short term concern.

The problem is identifying valuable vs. worthless SEO services. In such a saturated market (and one with very little bar of entry) there will always be undercutters who underbid and thereby commodify a service.

But you don’t hire the kid down the street to develop your marketing plan…

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:27:10 +0000

Yeah – Sure. Things that are valuable are always sought-after. But in free markets, things that are valuable become expensive. Supply and demand. The question here is if affordable SEO is really possible given this universal fact?

By: seo marketing ventures

seo marketing ventures — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:47:38 +0000

It is always one of the things that are sought-after by website owners- the affordability of the services offered by SEO firms.

By: Harris

Harris — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:30:39 +0000

You got that right. Also many ppl don’t understand how much work is involved to do seo and other marketing services. Clients you are looking for bargains are no good. I had a guy every time he priced out work said the quote was to much. So we low balled him and said it’s to much. We said we don’t want your work anymore it is to much drama.