Is seo freelancing a good option

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by marketingguru101, Jun 21, 2010.

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    Is seo freelancing a good option.

    I want ask if seo freelance sites good for seo i had very bad experience with one.
     
    marketingguru101, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  2. visualskirmish

    visualskirmish Peon

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    Not really...I found a guy on scriptlance.com to do an SEO project for me for $200.
    Took about 2-3 months with decent results. Im ranking on page 2-5 for various keywords in Google.
    However, he created 500 backlinks (VERY manual process unless you have software)
    Wrote 3 articles and submitted them to about 100 article sites.
    Posted on about 20 social networking sites.
    Did a press release.
     
    visualskirmish, Jun 21, 2010 IP
  3. lifeplayer

    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    I will say it depends on your luck sometime since it is hard to get a good SEO freelancer, most of the are just "link builder"
     
    lifeplayer, Jun 21, 2010 IP
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    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    you just need to exercise your due diligence it hiring a freelancer. there are plenty of good service providers out there but there are some crooks there at the same time. even after all these years, i still get screwed once in a while outsourcing on an occasional basis.

    one advice i would give you, dont look for the cheapest service out there as that would be a big mistake. service providers who provide valuable service that will actually benefit you will charge for their services and you cannot compare their services with newcomers and spammers/scammers. hire someone with good reputation and good reviews. even if you have to pay a little more, you are comfortable knowing that you are hiring someone with good reviews and reputation will will deliver what promised.
     
    sultanofseo, Jun 21, 2010 IP
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    Be careful. There are not only crooks out there, but complete maladroits who will raise Google's flags and possibly get you in trouble.
     
    mimmolette, Jun 22, 2010 IP
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    Its a good option and an additional income in your pocket.
     
    Acee, Jun 22, 2010 IP
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    ab420 Well-Known Member

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    That's like saying, "Is it wise to bring your broken car to a mechanic?"

    In every profession, you will find people that you will enjoy working with, and others you will not have as much luck with. Spend time reading testimonials and ask for examples of their work. Any good SEO freelancer should be able to show you positive results they have made for clients in the past.
     
    ab420, Jun 22, 2010 IP
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    Skillage Active Member

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    You will need a high budget to seek good results.

    You will be paying for the one-to-one links which the SEO professional finds you, most GOOD links which aren't sitewide, and have hardly any competitors on will cost you around $100 per link.

    Content creation wouldn't be too much, but constant optimising will come into play.

    Article creation, social bookmarking, social media marketing would also be added to the cost.

    IF you want good results over a 3 - 5 month span, go for this option, it will work out at a lower CPA eventually.

    If you want sh*t results, and to be penalised, go for a freelancer who offers you 10,000 links, 15,000 (re-written) articles, and keyword spam'd content for $250, then its up to you.
     
    Skillage, Jun 22, 2010 IP
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    Hello Mate,

    Not all freelancers are bad.. I have a lot of friends that's a freelancer, they are really good and they really try their best to optimize their clients website. Sometimes also a 40 hours word per day reaches to 50. And also they don't offer high price it's just $350 per month.

    Imava
     
    imava12, Jun 23, 2010 IP
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    If you want to find good seo freelancers, you'll have to carefully check their backgrounds. Get their previous sites that they have worked with and try to evaluate their on-page optimization as well as rankings and backlinks.
     
    seodash, Jun 23, 2010 IP
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    i think on freelance sites there are only few seo freelancer who know how to do there work right i think forums is the best place to find good seo freelancers.
     
    marketingguru101, Jun 24, 2010 IP