SEO Service - How much can I ask for?

[dudusa1]

Charge on an hourly basis for how much time you put in.

Base the rates on whatever you want.

that would be pointless. you can put 20-30 minutes daily on each website, sometimes even less. every seo company take a regular price. you can't prove how many hours of work you have invested in the job, so..

 

[GrizzlyAdams]

that would be pointless. you can put 20-30 minutes daily on each website, sometimes even less. every seo company take a regular price. you can't prove how many hours of work you have invested in the job, so..

Yes normally it would not be a good idea but it's not a regular client, he's working for a friend so he doesn't want to overcharge the person.

 

[EvilPlankton]

When in doubt, double your estimate. You would be amazed how much people are willing to pay for work you might consider trivial.

 

[Getwhatchuwant]

You can also strike a deal that can help you long term. You can do the work for nothing up front but get a % of the IMPROVEMENT you make to his cash flow on the backside and have income for years.

So if he is earning $100 profit from his site per month and after your SEO work he gets to $500 profit per month, the difference is $400 profit per month, even if you get just 10% of that that is $40 per month for as long as he runs the site. Over time as the profits increase, so do your royalty checks. You can also offer a buyout, if he does really well, say that his site gets to $5000 profit per month you can offer him a buyout of say $1000 so he does not have to pay you monthly anymore.

Those are just some ideas and the figures can vary.

 

[jon_xx_x]

I do $50/hr cash for friends. Sometimes I regret it because it's boring and tedious, I guess especially when it's not for your own stuff, but I have to remind myself $50/hr cash is nice spending money to have. They aren't close friends though.