What do you charge for SEO?
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lewi
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- Aug 5, 2008
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I only ever take on a few clients and always aim for a more short term project with them (either meaning i up the prices and do loads of work or go for a 3 to 4 month stretch) which obviously just depends on their budget!
Each project tends to evolve to become a bigger task simply because i like to over deliver. Such as the latest client asked me for top rankings for a local keyphrase and as an extra i got them both top rankings and secure that top spot from the competitors easily stealing it and also added them to google maps as an extra!
I base my prices on the competition but monthly prices work out cheaper for the amount of work done than one off fee but people seem to prefer one off fee's and then tend to opt for a cheap monthly fee for seo maintenance against the competitors which is minimal work each month but more checkup!
Lewi
Each project tends to evolve to become a bigger task simply because i like to over deliver. Such as the latest client asked me for top rankings for a local keyphrase and as an extra i got them both top rankings and secure that top spot from the competitors easily stealing it and also added them to google maps as an extra!
I base my prices on the competition but monthly prices work out cheaper for the amount of work done than one off fee but people seem to prefer one off fee's and then tend to opt for a cheap monthly fee for seo maintenance against the competitors which is minimal work each month but more checkup!
Lewi
googlemonster
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- Nov 15, 2008
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A smart way would be to use a forumla imo to price per keyword something like Σblah/blah=$price
possibly use MS to determine this.
possibly use MS to determine this.
MakeLemonade
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- Mar 30, 2009
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Well said. I "overcharge" for SEO then outsource it. My markup is about 4x what I actually pay to have it done. I do this on the side.
I read elsewhere in this forum that a first page SERP ranking is worth about the cost of a full page yellow page ad. That gives a GREAT way to justify high prices against something verifiable.
macchiavelli
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- May 4, 2007
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I always charge upfront and maintenace afterwards.
This is the best way to go.
This is the best way to go.
evilprincess
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- Jan 5, 2011
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I want to know where you guys find clients that pay so much each month! Email campaigns, cold calls, etc? Maybe it's just me that keeps running into cheapskates.
I have a client that wants me to build a website for a product that costs about $100K on average. Now, it's a very specified thing and they probably only sell a few a year. But they told me they only wanna pay a few hundred in SEO each month. My jaw dropped, didn't really know what to say to that. I'm a horrible salesperson though.
I have a client that wants me to build a website for a product that costs about $100K on average. Now, it's a very specified thing and they probably only sell a few a year. But they told me they only wanna pay a few hundred in SEO each month. My jaw dropped, didn't really know what to say to that. I'm a horrible salesperson though.
derf724662
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- Feb 11, 2010
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As someone who owns a successful web design firm, I would be hard pressed to find clients that would pay 1,000 per month. However we will charge an upfront fee and a smaller monthly payment with a guaranteed 24 month contract to lock them in and get the amount we want in the end. We tried charging a lot upfront and lost great potentials.
emeraldodge
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- Jul 24, 2011
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Totally agree! Also take in count the current means of your client. Don't miss a deal because you charged too much by $50 = that sucks.
Cheers.
Artful Dodger
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cwscontentwriter
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hmmm for a 20 page site we charge $1595 per moth and a minimum contract of 1 year
with 2 months payment as advance