You've done some budget calculations and finally realized that you can afford to pay an SEO company to provide high-quality optimization services for your website, right? "Wow! - you think - finally, I'll have some help in my desperate marketing efforts and... good rankings!"
So, you start doing some research on the best SEO companies and the price they charge for their services, and then your enthusiasm might fluctuate…
Welcome to the world of SEO, dear friend! I hope you now understand that money is not the only problem that one can face when it comes to finding high-quality SEO services. Or when it comes to finding a highly qualified company.
Now that you have started to be interested in what qualified SEO services mean and what are the real prices for them, let's start this journey together. To learn:
• Why should SEO companies take money?
• What does hiring a cheap SEO company mean and what are the risks of hiring their services?
• What is expensive SEO and is it worth investing money in this type of SEO Service?
• And last but not least important: What is the right amount of money to spend on SEO services (SEO services price)?
Are you ready? Let's go!
What services can SEO companies charge you for?
Before talking about SEO services, we first need to consider that there are no services that a company can perform without the involvement of the contractor directly. If you already have some management knowledge, I'm sure you know about this.
Get involved in setting the SEO budget that the company you're hiring is asking for. Build a long-term plan - together.
Calculate the costs, but before all that - learn about what services an SEO company can offer you.
Research, using SEO tools, implementing proper on-page SEO, building backlinks, technical SEO audits, content writing - what are you paying for? Why am I taking money from you?
Reaching an understanding will ensure that the rules of the game are set correctly. It is a game that you will play together in the short, medium, or long term.
It may seem simple, but it is not. There is research you need to do on your own to get a good deal from a qualified SEO company.
How much does SEO cost?
As you already know, SEO is the science that can help your online business grow at a sustainable rate.
For SEO services, like any other service on this planet, costs are divided into three billing models:
• Cost per project;
• Cost per hour;
• Monthly payment.
Hourly fee is the most popular and widely used payment method for SEO services. Why?
Because this gives the entrepreneur transparency. It also makes the SEO company more accountable for how it uses its time because its use is reflected in clear reports.
The process of concluding an hourly payment agreement begins with listing the activities that SEO experts need to perform for your online business. Next comes the estimate of how many hours are needed to fulfill them. This means that the SEO firm commits to presenting you with a report at the end of the week or month regarding the activities they performed and the actual number of hours worked.
The fee for an hour varies from 10 to 200 dollars, depending on the region of the company. Of course, an Australian company will have different prices than an American company. The size and notoriety of the company also matter (the bigger the company, the more expensive its hours will be).
Paying per project is different from paying by the hour. That's because, in this payment scheme, you have to have an agreement with the SEO company about the standard price of a project, no matter how many hours are invested in it.
The best budget allocation you can make here is to allocate 30% of your promotion budget to SEO optimization. And don't think that this budget could be too big, considering that every project needs a lot of SEO and an impeccable online presence.
The best solution is still considered to be a monthly pricing service and this scheme is most preferred by people.
The range can vary from $500 to $5000, again depending on many other external factors.
But there is nothing wrong if you decide to try all these 3 methods, even with one SEO company.
Why not cheap SEO (with small budgets)?
Happy wife - happy life, says a quote.
Happy SEO Service Providers - Happy Business Owners, one can say about the science of SEO.
"What do happy SEO service providers mean?" You have to ask me.
Let's call it simple: optimizing the quality of your online business.
I'm sure you've heard about quality by now, so I don't have to give you a definition. But I would say the following: quality does not mean cheap and never has!
Some people still dream of getting the best SEO services at the lowest possible price.
Hiring a low-cost SEO service delivery company to rank your business high in search engine results is not an option.
Why? I'll tell you right away. There are some risks with accepting a cheap SEO company and the first one is a penalty.
Cheap SEO firms use low-quality strategies that may work in the short term but certainly not in the long term for your web page.
Recovering from a Google penalty can take more effort and money. Also, don't expect any degree of accountability from cheap SEO companies, as they usually don't.
SEO companies that come with cheap services do not have money to invest in improving their strategies. It doesn't focus on getting more creative. They don't care so much about the results, because their goal is only to "catch" customers and take their money. The question is: are you sure you want to invest less and lose more?
How much should you spend on SEO services?
If you're serious about turning your online business into an empire, then the question isn't even about whether or not you need to hire an SEO agency to optimize your web page, because it's not even negotiable. Must. The question is: how much to spend on it?
To continue the topic of cheap SEO services, I would say that there is no such thing as "expensive SEO services" when your online success is at stake. Why am I saying this? Well, there is one reason that I can bring here as the strongest argument, and that is quality.
Good SEO means investment and vice versa, a rational investment means good SEO.
So who do you trust to promote your business and how much should you expect to pay for quality SEO services in the SEO Moldova market?
Well, if you want to follow the "latest SEO trends", you should know that the latest research shows that hiring a company that charges less than $500 per month for SEO services for an average site with significant competition, would make you doubt their quality. And this is because paying for SEO would roughly start at $500 per month.
Of course, you can make an exception, if you consider that your business is still "too small" to invest such money in SEO. But if you want to make it big online, then you need to understand the following fact right away: the lower the price, the less experienced the company you hire.
And if the hired company failed to see what SEO is and how it comes, little by little the results – you might be throwing money away (even if relatively little). So - less real results you will get.
In other words, low money = low expectations.
Investing in SEO starting at $1000 to $5000 ensures finding SEO companies with stronger optimization strategies. In addition, you can feel, without questioning, what is the experience behind the people who will take care of your site's ranking. Let's be real: the more money, the more chances. But again - it all depends on the stage of development of your business at the time you want to hire an SEO company.
Instead of conclusion
You can learn and do SEO yourself or you can trust a person, a firm, or a specialized company - it doesn't matter, what really matters are the results you will get from this "adventure".
Will your business achieve success? Will it reach another level, or why not even skip some levels to reach great proportions? How will the SEO company you hire change the destiny of your web page?
These are just some of the questions you should consider before deciding to invest in SEO.
Investing in your business is never a loss. A loss can be a blind investment without doing enough research beforehand.
Ignorance has consequences and we are not talking here about that ignorance from lack of curiosity, we are talking about that ignorance that comes from non-involvement, from the idea that: "If I pay, I will get what I want".
Sometimes you can have money, but you can be quickly destroyed by those who, in addition to having money, have information, knowledge, and skills, are proactive...
Or maybe you don't have the money yet, but you can become the best because you research, learn, discover, and then - practice, practice, and again - practice.
If you need help with your website, whether it's for advice or hands-on work, the SEOLITTE team is always here for you. Do not hesitate to contact us. We are an affordable SEO company, but not a cheap one!
P.S. Here you can see specific prices.