Search is the best source of high quality traffic for almost any business’s site. Search engine optimisation is about getting as much of the pie as you reasonably can. The benefits of a good quality search engine optimisation (SEO) campaign are simple:
- A sustainable source of traffic that grows over time
- Traffic that is highly targeted to your products or services
- Measurable results over the long term
- Exposure for your brand
Why SEO?
But why do I even need SEO? Doesn’t Google just put the best sites at the top?
In theory, yes. And over the years, Google has become better at delivering on that promise. A large part of what we do is making a site the best it can be – from Google’s point of view. Google measures how long people stay on your site and how they interact with it. That means lots of good quality, relevant content and frequent updates.
A word of caution
It would not be wise to write about the benefits of SEO without also sounding a note of caution. Whilst SEO does have a very high chance of delivering a good return on investment for almost any organisation, it is not without risks. There are no guarantees that a campaign will work or work within a certain period of time. It’s a fuzzy process, and ultimately what we do is influence Google, not dictate to it.
SEO is also a very long term process. It is not a one-off marketing stunt. You need to stick with it if you are to reap the rewards. How long it will take depends on your site and niche, but it is normal for an SEO campaign to take six months to start to show results.
SEO Campaigns
Although we work for a wide range of clients of different types and in different industries, our SEO service is specifically designed for small to medium sized business and sole traders. That can be anything from a local builder to a relatively large e-commerce site. We’ve been in the business for over 20 years, so we understand the needs of small organisations, sole traders and especially local businesses (people like us, in other words).
Each site and campaign is unique, and our service is designed to be completely flexible in that respect. There are some basic strategies that will almost always be of use, but we will also work closely with you to make sure we deliver what your site needs.
The service begins with four “one-off” processes; however, we also review these aspects regularly (usually every six months):
- Technical audit and recommendations, including Google Analytics set-up
- Content audit
- Google My Business set-up
- Keyword research
Ongoing work includes:
- On-page ranking factors, such as meta titles and descriptions
- Internal linking structure, aimed at improving overall search traffic
- Everything in our blogging package (no need to buy this separately!)
- Basic social media posting, if required
- Monthly reporting on the most important figures
- Plus we’re always just a phone call or email away – we provide a personal service and are always available for our clients
Tools and technical
Although a lot of our monthly work is focused on content, we have a background in web development and understand the tools and technical side of the web in a lot of detail. We use products such as Moz Pro and our own in-house tools to analyse your site from a technical point of view, as well as do competitor research. Especially for larger sites, a lot of work goes into looking at crawl and indexation data.
Pricing
- £370 plus VAT per calendar month
- Or please ask for details for one-off services
SEO Consultancy
If you feel that you can deliver the hands-on work of an SEO campaign using your existing resources and only need regular advice, we have the service for you. We can provide the help and support you need, allowing you to focus your internal resources for best results. This service includes:
- A monthly phone call with an SEO expert, to discuss strategy, recommendations results, usually up to 40 mins long
- Email support
- Monthly reporting
Smaller, one-off pieces of work, such as more in depth analyses of traffic data can also be included in the cost from time to time, depending on budgets, and our team is always available for larger one-off pieces of work at additional cost.
- £115 plus VAT per calendar month
- Or please ask for details for one-off services
Call us on 0800 644 0196 or email [email protected] to talk about how we can help you.