SEO services & pricing

Very often, customers have a question about what it would cost to get a first page SEO Ranking for a particular keyword. The question almost always puts us as web developers and seo guys into a state of dilemma. Before we discuss SEO pricing, lets take into consideration what services are required to get a particular keyword on the First page SEO Ranking.

Most customers who want an SEO service have a website which is poorly optimized for a keyword and some even have Flash or other components which dont really seem friendly for SEO. the first phase of SEO itself is to get your website SEO ready. Second phase is to analyze if is even possible to rank for that keyword. Most often people look for the broader terms, like Real estate, Web design, Hotels in UK,  Swiss chocolate, Fans, Plugs, Keyboard, Television, HDTV and a lot more. Though some sites do stand a chance to get ranked for a few of these keywords, Most keywords listed may stand in a category where it will take Months , if not years to get a decent ranking on google. Is it worth the trouble? Will you pay for MONTHS of work ? is it affordable for the YOU as a customer?  The Keyword research and analyzis involves a lot of these factors in play and if its really worth it, we go on with the next phase which is Link Building. Link building most often involves getting links from various sources all over the web. This may be link exchange to Buying links and sometimes writing a 100 or 1000 articles. It may look like a simple task most of the time but its surely is daunting and time consuming.

So how do we price the whole thing now? Seo service and Pricing varies depending on 2 factors.

1. The keyword you choose.

2. the additional service which may be required

Overall, you will be charged for the time. If its a keyword which is going to take 3 months you can be assured that its going to cost you anywhere between 300$ to 500$ for that keyword. See more on Price break ups on SEO services soon.