FAQ about SEO First

How long has Company Name been in business?

SEO First started as a part-time venture in 1999 and moved to a full-time company in 2004, which is a long time in relation to other companies in the same industry.

What makes your SEO company different?

When you enlist with us will deal with a single point of contact that will do your work hands-on. You won’t deal with a separate salesperson, account manager, project manager, project specialist, etc. You will deal with the person who is actually doing your work, is accountable for it and can answer all of your questions.

How quickly can I receive a phone or email response from your company?

Typically same day and most often within minutes.

How does your company come up with a price for services?

We take many aspects of your website into consideration such as size of the website, number of pages, age of the pages, links to and from the pages, amount of content, geography, social reach, current online visibility, past marketing efforts, any current penalties, reputation management efforts and last but certainly not least your major competitors.

What kinds of SEO does your company do?

We do mostly local SEO with a few national / international campaigns thrown into the mix. We started off 15-plus years ago at about a 50-50 split between these two types of SEO and now it’s more like 90-percent local and 10-percent national / international.

Besides SEO what does your company offer?

We do all types of digital marketing including pay-per-click (PPC), social media advertising, email marketing, content marketing, press release marketing, Google My Business optimization, YouTube optimization and more.

Do you build websites?

Yes, we build responsive Wordpress websites that work on any device including cellphones, tablets, laptops, MACs and PCs and even Smart TVs and other smart devices.

General SEO FAQ

Why do SEO?

1. Rankings
2. Traffic
3. More leads, signups, calls, emails and sales
4. More Internet visibility
5. Ability to connect with customers more often
6. Your competitor is already doing SEO and taking business away from you and you’re letting it happen

Does Google offer SEO services?

Google does not offer SEO services. What they do offer is organic search results pages. Companies such as this one conduct on-page and off-page SEO in order to climb the rankings in the Google search results pages (SERPs).

Does SEO really matter?

Yes! Even though critics and naysayers have been trying to kill off SEO for the past 15-plus years, SEO is still alive and well and producing higher rankings and more traffics to websites.

How can I increase my visibility on Google?

Google takes into account a number of online and off-line marketing techniques such as SEO, PPC, social, news, images, videos, email, offline advertising (print, radio, TV) in order to rank and display website links and info among its different online properties.

How do I get my website to come up first on Google?

The short answer is to create compelling content that is just what your customers are looking for and then acquiring high quality links to that content. The high-quality content you create will likely have the appropriate keywords imbedded that your customers will use to search on Google. Likewise, the links pointing to your site will contain some of these same keyword phrases.

When did SEO begin?

According to the SEO community, the consensus is that SEO began around 1997. Some argue that it began in 1991 when the first website was published or later when the first search engine was launched.

How do you rank first on Google?

You can rank first on Google through SEO. This means, first performing keyword research to find out what phrases people are looking for targeted to your particular website. Second, optimize your pages for those keyword phrase. Third, get others to link to your webpages and make sure at least some use your keyword phrases. Four, track the results using an application such as Google Analytics to see how your website is performing and make any necessary adjustments.

What are the basics of SEO?

The basics of SEO are these 4 steps: 1. keyword research; 2. on-page optimization; 3. link-building; 4. results tracking.

How do I SEO my website?

Start with the basics of SEO, which are keyword research, on-page optimization, link-building and results tracking and go from there. Or another option that doesn’t involve a steep learning curve is to hire a 3rd party SEO agency such as SEO First, to do the optimization for you.

How do I increase my visibility on Google?

You can increase visibility on your website through SEO, PPC, social media marketing, press releases, Google My Business optimization, YouTube optimization, display advertising, radio, TV, print advertising and many other guerrilla marketing techniques.

What is the best SEO tool?

Some of the best SEO tools include SEMRush, AHrefs, Moz, Google Ads, Google Search Console, Majestic and ChatMeter.

How can I check my SEO ranking?

The easiest way is to do a manual Google search of your website’s top keyword phrases. If you have too many keywords to track then using an App or services such as Google Search Console, SEMRush, Moz, SERanking, AHrefs or RankTrackr will help.

How long does SEO take to start working?

How long SEO takes to start working depends on several factors including how well the on-page SEO, off-page SEO was conducted along with how much competition there is for a keyword phrase. If there isn’t a lot of competition, you can see some results in a week or two. If there is a medium amount of competition then you can see results in a month or two. And, if there is a high degree of competition then it may take many months, years, or never to see results.

Is a SEO company worth it?

Yes, a GOOD SEO company is worth it! A quality SEO company can deliver higher rankings, more traffic and more phone calls to your company. A lesser SEO company, however, may not be worth your money.

Why is SEO so expensive?

Why SEO can be expensive depends on many factors, but the main one is competition. The more competitive your industry and the more competitive the keyword phrases are that you are targeting with your website, the more expensive SEO is. This is because more time and money have to be spent by the SEO company in order to accomplish your goals in a highly competitive field. Let’s say for instance you own a small electronics company and want to rank for “electronics” in Google. When you look at your competition, you’ll see Best Buy, NewEgg, Walmart, Amazon, Target and many other big companies with huge budgets that you’re trying to compete with. The only way to compete head-on is to throw a huge amount of money (more than your competition) over a long period of time. Now, let’s take another example and say you own a store that sells red and white striped widgets with rainbow sparkles online. Your main keyword phrase would be “red and white striped widgets with rainbow sparkles” and you would have a lot less competition and so your SEO company would have to spend a lot less time and money in order to get your website front-page rankings. This is especially true for Local SEO. So, in our last example your main keyword phrase might be something like “red and white striped widgets with rainbow sparkles + city” and thus your competition will be even less as will the cost of SEO.

How much does SEO cost?

How much SEO costs depends on the competition for your keywords and how much time and money will need to be spent by the SEO company (plus profit) in order to achieve your goals. Small businesses may spend between $200 – $500 per month, medium-size businesses between $750 – $2000 per month and larger businesses between $5,000 – $30,000 per month, on average. If you’re hiring an SEO consultant then rates are generally between $70 – $200 per hour.

Any more questions? Contact us!