Small business owners want their websites to appear in the first page when potential customers are searching online. Paying for ads is one way. The other is to use Search Engine Optimization or SEO. It's unlikely for busy small business owners to do it themselves, because they do not have the expertise OR time. So most SMEs find SEO agencies to help them (1) get to and (2) keep them on the first page. Looking for the right SEO consultant can be a daunting task, if you do not know what SEO is all about. You would think that the last a small business owner wants, when getting expert SEO help, is to be overcharged. That's not the worst, bad SEO can ruin your web-presence, sending your website into Google oblivion. As a Marketing Strategy Consultant, we usually have to help our clients select or work with SEO consultants. Here are some of the red flags, we ourselves will watch out for when selecting SEO consultants to work with, as well as questions you can ask to sieve out the pretenders from the real consultants. Brendan Yong is a duct tape marketing consultant specialized in marketing automation based in Singapore. His company Empathi Solutions helps Asia-based clients build Marketing Systems to Grow Predictable Revenue using Infusionsoft CRM as the primary marketing automation tool To find out more about Empathi Solutions visit us @ https://empathi-solutions.com/about-us/ We love to share our knowledge to you! visit us to read more articles @ https://empathi-solutions.com/blog/