This document discusses best practices for outsourcing SEO services. It recommends knowing your goals, selecting an appropriate provider type (white hat, black hat, borderline), researching credentials, providing guidance to the outsourced specialist, ensuring the provider is up-to-date on SEO trends, and having realistic expectations about results. Outsourcing SEO can provide cost savings and expertise but requires careful planning and management to achieve success.
2. SEO outsourcing is the process
of handing the search engine
optimization work to a service
provider.
This has become a common
practice among business entities
that neither have the time or
expertise to execute a data-driven
SEO campaign nor the budget to
hire an in-house SEO specialist.
Outsourcing SEO services can
provide significant advantages,
such as cost efficiency.
3. You can actually tap into the expertise
of an outsourcing SEO specialist for
– this is more affordable compared to
spending $3,700 for in-house staff.
per month
$400 to
$900
Furthermore, outsourcing your
SEO will allow you to have
assurance that experts manage
your online marketing campaign.
4. However, even with the right budget,
partnering with an SEO outsourcing agency
does not always guarantee the best results.
It will also enable your
employees to concentrate
on more important aspects
of your business.
This is why learning the best
practices when outsourcing
your SEO campaign is a must
before working with an
outsourced SEO specialist.
You can ensure the project's
success as well as protect
your business's interests
and reputation.
Here are some
do's and don'ts
when outsourcing
your SEO.
6. Knowing your goals and needs will help you find the best suitable
partner that can match your specific marketing requirements.
Companies outsource their SEO
for a variety of reasons. It is
important that you have identified
your needs and goals before you
start looking for an SEO company.
These are among the most
common goals for outsourcing:
Achieve cost-savings in
the overall marketing
campaign expenses.
Leverage the agency's
up-to-date and relevant
SEO knowledge and
expertise.
Use a holistic SEO
strategy to bolster
organic search engine
presence.
8. This can give you some level of cost
advantage, depending on your online
marketing budget requirements.
There are several methods
for obtaining outsourced
SEO services.
Although directly contracting the service
of a company can be easily done, you
still have to know the different options
you have when outsourcing SEO.
9. Package Providers offering Link Building Services
This is a great option if you are looking to obtain
backlinks for your web pages.
Freelance Platforms offering SEO Services
Several freelance agencies offer specialized
managed SEO services on a project basis.
SEO Outsourcing Company offering Holistic Services
These agencies have in-house teams of SEO
professionals that can provide you with complete
SEO services and supplementary services, such
as digital advertising, inbound lead generation,
and content marketing.
11. SEO companies are categorized into
three, and they are segmented based
on the techniques they use.
Following the increasing
popularity of SEO in this digital
era, different SEO agencies have
sprung up around the globe.
But while these providers offer
almost similar SEO services, not
all are of the same standard.
12. The White Hats
These are the SEO agencies that implement the safest
techniques to obtain high-quality backlinks for your
web pages. They also perform data analysis, conduct
content audits, and create good content strategies.
The Black Hats
SEO companies that utilize tactics that Google already
deemed as illegal and unethical, such as promoting
duplicate content, cloaking or re-directing the user to
another site or page, and obtaining links from sites with
non-relevant content. The number of agencies offering
such services is very rare and often comes at a high-risk
and expensive price.
The Borderline Black Hats
They execute more aggressive but less effective
strategies than white hats. And services offered by
borderline black hat SEO companies still pose high
risks of getting your website penalized.
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13. With the thousands of SEO providers in the market, it is
paramount to determine which category your service
provider falls under.
15. Researching the companies that you are considering
can help you gauge their professionalism and
determine if they are right for your business.
One of the ways to choose the right SEO company for your
business is to check the background and performance of
prospective agencies. It would help if you look into the following:
Portfolios and
case studies
search engine
certifications
reviews and client
testimonials
unique selling points (offer
decades of experience, deliver
measurable results, provide
personalized SEO strategies,
utilize innovative marketing
tech and tools, and takes a
hands-on approach)
17. Remember that the outsourced SEO specialist you partnered with is still an outsider to your business, so they
do not possess the same level of insights into your business as your in-house IT and marketing staff.
Taking time to educate them
about your business can
enable them to utilize the
right SEO techniques to run
a successful campaign and
generate better ROI.
Thus, they will need your
guidance to help them
understand your business's
nature as well as the products
and/or services you offer.
18. Deal With an Agency that Is Not
With Latest SEO Updates and
Up-To-Date
Trends
19. SEO is a constantly changing landscape.
So, no one can thrive in the SEO market
by sticking to the old ways of doing things
and refusing to embrace new platforms
and techniques.
Therefore, you must choose an SEO
agency knowledgeable about the
latest SEO updates and strategies.
Doing so can give you an assurance that
your website adheres to guidelines set by
search engines and organically maintains
or boosts its ranking on search engine
results pages (SERPs).
21. Similar to doing your SEO independently,
an outsourced SEO agency also follows a
certain process when running a campaign.
Search engine optimization is not a
once-and-done thing – implementing
SEO strategies usually lasts up to a
month and yields results after
four to eight
months.
22. When outsourcing SEO,
you should be prepared to
interplay with and put in
some effort to ensure
that your campaign is s
treamlined and refined.
That way, you and your
SEO provider can manage
your campaign carefully
and reap better results.
23. conclusion
Acquiring outsourced SEO services can help your business get the support it
needs to succeed and grow in the ever-changing organic search landscape.
Accordingly, with the right planning, clear communication, and avoidance of committing
outsourcing SEO mistakes, you can safeguard the success of your SEO campaign.
This can result in higher chances of maximizing your investment.