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[DWebby]

Hello,

I want to get on top on google or yahoo. Are there companies who can offer this service? Are they scams? They truly work? How much can I expect to pay?

[incrediblehelp]

SEO Consultants has a great list of SEO's in your area.

[Melnel]

Yes thats true but I always wonder why people (and directories like SEO consultants) consider location as a factor in choosing an SEO.

SEO can be done just as effectively from the middle of the Mongolian desert as from downtown New York, provided of course that you can get a good satellite signal and have good dustproofing on your laptop.

[HostingDeals]

People like to localize because typically, the website owners need a lot of hand holding to understand SEO as a whole. Therefore, these site owners choose to go local for person to person conversation and brain picking.

[maniakaz]

If it is not a secret: how much could this cost (raising website from nowhere to 1 page)?

[Melnel]

Originally Posted by HostingDeals

People like to localize because typically, the website owners need a lot of hand holding to understand SEO as a whole. Therefore, these site owners choose to go local for person to person conversation and brain picking.

Yes its true that some (not all) website owners need a lot of hand holding but I don't find it inconvenient to do that via SKYPE and it has the added advantage that all of my date is readily available, not just what I packed for a customer visit.

[Melnel]

No the cost is not exactly a secret but this is one of those cases where there are a very large number of imponderables:
The sites initial popularity will to a large part depend on its rankings which in turn will depend on its popularity.

SEO alone is IMO not the best route to get a new site ranking well, you need to create a buzz among the community you are targeting and thats a bit outside normal SEO parameters.

[:Sye:]

SEO alone will not get you rank 1 on search engines, you need link backs from other highly ranked websites, and most importantly imo content. The more content you have the more visitors you get, the more recommendations you get, the higher rank you get.

[awhite1]

There is a difference between "getting links", many of which may not have any effect on ranking, and getting links that will boost your rank. Targeted link building is within the normal scope of SEO, in my opinion.

The cost of getting to page one varies wildly, depending on the competitiveness of the niche and/or the technical savvy of the leading sites within the niche.

SEO can be done from anywhere, but local is best because it's easier to take legal recourse if you get ripped off (because there are a LOT of bad SEOs).

[Melnel]

IMO if you are going into SEO with the idea fixed in your head that you are going to be dealing with a bunch of ripoffs then its better not to do it at all, but there is no reason to have such preconceptions if you take a bit of time, learn what really needs to be done and do a bit of research before you engage an SEO.

If you are going to rely only on the salesman;s word when you buy a used car you just may get ripped off (and you may not) but if you do a bit of investigation and learn which used car lots are dependable you will be lot better off.

[ElTino]

I would suggest that you hire a freelancer. First, it would be way cheaper than hiring a company and second, the freelancer will spend more time working on your project compared to companies which usually have many clients and deal with several projects at the same time.

[snapshot]

Hi, there are many SEO companies on the web claiming to be professionals at getting websites reaching top positions in the major search engines.

You need to check out some of them and contact them to find out which one of them is the one great for your projects.

[Jen0608]

Originally Posted by Dan Burtan

Hello,

I want to get on top on google or yahoo. Are there companies who can offer this service? Are they scams? They truly work? How much can I expect to pay?

Well, to be able to get good results from Google and Yahoo you need an SEO Expert that is honest and intelligent. If you have high budget you can go to SEO companies but if you want more reliable and affordable you can hire an SEO freelancer.

[maniakaz]

And where can I get honest SEO freelancer? How much (approximatelt) can it cost?
"Google for honest seo freelancer" - sorry, not an option.

[SoonyM]

how is it determined as to who gets on the first page of pages such as google?