Hi James I do alot of SEO/Digital Marketing consulting and unless you want to sell your soul what you're really looking for is an inbound marketing & lead nurturing strategy.
I say this because, unless you're using black hat strategies ranking #1 is really hard and someone else that's using black hat strategies will always beat you(until Google fix their rankings which doesn't look like happening for a long time). It maybe possible two rank#1 using whitehat seo but it's going to cost you alot of money. Google isn't the only source of traffic you can get traffic from many other sources. If you use smart inbound marketing with good content that adds value, lead nurturing and re-marketing/behavioural marketing etc. You can beat the #1 rankers. And you can do it with a clean conscious and even wake up happy knowing that you've added some value. I can help you with a strategy if you email me off list. http://au.linkedin.com/in/michaelridland https://www.facebook.com/SydneyWebAppDeveloper On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk <[email protected]>wrote: > I would also add, if a company says 'we can get you on the first page of > Google in a month', then steer clear. They are trying to pull the wool over > your eyes. Anyone can get on the front page of Google easily, but it only > matters if you are on the front page when people are searching for relevant > terms that will bring traffic and business to you. That can take a long > time when starting from scratch. > > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Personally, I wouldn't bother. Most are charlatans. There are no magic >> tricks that and SEO company will give you and it comes down to some basic >> things. >> >> 1) Make sure your web site is crawler friendly. >> 2) Make sure you have lots of good content and are continually updating >> and adding to it >> 3) Promote your site so other people start coming to it and linking to >> it. How you promote depends on the industry. >> 4) Wait. >> >> That's it. >> >> There are also tools like Google Analytics and Google Webmaster tools >> which will help you measure where your visitors are coming from and what >> they are looking for, so install them and play around. >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:56 AM, James Chapman-Smith < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I hope you don't mind asking here, but we need a good local SEO company. >>> There are so many that it's hard to figure out who is good and who is not. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Can anyone recommend a good local SEO company?**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Cheers.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> James Chapman-Smith.**** >>> >> >> >
