It is NOW time to invest in SEO consultant, How/ Where can i find a good one???

[BigBlaze205]

I have learn the basics of seo and use seoMoz for more then a year. this help me to rank my online store better and increase sales. I only know the basics of seo and it is now time increase traffics to our online store, www.furnacefilterscanada.com How can I hired a good seo consultant? I'm self employes and the only one managing my online store. I want to be shure I invest in a good consultant. Our small business does not have thousand$$$$$ dollards to invest. For example, can I see result if I invest $1000? Thank you

[HeatherBakerTopLine]

Hi there. Good for you for getting your SEO campaign off the ground!

You need to be careful when choosing an SEO consultant. There are so many out there claiming to be specialists in this area, who simply don't know what they're doing, and I have fallen victim to this myself in the past!

For me, the best metric is to ask them to show you the analytics for a site they have worked on (ideally one similar to yours). If the key metrics have increased, then you're probably on to something. Then ask them how much time they spent on optimising the site (if it took them 100 hours a month, they are probably going to be too expensive). You'll then be able to make an informed choice.

[Francisco_Meza]

Try to find one with eCommerce experience. If you are looking to spend $1000 one time, then you're probably going to run into trouble. The reason I say that is I have many people who call me up and ask if I can get them ranking for $x.xx. I always turn those deals down.

BUT if you are saying that your can invest $1000/mo, then you can probably find a consultant who can work with you on a small scale. At $1000/mo, that's $230/week which is very little for me, but okay for a newbie to SEO. That would pay someone $10/hr for about 23 hours of work.

I don't want to confuse you, but I want you to understand that the quality of a person who works for $10/hr is normally a lot less than someone who earns a lot more.

My recommendation... hire a SEO consultant to spec out what you need 1st, THEN hire someone.

[DavidKonigsberg]

You need to find people who have specialties - First decide what area to focus on - onsite , link building , viral content , social media marketing, technical audits,  - Then find experts in that area and have them help you.

Or you may just need a jack of all trades (master of none) to point you in the direction to start.