There are companies who evaluate what effect the penguin update had on a website. Is this possible and is it a good investment ?

[MobileVet]

I have been hit by the penguin update. I have found companies who for $300 will evaluate my site for potential problems. Is this possible and is it worth the investment

[Adam.Whittles]

It is possible to evaluate a site and suggest areas that may have caused it suffer with the penguin update. However you should be very careful about which firm you choose as many not so reputable sites are cropping up offering such services. If you want to use an seo firm then I suggest you take a look at the SEOmoz recommended companies.

To be honest you probably don't need someone to tell you what's wrong, with a bit of reading and self analysis you will be able to find what has happened and more than likely it will be down to your backlinks.. Your money may be better spent hiring s reputable SEO to help fix the problems rather than tell you what the problems are.

Adam.

[anthonydnelson]

I strongly agree with Adam's second paragraph. I would diagnose the problems a bit yourself, and then find the right people to help you fix it.