Link Building Recommendations Please

[tcolling]

Hi -

I am responsible for a small but growing number of websites for companies that serve the elderly population.  I need help with link building for these websites and I'm looking for suggestions on finding one or two professionals to whom I can outsource that work.

1.  Can you recommend anyone for this need, someone I can contact who you know to be qualified and professional?

2.  Can you give me an idea of what such services should cost?

Thanks!

[RickyShockley]

Hey tcolling!

Whatever you decide, I would guard against looking for a "good deal" in terms of price. REAL, quality link building efforts that have the potential to drive real results for you is not going to be cheap. If you have the budget, I would consult with Eric Ward before you do anything. He is THE expert in the field and can provide a great consultation for you that details the type of outreach and specific targets that will benefit your efforts the most.

Eric had a quote somewhere that went something like this...

Links can do 1 of 4 things:

a) help search rankings

b) help drive quality web traffic

c)neither

d)both

I'd make sure whomever you use is focused on link acquisition efforts designed to do both. THOSE are the links that Google generally values the most anyways.

There are many people who would be happy  (myself included) to provide link building services, but anyone who does it the RIGHT way will need a fairly large time investment to do so (especially since you are dealing with multiple sites). I would say $1000/month/site would be a realistic starting point for someone qualified to produce for you.

Link building is no longer a manipulative task centered around manual link placement. It IS a process of outreach, networking, relationship building and research that (when done properly) can drive business to your sites, increase brand awareness and drive search rankings!

Check out Moz approved companies here...http://moz.com/community/recommended