{"id":307,"date":"2015-09-03T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalsuccessagency.com\/blog\/?p=307"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:27:57","slug":"much-spend-search-engine-optimization-seo-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalsuccess.us\/blog\/much-spend-search-engine-optimization-seo-services.html","title":{"rendered":"How much should I spend on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services to Successfully\u00a0Grow\u00a0my\u00a0Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips to manage your SEO services spend<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dsus.demo2clients.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/new2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dsus.demo2clients.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/new2.jpg?resize=505%2C196\" alt=\"new\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalsuccess.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/new2.jpg?w=505&amp;ssl=1 505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalsuccess.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/new2.jpg?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"forImgCls\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How much is too much or too little?&lt;\/&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are probably often asked this question during a monthly SEO evaluation meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can be sure that you are not overspending on your SEO efforts or not spending too little?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point in every company\u2019s existence, a decision must be made upon how much to invest in making themselves visible in online search results. With <a title=\"Ecommerce Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2866334\/Relentless-march-internet-shopping-army-household-purchases-online.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">1 in three<\/a> purchases made online, <a title=\"Search Results\" href=\"https:\/\/think.storage.googleapis.com\/docs\/how-advertisers-can-extend-their-relevance-with-search_research-studies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">half<\/a> of all local mobile searches leading to in store visits, and <a title=\"Ecommerce Web Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/minewhat.com\/blog\/motivate-shoppers-who-research-online-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">81%<\/a> of shoppers looking online before buying anything, getting your name to the top of the pile isn\u2019t as optional as it once was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deciding how to pay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, paying for SEO work is not always just throwing a check at someone every once in a while. There are four different pricing structures that are most common today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Retainer model<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the simplest method of payment, thus it has also been historically the most common. Here, the only monetary transaction that needs to happen between client and agency is the fee payment of a set amount each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Client contract pricing<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of SEO companies offer this method as a means to build trust with a client. This is done to show that the company offering the SEO services can do what they say, thus allowing them to move into a monthly retainer form of payment. This type of payment is usually completed as per dictated by an offer from the SEO company\u2019s website like a commonly done <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalsuccess.us\/blog\/seo-audit-elements.html\">Technical SEO audit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Solely Project-based<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As opposed to going with a contract pricing agreement, clients often have the opportunity to build a custom price for a custom project with the SEO Company. This is more common for companies that have a specific goal in mind rather than handing the whole department over at one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Paid Consulting<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many companies go with this method as it provides companies with an option that is highly cost effective rather than time effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As all good SEO services should offer these methods of payment, it up to your company to lay out what their end goal is and decide on what matches that goal best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do professional SEO services historically run?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone\u2019s throwing a figure at you, make sure you know the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/b-i.forbesimg.com\/joshsteimle\/files\/2013\/09\/SEO-cost_1.png\">industry averages.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Retainer pricing model for differing company sizes for per month charges<\/li><li>Just emerging company (only local SEO)- <strong>Under $750<\/strong><\/li><li>Small to medium sized company <strong>\u2248<\/strong><strong> $1500 (<\/strong><strong>\u00b1 $500)<\/strong><\/li><li>Larger companies- <strong>anywhere from $2000 to $6000<\/strong><\/li><li>Largest companies- <strong>Over $7,000<\/strong><\/li><li>Contract services can be hard to definitively predict price wise<\/li><li>Small to Medium jobs- <strong>under $.25<\/strong> per word for copy writing, <strong>under $4,000<\/strong> for website site content audit, <strong>under $4000<\/strong> for a full link profile audit, and <strong>under $1,500<\/strong> for total social media site setup. All larger jobs will exceed these numbers<\/li><li>Project-based pricing is infinitely variable when it comes to customizable projects, but most SEO work falls in the range of at least <strong>$1,000 all the way up to $40,000.<\/strong><\/li><li>Hourly rates are more measurable, most of which into the <strong>$100-$300 per hour<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there are a lot of \u201cdeals\u201d out there that promise rock bottom monthly rates. If you find anything under $500 per month that promises results, you can rest assured, it\u2019s pretty much always a scam (known as snake oil in the SEO community). On that same note, anyone that promises results instantly or in the first month is just lying to you to get money out of your wallet. 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