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How much should I pay for SEO services?

What is the going rate for SEO professionals per hour? Or what is the hourly range for SEO professionals?


In responding, please assume that the SEO pro has a lot of experience and can show me websites that s/he has optimized (with specific keyword phrases that I can verify myself on Google). Also, I think I should pay by hour rather than by project or retainer.

I’d preferably like to know hourly rate range. For example, my attorney charges \$225-250 an hour depending on the work and how much can be given to his paralegal and he’s a good lawyer in a small, self-owned business without a lot of overhead (where attorneys at large firms can bill \$250-500 per hour).

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michaelcyger [ Admin ]

I’d say that \$50 to \$150 is in order. Larger SEO and SEM firms would be on the higher side of that range; mom and pop type shops (with lower overhead expenses) on the lower.


If you know what you want done and it’s of technical nature (like implementing SEO URLs for your website or something like that), I’ve had good luck using consultants from Elance and Scriptlance. You really need to define the work well and be able to check their work to make sure they’ve done it correctly.
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naturalleads

In this crappy economy, we are charging a flat fee every month that is lower than most other SEO firms. No setup fees and no contracts. We have brought on 4 new clients in just a week advertising locally this plan. We only focus on local SEO as well … we meet face-to-face and proudly talk about referrals and testimonials and encourage them to call our other clients.

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awbrowni30

First, make no assumptions about any ‘shop’ just due to the fact that you can find a lot of experienced shops online with so called ‘experience’.  My method and suggestion would be to always get 3 quotes.  Yes, I know it’s time consuming but trust me on this one.  Getting three quotes will help you see things you wouldn’t have known to ask as well as test the credibility of the ‘shop’ you’re looking at doing business with.  Don’t just go after any old ‘shop’ with a shingle out touting SEO experience and few big name, reasonable clients under their belt.  :)  In my opinion, I define what I’ll pay based on how well I’ve educated myself and defined the work needing to be completed before meeting with professionals and shops.

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