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| What Is SEO Costing You? |
| Written by Michael Fleischner |
| Friday, 28 August 2009 09:08 |
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Improving your search engine ranking is hard work. It takes time, effort and resources. For many who are managing multiple websites, the effort is multiplied given the need to manage so many web pages and keyword terms. The reality is that SEO is not free. The more websites you have the more time and effort is required.
Improving your search engine ranking is hard work. It takes time, effort and resources. For many who are managing multiple websites, the effort is multiplied given the need to manage so many web pages and keyword terms. The reality is that SEO is not free. The more websites you have the more energy and effort is required. Optimizing your site for specific keywords or keyword phrases doesn't come for free. It's often the case SEO is much more costly. Unfortunately, the comparison is usually between SEO and PPC. With pay-per-click advertising, it is true that your expense happens in real time, but search engine optimization has a financial impact as well. Think of your time, and the time of others working on search engine initiatives as having a cost - time is money. You begin incurring costs as soon as you start spending your time reviewing your site from an SEO perspective. Once you get past the initial website review are efforts related to keyword analysis and taking a closer look at each of your competitors. As a result you are incurring costs associated with the value of your own labor. You could also outsource these functions to a third party and applicable fees would be incurred. The thing to keep in mind is to consider your time as money. Each moment you spend could be used towards something else. Don't under value your time or the time that others are spending on search engine optimization related tasks. You should determine the costs of these activities in order to truly realize and manage your expense. Often times, you can hire a resource for much less per hour than you're spending to do the necessary tasks of keyword research, competitive analysis, or link building. Now that you have completed a thorough review of your website, competitors, and so on, it's time to start applying search engine optimization techniques. To do so requires labor. You may need individuals who can help to implement on page optimization factors and build links to your website. Are you the one doing all the work? Will someone else be performing these tasks? Consider the costs associated with each and make a wise investment in yourself or a third party. Think about using online search engine optimization tools and resources to help prioritize your tasks. This can help you make the most of your time and save you from hours of meaningless work. Tasks such as article submission and so on can be automated or semi-automated with the right tools. You can even outsource these seemingly repetitive tasks for little or no money. Consider what tasks can be performed at a lower cost and set up a plan to take advantage of more affordable resources. SEO is not free. You may consider it less expensive than other forms of online marketing because you're doing much of the work on your own. However, you should consider the value of your time and alternatives for reducing your workload and improving results. Whether you are thinking about online resources or additional individuals to do many of the repetitive tasks necessary to build in-bound links and corresponding page rank, your analysis should consider costs and benefits. Even though SEO is not free, its worth every cent. About the Author: Looking for help with your SEO campaign? Learn more about our SEO training program for medium to large businesses. You can also see our review of today's leading SEO tool by going to the SEO Elite Software Review Site. |