:: SEO acceptable Budget ::

[Jimpapa]

Hi guys

I would like to ask you what kind of budget a new website would need in order to have a succesful campaign in SEO and traffic building ?
What is your experience in this ? what kind of techniques are worth throwing money on them ?
Is it worth to pay a big SEO developing company for traffic and linkbuilding ?
has anyone of you done it before ? and where ?
I am going to start a project soon so i want to learn as much as possible.
I have read several threads in this section and i have read some techniques
wich are interesing but i could need your opinion on that one ,

Thank you all in advance

[pontifixx]

The answer is: "It Depends"

I do seo and from that side I can tell you that I have some clients that only spend $500 per month and others that spend over $100k (PPC included).

You need to determine what your converting phrases are and focus on them first - test with ppc or use your server logs to tell you what people are looking for in the engines.

Next, you have to decide of you want 'long-tail' terms that will convert well, or traffic phrases that won't convert as well. Sometimes, you can go after a blend of the two (7 long tail, 3 traffic as an example), and use that to build your rankings.

There are numerous factors that dictate your cost - it's really want you're willing to spend. And you can make your seo's like alot eaiser if you can give them a budget to work with.

Hope this helps, and PM me if you have any other questions.
Thanks,

Paul

[tres]

Low end $400 per month..

[Jimpapa]

Thank you guys you have been helpfull
well are SEO developing comapnies reliable ? i mean do they bring results ? Can they find the converting phrases for you ? is 500 $ enough for the first few months so that the website could hit some good PRs and to become steady traffic ?
thank you all very much for your time

[exponent]

A few years ago, I sold a website that was 8 months old and receiving around 500,000 page views and 60,000 uniques a month. I used the following formula:

Month 1: $100
Month 2: $250
Month 3: $500
Month 4: $750
Month 5: $1000

$2600 over 5 months.

I made about 30% of that money back over the 5 months I operated the website then I sold the site for enough to buy a new car and pay for my first 2 yrs of college. Sorry for the vagueness, but I'm bound by a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement about the exact nature of the website.

[bhartzer]

Pontifixx is right. It really depends. It depends on how competitive the topic is.

For something like a mesothelioma lawyer's site you'd probably have to pay at least $150,00 up front.

For a gift basket site you'd have to pay a good SEO firm at least $5k to $10k a month.

For a local plumber or ac repair service site you'd pay $200 or more per month.

I've been doing organic SEO since 1996...It depends on the topic and what you want to rank for (and how old your site is, how much content is on the site, and how many links you already have). A lot of good SEOs won't touch a brand new site.