Results of London, Manchester and Cardiff SEO Firms
So in my last post I spoke about search engine optimisation and which city provided the best value for their SEO service. More importantly I learned which city was most likely to provide my hair salon a return on investment for the money I pay.
London
Let's start with London. The companies I investigate were expensive compared to other parts of the country. Not surprising really. My object firm offered me a page one ranking for my website in my local area over the course of six months. They offered my 5 keywords relating to my business and told me it would cost £599 a month for six months. Wow, seems like a lot for a small hair salon to fork out each month - It's more than my rent! But they do seem to be an SEO expert so I'll put them on the back burner.
They did have some decent testimonials although there were a few poor reviews. For me though they were out of my price range.
Manchester
Ok there costs were a little more reasonable. £465 a month with a £100 set up charge. They guaranteed a page one ranking for 3 keywords within four months. Unfortunately they had poor reviews mostly. This really put me off and I've realised that their guarantee is not worth much. It's an empty promise to get me on board. - I will not hire this SEO consultant.
Cardiff
I was surprised. The Cardiff SEO firm were only charging £175 a month for 3 keywords. No guarantees we offered although. This seemed suspiciously inexpensive. I dug their reviews and found they did get some results. But I also found that two of the three keywords I'd rank for contained my businesses name. I don't believe many people are searching in Google for my business name, are they? I have quite a small salon you know. Not quite Tony and Guy!
Anyway, this put me off. As I said in my last post, I'd rather pay more for real results.
And it seems I will have to pay more because I actually opted for the SEO London company. I'm a month in so no results so far.
I'm scared but excited. Let's wait and see what the road ahead has in store!
London
Let's start with London. The companies I investigate were expensive compared to other parts of the country. Not surprising really. My object firm offered me a page one ranking for my website in my local area over the course of six months. They offered my 5 keywords relating to my business and told me it would cost £599 a month for six months. Wow, seems like a lot for a small hair salon to fork out each month - It's more than my rent! But they do seem to be an SEO expert so I'll put them on the back burner.
They did have some decent testimonials although there were a few poor reviews. For me though they were out of my price range.
Manchester
Ok there costs were a little more reasonable. £465 a month with a £100 set up charge. They guaranteed a page one ranking for 3 keywords within four months. Unfortunately they had poor reviews mostly. This really put me off and I've realised that their guarantee is not worth much. It's an empty promise to get me on board. - I will not hire this SEO consultant.
Cardiff
I was surprised. The Cardiff SEO firm were only charging £175 a month for 3 keywords. No guarantees we offered although. This seemed suspiciously inexpensive. I dug their reviews and found they did get some results. But I also found that two of the three keywords I'd rank for contained my businesses name. I don't believe many people are searching in Google for my business name, are they? I have quite a small salon you know. Not quite Tony and Guy!
Anyway, this put me off. As I said in my last post, I'd rather pay more for real results.
And it seems I will have to pay more because I actually opted for the SEO London company. I'm a month in so no results so far.
I'm scared but excited. Let's wait and see what the road ahead has in store!