TJC1 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Good seo starts with site design. However, a site will only rank well for the least competitive keywords if you leave it at that. I work with sites now, for national campaigns that take weeks and months of link building to rank first page. Don't be fooled by designers offering this and that for very little. Ask to see current websites, detailed seo reports over time and reports on live accounts and make sure it is them doing the important work rather than outsourcing (if they claim this). Find out a bit about web design and seo and ask loads of questions (I don't promote either myself or others directly on here but if you don't know any good sites PM me and I'll be happy to give you the best one's from learner to advanced, . Only then will you get a quality assurance. Usually you get what you pay for but not always. An individual might be a better bet for as they have lower overheads. I know some larger companies who churn out templates at big margins. You're essentially paying the wage bill. But then again they do great custom work so it's horses for courses. Just always make sure you do those checks and take it from there, whatever budget you are on. ---------- Post added 19-02-2013 at 19:43 ---------- Remember you do only get what you pay for in the end, including burnt fingers. Pay cheap, pay twice and all that. End of the day, you are not just paying for a website, you are paying for a marketing tool. Bear that in mind when comparing quotes and seeing what you get for your money, as I am sure you are wanting contact forms to be filled in and the phone to ring once the website has been found in Google for your keywords after they have optimised it with the right keywords during the build of the website. Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with the marketing tool bit. A web designer or an seo should have an appreciation of online marketing from a user perspective. Everything's interlinked, onpage seo elements to web forms or pop-ups, from social media to engaging site content it's important to get the overall marketing strategy defined.. A web designer / seo specialist should know a bit about everything in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwebuk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Good seo starts with site design. However, a site will only rank well for the least competitive keywords if you leave it at that. I work with sites now, for national campaigns that take weeks and months of link building to rank first page. Don't be fooled by designers offering this and that for very little. Ask to see current websites, detailed seo reports over time and reports on live accounts and make sure it is them doing the important work rather than outsourcing (if they claim this). Find out a bit about web design and seo and ask loads of questions (I don't promote either myself or others directly on here but if you don't know any good sites PM me and I'll be happy to give you the best one's from learner to advanced, . Only then will you get a quality assurance. Usually you get what you pay for but not always. An individual might be a better bet for as they have lower overheads. I know some larger companies who churn out templates at big margins. You're essentially paying the wage bill. But then again they do great custom work so it's horses for courses. Just always make sure you do those checks and take it from there, whatever budget you are on. ---------- Post added 19-02-2013 at 19:43 ---------- Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with the marketing tool bit. A web designer or an seo should have an appreciation of online marketing from a user perspective. Everything's interlinked, onpage seo elements to web forms or pop-ups, from social media to engaging site content it's important to get the overall marketing strategy defined.. A web designer / seo specialist should know a bit about everything in that respect. I have to agree to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I have to agree to that... You have to agree 'with it' not 'to it'. I had a look at your site; Welcome to Britain on web, Small dedicated and passionate team of techies, we promise to make your online presence affordable, effective and result oriented with 100% guranteed satisfaction. Web design is not just our business, its our passion. we develop websites that increase your brand awareness thus resulting in increase sales. . If this is your passion, I suggest you employ someone with a grasp of English grammar to validate your web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwebuk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You have to agree 'with it' not 'to it'. I had a look at your site; Welcome to Britain on web, Small dedicated and passionate team of techies, we promise to make your online presence affordable, effective and result oriented with 100% guranteed satisfaction. Web design is not just our business, its our passion. we develop websites that increase your brand awareness thus resulting in increase sales. . If this is your passion, I suggest you employ someone with a grasp of English grammar to validate your web site. At least we got a website...... and portfolio.. yes we are humans and we do mistakes.... but we learn from our mistakes. Kind regards, Bonweb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 At least we got a website...... yes we are humans and we do mistakes.... but we learn from our mistakes. Kind regards, Bonweb A spirited reply but six errors in the space of two sentences hardly inspires confidence. You wouldn't get my business I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwebuk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 We are open to suggestions on our website..... in order to enhance and improve our design and offers. Learning and improvement is a life long process no one is perfect.. Kind regards, Bonwebuk ---------- Post added 19-02-2013 at 23:28 ---------- A spirited reply but six errors in the space of two sentences hardly inspires confidence. You wouldn't get my business I'm afraid. This is a forum & we are not here for our English Test. However as we said we are open to critics and suggestions and will keep on improving with time. I hope this clarifies my point. Kind regards, Bonwebuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 We are open to suggestions on our website..... in order to enhance and improve our design and offers. Learning and improvement is a life long process no one is perfect.. Kind regards, Bonwebuk ---------- Post added 19-02-2013 at 23:28 ---------- This is a forum & we are not here for our English Test. However as we said we are open to critics and suggestions and will keep on improving with time. I hope this clarifies my point. Kind regards, Bonwebuk It's not about improving. It's about getting the basics right. Is English not your first language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwebuk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 A team of five young and passionate guys, English is the first language of four of them. And as I said when writing in forum posts we do not care much about spelling mistakes, as we are not writing website content here. We will be careful next time while posting to this forum. Kind regards, Bonweb. ---------- Post added 19-02-2013 at 23:40 ---------- Please forgive our mistakes which we open heartedly accepted and we will keep on improving with time. Kind regards, Bonweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 bonwebuk your web site looks like one of those awful translations of a manual from one language to another using a dictionary and no common sense. No one is going to use your services based on what you have on view. It is insulting to my eyes. Do something about it before I log-on in the morning. "Build instant reputation"! Where is your quality control? Hang your heads in shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This is a forum & we are not here for our English Test. However as we said we are open to critics and suggestions and will keep on improving with time. I hope this clarifies my point. Kind regards, Bonwebuk I'm not a member of the grammar police. As a rule I don't criticise the grammar of fellow posters and did not criticise the grammar you used in your posts. However, the grammar and spelling on your website is relevant to the discussion and I'm sorry but it's appalling. If you don't correct it you'll only get business from the semi-literate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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