All SEO firms are not created equal, but then again, neither are the individual businesses that need these search marketing and optimization services.
What do you need?
If you’re selling neon colored flea collars for penquins, then the skill, efficiency and any ongoing relationship you need from a search marketing firm is far different than what a national real estate agency might require, and there are many levels of need in-between.
After your site is “properly SEO’d” at technical level, you will almost certainly need a certain level of visibility enhancement and promotion, including link building, social media, directories, blogging etc. and the level of work you need is directly correlated with the level of your competition.
Many search marketing firms & consultants focus on clients with a specific budget and need level, and quite often, they cannot service many types of companies efficiently.
Many now even have a preferred business niche which they work with, such as legal or dental marketing etc, and I have developed affiliate relationships with many of them.





