Comments on: Why Don’t SEO Companies Want to Make Money?

By: Colleen Wright

Colleen Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:31:17 +0000

I think you were talking to my ex-husband! LOL!

Seriously though, when I first started out, I would take all comers and realized I was wasting time and losing money. I refocused my efforts on quality, not quantity and now I have clients that pay well, are easy to work with and gladly refer me to their business associates.

Life is good!

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:45:36 +0000

Hi Susan,

Thanks so much for reading and sharing your thoughts…I agree I am not a merchant

Take Care,
Nick

By: Susan O'Neil

Susan O'Neil — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:22:26 +0000

Nick, as another agency that answers our phone, we, too, have had a few calls over the years from prospects who unfortunately got burned in a previous SEO experience elsewhere and are looking for massive reassurance.

Why don’t we all open e-commerce sites? Because we are not merchants! Success in selling product relies largely on the merchandising talents of a brand’s team. We’ve worked with enough top direct marketers to be in awe of this specialized talent.

While SEM/SEO/digital is a critical component of online success, it is only one piece of it – and keeping current with all best practices, technologies and opportunities for our clients precludes our opening up an e-commerce store of our own any time soon.

By: Jeff Weiss

Jeff Weiss — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:34:32 +0000

This caller answers the question, “Why don’t some SEO companies spend more time and effort doing inhouse SEO to promote their services?” Because many get work from word of mouth through satisfied clients. It takes a lot of time to field these types of calls and after doing enough of them, they become a turnoff and time suck. If you’re good at what you do and provide value to your clients, others will follow.

By: Stephen Murphy

Stephen Murphy — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:36:05 +0000

I bet this is one of those clients who still believes the Yellow Pages are a sound marketing investment….

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:17:57 +0000

Hi Tom,
Thanks so much for reading! I am glad I was able to put a smile on your face!

Take Care,
Nick

By: TomW

TomW — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:38:41 +0000

That is amazing. I can not say Im surprised though. I once had a client that insisted his site was doing amazingly. despite the 89% bounce rate. In the end I gave up trying to explain the connection between bounce rate and sales conversions.

Least this article put a smile on my face.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:06:33 +0000

Hi Reg,

Thanks for reading and your comment.

As the owner of a small SEO firm that has employees, many clients and a TON of work to do every day (12 hours a day), I do not have the time to even consider any side project that might take away my focus, budget or energy from my main goal of building my SEO firm, Brick Marketing.

Take Care,
Nick

By: Reg-NBS-SEO

Reg-NBS-SEO — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:15:52 +0000

So why DON”T you do what he asked Nick?

I do.
I got frustrated with the client’s pulling in the rewards of having top positions and setup a few joint ventures where I do the SEO for a percentage of sales.

These JV’s bring in a steady, monthly income.

The hardest part is finding the products that are not affiliate based.

Reg

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:23:25 +0000

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your comment and for reading!

I guess dealing with time waster SEO prospects like this one is part of being in the SEO business.

Thanks again & Take care,
Nick

By: Ken Semple

Ken Semple — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:19:35 +0000

Hi Nick,

A call like this can really take a chunk out of your day.

One of the challenges of being in business is you never know who’s on the other end of the line when you answer the phone.

I’m comforted to hear that it’s not just me who gets some weird ones. I think yours takes the case though.

Thank you for sharing this one, it’s nice to know that these things do happen to others too.

Cheers,
Ken

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:45:47 +0000

Hi Anant,

Thanks for reading and for your comment…

I agree 100% with you! I have learned this over the years as well! Fewer, better (and happier) clients are better for everyone long term!

Take Care,
Nick

By: Amy Fowler

Amy Fowler — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:20:21 +0000

Wow, sounds like an absolute nightmare of a prospect…. I wonder what he was actually hoping to get out of the call. It doesn’t sound like he was genuinely interested in your services so he must’ve had some sort of ulterior motive….

By: Anant Singh

Anant Singh — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:07:36 +0000

Hey Nick,

If I ever come across such a finicky prospect I simply prefer to tell him NO. Over the years, I have realized that it’s better to work with a few good clients rather than a lot of bad ones..

Cheers,
Anant