Taking a Search Engine Optimisation UK company from a college start-up to a million dollar enterprise is a momentous task. While SEO is a one of the most in-demand business niches right now, it is also the most crowded one. This article shares snippets from collected wisdom on running a SEO company.
Usually, when a business owner walks into the offices of an SEO company, he is bombarded with theories on working of Google’s search algorithm and the importance of page ranks. While introducing a potential client to the basics of SEO is a good idea, it has been proven to be less effective than an explanation in terms of revenues and sales. You must remember that business owners don’t understand the importance of search rankings; they would connect better with an explanation on the revenues that your SEO services would help them generate. A good idea is to find a website’s current traffic and conversion rate, multiply it with their average order value and present it with the product of potential traffic with their existent average order value for comparison. Remember to talk in dollars instead of hits.
When you are aiming for six figure SEO deals, you must remember to pay equal (if not more) attention to retaining your existing clients as to acquiring new ones. Present your clients with a quarterly traffic analysis along with aims for the next quarter. Again, remember to present goals and accomplishments in terms of profits instead of pure traffic.
As your company begins driving in cash, don’t go overboard with extravagant spending. Designer office furniture and luxury vacations are better saved for when your profits stabilize around the million dollar mark. However, remember to keep your employees happy with bonuses and perks, when deserved.
Lastly, even if you can drive a website to Page Rank 1, it is still important to maintain your own visibility. Don’t shy from advertising, both online and offline. Like all businesses, an SEO enterprise requires extensive brand building for maximizing profits. Write guest posts at various SEO blogs, do SEO work for blogs at a lower or zero cost, speak at conferences and conduct seminars and workshops.
An SEO company is a very dynamic organization. You must constantly devise new ways of acquiring and keeping clients. No matter how good you are with search engine algorithms, brand building still remains at the heart of a profitable SEO company.