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Andrew's SEO knowledge is extensive and current, and he remained totally focused on Project Assistants' best interests throughout this process.

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CEO, Project Assistants, Inc.

An expert team that is refreshingly responsive and precise.

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Outstanding customer service, superior technical skills, and maximum efficiency.

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Sozo Firm has provided SEO consulting and management for CoolCoyotes clients with great success.

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How can Sozo serve you?

Competitive Intelligence

Understand your competitor's web marketing strategy & what it will take for you to win.

Ongoing SEO Services

Custom tailored search engine optimization services for corporations & NPOs.

Adwords Management

Daily professional SEM management, whether $500/month or $25,000.

On Site Consultants

Located within a short drive of Baltimore, York, & Harrisburg, we offer on site consultant services to companies located within a 2 hour radius (includes locations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware & Washington, D.C.). Inquire for more details.

 

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Rates for Search Engine Optimization Services

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Search Engine Optimization for Small Businesses

Rate sheet current as of June 2008

If you are inquiring regarding SEO consultant services for a corporation or for a website with thousands or millions of pages, please view our fees for corporate services.

With our search engine optimization services for small businesses, we offer a variety of options including SEO analysis with report, SEO implementation, and ongoing SEO services. Many small business clients choose our ongoing SEO services plan where the cost of initial optimization services is spread out over a six month period.

SEO Service Options

Site Analysis with Search Engine Optimization Report

Our site analysis involves a thorough study of your website resulting in a written report that will guide you through the recommendations we suggest for improving your website's positioning in search engine result pages (SERPs). Specific questions you initially provide us will also be considered and thoroughly answered. Upon completion and delivery of the report (typically within 60 days), we will be available at no additional charge to clarify any report related questions. Our site analysis does not include on-site implementation.

Fees range from $1500 to $8000

Analysis with SEO Implementation

Our second SEO option for small businesses includes a thorough evaluation of your website along with the application of viable SEO recommendations. This option includes on-site implementation. Recommendations that we are unable to apply ourselves to your website will be given to you in writing. We will gladly work with your web designer or webmaster.

Estimated Fees* Based on Size of Website
Up to 10 Pages: $1200
11-20 Pages: $2200
21-30 Pages: $3200
31+ Pages: Request a Quote

*Companies targeting highly competitive markets may be assessed higher rates. Certain websites, based on structure, platform, or present condition, may also be assessed higher rates.

Initial Analysis & Ongoing Search Engine Optimization

This third option involves the initial thorough evaluation of your website along with continuing SEO services for a term of 6 months. SEO services can be purely consultant services or can include onsite implementation.

Initial SEO + Up to 12 Hours SEO Per Month (6 month contract)
$1020/month ($6,120 total)
Additional hours (optional) at $90/hr

Initial SEO + Up to 15 Hours SEO Per Month (6 month contract)
$1275/month ($7,650 total)
Additional hours (optional) at $90/hr

Initial SEO + Up to 20 Hours SEO Per Month (6 month contract)
$1700/month ($10,200 total)
Additional hours (optional) at $90/hr

Initial SEO + Up to 25 Hours SEO Per Month (6 month contract)
$2125/month ($12,750 total)
Additional hours (optional) at $90/hr

Hourly Rates for SEO

We offer hourly options. The initial time will be spent analyzing your site and determining what modifications are necessary. We can then present to you a list of recommended modifications in order of priority. For companies with limited budgets, we can then focus on the top priority issues and later tackle lesser issues as funds permit. Workflow timesheets are provided with the billing.

Our hourly rates are determined by the total number of hours agreed upon within the contract.

Standard hourly rate: $90/hr

Custom Quotes for SEO

We can also provide you with a custom quote tailored to your specific website(s) and marketing niche. Rates will vary based on the following:

Size & Complexity of Website
Size of Brand/Organization
Difficulty of Project / Competitiveness of Rankings
Our Current Project Load

SEO Basics

Search Engine Optimization Overview

In our SEO evaluation of a website, we typically address the following:

    • Targeted h1/h2/h3 tags
    • Relevant, keyword rich page titles
    • Keyword/keyphrase usage in textual content
    • Alt/title tags
    • Anchor text (rich text hyperlinking)/deep linking
    • Navigation & use of hyperlinked navigation text
    • PageRank transfer
    • Duplicate content issues
    • Spiderability
    • SERP placement analysis
    • Site analytics
    • Basic usability assessment
    • Sitemap
    • Footer text
    • Spam concerns (meta tag abuse, keyword stuffing, redirects, invisible or micro text, past black hat SEO abuse, questionable linking, etc.)

Competitive Bidding

If another web marketing or SEO company provides you with a comparable but lower quote, we encourage you to submit their proposal to us to see if we can match or outperform it.

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