Seeking a Professional SEO consultant

Hey guys, wondering if any of you have ever worked with a really good SEO consultant. We have few sites that are doing ok on Google for really competitive terms we would like to rank higher for, but we have no real time or SEO expertise.

Looking for SEO’s on the web is dicey at best. Too many experts who are little more than an adwords campaign and a junk website. It is difficult to separate the good from the bad. Talked with a few “name brands” who were difficult at best and wanted to charge the star guys price but not have the star guy work on the account…

A few criteria:
1. Must use only White Hat tactics - does not mean you cannot do Blackhat elsewhere but we are not risking our core business
2. Must have some sort of track record with references of current or past clients
3. Must know what their time is worth - I dont want to ask the question how much is this going to cost and get “well what is it worth to you”
4. Would prefer to work with someone confident enough to work on a contingency basis, but will consider hybrid or straight fee for right person/company
5. Will want sign off approval on all changes to website. We have a small but growing brand and we are not relinquishing control of that entirely.

So anyone know (or is) a good SEO consultant? Drop me a line.

Thanks.

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3 Responses to “Seeking a Professional SEO consultant”

  1. Christoph Says:

    I am in a similar situation as you are with the SEO stuff. I would like to hear what your experience is (when you get there). I see the same problems with hiring an SEO. It’s either not affordable or looks “scary” …..

  2. bricklayer Says:

    Although I can’t vouch for his work from first hand experience, this guy looks pretty good.

    He did some impressive SEO for Insider Pages over the last three years ::

    http://www.localseoguide.com/about-me

    Does SEO projects starting at $3k

    Athough newish, his blog has a cool vibe and some good ideas ::

    http://www.localseoguide.com/

  3. Local SEO Guide Says:

    Hey Bricklayer! I couldn’t have asked for a better referral. Thanks for the kind words. I’ll try to keep the cool vibe going.

    Diorex,

    I like the way you are using SEO to find a SEO :)
    -Andrew

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