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If you have an email address, then I’m sure you’ve received numerous emails or cold calls from companies claiming to get your site ranked at the top of major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN Search.  Be sure to do your homework before forking out the dough.  Since increasing your search engine ranking doesn’t take place over night, you could end up paying for several months before realizing the company working for you isn’t delivering real results.

Typically there are a couple of stages to search engine optimization.  First, if you already have a website, the SEO company will make suggestions your webmaster should make to properly optimize your site to receive targeted search engine traffic.  This stage, if done correctly requires extensive research to properly determine the most commonly searched keywords and key phrases related to your site.  After the research is done, implementation takes place which primarily takes place behind the scenes (in the html code of your website).  Then, once your site has been properly optimized, link builing will need to take place, this should be done on an ongoing basis.  Most companies charge a monthly fee for this.  Typical peak search engine ranking increase takes place between 90-180 days.  

Without a monthly Search Engine Marketing campaign, site maintenance and updates, you search ranking can easily be lost.  Any good SEO company understands this and provies a monthly SEO service which typically costs around $300.  For some smaller companies that might seem like alot of money, but if you compare this to other forms of marketing/advertising on the web, you will see this fee is cheap, and gives you the best exposure by getting your site ranked in the #1 most visited website people go to for finding information, products and services on the web.  My company Seattle Web Services offers search engine optimization services, and we deliver results.  See Below:

My SEO Blog Ranks #1 in Seattle by Google for Seattle SEO Consulting and Seattle SEO Conultant.

Hey all, I just wanted to show you some positive results from my own SEO efforts with no outside help whatsoever.  Yes of course I have studied SEO and Internet Marketing techniques for the last couple of years, but that is why I am building this website, to share my knowledge and expertise with you.  On 1-4-08 my agent profile page http://www.johnlscott.com/wesleyl, was listed #2 out of all websites in Google’s index for the search term John L Scott Real Estate agent.  #1 was JohnLScott.com itself. On that same day I was listed #1 on both Yahoo and MSN.  Just this last weekend my partner and I have a new listing which came from an internet lead as a result of the work I have done. By using the techniques I outline in this site, you too can capture leads in your area with just a few hours work each week.  The great part is you don’t even need your own website.  If you have your own profile page on your brokerage’s website then you’re set! Sincerely, your best Seattle SEO Consultant.

Listed #2 out of about 268,000 websites for the search term John L Scott Real Estate Agent on Google:

Listed #1 out of about 2,670,000 websites for the search term John L Scott Real Estate Agent on Yahoo:

Listed #1 out of about 3,140,000 websites for the search term John L Scott Real Estate Agent on MSN:

I know this interview was a few months back, but I found it interesting to reflect on their discussion about building relationships through the advancement of John L Scott Real Estate interactive marketing tools such as “Neighborhood Wizard” and “Online Agent”.  They were also the first to incorporate the Virtual Earth platform just a few months ago, and now a short time later, Virtual Earth has been integrated into numerous real estate websites. Sincerely, your best Seattle SEO Consultant.

Hey all thanks for visiting!  I’m currently compiling a list of the tools and resources I’ve used along the way to achieve great success marketing my real estate websites online.   Since I am asked nearly every day “how do you do it” and “can you help me”, I thought I’d share my knowledge centrally online with a simple not-to-techie, easy to read, no nonsense site.  I hope you will find this information useful.  Please feel free to ask me questions, or share your experience, expertise, tools and resources with us here by posting your comments and suggestions.  Well, I’ve got to get some information on the rest of this site now, so check back soon!  As Brian Buffini say’s, It’s a good life!  Sincerely, your best Seattle Seo Consultant.