This is another great article from Rand , man I wish I could write like him,

Anyway Rand goes into great depth about the SEO industries pricing models from Hourly Consulting on Seo to the one I hate the most Pay for Traffic.

For me the when I look at taking on a client the thing I look at first are the what ifs.

what if the client gets to #1, can his business still offer the level of service, so many times I see companies move quickly into the top 10 and can’t provide the level of service they used to. these clients I either refer down or try to build a business model for them, where my pay scale moves with that company, I become more a business mentor than SEO and should get a fair package in return.

For large clients and start-ups, yes they can fall into the same group, I look for hunger to win and be number #1 in their industry, sometimes they start on small monthly retainers until I have proven my worth. and build has they become more sucessful

and Finally I know my skill levels are, I’m a success Business Man First with a few vested interests and a Organic SEO, but I have build a great Inhouse team around me.

but sometimes I do use external people that I trust, I work with :

Jenstar for monetizing sites
Link Building I use Authority Domains

we also do Split Testing, PPC, Keyword Research and Site Reviews as well has SEO training course if you want to know more about the company I run email Becky @ bronco.co.uk (sales pitch over) .. btw Rand’s pricing for the record we are Low End, Mid Range and High End depending on which services you need lol

DaveN