Comments on: Lessons from an SEO Contractor

By: Arianna Torres

Arianna Torres — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:25:22 +0000

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By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:42:25 +0000

Found this from BizSugar, good post. I would agree that having the phone off all the time is a bad idea.

My buying decisions have changed as I get older and have more money. Cost is not the factor that will completely sway my decision, can I get them, are they helpful – that last one is the biggest now.

However I like the idea of no calls in the morning – this is my most productive time of the day and I should stop people killing this productivity.

By: Diane Vigil

Diane Vigil — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:23:03 +0000

Hi Daniel. Another solution might be to charge by the hour, so that you are fairly compensated by clients who want to discuss things over the phone (or by email). Since you’re dispensing your wisdom/expertise, that would be fair.

Otherwise, you may find yourself talking ten hours in order to finally accomplish one hour of paid work. Which, of course is not fair.

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:43:02 +0000

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By: Craig Sutton

Craig Sutton — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:12:24 +0000

Daniel,

Great article, I agree with Anita on the point of not answering the phone…that just cannot work to deliver good customer service. A counter to that is as she suggested, or also agree to schedule regular meetings face to face with the customer.

I also tend to interview the customer in the same manner they interview me. Expectations are a two way street, and good SEO, Social Media and Analytics cannot make up for an unwanted product. A responsible SEO should believe they can make a difference before taking the job.

We all know there is so much more to this than just getting people to the site.

Regards, and thanks to Anita for putting me on to your article!

By: BizSugar.com

BizSugar.com — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:34:39 +0000

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By: Administrator

Administrator — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:21:20 +0000

Yes, your very right… I guess this was spured on as a positive result of a very negative client. Truth is the real underlying point is to not let clients control you buy phoning you and interrupting your work all the time… Sometimes 3-4 times a day making it impossible to get done what they’ve hired you to do!! I’m sure we’ve all been there!

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:44:59 +0000

Daniel, Good pointers in this. I especially liked your point about getting it on paper — very important.

I might push back just a tad on not answering your phone. Have you tried answering your phone only in the afternoons, but keeping the mornings set to voice mail so that you can work uninterrupted from 8am to 2pm, or something like that? Because from the customers’ perspective, it can be beyond frustrating to never get your service provider on the phone — that’s all I am saying.

But overall it sounds like you’ve learned a lot. Experience makes the best business owners — you never forget the lessons you’ve learned the hard way.