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SEO Services - Services performed by a contracting or consulting company to help position one or more Web pages high in targeted search engine results. After selecting keyword expressions that are relevant to the pages to be optimized, the SEO firm will modify the page's content to assert relevance for the keyword expression. While it is possible to optimize a page for multiple expressions, it is customary to emphasize one keyword expression over others. Most SEO services include the production, purchase, or acquisition of links from other Web sites to help index and promote the optimized pages.
SEO services are generally spoken of in terms of "white hat" and "black hat" SEO services, borrowing imagery from traditional western movies where the good guys wear white hats and the bad guys where black hats. So-called black hat SEO techniques are considered to be risky as they violate the recommended guidelines published by the various search engines. So-called white hat SEO techniques seek to respect the guidelines published by the search engines.
SEO Services are now offered by many companies and it is increasingly difficult to distinguish between "good" and "bad" firms, as "good" and "bad" SEO services can be defined in many ways. Technical knowledge in the SEO industry is uneven, and there are no standards or universally recognized certifications. Technical competence is usually assessed on the basis of performance and business referrals are a highly preferred method of acquiring new customers by top-performing search engine optimization specialists.
Many forums support the SEO community, but the information and advice shared in SEO forums is at best of mixed value. The diversity of opinions, while often welcomed by open-minded SEOs, presents a kaleidoscope of irreconcilable contradictions for people who are just learning about search engine optimization fundamental principles.
The less reliable, or less technically competent search engine optimizers usually discuss PageRank (also called PR), the Google Toolbar, and "quality links" in the forums. These SEO buzz expressions are often red flags indicating a lack of technical knowledge or practical experience. Good SEO services focus on return on investment, understanding and identifying relevant search traffic queries, and building and optimizing relevant content (Web pages).
Many people in the SEO industry emphasize linking as important search engine optimization. In fact, it would be fair to say that most SEOs devalue on-page optimization and seek to achieve and maintain high rankings in search results solely through linkage. While this is the most inefficient, least productive approach, the technique can work and has been made to work by determined SEOs who have been denied access to client Web page content.
The best SEO services begin with optimizing on-page content and then gradually building inbound links until desired rankings are achieved. A competent SEO service should be able to help most business Web sites achieve reasonable rankings in a 2-4 month period.
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