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How to Start SEO Company?

Apr 1, 2016 11:38PM PDT

What we need minimum when starting up a SEO Firm. How many resources we need to handle medium to large scale vendors about 10 clients per month. A single person can able to do it well.

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Have to write no.
Apr 2, 2016 7:54AM PDT

SEO is a fast moving area that the rules changes without notice. I've seen single person companies try this but since it's a big topic and field your best results are with a team of folk with a wide plan to cover all the angles. That is you usually have a leader with experts in each sub field.

I know that sounds horrible but it's become a minefield where I've yet to find one person that knows it well.

Post was last edited on April 4, 2016 7:51 AM PDT

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steps to open seo company
Apr 2, 2016 9:33AM PDT

Make a website
Do SEO for that website alone and learn the tips and tricks.
You will take approx 6 months(if works daily) to know the tips and tricks to bring website rank on first page .
Then put staff in your registered company and bring projects.
Now you can guide your employees .

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I've seen that mistake as well.
Apr 4, 2016 7:54AM PDT

The boss that "knows" SEO builds their company and then sticks to their guns that it's done "this way." Soon the morale tanks as well as the company.

Think it over. SEO being so big and can move fast, the employees guide the management. This can really upset some managers.

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Start Small
Apr 4, 2016 7:21AM PDT

Before even worrying about scaling to 10 large firms per month, you should focus on starting small. Never bite off more than you can chew.

I'd start with just yourself and try to get clients. Remember, with any service business 90% of the challenge and work will be finding new customers. Once you have proven success gathering leads and handling the work yourself, only then should you look to adding more people and scaling the entire process.

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Start SEO Company
Aug 17, 2016 2:25AM PDT

Minimum you need to hire one more person. Minimum two are essential, as one need to look over content operations and other can perform SEO operations.

It will become typical and if one person is responsible for entire SEO operations.

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Start SEO Company
Aug 18, 2016 6:33AM PDT

Thank You for your directive steps to start an SEO company. I have got some useful info from your posts.