Comments on: Outsourcing SEO – Yes or No?

By: Pamela | link buidling services

Pamela | link buidling services — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:31:52 +0000

Just like the rest, I agree that language is a very important factor a business has to consider when it comes to outsourcing SEO. It is just a matter of choosing who to trust.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:06:25 +0000

I have read the whole article and all the conversation. The worst thing I noticed is that author mention the name “India & Indian”, may be she don’t know there are also another such countries who offer Outsourcing and this outsourcing rises from foreign countries only.

The whole world knows that English is secondary language in India but still they are looking reasons to find out “Why they should outsource”.

If one is not able to choose right company to outsource and got a problem then one should not blame whole country.

Can anyone tell me do you mention your client that you are charging 1k-3k$ / per month for SEO and outsourced it for 100-200$?? What’s your benefit margin?

I hope next time search engine journal don’t go into such racism post.

By: Neilson

Neilson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:45:30 +0000

Really interesting topic, and one that seems to be particularly pertinent in the current climate. I believe in many ways its a false economy, as SEO for larger scale clients require considerably more resource. In house training would be perhaps a more cost effective and sustainable solution.

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:35:39 +0000

It’s fine if they actually have the credentials, instead of just saying they do. Just saying.

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:33:58 +0000

This has very little to do with what we’re talking about. Indian nationals in the US will understand the local use of language a lot better than someone who has never left the country.

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:31:37 +0000

Yes, I agree here. It is a dodgy business buying links these days. Personally, I don’t recommend buying links wholesale. Far safer to arrange for a skilled SEO writer to create an article that lots of people will link to. :)

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 +0000

You’re right Jon: should have said something about link building. But all the proposals I’ve had include all aspects of seo–not just link building.

By: massa

massa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:27:28 +0000

it always seems odd to me when SEO’s and/or consultants who take on any client work speak negatively of outsourcing. What makes hiring a firm 10,000 miles away with just as many credentials as your next door consultant, called outsourcing and what is hiring the less qualified or even equally qualified next door neighbor called? next door sourcing?

It’s the same thing whether it is next door or on the other side of the world.

We’re not actually talking about outsourcing here, I believe what we are actually discussing is global economics, standards of livings and what value we are willing to accept to take advantage of those discrepancies.

If that weren’t the topic we would all realize either we’re doing it, employees who we contribute to their federal with holding taxes are doing it or we’re outsourcing and where the entity on the other end of that “sourcing’ tether is, makes little difference. It’s still outsourcing if it’s not in!

By: Tushar

Tushar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:42:23 +0000

@Jim
You need to promote your business all over the world, and such the local talent stuff won’t work.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:25:18 +0000

i don’t believe I can fully trust outsourcing to companies thousands of miles away. A lot of individuals and services who approach saying they can link build for a low cost in such a short period of time are the ones using generated submissions. I need to know link building is happening manually, that’s why I do it.