Comments on: Who is Better Suited to Building A Site Online Presence?

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:05:15 +0000

It is a slow process to show clients, but worth it in the end. I still get excited when I see a final result in my head, even with clients. That helps a bit. It rubs off.

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:07:39 +0000

It is true that the client is the one that truly knows their business best, while at the same time the SEO/SEM/Design team knows the online realm best.

It should be a goal of any SEO/SEM/Design company to educate their clients so that they can succeed after the fact.

I know this is unrealistic and many companies don’t want to waste their time, but the advantages you can gain from empowering your clients with the knowledge to succeed far outweighs the disadvantages.

Great article! I like the idea of Google Alerts and I love Feedburner…

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:08:47 +0000

@David Isn’t that the truth.

@Barry Show them the way and coach. Sounds like the best plan.

By: Barry Welford

Barry Welford — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:35:02 +0000

Very thought-provoking topic: thanks for that, Stephan. Even good fisherpersons often benefit from the advice of a good guide who knows the present river conditions and can leverage their efforts. Equally for a very modest budget, they can keep you around as a coach or mentor to tune their efforts and improve performance over time as they see results. That’s a win/win solution.

By: David Bruce

David Bruce — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:28:26 +0000

Google Alerts? Great idea, get the client involved, let them learn just how much they really need us….

They’ll be back when they have a new product roll out, or break into a new market.

Our job security is that almost no one can do what we do!

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:10:45 +0000

@Seth I figured simple is the best and email is pretty simple, something that almost anyone knows. Thanks for the compliments.

@Jason And once this partnership is built, they may realize how much we do. It’s a problem with the job description. Everything gets thrown into “Internet Technology”. It’s like being the cook, waiter and cashier at a restaurant. And some employers and client can’t see that.

By: Jason Nadaf

Jason Nadaf — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:13:17 +0000

The beautiful part about the comment “Some may see this as job security loss “, is that though they may begin to know what we (internet professionals) know, some of us realize that we are truly irreplaceable. (I am grateful! ). It’s especially nice when the value of what we know shines through so much that the word “partnership” begins to ring in the air.

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:55:23 +0000

Right on… Google alerts is a great idea. Helping people understand the power of the web only secures your position. They will realize how much they do not know and how crucial you are to the company.

Thanks for your great post!