My SEO Services and My Philosophy

You are a business owner and you should be looking for the best value in the products and services that you purchase. If you looked at my home page then you know that I too have run small businesses. Regardless of what you are trying to accomplish my job is clear.

Assess the work that needs to be done and weigh that against the resources available in order to design a plan that provides the greatest SEO value in the most cost-effective way possible. 

Proper SEO is ongoing, it is and should be thought of as an integral part of every company’s marketing strategy.  In fact, in many ways, good SEO can have as high a return as any other part of your marketing, especially over the long term. It can also save money and increase the effectiveness of and PPC or Adwords campaigns

Occasionally, someone comes to me with a specific task that they need. A couple of examples would be a website migration or optimizing a site for speed.

However, the majority of projects begin with an in-depth conversation about the desired outcomes and a solid question and answer session, one that needs to go both ways.  Much of the information that I gather is needed to perform an On-Page and Off-Page Audit of the main site and any associated properties.

 My SEO Services Begin with an Audit.

Regardless of how a website might look there are a lot of areas of a site that can only be seen by using the proper tools.  These tools allow a site to be seen the same way that the Search Engine crawlers do. And we look for the same things that the bots from Google and Bing are looking for.

Some of the most important elements I look at are how the site is structured, what is called the Taxonomy of the site. I look at how the Keywords are being used, Titles, Meta Tags, Header Tags etc. all of these elements are very important.  There is also the technical condition of the site.  If the back end of a site is unhealthy it can lead to slow load times which affects the user experience. A bad UX can lead to poor mobile and local search results, high bounce rates as well as other issues.  Also, part of this is making sure that Google Analytics and Google Search Console are set up correctly and that data can be seen properly. 

My Off-Page SEO Services

The Off-Page work includes looking at things like Google My Business and making sure it is being used properly.  Any structured citations that might be out there.  I also look at any social media that may be associated with the site.  

If you compare an audit to an extensive annual physical, that includes everything, x-rays, blood tests, ear, nose, and throat. A good look at the eyes and teeth and the old ticker.  And we might as well toss in a full body CT Scan.   Then you should have a good understanding of the detail that goes into an audit

From the Audit, I develop an executive summary that outlines the best course of action to do the best job of meeting your goals in the most effective and efficient manner. 

Websites are like snowflakes, each one is different. The commonalities only go so far, each site is unique, therefore each project is unique. 

Depending on the situation the SEO services needed could include any of the following.

These are just some of the SEO services I provide.

Being an SEO in a small market like Missoula, Montana means having to be a bit of a jack of all trades. I am constantly striving to stay current with the core skills as you can see by my certifications and my SEO services reflect that. However, there are times that I run up against a situation that I am not comfortable with.