Three big SEO mistakes!

1. Three popular cheap SEO services and their risks
Many businesses try to cut costs by hiring cheap SEO service providers. Do these SEO companies really offer search engine optimization and does it make sense to use these services? Three popular cheap SEO services There are many ways to get search engine optimization services for a low price. Here are the most popular: 1. The hosting company and the CMS vendor Some hosting companies and content management system vendors include 'SEO' services in their packages. These offers usually include automated tools that insert keywords and other code on your web pages and then they submit your site to Google and other search engines. 2. The son/cousin/nephew of someone who is great with computers Maybe you know someone who knows someone who is really great with computers. They can 'fix the SEO' on your website and you will save a lot of money because they do not charge much. 3. The offshore company that will do everything for a low price These companies often send unsolicited emails with great offers. They promise to build backlinks, optimize your web pages and a lot more for a low monthly fee. You just have to sit back while they do the work. These offers don't look too bad and it might be tempting to use them. Why you shouldn't use these cheap services When it comes to search engine optimization, it does not make sense to cut costs at the expense of lost sales and revenue. All of the services above have in common that it can be risky to use them. For example: The fully automated solutions offered by many hosting companies and CMS vendors are usually outdated methods that did work in the early 2000's. Nowadays, these methods don't work anymore. Some automated methods are considered spam and your website might get penalized if you use them. SEO isn't point-and-click anymore. Your nephew might know how to code an HTML web page but that doesn't mean the he has any SEO knowledge. If your nephew is good with numbers, it still doesn't make sense to let him do your accounting (if you don't want to get in trouble with the tax office). Many of the offshore companies use automated spam tools to 'promote' your website. Hiring these companies is often a sure way to get your website banned from Google in the long run. Some of these services even tweak the meta keywords tag of your web pages, which is a sure sign that they do not know what they're doing. Search engine optimization is more than point-and-click SEO is more than building a few links, adding a few keywords to your web pages. There's nothing that you can 'install' on your website and that's it. The right visitors from search engines are crucial to the success of any website. It's important to understand that search engine optimiation is not a one-off project. If you focus on short-lived optimization tactics, you will get short-lived results. It's much better to develop a long-term search engine optimization strategy. Tools and services that look expensive can save you money in the long run because you will get much better results. (SEO is not snap your fingers and go, it takes work and time. Do not be fooled use a professional to help you but make sure you pick the right professional.)