Google releases new video on how to hire an SEO consultant

Thinking of hiring an SEO firm or consultant? Watch this video from Google's Maile Ohye on what questions to ask and what to look for during that hiring process.

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Google has added a new video to their do you need an SEO help document page. The 11-plus-minute video walks people through the process of hiring an SEO consultant or firm. It tells them what to look for, what questions to ask, what some of the red flags are and more.

Maile Ohye from Google is the face of the video, and she does a very good job clearly documenting the main points one should look at during this process. She outlines the SEO hiring process in these three steps:

  • Conduct a two-way interview with your potential SEO. Check that they seem genuinely interested in you and your business.
  • Check their references.
  • Ask for a technical and search audit.

Here is the video:


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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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