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How to choose an SEO company

A checklist for hiring an SEO partner you can actually hold accountable.

Start with proof

Ask to see results with sources and dates, from a business like yours. Screenshots without context are easy to fake and hard to check.

The checklist

  • They explain what they will do in plain language.
  • They show their own results, with sources.
  • You own every account, page and piece of content.
  • Reports include calls and leads, not just rankings and traffic.
  • They say what they will not do, like buying links or posting fake reviews.
  • The contract lets you leave if it is not working.

Questions that reveal a lot

Who will actually do the work? How do you decide what to publish? What happens in month two if nothing has moved?

Our answer

Start with a free review. We pick one target, write it down and prove it before growing.

Word of the day
“Show up when you said you would. That's half the battle won.”
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