CanDude - 11:27 pm on Dec 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

Boy - what a great topic and some good insight as well.

I'm with Texasville and Patrick... I truly feel that a good 'designer' should build for SEO from the beginning as well. I don't believe the two should be done by two separate parties or be separate thoughts for that matter.

My goal is always to provide an attractive and professional looking site that has visual impact - and at the same time, is SE friendly and has all of the elements consistent with good SEO (the list you've mentioned repeatedly). I'm with 'Harry' on this one - it's all about results. This foundation should answer the two main goals - 1.) visitors find the site 2.) when they arrive, they will buy.

One thing I realize now is that I should be taking this into account when quoting on projects ("Yeah it's more but you get what you pay for") - something I've had trouble with in the past (undercharging when competing against 'the designers').