fathom - 3:01 am on Aug 29, 2002 (gmt 0)

They said that they charged $75 per page to optimize 'generally' and $100 per page to optimize pages for specific search engines.

Being an SEO - if you are looking for help improving your search engine visibility it would be far better to seek out a firm or consultant and get a specific quote on your specific site for your specific markets.

Anyone can generate "general traffic" and optimize to a specific search engine with modest skills, however, in most instances this does not help you at all.

A company's flyer quoting price per page without looking at your industry competitiveness, your markets searching habits, not to mention your sites current (or future) content, information, products or services - is doomed to fail.

"SEO Costs" and "Time" are inseparable. The faster you want or need results the more cost is associated. This means that in many cases, if not done properly you will not see any results for a long period of time

The number of web pages optimized may allow more targeted keywords (niche markets) to be considered however, in less capable SEO company's (generally ones that mass market) I have often found that they optimize Meta Tags only and this is the jest of their skills and "optimization of your main page and then duplicating this across all other pages". This type of service will not do anything at all but make you $75 - 100 dollars per page poorer.

Recommend your best course - use this forum and members advice and (past threads and search function) to improve your knowledge on the subject. If "time" does not permit you to optimize for yourself, at least you will be able to develop an appreciation for work quality.

Mass marketed SEO services particularly ones that generalize on deliverables are best to be avoided.