Comments on: SEO Questions I hate answering.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:26:19 +0000

Or the ones when they say “that’s easy - I could have done that” when you explain how you changed their title to say “Search phrase | Company Name” instead of just “Untitled Document”.

Sorry, you gotta get the basics right before you can start on the tricky stuff.

By: Sohaib

Sohaib — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:12:46 +0000

I got a potential client today that offered me a % of the website’s revenue in return for a discount, I totally hate clients that send in SEO projects tageting web hosting or home business as the keyword while they have a new website.
Another questions would be why are you charging this much?

By: bigcrags

bigcrags — Mon, 22 May 2006 08:57:23 +0000

How about the enquiry that goes “I want to get to the top of Google for ‘casino’ and I’ll pay for performance”. Yeah, right, I’ll take that contract!

By: ray

ray — Sat, 20 May 2006 19:04:37 +0000

How much will it cost to get me to # 1 on Google?
How long will it take to get me to # 1 on Google?
How come I’m not in Google?

By: quadszilla

quadszilla — Sat, 20 May 2006 11:41:29 +0000

How about any questions that start with;

Hi,

I don´t have any money but I was wondering . . . .

By: kapsat

kapsat — Fri, 19 May 2006 16:58:21 +0000

When i look at this i try to see it from both positions. I can see why Jim might get frustrated with questions like this, I think, When you offer a service that is of HIGH Quality and not cheap btw, you should answer questions like this. This is an investment that many of us have made before with companies that do not have hight standards as it seems Jim has.

When i first looked at Jims prices i said to myself “Holy Crap”

Myself, I have come to realize (by reading this blog and Jims site) that Jim does do things different, so it goes to show that no one should compare what Jim does to anyone else.

So now when i look at Jim’s prices i don’t compare it to other services i have seen on other sites and forums.

By: wwip

wwip — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:33:51 +0000

Jim… you have a right to be cranky! I can totally relate to how you feel when you get those questions. I feel like there should be a pre-qualification video we should record and then make each of our new prospects watch before they hire us. This would eliminate a ton of time we spend answering the same questions over and over. :0)

By: roresteen

roresteen — Fri, 19 May 2006 01:29:48 +0000

Great answrs Jim. It’s almost scary, but your answers were almost identicle to some I’ve had to mutter!!

- Rob

By: graywolf

graywolf — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:08:13 +0000

>How about instead of paying you, I give you a percentage of my business?

Not having employee’s I have a different situation than you, but I’m really thinking about trying a few performance based jobs. Either working with a visibilty metric or a CPA basis.

By: tomgray

tomgray — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:42:40 +0000

I confess, I’m the guy who submitted the question that Jim listed first among those he hates, “for the investment, what kind of return can we expect?” I just sent him a reply to his email with a bunch of other questions that he’ll probably hate as well. I’ll tell you this, while this post may be ‘bitter’ his personal response was ‘nicer’ and appreciated. I like a guy who cuts to the chase, who displays a necessary arrogance born of compentency and certainty. A lot of ‘consultants’ would respond, “Well, I can’t guarantee you’ll experience these results but typically we generate 303.25 links per 6 month engagement.” Not Jim, he says, “I have no idea.” It’s the right response. He doesn’t know me–yet–or my market or the receptiveness of the individuals who pay attention to this market to providing links or our commitment to making a program work over the long haul. What he was kind enough to provide was a lot (I mean really a lot) of information for me to make the decision. He took away the certainty I sought and, by doing so, assured that whatever decision I made was made for the right reasons; because I drank his Kool-Ade and made the necessary commitment to be an effective partner in the process. Ya gotta appreciate that…