There are over 20 SEO agencies in Glasgow, mainly smaller agencies and freelancers.
We can help you compare quotes and find the right SEO agency for your business.
New marketing talent from Glasgow University comes through each year to refresh staff levels or even start their own agencies.
The internet started in 1983, there were no search engines, just individual websites and ‘web directories’ that list websites based on categories. There were lots and lots of different web directories and not all websites were listed on them all.
The first ‘search engine’ came out in 1990 it was called Archie. It was then superseded by more sophisticated search engines such as Jughead and Veronica in 1992.
Technology is speeding up and the first well known search engine Yahoo started in 1992. The problem is that Yahoo had a lot of adverts which people found off-putting. Google then landed in 1998 and the world was changed forever.
Popular search engines you may recognise would be:
SEO, or website optimisation is all about getting your website onto each of the search engines above and working onto page 1 for your search terms or keywords.
SEO is very much an unknown area of marketing, since each of the search engines above have their own formula of listing websites in Glasgow (not confusing Glasgow in Scotland with the Glasgow in Kentucky USA).
No SEO company in Glasgow will be able to know exactly how to get you at the top of page 1, but much of it is best guesswork based on the history of updates.
SEO is broken down into two main parts:
Since 2014 the search engines started ranking websites based on their mobile friendliness over desktop, since most of us browse the internet via smartphones.
Since social media is used by so many people in Glasgow, both for business and recreation, your ‘social media footprint’ is also factored into your SEO.
We live in a smaller world these days, the internet has brought us closer together.
Why not use an SEO agency in the USA? Does location matter?
Well, we at Marketing Quotes feel it does.
If you work with a local marketing agency in Glasgow, you can visit them, giving you more control.
We are sure you would feel more comfortable working with an agency that is local to you, rather than an SEO agency in Cornwall, or further away.
Meetings do play an important roll in business, even during COVID-19.
Review meetings are also good, it gives you the chance to ‘crunch the data’ on how they are performing on getting you to climb online.
SEO is a bit of a dark art. It is about getting your website onto page 1 for your chosen keywords.
At a meeting, you can chat to the agency about their sector experience. Do they understand your product/service? Do they know your industry?
Knowledge is power, as they say, if they know your market, they should be more efficient at the SEO campaign.
Many SEO companies in Glasgow have great looking website. Nice pictures of fancy offices. Some even have a badge of being a ‘Google accredited agency’.
The meeting gives you a chance to ask questions about what they claim. Why is it they are the ‘UK’s number 1 SEO agency’ and how they justify it.
A big part of SEO is a presence of social media websites like Twitter and Facebook.
In the early days it was all about link building, social media was not rated by search engines like Google and Bing. However since 2014, the search engines place a lot of weight about your SERPS on your social media presence.
Here are some figures that you may find interesting:
Chances are your next customer would be on one or more of the social media platforms above, if you do a post on Facebook or Instagram, maybe they will see it?
Since the COVID lockdowns of 2020, many people have started a full time career as a social media influencer. If you align your company to a relevant influencer, they can get you known to their millions of followers!
All SEO companies in Glasgow set their own rates, based on their overheads and profit margins.
For this reason, comparing SEO prices from multiple agencies is important.
The cheapest agency is not necessarily the best one to go with, however the most expensive will not be a guarantee of them being the best.
We want to help you find the ‘right’ agency for your business.
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