Buffalo, NY · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
Has anyone ever considered using SEO for their website? I received a call from an SEO specialist and was telling me that he could rank my website high on Google. Is it more effective than bandit signs and has anyone ever tried using SEO before? Thanks!
Vendor · Katy, TX · Member since 2015 · 390 posts · 218 votes
9y
And if an SEO company has to cold call to generate leads... just think about that logically.
If they were good at SEO, they would generate leads via ....... SEO. If they can't accomplish that for their own business, what are the odds they can do it for you. Zero. I can't believe how many people fall for it.
Newport Beach, CA · Member since 2016 · 26 posts · 20 votes
9y
The only way to get high on google is to pay large dollars per click, plus the ad has to attract the clicks or else google will list you lower. There is so much competition...SEO has been around forever and if you received a call, most of those telemarketers don't represent the best firms. The question to ask is: "What will it cost me for each click to my site, what is the conversion to a call once on my site. The SEO guy typically won't answer you with any firm numbers.
The key is to use a diverse marketing technique. At least that works for me. We mix it up, utilize SEO, PPC leads, signs, direct mail, Facebook, and other wholesalers bring us deals too!
Real Estate Investor · Memphis, TN · Member since 2016 · 940 posts · 695 votes
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@Pat Galvin - SEO is a must for your website but don't use anyone emailing or calling you; like @Mark Wolffer said: those aren't the best companies. I get multiple emails a day from folks like that. Find a local reputable company who ranks high for SEO. Or find a VA on upwork.com or some other site like that to do it for you.
Newport Beach, CA · Member since 2016 · 26 posts · 20 votes
9y
Correct @Elizabeth Wilson...and if I may add........know the true cost of a lead. Don't throw mud against the wall hoping for a hit. Segment your market and work smart. Why connect with everyone when you can drill down to just the homeowners that have great equity and are also more likely to want to have you purchase their home....like maybe they are 70 years old now and she is no longer with their spouse..........or they are empty nesters.
Vendor · Katy, TX · Member since 2015 · 390 posts · 218 votes
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Joey Hampton that's a recipe for failure. If you want to be an investor, you have to learn to outsource/delegate, SEO is the furthest skill set from investing as humanly possible. Guys doing their own SEO are not successful investors. You should spend time on investing, and not spending your time learning SEO, or roofing, or tiling, - wtf would you learn all of that? The guys trying to do it all are the failures in this forum.
Any real estate investor who says they do their own SEO, 99.99% they are not successful at real estate investing. Just talking big online.
Vendor · Katy, TX · Member since 2015 · 390 posts · 218 votes
9y
And if an SEO company has to cold call to generate leads... just think about that logically.
If they were good at SEO, they would generate leads via ....... SEO. If they can't accomplish that for their own business, what are the odds they can do it for you. Zero. I can't believe how many people fall for it.