Paid SEO or Free SEO?

[WebmasterPhil]

Paid or Free SEO? The problem with Paid SEO Services is that search algorithms change all the time, and billion dollar companies like Google and Microsoft are not niave about webmasters gaming their search results. It's just that the search companies won't update their algorithm every single minute. They're constantly keeping an eye on the SEO tactics conducted by black-hat webmasters, and then respond when the tactic becomes too widespread. So if you pay for the SEO services, and they do get your website listed on the 1st page, it might not stay there for too long. Your best bet is to do ethical free SEO on your own. You can also try PPC ad networks if you need immediate traffic. This will give you time to develop proper SEO organically.

Here are some softwares that might help with your SEO effort (some of them I own, while others I have tried):

ScrapeBox - This is a must-have tool for every webmaster. With ScrapeBox, you can scrape urls of relevant sites (or blogs) that could let you post comments on, which might enable you to leave a valuable backlink to your site. ScrapeBox is cool because it's so customizeable; you can really pinpoint exactly the type of results you want, such as sites with .edu domain (which is considered quite valuable for off-page SEO'ing). ScrapeBox harvesting is also scaleable too. You could run several instances of it (provided that you have the licenses for it), spread out over different computers, and retrieve a massive keyword/url list for you to work with.

GSA Search Ranker - Some might consider this a black-hat tool, but in my opinion, it can be a white-hat tool too. This is a very well known backlink-posting software. As you probably know by now, backlinking is important for improving off-page SEO. What's great about this software is that you can post articles, comments, etc., on a wide degree of platforms (article directories, blogs, forums, guestbook, and so forth). Like ScrapeBox, this software is highly efficient, customizeable, automated, and scaleable. It is unbelievably fast, and the developer / vendor behind it constantly update it, seemingly on an everyday basis. If you want to stay on the white-hat side, best to choose legit platforms, post your custom articles and comments lightly and sparingly, and make sure to spread it out over time. Way too much backlinking, too soon, too fast, will not only signal red flags to the search engines, but it will be considered spamming. Nobody wins in the end by doing that.

Site Visualizer - I've mentioned a couple of great software that will help with off-site SEO'ing. Now, here's a couple that can help with on-site SEO'ing. Site Visualizer is a very multi-faceted, versatile tool. It can crawl your website and retrieve back a treasure trove of critical information. You can discover flaws in your internal links, anchor, and heading titles (among other things). This kind of information is critical because when designing pages with on-page SEO'ing in mind, you would want to optimize it. This tool can help with identifying the weak SEO areas of your site. My suggestion is, as valuable as this tool is, don't over-optimize your site (such as setting all your pages with H1 Headers, keyword-stuffing on link titles, and so forth. As said earlier, Google and Microsoft are not niave about aggressive SEO'ing.

Plagiarism Checker X - Now this software only does one thing but it does it well, which can have a significant impact for your on-site SEO. As the name suggest, the software will check your webpages for duplicate content across the Internet. Now there has always been a debate about whether Google penalizes websites with duplicate content, but in my opinion, it's always smarter to err on the safe side. I've tried many of the online plagiarism checkers but I found some of them very limiting (some of course, are also very good too, which I've bookmarked on my toolbar). But where Plagiarism Checker X shines is that there is virtually no limit to the number of searches that can be made, since it's a desktop software. If you care at all about staying out of legal trouble (cause plagiarizing can land you in hot water), then you should check your content first before posting. There is a free, basic version of this software, whic is good for webmasters that doesn't need to update their site too often.

There's actually a ton more software, online or desktop, that can help with your SEO'ing, and certainly I've own some and tried many of them. I can't review them all here (otherwise this post will turn into a 30 page essay) but you're welcome to message me, and if I've tried the software you're considering, I'll let you know my opinion of it.

Happy SEO'ing :smart:

 

[nilpotter]

I am being offered by an interesting SEO service that they are telling me it it help my site to get organic traffic after 3 months, but that will require me to invest money for this service. I think I can use my time to do SEO for my site too and it save my money but it also consume more my time. What is better way to get organic traffic? Paid SEO or Free SEO?

If you get organic traffic then you go free SEO but use those sources properly. If you go paid SEO then use them carefully.

 

[stephenrobes]

I am being offered by an interesting SEO service that they are telling me it it help my site to get organic traffic after 3 months, but that will require me to invest money for this service. I think I can use my time to do SEO for my site too and it save my money but it also consume more my time. What is better way to get organic traffic? Paid SEO or Free SEO?

Paid SEO is a better way to get organic traffic.

 

[prawalikaroy]

he main difference between Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click is that traffic coming from SEO (organic) is free while traffic generated from PPC is not free (as the name implies you have to pay a cost per click) Organic results can only appear in the middle of the page.

 

[Aby]

You should go with free SEO, DIY. That way you'll learn something new. Also, if you do SEO by yourself, You'll know from where did you get backlinks and whether it was legit.
If you take the services of another company, they may not tell you from where they got the backlinks for you.
My best bet would be go with Free SEO. That'll make you a complete package.

Regards.

 

[kavunkaua]

Young sites fall under the filter for 1.5 - 2 years. While the site under the filter any SEO will not help you!

 

[prawalikaroy]

Paid SEO involves purchasing links from another company or agency and using their links on your website. This will cost you money initially, but traffic will increase quicker this way as well

 

[Fishtrombone]

If you're gonna improve your statistics drastically and go for paid SEO, be careful about the quality of traffic you choose - not all SEO solutions are gonna be decent. In fact, some of them are pretty scammy.

 

[Oliviajames573]

both are beneficial for you but if u have some money to invest so do it and please be careful from blackhat services and make sure these services are legal.

 

[digitalludhiana]

If you are not sure, how to do SEO, then this forum is great as it could easily guide you through. But it will take some time, if you are new. So, if you don't have any time limitations go for yourself, otherwise paying for your website ranking isn't bad.

 

[Aria Mathew]

The major difference between SEO and PPC is the SEO-by-free organic traffic and its standard. But you're getting more traffic from PPC but it's not a standard way.
You've got a decent budget then try PPC. Otherwise, SEO is an excellent way to generate traffic

Thanks
Aria Mathew

 

[smithmary01]

Paid and free SEO both are is good. But the difference is Paid SEO is faster for getting a result in SERP. But free SEO is the best, Altho free SEO effect slowly, But I think it's better than paid SEO.

 

[Brill Mindz]

Both are good but if you want fast traffic to your website then pay for seo techniques such as Google adword campaign and Facebook ad campaign is a good source for traffic. It's nice to get free-source traffic like off-page seo techniques but it takes time for traffic.

 

[prawalikaroy]

SEO involves all the link building and onpage optimization activities the purpose of which is to achieve good rankings in organic search, while SEM is everything else you pay for, such as PPC traffic. You might ask if this means that paid links belong to SEM.

SEO involves all the link building and onpage optimization activities the purpose of which is to achieve good rankings in organic search, while SEM is everything else you pay for, such as PPC traffic. You might ask if this means that paid links belong to SEM.

 

[tozman]

Free SEO: you need to be smart, paid SEO: you need to be rich

For free SEO there are three main parts:

1) Discover competition: use tools, some are listed above, try to find niche where competition is not too hard

2) Create good content, and good site structure: unique content, site structure that emphasis desired keywords, use page speed tool to see if your website is loading quickly and is friendly to mobile devices

3) Get backlinks: use tools, or do it organically by hand. Using tools, and doing "blasts" and other massive in scale linking is risky and may result in ban/filter from G

 

[Aby]

You can't have both time and money to produce results.
Think it this way - If you have time on your side, you can go for Free SEO.
If you have money to spend, then go for Paid SEO.
But be careful with paid SEO. It needs to be done properly if you want to avoid penalties in the future.

 

[ClaudiaBrunson]

If you are in a Hurry? Then you can go with Paid SEO. But if you don't have any queek, than you can just go with Free SEO. Because free SEO is organic SEO that is better for every website rank.

 

[seoconsultant]

SEO cannot be free even if you do it on your own. There are always things that you need to pay for to keep the quality. For example, for keyword research tools you need to pay to get the best potential keywords. And so on... However, if the SEO services that are offered are white hat and Google rules will not get broken, then it could be useful, as specialists know what and how to do to bring the best results.

 

[Wilsonjacob45]

If you want to get traffic fast on website go through paid SEO (Google Ads, SEM, SMM etc) As per my knowledge SEO result anytime is the best for long term.

 

[Grishma28]

I am being offered by an interesting SEO service that they are telling me it it help my site to get organic traffic after 3 months, but that will require me to invest money for this service. I think I can use my time to do SEO for my site too and it save my money but it also consume more my time. What is better way to get organic traffic? Paid SEO or Free SEO?

It's got to be a combination of both. Paid SEO will give an immediate result. But unpaid SEO will give you lasting results.