3 Questions to ask yourself before investing in SEO
Published: November 22, 2024
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SEO can have a massive impact on businesses and give a huge boost to the amount of leads you get. While we would advise most website owners to invest in SEO, there are some important questions you should ask yourself before investing in SEO.

Is There a Reason for People to Visit Your Website?

Before investing in any sort of digital marketing for your website you must first have a reason for people to view your website. Most people visit websites to find information, buy a product/service or view content they have an interest in (blogs, videos, etc).

Are You Willing To be Patient?

Everybody should know and understand that good SEO takes time. Even with the best SEO Strategies ranking for any sort of keyword can take 2-3 months. However in the long-term SEO can be much cheaper than investing in ads. The reason behind this is that with SEO you do not pay by the amount of clicks or users that are on your site. Furthermore, once your website is at high rankings it can stay there with a well-made SEO Strategy. We have made a table which shows how long different SEO milestones can take below:

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Do You Have the Budget for SEO?

As you may know, monthly SEO packages can be costly for some. Any SEO Agency who offers decent monthly SEO packages will start at around €500 and go up from there. We offer an “SEO Jumpstart” package for those who may not have the budget for monthly SEO. Some businesses also opt for the “SEO Jumpstart” package to invest more at the start of their SEO campaign to ensure they get off to a great start.

If you have answered “Yes” to all three of the questions above it means you’re ready to invest in SEO.

Charlie Martin
Charlie Martin

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Charlie leads the digital work at Ireland Online—designing, optimising, and making sure every client gets results that actually matter. He loves learning about businesses and helping them grow online.

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