Its impossible to find a good SEO Agency... Help!
Long time lurker on this subreddit, and I know this is going to tear apart my inbox so made a throw away account for this one :D
But as the title says, struggling to find a new SEO partner. We are currently working with a small 1-3 man SEO group but dont feel they have the expertise and knowledge im looking for, in addition to that seeing a few too many black-hat signals from them and new backlinks that I could have gotten myself from Fiverr if that was my goal.
About my company and our goals.
- had to remove my URL because all of you thirsty SEO'ers out there. Does anyone actually hire you when you spam their inbox??? Just curioous
- Local based eCommerce that operates in 10-20 regions
- BTC sales for mulch, soil, and other landscaping products
- Only 2 physical locations, so GMB is largely not in play for us
- Looking to grow to 25-50 regions so need to find an SEO company with local seo experience that can also work with us on expanding this to a national level
- Intermediate in house SEO skills, but looking for help on getting to the next level. Especially with Digital PR, strategic (not spammy) link building
- Budget of $3K-$4K monthly, looking for a full scope SEO agency
Companies I am currently talking with and review proposals from
- Funnell Boost Media
- Coalition Technologies
- TopSpot (Owned by OuterBox)
- Helium SEO
I know there are pros and cons to choosing a larger agency vs a small team, but feel like those small teams are just too hard to find and I dont have the time or money to waste on them right now. Willing to pay for great service and results though.