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Questions to Ask Before Hiring Anyone for SEO

The questions business owners should ask SEO freelancers or providers before hiring, and the answers to be wary of.

AMAMJAM Solutions teamRewari, Haryana 28 Oct 20253 min read
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    SEO is hard for owners to evaluate. These questions reveal how a provider works.

    Questions

    1. What will you do in the first three months, specifically?
    2. Which keywords will you target, and why those?
    3. How will you measure success: enquiries, not just rankings?
    4. What access will I have to Search Console, Analytics and reports?
    5. How do you build links?
    6. Who will do the work, and what is their experience?
    7. Can I see examples of similar businesses you helped?
    8. What do you need from me: content, approvals, access?
    9. What happens to the work if we stop?
    10. What are the contract terms?

    Answers to be wary of

    • Guaranteed first-page or number-one rankings.
    • Thousands of backlinks for a low fee.
    • Secret methods they cannot explain.
    • Reluctance to give you account access.

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    Written by the AMJAM Solutions team

    Our specialists handle SEO for businesses across India from our office in Rewari. We update our articles as platforms change.

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