08-12-2008, 08:05 PM
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SEO development in startup necessary?
As the topic says.
I am about to develop a website along with my webdesigner, and we are currently going through the entire programming process and contracts. The contract includes a URL-friendly/SEO friendly development process as well, which will cost an additional price for about 2 weeks additional work for my web designer and programmer - however, is SEO friendly programming necessary in the startup process of the website or is it something you should add later on after testing has been done and the website has been launched? It is an additional price of nearly £ 700 , so it is not the end of the world when the entire project is estimated to cost around £ 5.000, or what would you say? |
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09-12-2008, 02:55 AM
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Re: SEO development in startup necessary?
Price kinda depends on what's being done. If it's just programming, I'd be curious as to what is being coded that isn't just good practice anyway. From a purely coding point of view, I don't think there's that much you can do for SEO that isn't just a normal part of building a decent quality site. I certainly can't think of what would take 2 weeks and £700 extra to implement..
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10-12-2008, 02:19 PM
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Re: SEO development in startup necessary?
It's essential, really, to put in the SEO friendliness at the start to create strong foundations - otherwise it likely costs more and creates more disruption (ie, potential money loss) later on down the line.
In terms of cost - is this a custom coded platform? Simply that there are a lot of publishing platforms that have this already built in. Or is it running on ASP?
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07-01-2009, 12:02 PM
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Re: SEO development in startup necessary?
Hi,
Yes, creating an SEO blueprint for your site before hand will save you money in the long run. You want to make sure you do the following: 1. Keyword Research 2. SEO Blueprint Based off the research 3. Check to see if your coder really knows how to build an SEO friendly site; especially if it is dynamic with a Database. There is a big difference knowing / planning the following basics (listed below)....and actually coding the site correctly so these features actually matter in the eyes of Google. 1. Page Titles 2. SEF URL's 3. Header (H1) tags 4. Breadcrumbs 5. Internal Link Structure 6. Meta Description I would suggest wire framing your entire site out before you program it. This way you could give that wire frame to an SEO Architect expert to see if is built correctly. Jeff |
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25-06-2009, 07:29 AM
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Re: SEO development in startup necessary?
HI,
After reading & posting my response to this topic I decided to put together a video series to help people who are building a website to make sure there site is "SEO friendly." View Video Series: Search Engine Friendly Web Development I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know if you feel I should add anything to the series. Jeff |
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