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Do you pay anything to any seo company to maintain your rankings or to get the rankings and does it really fulfill your goals?

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As asked and several members noted (, , , ), many site owners handle SEO themselves and that works perfectly for small or low‑competition sites. Monthly retainers can still be worthwhile for web properties that require continuous work: large sites, ecommerce catalogs with frequent changes, heavy content publishing, international or multi‑language setups, or businesses competing in high‑value niches.

Common ongoing tasks that justify a monthly engagement:

  • regular technical audits and crawl/index fixes (redirects, canonicalization, mobile issues)
  • content planning, creation and optimization tied to conversion goals
  • backlink acquisition and outreach with transparent reporting
  • analytics, search console monitoring and monthly KPI reports (traffic, conversions, visibility)
  • UX/CRO tests, page speed and Core Web Vitals improvements
  • local/structured data management, listings and reputation work
  • handling site migrations, penalties, or algorithm‑driven recoveries

Before committing to a monthly fee, expect clear deliverables and reporting. Useful questions include: what exactly will be done each month; which metrics map to business goals; who on the team will do the work; examples of past results for similar sites; cancellation terms; and confirmation that methods follow search engine guidelines (no guaranteed #1 rankings or private link networks). Contracts should specify cadence of deliverables and a dashboard or sample report.

For baseline best practices and to evaluate proposals against industry guidance, consult Google’s SEO Starter Guide: Google’s SEO Starter Guide.

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Member Avatar for mahgobb

Nope, I didn't hire any SEO service!

ANd I do the job on my own!

Member Avatar for usearchme

Hi there

Same here, i dont see any reason why you would need to pay someone every month anyhow, once ur site is setup why would u need someone every month to do more SEO work ?

Woc

Member Avatar for red_gal_2005

Nope, I think myself is the one that know my site best!

So I would rather to do SEO by myseld, besides, during the process I can learn a lot!

Member Avatar for moin123

if you are aware of little bit SEO, then u just dont have to pay to anyone can do it by yourself!!

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