I am so frustrated. The SEO I currently have working on my gambling related site has just got another batch of clients into the top 10 for major keywords, yet he cant show any of his results. He can get almost any keyword into the top 10 but because of many factors( he’s in India, scared to negotiate, works like heck, hasn’t made his own website) he is keeps getting stuck with agreeing not to share those results with anyone else. My head is spinning from frustration to see someone get awesome results and not get rewarded as he should. Can anyone give advice on what he can do to get out of this rut? I want to form a partnership with him, but I don’t have much knowledge in seo and I don’t have the connections, plus he can only show a few of his works
Most top SEO's can't reveal their clients. On the other hand its easy to say you have top results when you can hide behind an NDA.
At the end of the day pricing seo is very hard. It depends how much money your client can make. If I spend 5 hours consulting and the client makes an extra $100,000 from it then my time will be worth far more than the standard rate.
As long as the client is happy with the final result then that’s all that matters.
I don't think there's any way to "get out" of it, once he's in an agreement. It's a price you pay to work with the best clients. I have the same problem with some of the articles I write. I just finished a set for a great client that I'd love to add to my portfolio, but the confidentiality clause doesn't allow me to do that, because they don't want people knowing about the change to their business model involved. There are a ton of reasons companies require a NDA. You just have to choose: the best clients, or less pay with more freedom.
The problem is they are underpaying him massively but he’s overseas. I want to form a partnership with him as I am in America but I barely know the basics of seo and wouldn’t know where to look for clients and how to write up a contract or the legalities. Heck my first seo ripped me off for 5 grand and I’m still trying to collect on it. This guy is doing very good work for me and is currently working on a casino related site. Already told him when it gets to the top, he better be ready to retire, but as of right now it’s hard to get the word out on him. I might be able to get permission to show off one of his works in a day or 2 but that’s about it. I have always in life championed the hard working underdog. He’s polite, hard working and honest, I just wish I could help more