TommyCarey
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With every service sold on SeoClerks you go into a sort of agreement that is signed when you purchase and submit your information to the seller. The seller agrees to do the work that was paid for and in return they get the funds upon completion.
But what about SEO companies who have clients paying $500, $1,000 or even $10,000 a month? Why do they have to sign a physical contract and you don't? Well that's pretty simple, it's because the SEO company doesn't want to lose the client within the first couple months before the SEO campaign begins to show a positive ROI. I've had plenty of clients sign up without signing a physical contract and they backed out after 30 to 60 days because they didn't think the work was doing what I said it would. Now as many of you know, it takes much longer than 30 to 60 days for an SEO campaign to start showing positive results in a competitive niche, but not everyone does.
Getting a client to sign a 1 year contract is pretty standard because a lot of new companies who want more sales to come from search engine traffic, don't actually know how it works. They think it's an instant ROI and the SEO work will show a huge increase in traffic as soon as it's started, which isn't true at all lol.
Getting your clients to sign the 1 year contract will ensure that they see the fruits of your labor and make them more than happy to sign on for a second year. You may have to deal with an angry client for the first couple months if they weren't exactly sure what they were signing up for, but it will be worth it in the long run. I actually have a few clients now who constantly send me referrals but in the beginning they weren't the happiest because they thought I was just trying to scam them. Now they're actually selling my services to their friends and colleagues before I'm even in the picture. The person they refer is already wanting to sign the 1 year contract and knows they may not see a positive ROI for a while 
So go out there and get those contract signed!
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Only a few times have I stopped the contract willfully because the client ran out of money and is down on their luck. I have sent some to collections and have gotten paid for them being dumb, but that's not very often lol.
I do see less people wanting to sign contracts because they're worried that I'll wait for the ink to dry and then I'll go AFK for a year lol. But I do put in the contract that if we are not fulfilling the work described that the contract is null and void and the client does not have to continue paying. Doing this sometimes backfires a little bit because the person or company signing up thinks that we aren't doing any work because they're only seeing a little increase in their profits within the first month so they try to stop paying us. But another thing in the contract is that it says it could take up to 6 months to see a positive increase in rankings due to certain niches being tougher than others. And if they're seeing profits coming in through their website then I know for certain I'm doing my job. I'm not too worried about the rankings in the first couple months, but the clients always want to see those #1 rankings pile up which makes them money lol.
Usually these problems only arise when I have a clients sign up and they aren't 100% sure what they're paying for but they know they need it. They assume they'll be making $1,000s extra each month because they're paying us for a full blown SEO campaign and then they get upset when they're only making a fraction of what they thought they would be lol.
In the end I'm usually safe with my contracts since I've revised it so many times to protect my own ass :D Only a few times have I stopped the contract willfully because the client ran out of money and is down on their luck. I have sent some to collections and have gotten paid for them being dumb, but that's not very often lol.
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I wish I had someone who was competent and could talk to clients without me there. If I had an amazing sales team that could close without me I would just focus on the work and love every minute of it :D
I totally agree, they will be upset at first when they see their rankings are not jumping up to the top. But once you start cracking the first page of Google they'll be like "YOOOOO!!!! You're a God!!!!!" lmao :D
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Lynne
I can imagine this causes a lot of difficulty for some SEO companies.
I also don't like the idea of signing a 1 year contract if I am not 100% sure of the company and what they can do for me and I am sure that this is a challenge for all SEO companies.
It is also a challenge for some of the sellers here too. Buyers purchase a one off package of links or services and then expect results and very often that is not something that is possible. Oh yes I would definitely go the contract route if I was running an SEO company and have it stated there in big bright red letters that there most likely won't be any noticeable results within the first few months! I can imagine this causes a lot of difficulty for some SEO companies. I also don't like the idea of signing a 1 year contract if I am not 100% sure of the company and what they can do for me and I am sure that this is a challenge for all SEO companies. It is also a challenge for some of the sellers here too. Buyers purchase a one off package of links or services and then expect results and very often that is not something that is possible.
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