Comments on: Does Barter work with SEO?

By: DKNJ Networks

DKNJ Networks — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:04:17 +0000

I have some success with bartering. I believe you attract more customers. People that would not normally pay for your services are on board with bartering because it does not tap into their limited budget. It is also good for companies that are skeptical about SEO services. Once they see results without spending a dime, they are more likely to pay for SEO services.

By: social media consultant

social media consultant — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:08:05 +0000

I have bartered for consulting with good effect.

By: technical seo

technical seo — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:55:10 +0000

What an amazing resource! this article is just what I have been looking for.Thanks for posting.

By: webhost

webhost — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:22:34 +0000

thanks jeremy………..i will surely look in again……..to understand the theme ……..no doubt it is catchy…..but i need my brain filled with more details on it.

By: jeremypenguin

jeremypenguin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:31:13 +0000

@webhost

Well Like @john said, local businesses seem to really need SEO services, perhaps going to your local business owners and talking about the general subject. Of course don’t door to door sales it, I think barter implies a certain trust, and that comes with a relationship and not just a sales relationship.

@spiderbait
I think you’re right about estimating value, but I think that small business people really can be made to understand the value of internet advertising mediums.

By: webhost

webhost — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:00:04 +0000

i have never bartered but seems interesting……….want to try it………………where can i get this information?

By: Spider Bait SEO

Spider Bait SEO — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:48:41 +0000

In my experiences bartering works better when it’s for similiar products. For example exchanging domain names for hosting. Search Marketing for Web Design. But I have found exchanging web design for say all you can eat a the restaurant you did a website for never tends to work out. One party tends to think they got the better end of the deal. Your really need to have a clearly defined contract. Unless you are doing something for a friend and you understand you aren’t going to get much in return.

By: John Jones

John Jones — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:18:05 +0000

I’ve personally had mixed success with barter jobs. I’ve probably learned more of my hard knocks from doing barter based jobs and have had to adapt contracts and even turn down jobs through out the years due to what I’d consider a risk factor that comes with barter jobs.

I’ve done plenty of barter jobs and still take them every now and then. Ironically I just passed a proposal to a potential client just last night that was barter related.

All but one of my barter jobs have been local business based. I’ve had the most success with this type of barter and have to admit that the one business that was out of town that I bartered with was probably one of my worse experiences ever. I won that one though as the customer had to buy me out at $2,000.00.