SEO partnership

I'm not sure whether this is the correct place to post - however here goes.

I'm an accountant and am looking at the possibility of a form of partnership arrangement with a SEO specialist. Essentially the site to be set up is a subscription site with a small amount of free content and an annual fee for the premium content. I've specific expertise in the site area and will be writing & sourcing articles myself. The potential market is huge and even based on conservative success it should be profitable. I've a summary & detailed business plan with figures etc in place and could provide for interested parties.

Whilst the actual site content is something I'm comfortable undertaking I've little knowledge of SEO. I've had previous internet activities and realise the importance of this aspect. Rather than looking at an upfront fee arrangement I thought I'd enquire whether there are any experiences SEO professionals out there who'd be interested in a share of site revenue/profits? I'd be looking at proactive advice on gaining a high SE ranking for various keywords, although the site content that I'm writing should assist this greatly (I've drafted approx 300-400 pages of premium content and this will be increased by roughly 5-7 new articles per week). I'd imagine that for an experienced person after the initial set up it would be a case of monitoring the site.

Please PM me if your interested. If not I'll have to opt for a more traditional arrangement.

I thought I'd enquire whether there are any experiences SEO professionals out there who'd be interested in a share of site revenue/profits?

Asked many, many times. The trouble is, most will not undertake such a venture when they know they can use their skills to further thier own projects, or can gather clients to pay them a monthly fee for their services.

Not saying you won't find an interested expert, but lots of folks claim to know what they're doing (hey, even me... ) but cannot deliver the goods. Just be careful to review the work of anyone who accepts the offer.

I'm an accountant and am looking at the possibility of a form of partnership arrangement with a SEO specialist.

Okay, so I'm an SEO specialist, owe a lot of taxes to the US government this year, would like to set up a company for another project I'm doing, and need the services of an accountant. I'd like to partner with an accountant who can handle all that for me. As a reward, I'll gladly give the accountant 10 percent of the profits on any money the new company makes in the next few years...

I'm saying that not because I'm serious, but because you need to realize, Opportunity, that both SEO specialists and Accountants are professionals that demand a lot of money per hour for their services--so like Sportsguy said, it's going to be very tough to get someone to do their work for free (initially) when they can get someone else to pay very good money for their services.

By the way, welcome to the forums, opportunity!

lol - Bill you have a way for words...

I'd like to partner with a partner that can do everything I don't in a way that I would do it myself, if I had time...not going to happen.

Here's a quote I heard at the last SEO conference I went to...

"I don't get out of bed for less than $100 an hour."

...and I personally agreed with that dollar figure...

"I don't get out of bed for less than $100 an hour."

I thought it was that other way around: I don't get in bed... OOPS! wrong industry! :D

$100 an hour? You're cheap!

basic - it ain't going to happen, whichever way you taint it.. it 'aint

I thought it was that other way around: I don't get in bed... OOPS! wrong industry! :D

THWACK ..... >><(@)>

...and yes, I'm cheap...but not easy! Oh, wait...

OK guys thanks for your responses. So the general gist is I'm barking up the wrong tree with this proposal. No problem - thanks anyway.

opportunity, we're not really trying to turn you away--we just want to make sure that you understand that there's a slim chance of finding someone to do all the work.

Actually it sounds like you've done quite a bit of work already--there's no reason why you can't put it all one online yourself, ask questions here, and let us help you complete this project.

What Bill is saying is true. If you're already producing the unique content Opp, you're 75% of the way there. Some questions here, a bit of reading on your own, and you'll have the basics covered well enough to move things forward.

As Bill pointed out. We're not intent on seeing you leave - just trying to share some long-held wisdom on your direct request.

More than anything, my personal goal in these posts, is to ensure you have a clear understanding that there are plenty of "instant experts" floating around (herte, there and everywhere online), and to very carefully vett them for your project. If they mess something up on you, and you don't know any better, it could take years for you to elarn what the real issue is, then longer again to get it sorted and the site back on track.

The # 1 bit of advice I can provide is this:

Make sure they provide at least 3 samples of their work, along with a contact name and phone number so you can verify their work and past client experiences. It'll take some work on your end, but it's well worth the effort in the long-run.