First, you might start out performing a Google search for an SEO company in your area in hopes you can narrow it down to a manageable list. Depending on the size of the city where your business is located, you may come up with a wide range of options.

Next you start contacting agencies beginning with the one at the top, because if they are highly ranked on Google, they must know what they’re doing, right? It’s definitely a place to start, but when searching for an SEO company there are some mistakes that you can easily avoid, by keeping a few rules in mind: