Hey there I’m John Doherty and I’m the founder and CEO of Credo where we help great companies get introduced fast to the best pre-vetted digital marketing firms. 

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How to hire an SEO agency

Today we’re going to talk about How to hire an SEO agency.

If you’ve ever tried to hire for SEO, you know how frustrating it can be. As Credo’s helped thousands of companies looking to hire over the last 5 years, and many of them looking to hire SEO, I know just how hard it can be. I’ve also hired them myself when I was in-house (both agencies and full time employees) and been hired as an SEO consultant many times, so I have first hand knowledge across all the challenges.

When I was working at Zillow, we worked with agencies and had full time SEOs in-house. Now, this was a publicly traded company that prioritized SEO, and I had prior agency experience as did most of the other in-house SEOs, but it was still challenging to hire. We were always being pitched by agencies, but we rarely hired new agencies because we often didn’t have the need.

Maybe these frustration are familiar to you, or you’re about to feel them if you’re starting the hiring journey:

I hear you. I know these challenges and frustrations intimately and personally. And that’s why I’m recording this video for you. There’s a common myth out there that you’ll never find a good agency or that any agency can get you great results. I’m here to tell you that’s not true, but that doesn’t mean you should give up the search. It is possible to do it well!

The opportunity ahead of you, when you’ve finished this video, is more clarity into hiring.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that this is what Credo does – we get you connected with the right pre-vetted firms according to your needs, and we do it fast.

After this video you’ll understand:

I have five points for you to learn and consider.

So to review, there are five things you should take into account when hiring an SEO agency:

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