Looking for an SEO company in Gdynia? There are many agencies and freelancers operating in the Tricity, and at first glance their offers look similar: “high rankings”, “more clients”, “effective SEO”. The differences only emerge after a few months of cooperation – and by then it is easy to lose time and budget.

Below you will find 10 questions worth asking every SEO company before signing a contract. The answers will quickly show whether you are dealing with a partner who will really help your business.

10 questions for an SEO company

1. Where will you start our cooperation?

A good answer is: with an audit. Without an analysis of the website, the competition and the phrases, every quote is a shot in the dark. If an agency proposes a ready-made package without looking at your website – that is a warning sign. We describe what an audit should cover in our guide SEO in practice.

2. Which phrases will you optimise my website for, and why these ones?

A high ranking for a phrase that nobody types in will not change anything. An SEO company should explain how it chose the keywords and whether they match what your clients are searching for – in the case of local businesses, often with the name of Gdynia or a district.

3. What exactly is included in the price?

Ask for a specific scope: technical work, content, links, Google Business Profile optimisation, reports. A vague “SEO” for a fixed fee does not let you assess what you are paying for. You will find indicative price ranges in the article how much SEO costs.

4. Do you guarantee first place in Google?

The correct answer is: no. Nobody controls Google’s algorithm. An agency can promise diligent work and transparent reporting, but not a specific position.

5. How do you acquire links?

Safe link building relies on credible, thematic and local sources. Packages of “thousands of links” or link exchange systems can end in a penalty. You can read more in the articles off-page SEO and Black Hat SEO techniques.

6. What will the report include?

Rankings and traffic charts alone are not enough. A good report also shows enquiries from clients – phone calls, forms, bookings – as well as what was done in a given month and what is planned next.

7. Who owns the Google Analytics and Search Console accounts and the Google Business Profile?

Always you. The agency should have access to them, but should not be their owner. That way, you do not lose your data history when the cooperation ends.

8. How long is the contract and what is the notice period?

SEO takes time – the first results are usually visible after 2–3 months, stable ones after 6–9. Even so, a multi-year contract with no way out shifts all the risk onto you. A good agency proves itself with results, not with contract clauses.

9. Can you show the results of your work?

Ask for case studies with specific results – ideally from your industry or region. Example: the restaurant Targ Rybny Gdańsk went from a website invisible in Google to position no. 1 for the phrase “fish restaurant Gdańsk”, and L’Entre Villes Sopot made it into the TOP 3 for competitive phrases in Sopot.

10. Will you tell me if my website needs rebuilding?

Sometimes optimising an old, faulty website means burning through your budget. An honest agency will say so directly and propose a solution – even if it means a different scope of work, e.g. a new website.

A local SEO company or an agency from the other end of Poland?

You can choose an SEO company from anywhere, but a local partner from the Tricity has several advantages:

• knows the market – knows how clients from Gdynia, Gdańsk and Sopot search for services and what the local competition looks like,
• understands local SEO – Google Maps, district phrases, local link sources,
• is close at hand – important matters can be discussed in a meeting.

We describe how local SEO works in practice in our guide local SEO in Gdynia.

How we work at Seo Copy Writing Online

Our office is in Pogórze, right next to Gdynia. We start every cooperation with an audit, we report enquiries from clients, not just rankings, and we work on contracts with a one-month notice period. See the details: SEO agency Gdynia.

Ask us these 10 questions. Order a free SEO audit or call: +48 793 423 331.