[ChrisZhimo]

I have an excellent SEO guy in the UK who’s worked wonders for my site. He doesn’t charge a monthly retainer like many of the other ‘consultants’ out there who’ll just tweet a few things per month and take your cash.

He can also manage a google adwords account for you. But he doesn’t do Chinese sites, if that’s what you’re after.

I think Baidu uses similar algorithms to google, although in a less sophisticated way. SEO in China is not the big industry it is in the west. Read today that the average SEO consultant salary over the last 5 years has gone from £40K to £75K a year!!

My guy charges about £200 for working through the site and making a load of changes, then more to set up an adwords campaign etc. Drop me an email if you’d like his details christopherdobbing[at]gmail.com .

Hope that’s some help.

[ChrisZhimo]

When you consider that China has only just gone past a 50% urban population then it shows just how much demand there is going to be. They have a solid economy compared with everyone else at the moment (leaving aside the housing bubble question mark) an undervalued currency and 3 trillion dollars in foreign currency reserves just sitting in the bank.

@Marco I agree that people may overhype it in the west – but I find that a lot of people just talk about it rather than actually doing something i.e. getting into China and setting something up. Even if the business is a failure, learning how to operate and speak the language can’t be a bad idea looking with a 30 year timescale. It seems there will be lots of exciting things one can get involved with in terms of bringing Western things to China. I’m thinking Scottish whiskey, German cars, French wines and Italian designer clothes. Still, one step at a time ; )

[ChrisZhimo]

Thanks for all the useful info. I’m really interested to find out the reality as compared to the theory of the rules around this. As with Russia, I imagine if the right people in the right departments wish to help you (for whatever motivations) then anything can happen.

China’s on the road to be the world’s largest economy within a decade, and I’m keen to be one of the Westerners who has business roots there and speaks the language when this happens. The high value the Chinese put on education makes it a brilliant business to be in, as far as I can work out.

[ChrisZhimo]

Thanks for all the useful info. I’m really interested to find out the reality as compared to the theory of the rules around this. As with Russia, I imagine if the right people in the right departments wish to help you (for whatever motivations) then anything can happen.

China’s on the road to be the world’s largest economy within a decade, and I’m keen to be one of the Westerners who has business roots there and speaks the language when this happens. The high value the Chinese put on education makes it a brilliant business to be in, as far as I can work out.

[ChrisZhimo]

Yes, that’s very useful – thanks. I am currently learning Mandarin basics, but will sign up to the Mandarin Club as soon as I get there and make sure to befriend people who I can speak to in Chinese.

As you say, it’s all about networking in China so I guess I just have to get my ass out there…looking at flights now : p

[ChrisZhimo]

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for the info. I’m planning to come out mid October and start setting up but I’m trying to get as much as posible done here first. We will be an education consultancy/summer school.

I’ve just finished at Cambridge University and I’m currently doing a TEFL Cert so hopefully I can land a good teaching gig once I get there. Any thoughts on how to pick-up private clients and/or a good teaching position?

Thanks,

Chris

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