Well..........
I also have been looking for a seo guy for one of my friends - i think best is to talk to them instead of writing an email.
You never know who is answering the email.
Prepare a ste of questions and fire away!
Someone was telling me that he is a "SEO" - so i asked him how does he sus up the competition - what he told me was like --- what!!!!
He didn't even know the basic seo - i was so amazed that he was selling seo packages! He didn't know how to check backlinks - what tools to use, didn't have a clue to what strategy he is going to employ!
In general, in our 15 min's of talk - i told him more about seo - than he knew & i am only learning!
So put him through the paces ! Talk to the person whom ur going to employ, ask pointed, specific questions, ask for websites they have optimized & the keywords they have optimized it for. Ask for evidence & run the evidence thru its paces - it takes 30 mins to suss up a website's seo at a cursory glance!
Make sure that the guy knows english and can communicate ( oral & written) - ask for any articles they have written etc.
Hope this helps!
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