Most web development companies optimize sites to be search engine friendly. That should be a given. But what happens after your website is built and you’re ready for traffic to flow through the superhighway and into your online storefront?

Enter the SEO (that’s Search Engine Optimization) Agencies that specialize in the optimization and submission of your site to search engines. We always suggest outsourcing even the most basic SEO tasks, mostly because of the learning curve involved.

Here are a few of the top SEO agencies for you to research and interview…because we care. [Disclaimer: Speaking Human is in no way affiliated with any of these SEO organizations.]

iProspect

UPDATE: We’ve had to refresh this list from time-to-time because companies change their links, merge with other companies or simply go out of business. What does this mean to you? We tell people to always do additional research to find the right company that fits their needs. We can make recommendations, but we’re all just humans and your needs could be different from our needs—and that’s okay.