# Guides for Hiring an SEO Agency in Singapore | SEO Agencies Singapore

> Guides for Singapore business owners: SEO or Google Ads first, local SEO versus SEO, and what to check in an SEO contract before you sign.

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# Before you hire an SEO agency

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## Before You Sign an SEO Contract: A Checklist

 Check the term and the notice to cancel, the monthly price on that term, exactly what work is done each month, who owns the content and accounts, what access the agency gets (read-only at first), what the report shows, how links are built, that nothing is guaranteed, and what you keep if you leave.](/guide/seo-contract-checklist/)[Decision guide 

## Local SEO or SEO: Which Does Your Business Need?

 Local SEO wins the Google map pack, the map and three listings shown for searches like 'plumber singapore'; Google says it depends on relevance, distance and prominence, and your Google Business Profile drives it. SEO wins the ordinary results below; your website drives it. A business customers visit or call locally usually starts with local SEO; an online or island-wide business with SEO.](/guide/local-seo-or-seo/)[Decision guide 

## SEO or Google Ads First? A Decision Guide for Singapore Businesses

 Google Ads buys a place above the results from the day it starts and stops when the spending stops; SEO builds a place in the ordinary results that keeps working but takes weeks to months. Google says ads have no effect on organic rankings. Start with ads when you need calls this month or want to test demand; start with SEO when you can wait and the clicks are expensive.](/guide/seo-or-google-ads/) 

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