larre-  I'm in the process of starting an on line business in the
travel industry. You seem to be very knowledgeable when it comes to on
line businesses and Internet Marketing.

Here is a question I recently asked regarding website optimization:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=506841

I've done a little research since I asked the question and realize
that I may have been to vague by asking for an opinion. However, you
seem very qualified to answer my question should you decide to answer
it.

What I'm looking for is a recommendation of how to most effectively
market my business on line. I'm in the process of working with the web
designers. It's my understanding that It's best to get an SEO involved
at the beginning of the websites development so that the designers can
work with the SEO from the start, ensuring proper site creation for
search engine optimization and Internet marketing.

Can you offer me as much advice as possible for the above listing fee
($50). If you think that you have the expertise to inform my web
designers of exactly what they need to do to build my site for optimal
web positioning/optimization, then could you answer the question with
a road map on how to build the website for 'optimal' effect.

If on the other hand you feel that hiring an SEO expert is the way to
go then could you either recommend a few, or offer me some tips on
what to look for in an SEO
(http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/823121) and what
I should expect to pay for very good work.

My intention is for this business to be mainly marketed on line. The
site will be quite large (maybe 500-1000 pages), and I'm confident
that a lot of the traffic to the site will come from Internet
searches. So I'm committed to doing whatever it takes to market the
website correctly.

Ask for clarification if you need more specific information. We can
adjust the listing fee if after clarification the question is easier
or harder to answer.

Thanks larre. I hope you find my question.