SEO Service Agreement
Search Engine Optimization
CLIENT INFORMATION
| COMPANY NAME | CONTACT PERSON |
| MINNEAPOLIS RIVER TOWERS CONDOMINIUMS | CHRIS NIELSEN, OWNER |
| BILLING ADDRESS |
| Bloomington MN 55438 |
| TELEPHONE | FAX |
| 952-xxx-xxxx | |
| WEBSITE ADDRESS | EMAIL |
| www.river-towers.com | xxxxxxxxx@river-towers.com |
SEO SERVICE PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
| SEO PACKAGE ASSURANCE |
| 20000 minimum Top-20 Keyword Rankings across the Top-20 Search Engines. |
| MONTHLY SERVICE FEES |
| 3 months of this agreement is paid upon signing. Each additional month, from month 4 to month 12, is paid on each month upon receipt of the monthly Keyword Visibility Report with the assured minimum Top-20 Keyword Rankings across the Top-20 Search Engines. |
| TOTAL AMOUNT | US$ 840 ,000 (US$ 70, 000/month) |
| SEO PACKAGE DETAILS |
| § Initial Keyword Research and Competitor Keyword Analysis Reports § Splash Page Designs, Web page Generation & Optimization § Monthly Keyword Ranking Visibility Reports § Manual Submission to the Top-20 Major Search Engines § Submission to 1,000 search directories and industry specific search portals |
| SUBSCRIPTION LENGTH | PERIOD FROM | PERIOD TO |
| 1 Year | 02/23/06 | 02/22/07 |
| SALES ACCCOUNT MANAGER | CONTROL / REFERENCE # |
| | SEO-022306RTC |
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZAION TERMS & CONDITIONS
This Service Agreement (Agreement) between you (Client) and Advance Engine Optimization Net Inc., hereafter known as AEO NET, explains the standard terms and conditions that apply to the Clients use of the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services set forth herein (collectively, the SEO Services).
By purchasing any and all our SEO Services, the Client agrees to use the SEO Services in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined below. This Agreement explains AEO Nets obligations to the Client, and the Clients obligations to AEO Net in relation to the SEO Services that the Client purchased through this said Agreement.
When the Client or someone else acting on behalf of the Client, uses, modifies or cancels this SEO Service Agreement (even if AEO Net were not notified of such an authorization), or requests and/or purchases additional services under the Clients account, this Agreement covers for any such service or actions.
The Client acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of terms and conditions of this said Agreement, as well as any additional rules or policies that are or may be established by AEO NET from time to time. This Agreement, as well as any additional rules and policies together with all modifications thereto, constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between the Client and AEO NET concerning the Clients use of the AEO Nets SEO Services, and supersedes and governs all prior proposals, agreements, or other communications.
1. WEBSITE MARKETING PACKAGES. AEO NET offers Search Engine Optimization or SEO Services available in various keyword ranking packages from 50-200,000 Top-20 keyword rankings. AEO NET will provide the Client with the SEO services solely in accordance with the information provided to the Client on-line, in written form, via email, and through telephone interviews.
2. CLIENT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. Upon confirmation of the said signed agreement, the Client will provide AEO Net with the following data within 7 days: 1. Website address 2. Website Hosting FTP information (host address, login name, and password), and 3. Clients preferred or existing core keyword phrases that best define their business online.
3. SEO PROCESS. Optimization of the Clients website begins only when the required items above have been confirmed and received by projects@aeonetinc.com. Below is the Website Marketing process:
a. AEO NET will research across all of the major Search Engines, the most popular typed in keyword phrases in the Clients industry and the most popular generic keyword phrases used from existing well-positioned industry related websites.
b. AEO NET will email the Client a compiled list of all proposed keyword phrases. The Client will choose and edit the entire list of keyword phrases from the original keyword list provided by AEO Net that will make up the final core keyword list for implementation. The Client will e-mail projects@aeonetinc.com the final keyword list to be used to generate the optimized keyword web pages. Then AEO NET will design, or the Client will provide AEO Net with, a splash or home page template design that will become the click through page to the contracted website.
c. The Client gives approval final written approval to projects@aeonetinc.com on splash page design to AEO NET. AEO Net will design an index.html page create optimized web pages for each keyword phrase ordered that best meet the algorithms of the major Search Engines. AEO Nets optimized keyword web pages include the MAIN KEYWORD content in the Body Text content, titles, meta keyword and description tags, alt tags, image tags, headers, and reciprocal links from other Clients websites. AEO NET will upload the optimized keyword pages to the Clients FTP Website Hosting server. AEO NET will manually submit the Clients website to the top-20 robot-based Search Engines and then an additional automated submission to over 1,000 Search Engine directories. AEO Net will then notify the Client that the work has been done, uploaded and submitted.
d. AEO NET will produce a Search Engine Submission Verification Report that confirms each Search Engines acceptance of the submitted web pages of the Clients web pages. AEO NET will produce an initial Keyword Visibility Report within 30 days of the signing of this agreement with the Clients STATUS-QUO results on all of the keyword phrases ordered. AEO NET will produce 11 more consecutive monthly Keyword Visibility Reports. AEO will email the Client Monthly Keyword Visibility Reports on or before the 7th day of the following month.
4. AEO NET QUALITY ASSURANCE. AEO Net assurances within 4 months time to achieve a minimum number of Top-20 keyword rankings across the Top-20 Search Engines including; Google, Yahoo Directory, Yahoo Web Matches, 7-Search, AOL, Ah-ha, All the Web, Alta Vista, Ask Jeeves, Exact Seek, Excite, Find What, Hotbot, I-won, Jayde, Kanoodle, Lycos, MSN, Netscape and Overture.
a. The minimum assured number of Top-20 keyword rankings is equivalent to the total number of keyword phrases ordered. During the initial first to the sixteenth (1-16) week after the first submission date of the Clients website to the major search engines is known as the Propagation Period, whereby the Search Engines allow ample time to analyze and index the submissions and web pages done by AEO Net on behalf of the Clients website.
b. Please note that the Search Engine's indexing time period is completely out of the control of AEO Net. However, in the unlikely event that none of the Clients web pages have been indexed within this time 4 month time period, then AEO NET will register and host another domain name and optimize the same keyword phrases free of charge, for the duration of this contract on this new domain name. At the same time, AEO NET will not charge the Clients Credit Card until such time when the Clients website has achieved the minimum number of Top-20 keyword rankings across the search engines for keyword phrases ordered by the Client.
c. From the 5th month onwards, if our minimum assurance is fully met each month, we will continue to charge the Credit Card monthly for the duration of this contract. In the event that AEO NET does not produce at least the minimum assured number of Top-20 keyword rankings for any particular month, then AEO NET will only charge the Credit Card of the Client on a pro-rata basis for that month according to the number of keywords ordered divided by the total number of Top-20 keyword rankings achieved across the major search engines as reported by the Monthly Keyword Visibility Report, which is provided to the Client.
d. In the unlikely event that within the first 6 month period after the initial date of submission to the search engines, than AEO NET will refund 100% of the money to the Client (100% Money-back assurance). From time to time, AEO Net will make some necessary adjustments, alignments, and enhancements to the optimized keyword web pages to be in accordance to the various search engines algorithm movements.
5. PAYMENT TERMS. The Client agrees to pay AEO NET through (a) credit card payments the first monthly fee of the package; (b) other modes of payment, such as US$ check or US$ money order for the full (1-Year) SEO package price upon the signing of this agreement. The client further agrees to pay the monthly recurring subscription fees in advance of the time period during which such SEO services are provided. All fees are due immediately and are non-refundable. If the Client switches or upgrades their SEO Sales Agreement with AEO NET, then the monthly service fees shall be pro-rated until such time that AEO Net achieves the NEW minimum number of Top-20 keyword rankings across the major search engines as reported by the Monthly Keyword Visibility Report.
The Client agrees to provide AEO NET with the current billing and contact information and fully authorize AEO NET to bill all account and related charges to the credit card on file in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement. The Client agrees that pre-payments will be billed and charged automatically, that AEO NET may apply the amount due to the provided card at any time, and no refunds will be issued. If the credit card of the Client is denied for any reason on the first attempt, AEO Net will automatically attempt to resubmit such a card within (3) three business days of the original attempt. Should the card be subsequently denied again, the Client may provide alternative billing arrangements, or AEO Net may terminate the account. All website files on the Clients server may be deleted on termination. If AEO NET does not receive payment from the Credit Card issuer, the Client agrees to pay AEO NET all amounts due upon demand. The Client agrees to pay all attorney and collection fees arising from any efforts of AEO Net to collect any past due amounts from the Client using the full extent allowed by law in the Philippines.
6. TERMS OF SERVICE. The Client agrees to maintain service for an initial term of one (1) year. After the initial annual term, the SEO services of AEO Net will automatically be renewed for each successive annual period. The Client may terminate this Service Agreement with a written notice to AEO NET at the end of the initial term or at any time within (30) thirty days before each annual renewal date.
The termination notice must be sent via Registered Mail to Advance Engine Optimization Net Inc., Unit 1710 Prestige Tower Emerald Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City Philippines 1605. A soft copy must be emailed to projects@aeonetinc.com. AEO NET agrees to provide global technical and customer service support via e-mail and phone during AEO NETs 24-hour Customer Support Center.
7. Copyrights and Trademarks. AEO NET will use content provided by the Client to complete their website. Any such images and text shall remain the property of the Client. The Client represents to AEO NET and unconditionally assurances that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to AEO NET are solely owned by the Client, and that the Client has permission from the rightful owner to use each element(s). The Client will hold harmless, protect and defend AEO NET from any current or future claim or suit arising from their use of any such element(s).
8. DISCLAIMER. Except as expressly provided in this agreement, the AEO NET service provided is provided on an as is, as available basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. AEO NET expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the AEO NET service will be error-free, timely, secure or uninterrupted. No oral advice or written information given by AEO NET, its employees, licensors or agents will create a warranty; nor may the Client rely on any such information or advice. Under no circumstances, including negligence, will AEO NET, or its resellers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use the AEO NET service, including but not limited to reliance on any information obtained on the AEO NET service; or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or e-mail, loss of or damage to data, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation, or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or not limited to acts of god, communication failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to AEO NET, especially and internal records, programs or services of AEO Net. The Client hereby acknowledge that this provision will apply whether or not AEO NET is given notice of the possibility of such damages and that this provision will apply to all services available from AEO NET and its resellers. Under no circumstances, under the terms of this agreement, shall damages include loss of business, or loss of profits whether based on breach of agreement, breach of warranty, tort, product liability or otherwise, nor shall AEO NETs liability to the Client exceed the amount paid by the Client to AEO NET during the (3) three month period prior to when the action arose. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this agreement for whatever reason.
9. INDEMNIFICATION. The Client agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless AEO NET against any and all claims, losses, penalties, causes of action, damages, liability, costs, expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys fees) or claims caused by or resulting indirectly from the Clients use of the service, without limitation or exception, including the Clients violation of any third-partys rights, (including, without limitation, infringement of any copyright trademark, service mark, trade secrets, right of privacy or publicity or any other third party right). The terms of this section shall survive the termination of the Clients relationship with AEO NET.
10. MODIFICATION OF TERMS. AEO NET reserves the right to modify this policy at any time and without advance notice, effective upon making the modified provisions available on the AEO NET website. The Client is responsible for regularly reviewing these documents. Continued use of the AEO NET services after any such changes shall constitute the Clients consent to such changes. AEO NET does not and will not assume any obligation to notify the Client of any changes to this Service Agreement.
11. CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION. By the Client giving AEO Net their credit card information, the Client also agree that they have read and understood the all of terms and conditions stated herein. All transactions entered to AEO Net using the Clients credit card are final and binding. The undersigned agrees to the terms and conditions contained in this Service Agreement. The undersigned also states that he or she is empowered to enter into this agreement on behalf of the organization or business.
| Advance Engine Optimization Net Inc. | | Client Authorized Representative |
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