Many
people claim to know SEO, but they don't... watch out.
Be sure you hire someone who is truly an SEO expert.
Do not click on the BIG red button.
I currently have a dozen clients I personally help with web design, marketing and SEO.
Some examples include:
Many business owners like to be very involved in the design of their web site.
For other clients I need to work with their existing web site. In the following example I did some upgrades to the original web site, but it is still basically the same site that was designed by someone else. What I did was the PHP programming for the tile calculator and the SEO that is bringing in the traffic.
How do I do making a web site I have more control over? Take a look at the Move To Assurance web site. It is also still not complete (there is never enough time to do my ownthings), but it shows a different design approach and the use of JScript.