Would you do go for SEO services for your website/ juss survive without it?

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The kind of SEO you're talking about -- articles, directory, links, etc. -- are pretty important but not just for SEO purposes. The are important for content, and good content is what will not only eventually get you showing up in search results but it will also keep site visitors coming back.

Depending on your skills and your time, you can do much or all of that yourself! On the other hand, it may be worth it to pay someone to do it for you.

Just don't pay some scam supposed SEO company who merely offers to "submit your site to search engines." Because honestly, you can do that yourself and also most major search engines will find you all on their own if you provide good enough content. Don't be afraid to post the link to your site on other sites -- that'll be one way the search engines find you.

So yeah, it is worth it to pay for content creation but not worth it to pay for search engine submissions. Others may have a different opinion, though! Good luck on your site.