SEO con artists

You have to love the SEO scammers out there, really they are a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. I had a phone call the other day from a company which was interested in helping one of my websites to the top of google. They could “guarentee” a top 10 placement for 12 months and they had a “special” relationship with Google that allowed them to do this.

Well here is the basic heads up for anybody who is thinking about using a SEO company, if you see the words “guarentee” or “special relationship” anywhere in the company slogan then walk away. It is more than likley going to be a scam.

As for my phone call from this company well i had a little more fun with them, i said i was happy to do it myself but i was then told you cant get top 10 rankings by doing it yourself! Shit! i better just close down my internet business now, are we in the Martix, is anything real? The last time i checked i was top 10 for competitive keywords such as “accommodation in scotland” and “hotels in scotland”.

Well i have to say after i mentioned the words ppc and oragnic i think the guy kinda figured i may know what i am talking about, this was due to the fact that after mentoning those all i heard was “beeep” and the scammer had dissapeared into oblivion.

Well anyway that was my fun for today, just remember if you want high ranking then read up on SEO via books or the internet and if you must use a SEO company make sure they are respectable and reasnable. Just remember if it looks to good to be true then it normally is…