Recently I have been approached by several companies promising to get me on page 1 of Google for my chosen keywords. Most of these companies have contacted me by filling out a “contact form” on the websites that I manage. (I always get copied when someone fills out one of my clients website forms)
There is always one major red flag. The “SEO professional” that is promising to get me on page one, and promising many 1 way backlinks almost always uses a gmail address. Why not use your companies website email?
The second red flag is that these companies almost always PROMISE page 1 on Google. As we all know, per Google itself, NO ONE can promise or guarantee page 1 ranking on Google. They do not control the algorithm. If someone is promising you page 1 on Google, then they are saying that they have found a way to cheat the system.
What happened to you in school when you were caught cheating? If you cheated on a test, you were probably automatically given an F on the test. You failed right? Well, these companies may get away with their link farming, and spammy links for a while, but they will not get away with it forever. When Google does determine what sites are paying for links, they will be Google Slapped (banned from the search results).
Do you want to risk getting Google slapped and having to start over with your SEO?
The next post is going to give you an example of one of these companies – and a very specific example of one of the websites they use as their testimonial.
I will also show you how to check out these testimonials yourself, so you can avoid getting ripped off by one of these link farms.
