I visited your website and noticed that you are not listed
How many of these emails have your received, with promises of #1 rankings, yada, yada, yada? Surprisingly, even Google gets them.
In Google’s Webmaster Help Center, they say, “Amazingly, we get these spam emails too.”
“Dear google.com,
I visited your website and noticed that you are not listed in most of the major search engines and directories…”
We get them, and frequently some of our clients forward them to us, asking what we think of the offers, and why don’t we, “offer the same guarantees.” We don’t because no one can do so honestly. But, don’t take it from me. I am happy to concur with, and tell you, what Google writes about them.
Google says you should, “reserve the same skepticism for unsolicited email about search engines as you do for ‘burn fat at night’ diet pills or requests to help transfer funds from deposed dictators.”
Those of you who have the need or desire to peruse Google’s Webmaster Help Center, likely know all of this. For rest of you, here is a list of the headings in one article.
- Be wary of SEO firms and web consultants or agencies that send you email out of the blue.
- No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google.
- Be careful if a company is secretive or won’t clearly explain what they intend to do.
- You should never have to link to an SEO.
- Some SEOs may try to sell you the ability to type keywords directly into the browser address bar.
- Choose wisely.
The bottom-line is, people or companies you can trust don’t send out unsolicited email promising the Holy Grail.
As Google says, “chose wisely.” The fact that you are reading this means you have chosen, or are close to choosing, wisely.
Thanks for your time!
Read more on Google’s Webmaster Help Center.