How to tell if an SEO company risks getting you blacklisted by Google
May 12th, 2008
It’s easier than it sounds…
- Ask for a list of clients. Most dodgy SEO companies will want to keep exactly who their clients are quiet because it’s ridiculously easy to work out what their SEO strategy is. Many use Link Farms which makes it more than easy for your competitors to report your efforts as spam and get you dumped from Google.
- Simply ask them how much they will recompense you if and when you get blacklisted by Google. If they aren’t doing lots of naughty things this won’t bother them, if they are you can enjoy watching them squirm as they realize you are onto them.
My next article may well be titled, How To Discover If Your Competitors Are Using SEO Companies That Use Link Farms And Get Them Blacklisted By Google.
The ethics of telling tales may still have a certain stigma attached to it, but … THEY STARTED IT!….
All’s fair in love, war and SEO.