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SEO Scam #14

“Our Work Is Proprietary” Some SEO companies will try to convince you that the services they provide are super-secret and proprietary and will try to assign copyrights to the work they perform for you.  If you have read anything Google has to say about search engine optimization, you know there are no super-secret methodologies to…

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Be a Savvy Shopper

Use your smart phone to save money The National Retail Federation expects U.S. holiday sales to increase by 2.3% this year; a 1.5% increase over last year.  If you plan on increasing your holiday spend this year, why not make sure you’re getting the best deals? We have been showing our clients the capabilities of…

SEO Scam #13

SEO Poisoning Attacks This isn’t necessarily something you will come across when engaging an SEO company for search engine optimization services, but it is definitely something to be aware of when you’re surfing the web.  Cyber criminals love to monitor search trends and target popular search phrases for their attacks.  So if you’re searching for…

SEO Scam #12

“We Will Create Doorway Pages for You!” Entry pages, portal pages, gateway pages, jump pages, doorway pages: whatever you call them they do not provide a tangible SEO strategy for your business.  In the old days, these tactics worked, but search engines quickly realized there was a lot of clutter making its way into the…

SEO Scam #11

“We guarantee 10,000 visitors per week to your website!” This scam is sometimes referred to as a Guaranteed Traffic Program.  If you fall for this scheme, you likely will be getting traffic through one of two sources: automated bots and/or porn sites.  It is fairly easy for anyone with basic programming skills to pull off…