Comments on: Web Head Marketing Fail http://www.seofailblog.com/web-head-marketing-fail The Fail Blog of SEO Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: David http://www.seofailblog.com/web-head-marketing-fail/comment-page-1#comment-757 David Sat, 22 May 2010 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.seofailblog.com/?p=811#comment-757 I also noticed that the testimonials have no attributions. They just say "Isaac I. (December 2009)" and "Norman M. Attorney-at-law (February 2010)." How can I trust such testimonials? They could just be made up! I also noticed that the testimonials have no attributions. They just say “Isaac I. (December 2009)” and “Norman M. Attorney-at-law (February 2010).” How can I trust such testimonials? They could just be made up!

]]> By: Mike http://www.seofailblog.com/web-head-marketing-fail/comment-page-1#comment-756 Mike Fri, 21 May 2010 20:01:26 +0000 http://www.seofailblog.com/?p=811#comment-756 True. Google local listings are very beneficial for local businesses that cannot target broad terms due to a lack of relevancy. However, the point of this post was to reveal the illegitimacy of your company, as it came across to my friend in the random spam email he received stating your expertise in Google local listings. Upon further inspection of your site he discovered no physical address, and no information about anyone in your company. He came to the conclusion that paying $398.00 to be "optimized" in Google local would be a complete waste of money. I suggest you establish a little more credibility by being more transparent. To me, this seems like a trap to take money from people don't know any better, to take money from people that don't know how simple it is to get listed in Google local. I would not pay for this service. I can sum up Google local optimization with these few points: - Submit to Google Local. - Make sure your company is mentioned on local sites. - Make sure your company information is consistent on any site it appears. - Ask your customers to review and rate your company in that listing. If you offered this services as part of an entire SEO package, it would be beneficial. However, anytime I get a spam email from a company stating they can help me make a ton of money, I always ask myself, if this company can really make me money, why then did this company have to resort to sending out thousands of spammy emails every day to make money themselves? True. Google local listings are very beneficial for local businesses that cannot target broad terms due to a lack of relevancy. However, the point of this post was to reveal the illegitimacy of your company, as it came across to my friend in the random spam email he received stating your expertise in Google local listings. Upon further inspection of your site he discovered no physical address, and no information about anyone in your company. He came to the conclusion that paying $398.00 to be “optimized” in Google local would be a complete waste of money. I suggest you establish a little more credibility by being more transparent. To me, this seems like a trap to take money from people don’t know any better, to take money from people that don’t know how simple it is to get listed in Google local. I would not pay for this service. I can sum up Google local optimization with these few points:

- Submit to Google Local.
- Make sure your company is mentioned on local sites.
- Make sure your company information is consistent on any site it appears.
- Ask your customers to review and rate your company in that listing.

If you offered this services as part of an entire SEO package, it would be beneficial. However, anytime I get a spam email from a company stating they can help me make a ton of money, I always ask myself, if this company can really make me money, why then did this company have to resort to sending out thousands of spammy emails every day to make money themselves?

]]> By: Witty, but not very intelligent http://www.seofailblog.com/web-head-marketing-fail/comment-page-1#comment-755 Witty, but not very intelligent Fri, 21 May 2010 17:38:14 +0000 http://www.seofailblog.com/?p=811#comment-755 Google maps work for local businesses who serve local clients. And typically they work best for businesses that have people who actually search for their services. I don't know many people who would search on Google for "google maps service [city name]", do you? As such, there wouldn't be much point in our site showing up on the Google maps service. Is this where I put "Common Sense Fail!"? Google maps work for local businesses who serve local clients. And typically they work best for businesses that have people who actually search for their services. I don’t know many people who would search on Google for “google maps service [city name]“, do you?

As such, there wouldn’t be much point in our site showing up on the Google maps service. Is this where I put “Common Sense Fail!”?

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