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/// Posted by Alexandre Brabant on Friday, May 01, 2009
The banal brazenness of telescammers
From: google.com
I got a call a few weeks ago from a telemarketer at Premier Impressions. (Her number is 800 778 6304). She told me she was selling ads for a free directory being published by my local library. Actually, first she said she was calling from “Westchester County,” but when pressed, said she was working with the County, and then when pressed further, acknowledged that she was working with the local library. I was Googling and taking notes the whole time. I told her I was concerned about her approach, and that I was going to write a story about what she was doing. I even read to her from a website complaining about stuff like this her firm had done in the past.
Well, I know the folks at the local library and asked who she was working with. She told me the head of the library’s name (!) and I said I’d check with her and call back. The telemarketer insisted on giving me her full name and number so that after I checked, I could call her back and do business.
You’ve already guessed this: My library had never heard of these guys. But plenty of other organizations have. I called the company for comment, was transferred to their parent company and they refused to comment.
I’m just astonished by this organization. Astonished that the telemarketer would be willing to do this all day--defrauding small businesses in the name of a local charity or institution. Astonished that a company in the US can do this for years and years without someone shutting them down. Most of all, amazed at how trivial the whole thing is. Drip, drip, drip it apparently ends up with enough money on the table for people to sacrifice their ethics.
Read Original: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/F5gwWf-3W00/the-brazen-banality-of-telescammers.html
/// Posted by Alexandre Brabant on Friday, May 01, 2009
How to Optimize for Google - Part 2 of 3
From: sitepronews.com
Optimizing for top Google rankings includes a number of factors. In Part 1 of 3 we discussed onsite optimization. In Part 2 we will touch on incoming links as well as using Google Webmaster Tools.
LINKS
Links are very important in today’s Google rankings, but just how many links you need will depend on both the competitiveness [...]
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How to Optimize for Google - Part 2 of 3
Read Original: http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/05/01/how-to-optimize-for-google-part-2-of-3-2/
/// Posted by Alexandre Brabant on Friday, May 01, 2009
Why Most SEO Projects Fail and How To Fix Them
From: sitepronews.com
I started in SEO working for an agency that required an annual contract. Clients who wanted to hire them had to be prepared to pay in full upfront for 12 months of service.
That’s a heck of a commitment, isn’t it?
The worst part is that most of the time what the client was “buying” wasn’t clear.
Many [...]
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Why Most SEO Projects Fail and How To Fix Them
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