Comments on: How to spot a snake skin SEO seller

By: The big SEO myth « Goldfigure’s Blog

The big SEO myth « Goldfigure’s Blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:08:47 +0000

[...] a great article on how to spot a snake skin SEO seller (fraudster). Thanks to Tim Nash for lighting the torch on [...]

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:44:24 +0000

Sad but true, we tend to just recommend one of the SEO companies we know and who use our services and suggest they start again, but you can’t win always that said if they are approaching you at least they have noticed their is a problem which puts them above the majority of people!

By: Barry Welford

Barry Welford — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:36:29 +0000

The saddest thing is when a company approaches you having worked with an SEO consultant who has used all this snake oil on their website. They’re not getting the results that were promised so they hope someone can make it work.

Often it may cost more to reverse some of the damage than they paid so telling them that is a message they instantly reject. It is sometimes wise to walk away since it is very difficult to turn this into a win/win situation.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:03:27 +0000

Haha - great list! May favorite was “They don’t rank for their name - moving on”

By: Joshua Sciarrino

Joshua Sciarrino — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:16:16 +0000

46. Only they know the Google dance.
47. Your name is Tim Nash jk jk

Great list of SEO snail oil sellers.

By: My name is not Hacker!

My name is not Hacker! — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:17:03 +0000

Yes, the Brits do humour oh so well. They can spell it properly too !

Is there an English spelling plug-in for Wordpress?

By: Clearly so intent on reading the article forgot to check the big print!

Clearly so intent on reading the article forgot to check the big print! — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:33:38 +0000

Haha - That list is a must read! if not for marketing purposes, then a lesson in British humour.

By: Roger Over

Roger Over — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:32:32 +0000

Thanks for all the marketing tips guys. I’m going to have rewrite all my brochures !

By: Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:33 +0000

No. 28: “They have been working on search engine optimisation for 20 years”

I nearly wee’d (spelling?) myself. Brilliant.

By: snake oil seller

snake oil seller — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:43:54 +0000

I laugh at how many SEO snake-skin sellers you can actually see out there. Who the heck can guarantee you a number one place on Google? How on earth do these people continue to do business with such blatant lies and horrible ambiguity? Do they ever keep their clients, or do they just make money out of garnering ‘new’ clients (ie. Conning someone new). I really wonder at how some people manage to sleep at night with these sorts of businesses.

Edited by Tim: given the author of this comment believes his name is toys and the url he is promoting made this comment just that more funny