Weblinx "One of the top SEO firms"

[TheSlackers]

I thought this article might be of interest to you guys :D

http://www.onlinestrategiesmag.com/weblinx-ltd-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-the-top-seo-firms-by-uk-topseos-com-in-uk-for-july-2009/

*tin hat on

[KidsBeeHappy]

Well, that list has Smarttraffic in it - so as far as i'm concerned, is lacking credibility. As I can't see how any company that specialises in spammy links can be rated as "top".

[sirearl]

If they think these are the top money making phrases they got a long way to go before they can compete with the top SEO.

"Weblinx applied these same philosophies and as a result they maintain top positions on Google UK for many key phrases including "advertise", "internet marketing", "optimisation" and "website development" for over 5 years. In those five years they have continually been successful for their clients."

Earl

[RBS]

I think something like this would impress me more :D

1st UK agency to be quadruple accredited by Google.

www.webexpectations.com

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

I think something like this would impress me more :D

1st UK agency to be quadruple accredited by Google.

www.webexpectations.com (http://www.webexpectations.com)

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/conversion/become_gcp/#

Don't ask for much do they :eek:.

It's quite disappointing that they alienate all of the 'one-man bands' who offer exceptional sales conversion skills whilst working alone.

[Ali-v-8]

its a way to get links via articles.
it works and is classed as white hat.
looks like smart traffic.
its just a promotion thing

[RBS]

It's quite disappointing that they alienate all of the 'one-man bands' who offer exceptional sales conversion skills whilst working alone.

Sorry Scott, could you please rephrase it for me, english is not my native :( I didnt understand what did you mean.

[Ali-v-8]

I think something like this would impress me more :D

1st UK agency to be quadruple accredited by Google.

www.webexpectations.com

i agree this does look impressive

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

Sorry Scott, could you please rephrase it for me, english is not my native :( I didnt understand what did you mean.

To become an adwords conversion specialist, your business needs to have a certain number of requirements such as:

You must have at least 3 Google Advertising Professional qualified employees.

There are many extremely good conversion experts out there who work alone, without any employees. With those sorts of requirements it means they could never become Google accredited.

[RBS]

i agree this does look impressive

Official google certification gives me impression that they cant get it wrong and they know what they do. It can be wrong anyway, but at least its something.

[KidsBeeHappy]

OK call me a thicky, but how is testing where an company ranks for "internet marketing" and indication of how good they are. I would want an SEO company that can rank me on my terms, not them on their terms.

Point me in the direction of a review that shows where their clients rank, then i'll pay some attention.

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

i agree this does look impressive

Funnily enough their sales copy is actually very poor. The headline is for SEO and has NO sales value, their copy talks about themselves all the time and they use primitive creative buzzwords such as 'fresh-thinking' which have zero sales value.

Yet they seem to be doing well, probably due to the quality of their designs and case studies.

[sirearl]

would you realy want to give your biggest competitor all that information.?:eek:

Earl

[RBS]

There are many extremely good conversion experts out there who work alone, without any employees.

I do agree with you on this. But see it from my side. Lets say I am willing to spend some money on google adwords. I approach some individual who says he is PRO. Then I pay him 1k £, results could be crap. Then you try next, could be same scenarion. Its risk of loosing money and keep trying all "PROs" individuals.

If some 10 people on forum would give top feedback on some individual, then its no a problem. Otherwise, quite risky.

When going to company like them, you get more confidence that they wont waste your money and time.

[david64]

Official google certification gives me impression that they cant get it wrong and they know what they do. It can be wrong anyway, but at least its something.

The Google certifications are mainly based around using Google products and don't really have anything to do with increasing organic search traffic. If you want someone who is good at using Google products like Analytics, AdWords and Optimiser, you might want to go for someone who has these certifications.

For example, if you look at those guy's search traffic:

http://www.semrush.com/info/webexpectations.com

It is very low despite being Google consultants and PR6. They're not using canonical URLs either, which is a bit odd.

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

I do agree with you on this. But see it from my side. Lets say I am willing to spend some money on google adwords. I approach some individual who says he is PRO. Then I pay him 1k £, results could be crap. Then you try next, could be same scenarion. Its risk of loosing money and keep trying all "PROs" individuals.

If some 10 people on forum would give top feedback on some individual, then its no a problem. Otherwise, quite risky.

When going to company like them, you get more confidence that they wont waste your money and time.

This can happen with large businesses just as easily as it can with one-man businesses.

To be honest I've found that many people have issues with large businesses because they're considered just another number, just another client and just another lump of profit. On the other hand, some lone experts treat each client with care and significant personal attention, which results in a better service.

If single experts can provide all of the conversion specialist requirements and clearly show that they know what they're talking about, then they should be allowed to become accredited specialists just as much as a large business can. Just because it's bigger and has employees, it doesn't mean it's better.

[RBS]

On the other hand, some lone experts treat each client with care and significant personal attention, which results in a better service.

If single experts can provide all of the conversion specialist requirements and clearly show that they know what they're talking about, then they should be allowed to become accredited specialists just as much as a large business can.

Agree on that 100%.

[Ali-v-8]

Agree on that 100%.

I went through to the approval thing.
It says you only have to show one successful campaign.
Now its easy to pay attention to at least 7 campaigns.
I think it looks good as a deal clincher.

[RBS]

If single experts can provide all of the conversion specialist requirements and clearly show that they know what they're talking about, then they should be allowed to become accredited specialists just as much as a large business can.

I googled it and found this:
http://www.garethhoyle.co.uk/ppc/google_certified.html

He is individual. So, how then?

[Ali-v-8]

I was just reading the rest of the article.
Didn't know that BMW was on board with weblinx.
And Mazda was just a few dealerships

[david64]

I googled it and found this:
http://www.garethhoyle.co.uk/ppc/google_certified.html

He is individual. So, how then?

He is an AdWords Qualified individual. That is one that Google give out to individual Adwords consultants. Every man and his dog have that in PPC. :redface:

[sirearl]

I would have no qualms about putting "google certified expert" on my site.

Knowing my psychiatrist would back me up.:|

Earl

[Ali-v-8]

I would have no qualms about putting "google certified expert" on my site.

Knowing my psychiatrist would back me up.:|

Earl

i think the view is the same as driving.
tons of people pass their driving test but all it shows is that they can drive to a set standard. when different situations occur Experience is the king in this case.

I been picking tips up off steve gibson's post and it seems that there is more to it than what google tells you. My point being he doesn't have a certified badge on his website but i reckon i would trust him to do my ad word campaign

[Scott-CopyandDesign]

i think the view is the same as driving.
tons of people pass their driving test but all it shows is that they can drive to a set standard. when different situations occur Experience is the king in this case.

I been picking tips up off steve gibson's post and it seems that there is more to it than what google tells you. My point being he doesn't have a certified badge on his website but i reckon i would trust him to do my ad word campaign

It's true. To be honest, I'd be sceptical of any 'Adwords experts' who constantly go on about being an Adwords certified expert.

Anyone with good skills in Adwords will know that the certification is just a set standard of usage, and is not a solid example of what they can do for you in-terms of results.

[Galway]

I recon thats a feather in their cap so hats off to them I say!!

[ComputerCoders]

OK call me a thicky, but how is testing where an company ranks for "internet marketing" and indication of how good they are. I would want an SEO company that can rank me on my terms, not them on their terms.

Point me in the direction of a review that shows where their clients rank, then i'll pay some attention.

Spot on. The majority of searches don't look past the first page of Google. A Google page is set by default to 10 hits. Does that mean that only 10 Internet Marketing companies are any good in the world?

[Ali-v-8]

Spot on. The majority of searches don't look past the first page of Google. A Google page is set by default to 10 hits. Does that mean that only 10 Internet Marketing companies are any good in the world?

That's not it at all.
It means that these 10 know how to get to page one and because its their industry term they should be.
Industry standard terms is a must for seo.
But appearing under terms that convert business better is SEM.

And now I understand why more and more people mistake the two different subjects.

SEO falls under SEM not the other way round.

Internet marketing covers CPC, CPA, CPL, CPM, SEO,...etc.

[OldWelshGuy]

Two screens open, and it is a walk in the park to pass the Google certification, as you just answer the questions you know 100% to be right, then skip back to those you need a nudge for while checking the second screen for the answer. :(

I took it when it first came out (a load of us did to see who would score the highest :D ) I wasn't the highest scorer :( Then again I am not a PPC expert so didn't feel bad, and we all scored well over 90%. Not sure if it is still the case, but you did have to re-sit the exam annually, and handle a set amount of spend.

[Ali-v-8]

I just noticed that they are spamming an article of success at the london internet marketing exhibition. (success is measured in business) and since i was the only one who did any down there i wonder how they can claim such success. Surely the other exhibitors were equally successful.

Strange article. but its been listed 6 - 7 times on different websites same title same article. (smart traffic I assume).

[GNU]

I was just reading the rest of the article.
Didn't know that BMW was on board with weblinx.
And Mazda was just a few dealerships

If it was BMW it would be some tin pot dealership... not "BMW Motoren Gmbh".... who incidentally got swiped for cloaking doorway pages... often wondered if they bought fantomasters cloaking software for that... being a German product / SEO.... bet they did as it seems to be industry standard SE IP database.

[OldWelshGuy]

Best part was, the MAIN reason they got nailed (It was a manual penalty) was that they were spamming for used bmw phrases when the site they were spamming didn't sell used BMW's :)