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Well the chap found me on this very forum..
I politely declined his offer of SEO or whatever
What he is on here?
Thought he an off after he tried to start another thread.
BT today announced the acquisition of UFindUs Ltd one of the UK's leading online business directories by traffic. The acquisition from Iomart Group plc for an enterprise value of £20 million in cash underpins the continued growth of BT Directories, BT's classified advertising and directories business.
I don't know very much about SEO which is why I have found this forum in the hope that I can get a few hinters. I do apologise to you guys for my rudeness, but I guess it's just one of my bugbears when people slate other companies off when they've never used them.
How would you feel if you were able to get their service free of charge, and you generated a bit of business from it?
the plumbing url is pretty new and i have not really worked on it much. the key words help alot the down side is its not branding but i just want search engine visitors. I would not use it as i do my own, but im sure you will locate people that will.
I'd just like to hear some unbiased opinions
do you actually generate any business by being on the front page of Google??
Just maybe the reason why everyone on here a part from you wants unbiased opinions, is because the company is pants.
You have already admitted that you aren't a businessman nor an SEO expert - you see most of us on here are all one or the other which kind of means we like to think we know what we are on about because of years of experience etc
Come on just admit you work for them, the fact that you are avoiding this question makes me think I am right?![]()
Of course the front page of Google geerates business for the people who get themselves there.......
Am sure everyone would agree that by being there will not secure you as a multi million ££ company, but it is certainly going to give you a push in the right direction. I have looked around alot and found some Local Link up sites/listings on the front page of Google, the problem I have with the listings is the fact you pay this unknown set up fee and from what I have found you have Local Link Up splattered all over your listing/site.
Wannabe if you are a entrepreneur why on earth would you consider advertising there name all over your sites? surely you will want to get your name out there not there's
So by being on the front page of Google, you reckon there's a good chance I'll generate business?
But won't an SEO company/specialist still charge me whether or not I get good results??
According to LLU's website, (other than the set up fee of course) if they don't get me on the front page then I don't pay.
Forgive my ignorance, maybe it's down to my inexperience or I haven't done enough research yet, but I haven't found ONE single SEO company that can offer me that sort of a guarantee.
To me, that is pretty unique.
In my opinion, those who offer money back, or free if you're not happy are trying to hide their shoddy work. LLU spam their name and cold call to get clients then give this "unbeatable offer". Even if they can't fulfil what they say they will, they already have had £300 for doing zilch. Most SEO's will work from word of mouth.
An SEO will link build to your site (without spamming) and will make amendments to your current site. They will increase your ROI and convert visitors into sales, where LLU just send get you onto the top of google by spamming links (from what I have read).
You're looking at this the wrong way, ignore the costs but look at the end goal. Lets say LLU get you £600 of business by you being on top of Mr G for one keyword, while an SEO gets you £1000 by converting current visitors into sales, and getting your site as the same keyword as LLU.
Which would you use? Getting onto the top of Google isn't just about getting links to your site, you need to convert the visitors.
LLU suck, google and UKBF members will tell you this. Use an SEO that has experience in your sector. You will pay more, but you will get a better service.
Thanks for your response. I understand where you're coming from, of course it would be a lot more beneficial to opt for the latter.
However, the way I see it, and I bet most others would too, is that if the SEO company gets me no results, I'm still paying for that service - no matter how professional that company may be, no matter how nice they make my website appear, it's all about the results at the end of the day - and if LLU don't get me any either, then I don't have to pay them anything. Now I don't mean to sound like a tight bugger, but it sounds like a good decision to me to try LLU!
It's fair enough saying my argument is flawed, but to me it's just simple logic. You dont back your arguments up with anything substantial, no evidence at all. In my opinion LLU are talking more sense to me than all of your guys put together.
I think I will see if I can get a better deal than £300 set up fee, and if I can I might give them a try and see how it goes, and of course I will keep you updated so everyone can see how good/bad they do.
Lastly, I will be reporting anybody else who harrasses me by saying I work for a company I have said I don't work for! I wouldn't normally be bothered, but now it's getting very tedious, it's not what I came on here for.