First Page on Google - First Search Consultancy

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  • #41
    Without blowing my own trumpet (too hard), one of my sites has generated around £8 Million worth of leads thanks to the SEO work done by myself in the past 3 months - that's not to say the company in question has secured this business but the website generated the enquiries and put forward an image successful enough to make the potential customer contact them and ask for a tender. I have another site thats turning over 6000 visitors a month for online sales, which is good too.

    However, it took me over a year of work to be able to successfully implement SEO...My point being is that asking the odd question here or there really isn't going to get you anywhere (re: buyfromtheuk)...You need to invest time & effort into research via books or specialists OR hire someone.

    Also, dependant on the competitiveness of industry, you may find SEO is not even the best route - I won't touch certain industries, instead passing the work up to a more skilled, full time SEO pro. As with anything though, the better work you want, the more you have to pay!
     
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    buyfromtheuk

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    Everything I do is free, so paying for SEO is not an option. I made the website because I really care about the UK business and how it affects all of our futures. I don't want to make any profit but I would like the site to become more accessible to the general public.

    The reason I ask you guys the odd question is because most offer you offer excellent free advice. Your advice has got me from zero to at least showing on some random search phrases. Keep the help coming please.
     
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    iArtist

  • #44
    I recently gave someone advice that got their free ads to

    front page of Google in under 24hrs for key phrases relating to their area.


    Read my article here for details of how to achieve this result FREE

    http://searchwarp.com/swa437772-How-To-Advertise-On-The-Front-Page-Of-Google-Free.htm

    I am on Googles front page

    1,4,5,6 spot

    for

    'copywriter dunstable'


    and many more phrases besides using this system

    BUT, this phrase and ones like it aren't that helpful to a business like mine, but they are great for businesses who rely 100% on local trade and the locals on them

    ie cleaners, gardeners, plumbers, electricians, pet sitters and so on.

    Good luck

    Leah
     
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    buyfromtheuk said:
    I applied to join all of the free UK business directories. It did help move me up the rankings but it seems that some of them don't like your tip as some of them have removed the adverts.
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    If this post relates to me and my ads

    I don't renew all my ads weekly (some require renewal every week) as I am not looking for new business presently, also I just don't get around to it. But the ads remain on your account if you want to reactivate them depending on the didrectory. They're all a bit different.

    Ads aren't removed unless you breach their terms

    Duplicate ads are removed.
     
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  • #50
    I just had a call from them... all sounds too good to be true, so probably is.

    The sales woman said I would have first page listing and gave a couple of sites as an example. But the key phrases used were so underused that Google had no data on the number of searches done for these words.

    First place listing? yes
    My key words yes? yes
    But with key word that will be searched on google? Probably not
    Too good to be true? probably... best keep your money
     
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    bcmedia

  • #51
    dandadda said:
    Dear all with regards to seo i went with a company called town pages and i have to say that im very impressed with the results im constantly on the 1st page for my building firm in the sponsored links so it means im at the top i would recommend them all day to anyone who asked.
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    Sponsored listings isn't SEO its adwords - that means your paying for every time a user clicks on your advert (hence the name).

    The fact your advisor hasn't informed you off the difference is worrying IMO!
     
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    This company is a complete con please stay clear and save your money PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay clear all I've had is complete ignorance, they promise you the world but don't deliver the promise you ask for a refund and you get no reply then they make you feel as though they dont exist anymore, I wish I had gone with my instinct's in the first place, please stay clear of this company who are now called UNITEL but still operate under the name of First Search Consultancy, they also sign you into a automatic yearly renewal fee without telling you, for the last time please stay clear I would hate for anyone to go through what I've had to.

    God Bless
    Sunny
     
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  • #53
    First Search Consultancy are not a good company. I signed up two of my websites about 10 weeks apart. On both websites, they keyword stuffed in the description and keyword sections of meta tags. This is frowned upon by search engines. After many phone calls, emails and second, third, fourth, fifth chances...I eventually gave up and learned how to optimise my own sites.

    I sent a registered letter to FSC to refuse them access to my credit card for renewing my contract. I contacted my credit card company to inform them that FSC was under no circumstances to draw funds from my account.

    My contract for my first website ended in October 2009. The second site is due to expire shortly. FSC claim to destroy ftp details and passwords after initial optimisation. This doesn't make sense if they also claim to update your website regularly. They never did update my websites after the initial optimisation, but they did log into my first website without my consent and delete all optimisation. All the optimisation work was my own as I had removed the shabby work FSC had completed. They not only took my money and ruined my websites, but they had the cheek to illegally remove my own optimisation work and say nothing about it. I just found out today. Luckily I had a back up from September which I was able to utilise and the second website was untouched because the contract is still in place. I have changed the passwords on all my sites so good luck to FSC. I will let everyone know about their illegal/unprofessional activity. I can also confirm that they cold called me and claimed to be Google. First time I learned any different was when they took the money and I received the contract.
     
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  • #54
    milo said:
    For example if anyone searches Google for children's entertainer, disco, party venue etc in any town or village in Kent such as Mobile Disco Ashford - I'm guaranteed to come up on the first page.
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    You can do this yourself

    See my tips page and page down to 'how to get to front page of Google with a free ad' article.

    http://www.painfreemarketing.co.uk/Tips.html

    To have your site come up, include the type of business you're in with the area in headings, titles and of course in small text at bottom of site. Have as many related phrases and relevant locations as you can think of listed.

    If you look at top sites on Google searches they have this type of thing in tiny font often at base of their website pages. The info is there so search engines identify the site when users search using those same phrases rather than to be read by readers on the site.

    I'm shortly going to help a pal get his business to first page of Google for local searches (he trades locally). I won't charge anything but if I was to charge £200 sounds more than reasonable given the time and the results. Assuming that is the phrases they aim for are the best ones for your business.
     
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  • #56
    wcjohnston said:
    I just had a call from them... all sounds too good to be true, so probably is.

    The sales woman said I would have first page listing and gave a couple of sites as an example. But the key phrases used were so underused that Google had no data on the number of searches done for these words.
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    That is normal for local search phrases

    If you have a business that can only trade with people in a certain area there is no advanatge to having your site seen by the entire world. People looking for local services similarly don't use search terms that will provide results from service providers the other side of the world. They'll use

    service + area as their search phrase.

    The amount of people who do this may be small, but they still make up your entire target audience that is using the web to find your service. If that number is small it won't get bigger by anything you do.

    Those that do not use the Internet to find local services can not be influenced to do so by your highly paid seo expert.

    Tis logic captain ;)
     
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  • #57
    First search also provide a credit rating product called creditsafe, they are a con. The initial hook is a great deal but before you know it, yo are in a contract costing 4 x the intro offer.

    They are welsh i think, the boiler who called me was like a dog with a bone and the offer price fell from £1,000 to £150 in a blink of an eye. No mount of "I'm busy" would get rid of her.
     
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  • #58
    always be very wary with SEO companies which promise or guarantee 1st page results. Organically it is not possible in a short space of time to get on first page results unless nobody at all is targetting your keywords (very unlikely).

    however i have looked into First Search Consultancy and they do it a bit different, by using a page on their very optimised website which acts as your splash page. This is the domain which will be in the results not your actual domain. It seems a bit fishy and something unethical is going on but not entirely sure.

    If Google does find some bad practice conducted by this company and your website is linked to it, it may damage your credibility with the major search engines.

    However if you don't mind their domain being the one which is on the first page then go for it, its cheap enough!!
     
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  • #59
    If you want to do this youself this is how you do it

    (bear in mind this will take you some time and if your time is worth more than £200 then nothing to lose letting someone else do it for you)

    This is an article/blog post I wrote re this very topic, pasted here for your benefit.

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    How To Generate New Business with Free Ads On The Internet

    Today, more and more consumers search for services in their local area via the Internet and if you don't have an Internet presence they won't know you exist.

    The Good News is that you can advertise on the Internet for FREE

    There are tons of great classified Ad directories on the Internet that you can place a free Ad.
    Many allow website links, text, pictures and other details all completely free.

    Here are my top places for placing Free Ads.

    My FreeIndex - great site, allows you to add lots of information
    Gumtree.com
    Yell.com
    VivaStreet UK Ads FREE to search & to advertise on Vivastreet 10/10
    This is my fav as you can add pics, links and lots of text, all free.

    Craigslist Classifieds - Currently #8 on Alexa's ranking for the most visited websites.
    Ablewise Free Classifieds Provides free online classifieds in 10 Countries (US, UK, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong & China)
    UK classifieds

    If you service clients in a small geographical area, with appropriate content
    you can most likely get your FREE AD to the front page of Google.
    You can do this for keyword phrases that cover your service and local area.

    Front Page of Google?

    If you have a business that sells to local consumers then learning how to get on Google's front page with a free ad might interest you as well as save you a fortune in advertising.
    Small businesses who can benefit from this information include:
    Retail shops, cleaners, gardeners, pet sitters,electricians, plumbers, car sales, taxi companies, hair salons and so on.

    First, you need to:

    1.Google the product or service that you offer followed by your location

    2. See what's on the front page of Google.

    Are there any classified business directories listed?
    Are they showing you results for one service they have listed on their directory?
    Do they offer free ads on their directory?

    3. Register with the top listed directories as per your search (try a few using different keyword phrases that you know are popular for your product/service)

    Important!

    In your Ad title - no point listing your ambiguous business name that no one will be Googling. Instead write the name of the service and the location.

    Within your Ad include all keywords that Googlers might use and of course your business name can appear.

    Publish and let Google do the rest.

    Ensure your website link is the first thing you add to your free ads content.
    Join as many free sites as you can and add your link to as many sites as you can. This all increases your chances of a good result.


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    no copying without my permission.
     
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    muffaletta

  • #63
    My experience is very negative - Certainly don't trust them. As well as not getting the ratings promised I had unwanted and malicious links posted on to my homepage 1 day after releasing the ftp password to them. Their customer service is non existent -Stay away:mad:
     
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    Local SEO

  • #64
    I'm afraid to say that I've had so many clients report badly on these guys. The whole SEO world is so big it's easy for anyone to get in on the act. While there are quick ways of making an impact in Google (and other search engines) it really is about longevity. No one just wants to appear high in the rankings for a month, they want to be there forever!

    It is possible but it's down to two things, hard (manual) work and budgeting for ongoing support of it.

    I wish there was an easy magic formula but unfortunately there isn't. Each industry carries it's own challenges and while we have had great success for the large majority of our clients there is always the odd one that requires more time than others. This is something we have to absorb as a company and put it down to experience as it's not fair to pass the charge back to the client.
     
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    sla3

  • #65
    milo said:
    But it’s not just a county – It’s any town, village or area within the county.

    I can’t find any bad reviews and they don’t look like a Disney company, so I’m going to give it a shot I think. I should imagine they only have to do the initial work on the meta tags etc and they probably have software to do auto submissions for the search engines so they shouldn’t have to spend too much time on it.
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    You are throwing away £200 for work you can do yourself.

    Look: how many "Children's Entertainers" ARE there in Chipping Snodgras? *I* could get you 1st place on Google for that, and I only know what I read on Google and learned from a couple of free tools which analyse your site.

    The more unique your service / location the easier it is to get 1st page ranking. I made a website for an acquaintance who provided - cough - fairly unique services in a fairly competetive and well-populated market place and kept between 1st and 4th place on gooogle for a 'locale-specific' search (East Midlands being the broadest) and kept it there for all the time I was interested in doing it - about a year.

    It is NOT rocket science at that level: actually it's pretty much a doddle if you can follow a list of "things to do", have the time and patience to do the research, and have a few spare hours a week to keep on top of it. Without a geographic (or similar) limiter? For a commonplace service or product for wide search terms? I wouldn't even have bothered trying.
     
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