Conned..

[Geordie Spark]

Umm i looked at another one
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66 folly lane..

Google maps.. Its a frikin field?

I'm glad to see yer larnin' bonny lad .... but the mystery to me is how a lad from Huddersfield managed to part with his brass so easily !!! mg_smile:

 

[grantr37]

from experience there are "other" companies, I found 123 internet quite good

 

[sjhall]

£200 per month off your friend... Am I reading that right... Rip off

 

[oldtimer]

Remember we live in the age of the middle man plus you need to get cynical ie if its to good to be true it is google makes money out of sponsored links so its in their interest not to help the who puts a good site together

 

[axel132132]

I'm glad to see yer larnin' bonny lad .... but the mystery to me is how a lad from Huddersfield managed to part with his brass so easily !!! mg_smile:

Haha mate it wasnt easy for them.. There calls + emails started in June and i parted with cash in September so took them 3 months for me to part with the cash ha!

Soo any advisse on SEO, how can i go about getting a website and getting it onto google cos surely thats the way to earn the cash! People google Electrician Huddersfield ohhh Unicorn Electrical at top.. Ill send them a email! Whats best way?

I hear YELL do a pay per keyword option is this good?

Cheers

 

[Octopus]

I simply don't believe in SEO - its a waste of money. Most people who find me via a search engine do so because they are looking for a VERY local trades person.

 

[midgetman]

To get on first page of google you just add your business to google maps. Simples and free......

Cornish small man.

 

[imago]

Personally I would suggest that you spend the money advertising elsewhere, If you think about it, if it were as easy as paying a company to sort it and you're at the top, then everyone would be at it. Of the companies which do pay they are only on page one, not at the top. Someone else pays another company then yours gets edged out. Then another edges them out, then you move up a couple etc etc and on it goes.

 

[DurhamSparky]

search "electrician durham"

i rank in google business 3rd from top
i rank in free index 3rd from bottom

i also bring up durham registered traders scheme half way down, click that and it links to a search of the council datatbase of approved and registered companies!!

never paid for SEO YET!!!

 

[HandySparks]

To get on first page of google you just add your business to google maps. Simples and free......

Cornish small man.

Worked for me.

 

[chris murphy]

So about 2 months ago now i rang a company up, who offered to get me first page on google for £300 + VAT, so i paid them the money and then thats it.. Im not on google they do answer calls but they just keep saying you will be on at the end of the week.. Then nothing so i ring again.. Sorry were having issues were hoping end of this week.. Then ring again like i said were having issues end of this week should be.. and goes on and on like this..

Have i been officially conned?

What can i do now? Can i tell them to give me my money back and if they say no.. What then? Can i go to the police? - THey sent an invoice and everything.. Absolute SEO | Professional Search Engine Optimisation

Thats the website i used.. I spoke to a mate of mine who does SEO.. He said that he charges £400 for a website and £200 / MONTH to get me top 3 on google.. is that the going rate?

Also finally do you get alot of work through google? I Know i got 35 quid for free on add words, used that an then got a re-wire from it.. But that was all (Although it paid for the £35 lol).. \

Cheers

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[plugsandsparks]

I'm on first page second sparky, not paid anyone a bean.
SEO at basic level is done by the web site designer when the pages are being built.
Otherwise its google ads and all that malarky.
Few other tricks but nothing mysterious or costly.
Its all on Google funnily enough and its very very simple, how an industry got born out of it does make me wonder.

 

[midgetman]

It depends on competition really. Durham would be easy while London would be hard to achieve. no one can guarantee first page listing on google. quite often you spend the coin for you to be put on google adwords to get on first page.

Cornish small man.

 

[DurhamSparky]

Have you seen how many sparks have set up in Durham!!! It's a nightmare!!

 

[trev]

We're thinking of moving mate, the wife lkes the look of Pity Me. Much graft down there?