Comments on: Paying To Have your online Reputation Ruined

By: Todd Covington

Todd Covington — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:55:01 +0000

Make sure to use a reputaable company for SEO. If you go with someone who dosen’t know what they are doing, you could hurt your site permanetly with non-organic links. It’s very important build links correctly from the start.

By: Jim Dolanch

Jim Dolanch — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:39:12 +0000

I would agree that nothing can hurt your online reputation and relationships like spam-y comments. But, for those people that feel they just don’t have the time to put into these wonderful online communities, then they should at least keep track of what the comment makers are saying on their behalf.

By: Brandon Green

Brandon Green — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:21:35 +0000

I have a local guy working for me; I’d heard horrible things about using overseas companies.

By: Jeff in Hawaii

Jeff in Hawaii — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:34:36 +0000

Mahalo!

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:28:49 +0000

Jeff,

I doubt it also, but I wrote it in an effort to throw a few beached starfish back in the ocean.

Have a great 2009 yourself.

Dave

By: Jeff in Hawaii

Jeff in Hawaii — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:09:15 +0000

Hey Dave, Hopefully a lot of agents that are hiring those foreign companies will read this. I doubt it though. It is a shame that so many people get suckered in by these so called SEO guru’s. Have a great 2009!!

By: SEO Malpractice: Things an SEO firm should NEVER do.

SEO Malpractice: Things an SEO firm should NEVER do. — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:30:29 +0000

[...] trend towards having people (on your behalf) drop spammy comments on blogs with YOUR name on them. Here’s a great post on the subject by Dave Smith, who is a friend and fellow blogger. (For the record…dropping spammy [...]

By: Eric Blackwell

Eric Blackwell — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:21:00 +0000

I wish I could say that I have not seen these things 100 times. Having the SEO company do the spammy comments FOR you is a new (and unsightly) wrinkle…grin. As Jay says, the only choice is to spam it. Sad part is, they are going such a long way to avoid building a true relationship…They are this far (visualize fingers close together) from getting it and yet is it better to outsource it to someone to spam it. Frustrating.

Will write another post on it this am at EoS, linking to y’all. I think the best disinfectant is often sunlight.

Jay-while I am here…Merry Christmas, my friend. Dave, likewise…please send my best to your family.

By: Dave Smith

Dave Smith — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:20:11 +0000

Jeremy,

Take a close look at the email address. It isn’t from the agent, it is from the seo/hosting company.

I didn’t point it out, but should have. Agents don’t have email address for an seo/hosting company.

Jay,

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Thank you so much for your friendship. It means more every year.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:33:26 +0000

Hey Dave, I hear ya. I wrote a post on this same thing not too long ago. I try to reach out when I can, otherwise I have little choice but to send comments like this to the spam bucket. Here's my post Merry Christmas to you, Barbara, the Lab and all your readers!