Comments for Kevin Pike - Kansas City SEO Blog http://kevin-pike.com Search Engine Optimization News, Tips & Fun Stuff Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:45:47 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Kevin Pike http://kevin-pike.com/google-map-listing-guaranteed-placement-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Kevin Pike Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:45:47 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=431#comment-216 Hey Brandon, I appreciate the strong feedback. I wrote this post a year ago and a lot has changed (thankfully) with local rankings and local listings. From what I have seen, I think the blackhat practices have died down too. I'll still say it takes about 10 minutes to setup a Google Maps Listing - but this does not include the time spent with other map profiles and citation sources. Also, if you are doing local setups for companies, I think you should be getting paid for your work. The rankings are important and companies should be going after them. JUST IN THE PROPER WAY. I thought the examples provided a fact-based way of communicating what I hope everyone in the industry would see as bad practices. I think the other comments here also support the overall message too. It's the "lying", "guarantees" and "spamming" that is just not good. I doubt you are ever going to change my mind on that. Hey Brandon, I appreciate the strong feedback. I wrote this post a year ago and a lot has changed (thankfully) with local rankings and local listings. From what I have seen, I think the blackhat practices have died down too.

I’ll still say it takes about 10 minutes to setup a Google Maps Listing – but this does not include the time spent with other map profiles and citation sources. Also, if you are doing local setups for companies, I think you should be getting paid for your work. The rankings are important and companies should be going after them. JUST IN THE PROPER WAY.

I thought the examples provided a fact-based way of communicating what I hope everyone in the industry would see as bad practices. I think the other comments here also support the overall message too. It’s the “lying”, “guarantees” and “spamming” that is just not good. I doubt you are ever going to change my mind on that.

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]]> Comment on The Question Every Smart Website Owner Asks A Web Design Company by PlattFormer http://kevin-pike.com/the-question-every-smart-website-owner-asks-a-web-design-company/comment-page-1/#comment-127 PlattFormer Wed, 25 May 2011 17:16:25 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=875#comment-127 This article is full of straggles! This article is full of straggles!

]]> Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Brandon http://kevin-pike.com/google-map-listing-guaranteed-placement-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Brandon Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:59:58 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=431#comment-103 Google Maps are not a scam. Check any market that is competitive and do a search. For Example, auto insurance los angelas ca. So....the first 7 (7 pack) are there for a reason and it isn't based on 10 minutes of set up time. All the other thousands of results that are on the additional pages wish they were in the 7 pack and wont be there EVER unless someone knows how to manage the listing in places. Kevin, Research before you run your mouth like a crybaby who is losing customers. Google Maps are not a scam. Check any market that is competitive and do a search. For Example,
auto insurance los angelas ca.
So….the first 7 (7 pack) are there for a reason and it isn’t based on 10 minutes of set up time. All the other thousands of results that are on the additional pages wish they were in the 7 pack and wont be there EVER unless someone knows how to manage the listing in places.
Kevin,
Research before you run your mouth like a crybaby who is losing customers.

]]> Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by Adam http://kevin-pike.com/feel-p-ditty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Adam Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:13:06 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=813#comment-101 DEAD ON. DEAD ON.

]]> Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by Kevin Pike http://kevin-pike.com/feel-p-ditty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Kevin Pike Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:10:43 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=813#comment-97 ... thanks for the PPC version Diddy, D-Storm...MR. D-Diddy? … thanks for the PPC version Diddy, D-Storm…MR. D-Diddy?

]]> Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by D-Storm http://kevin-pike.com/feel-p-ditty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-96 D-Storm Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:19:34 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=813#comment-96 Advertiser: "Yo D, we need yo mad skillz to help us blow it up!" D-Diddy: "Yo yo ish is jank! We need y'all to get yo page tugethuh, get yo form togethuh, and bid mo'!" Advertiser: "Yea D, we not finna do that" D-Diddy: "Nah son" Advertiser: “Yo D, we need yo mad skillz to help us blow it up!”
D-Diddy: “Yo yo ish is jank! We need y’all to get yo page tugethuh, get yo form togethuh, and bid mo’!”
Advertiser: “Yea D, we not finna do that”
D-Diddy: “Nah son”

]]> Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Pest Control Guy http://kevin-pike.com/google-map-listing-guaranteed-placement-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Pest Control Guy Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:22:17 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=431#comment-64 I own a pest control company in Davidson County TN. I hired a “spammer” without knowing better… I wanted to compete, and I got fantastic results for a while. I noticed all of my lising where being reviewed one day so I took the time to do some digging in to the company I hired. I found out everything they were doing was against Google Places TOC. Will see what happens now that I deleted all my “spam” listings. Pest control companies like U S Pest Protection are major scammers “spammers”, Armaxx Pest Control Services, Ace Exterminating, Arrow Exterminators, and even Orkin and Terminix are spamming Google Places. I own a pest control company in Davidson County TN. I hired a “spammer” without knowing better… I wanted to compete, and I got fantastic results for a while. I noticed all of my lising where being reviewed one day so I took the time to do some digging in to the company I hired. I found out everything they were doing was against Google Places TOC. Will see what happens now that I deleted all my “spam” listings. Pest control companies like U S Pest Protection are major scammers “spammers”, Armaxx Pest Control Services, Ace Exterminating, Arrow Exterminators, and even Orkin and Terminix are spamming Google Places.

]]> Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Bernie Smith http://kevin-pike.com/google-map-listing-guaranteed-placement-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Bernie Smith Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:04:27 +0000 http://kevin-pike.com/?p=431#comment-59 OK I see you're point. I've created multiple map listings for my clients & they're getting great results. I charge them $30 per month to maintain the map listings & ensure this listing has good rankings & also leaving fake reviews to boost the rankings. Whether you think this is a scam or not my customers would probably tell you to f off if you told them it was a scam. Some of them get 5-10 jobs per month for just $30. This to me is good advertising, I do not guarantee anything, I charge them once the listing appears on the 1st page & they're more happy. This helps their website anyway because they're getting more hits from the listings. OK I see you’re point. I’ve created multiple map listings for my clients & they’re getting great results. I charge them $30 per month to maintain the map listings & ensure this listing has good rankings & also leaving fake reviews to boost the rankings. Whether you think this is a scam or not my customers would probably tell you to f off if you told them it was a scam. Some of them get 5-10 jobs per month for just $30. This to me is good advertising, I do not guarantee anything, I charge them once the listing appears on the 1st page & they’re more happy. This helps their website anyway because they’re getting more hits from the listings.

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