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Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by Adam

Adam — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:13:06 +0000

DEAD ON.

Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by Kevin Pike

Kevin Pike — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:10:43 +0000

… thanks for the PPC version Diddy, D-Storm…MR. D-Diddy?

Comment on I feel like P-Diddy Most Days by D-Storm

D-Storm — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:19:34 +0000

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

Pest Control Guy — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:22:17 +0000

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

Bernie Smith — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:04:27 +0000

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.

Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Kevin Pike

Kevin Pike — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:18:54 +0000

P.S. Yellow Pages is an even bigger scam – don’t get me started

Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Kevin Pike

Kevin Pike — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:08:42 +0000

Thanks for the comment @ Bernie. If this was the impression you got, I glad you said something, because this is not the way it went down.

No client lost. Nothing cheaper than free – not trying to charge anything.

My point is about the guaranteed rankings, the on-going Map maintenance fee, and the deceit in which some companies are positioning Maps in order to sell their monthly service. The above post exemplifies bold lies. Read it again, and read the other comments and I think you will see what I mean.

Personally, I don’t make Google Maps out to be some big huge thing. Google sends out reports automatically, it takes a couple of minutes out of my life to set one up and verify it. I don’t say Google Maps will get you more traffic than SEO. Finally, and perhaps my main point, I don’t make ridiculous ranking guarantees.

If I was doing setups on an ad hoc basis, which it sounds like you are, I can see how $200 might be a fair one-time price. Since I don’t sell Maps listings as a separate thing, I’m happy to do it for free if it gets my clients better numbers. Again, typically no where near what SEO & PPC can bring in, but nonetheless they are happy to see their company rank for geo-targeted terms. I don’t think “a service is worth what someone is willing to pay for it” – when it’s built on lies. To me that’s unethical.

I’m still waiting for someone to outline for me a monthly Google Maps campaign and show me what deliverable’s are being brought back to these clients. If you can tell us what you do for a fee, please share.

Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Bernie Smith

Bernie Smith — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:43:53 +0000

Ok let me get this straight, you work for an SEO company & because someone has offered one of your clients a cheaper alternative to get their website on the 1st page of Google you’re saying they scam? I sell advertising in my business directory, I also sell SEO, Google Maps, Web Design & pretty much everything. And let me tell you Google maps is no scam, just because someone can set it up within 10 minutes that doesn’t mean it’s a scam. Surely charging $169 per month is rediculous but then again if you can get someone 5 jobs per month & they’re paying $169 per month for 5 jobs that is great advertising in my opinion. I know companies that charge $1000 per month for SEO but I can get better results with another company for $200 per month, so does that mean the company charging $1000 per month are scammers? A service is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, what about all these people paying Yellow Pages $50,000 per year & sometimes getting 5 jobs per year, I bet you they’d rather have Google maps if they knew they could get more work from that for cheaper. Just because you lost a client or 2 that does not mean everyone selling Google maps to their clients are scammers.

Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by The Visible Dentist

The Visible Dentist — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:38 +0000

Yep, lots of bozos out there claiming to be experts and gurus because they read a blog or forum post; no experience needed; just create a website, make some claims and start calling the victims, er, the potential customers.

I hate to admit it, but right now we’re so swamped with projects and clients, I wish there was a way to prevent so many new customers from calling and requesting help. Seems as soon as I get a dozen projects out the door, twice as many more arrive.

We build, manage and promote websites with SEO and today I can refer clients to a responsible, qualified person for Google Places too. The only thing they guarantee is that you’ll be happy with the results.

I was going to offer Google Places optimization myself, however, after determining the avalanche of work and time involved (plus the problematic Google local algo), I decided not to. It took me at least half a year to find someone honest, competent and cost effective.

John Barremore
Houston, TX

Comment on Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam by Porch

Porch — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:54:22 +0000

WOW Google maps looks really easy just like porch repair. Don’t be scared to get porch repair. Everyone looks at your porch and if you have a crappy porch they might think your crappy.