View Full Version : Anyone else getting spammed by SEO Comparison?
toprank
01-10-2005, 06:57 PM
Some company keeps calling us (different person each time) saying they're from "SEO Comparison". They're pitching a comparison report of SEO firms and charge $175 or something like that for a report comparing SEO services. Each time I tell them we're a SEO Firm with more business than we can handle, and not interested. They keep calling.
Now that I've asked them to take me off their list and they've called again I can do what I need to do. But I'm curious if anyone else is getting bothered by these folks?
mcanerin
01-10-2005, 07:02 PM
Perhaps you are not getting the subtle hint that if you don't pay, the comparision will be less than favorable... ;)
That's how I'd read that, anyway. Could be wrong, but it sure smells bad.
Ian
toprank
01-10-2005, 07:10 PM
No doubt. I just looked at their web site and noticed this:
"We expect that some SEO firms will do as much as an extra million dollars in added sales in the next year, based on high rankings in our independent third-party comparison reports. (Think of the impact of "Consumer Reports" has on the sales of products they compare.)"
Pure slime.
Maybe they're "geo-telemarketing". I'm getting calls as well. ;)
Did they tell you which phrases they compare for you? If I remember right, the sales guy said something about 15 or 18 competitive SEO phrases, chosen by them.
I'm in more of a niche and don't really optimize for phrases such as "SEO", "Search Engine Marketing", etc... So basically, they want me to pay them money to tell me I would compare low to companies who do.
Hopefully they stop calling you. I think their number comes up on my caller ID, so next time I can just push the friendly 'decline' button.
toprank
01-10-2005, 07:36 PM
I think you're right because I remember seeing something on Chris' blog about them now that I think about it. Maybe Ed can do one of his "spam buster" articles about them.
Connie
01-10-2005, 07:37 PM
IMO any one who contacts you by phone or e-mail should be viewed as a spammer if you did not initially contact them. I got another e-mail today in regard to SEO with an opt out link. I never opted in why should I have to opt out. I hang up or don't return phone calls, and delete e-mail. :)