SEO - Three Tell-Tale Signs of a Bad SEO Company

If you want your site to rank well in the search engines, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is unavoidable! Every site owner typically follows the same path and one day they figure things out. But if you are new it is very easy to get caught up in some of these SEO scams, or even worse, start getting personally involved because you didn't know any better. So here are three things to stay far away from, and I mean very far away!

Automated SEO Software

Cheap Directory Submissions and Articles

Extremely Cheap Link Building

Automated SEO software is one of the most tempting strategies to get involved in! Why not? It's quick, easy and in most cases, it costs less than a good directory submission. Sounds good so far?  But the fact is search engines crack down on these automated SEO software services. They typically work well in the beginning but just like the spam we all receive, it loses its value very quickly. Here is the catch; once everybody starts cheating the system the search engine engineers catch on very quickly! From that point on, the techniques that these automated SEO software services use become a red flag, and in time, can even get your site banned from the search engines. Yes, I did say banned!

Cheap directory submissions and article writing services that are too good to be true. Does this sound familiar?

100 Directory Submissions for Just $20

500 Article for just $50

Let's face the facts and realize that prices that low are simply not humanly possible to sustain if, in fact, they are actually trying to turn a profit!  The catch is that these cheap services are typically done by automated software. Again, stay far away from automated SEO software!

Then you need to question the quality of the directories and article sites. As for directory submissions, a good directory typically cost at least $100 for a single website submission. On top of that, there is no guarantee that your site will get accepted! When it comes to articles sites like EzineArticles.com, they have high quality standards and they don't just let anyone publish an article! Do you really want a low grade article site linking back to your site? When it comes to directory submission and article writing the only things that matter are quality and being on topic.

Finally, we come to extremely cheap link building services. You must have seen sites guaranteeing so many one-way links from high PR sites. The catch is simple! Most of the time these link building services are link farms and are very likely to really hurt your site in the search results.

The reality of most SEO scams is that old adage "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is"! Just use common sense and understand that search engines cannot be cheated in the long run!

Source: Ezine

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